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Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory Quiz

Peter Barry
This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Beginning Theory.

Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory Quiz

Peter Barry
This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Beginning Theory.

Take our free Beginning Theory quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Which of the following works did the narrator believe to be the most important Lacanian text for literary students and which was first delivered in 1957 to a "lay" audience of philosophy students? (from Psychoanalytic criticism)

2.

In the following statement found in the chapter "New Historicism and Cultural Materialism," what does the word "panoptic" mean: "Michel Foucault's pervasive image of the state is that of 'panoptic'"? (from New historicism and cultural materialism)

3.

According to the chapter titled "Marxist Criticism," what was the name of the group that had flourished in the 1920s until disbanded by the Party, even though their work was not strictly Marxist in spirit? (from Marxist criticism)

4.

According to Plato, "a state of language anterior to the Word" is called ________. (from Feminist criticism)

5.

Dollimore and Sinfield defined the term "Political Shakespeare" as designating a critical method which has ________ characteristics. (from New historicism and cultural materialism)

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