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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of poetry allows the reader to listen in on the narrator's thoughts?
(a) Limericks.
(b) Lyric poetry.
(c) None of these.
(d) Nursery rhymes.

2. What is the term given to literature that is routinely studied in schools and universities?
(a) Rhetoric.
(b) Literary canon.
(c) Lesson plan.
(d) Formulaic literature.

3. In Culler's opinion, to what is rhetoric related?
(a) Blasphemy.
(b) Poetics.
(c) Exaggeration.
(d) Metaphor.

4. Focault warned the masses to be wary of _________.
(a) Poets as prophets.
(b) Words as gospel.
(c) Reading as a hobby.
(d) Starving artists.

5. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.
(a) Racism.
(b) Censorship.
(c) Negative trends.
(d) Positive trends.

Short Answer Questions

1. On a grand scale, scholars believe literature to have the capability to speak for __________.

2. Interpretation is important in language because it can affect ______________.

3. Who said "the child is father to the man"?

4. What literary approach starts with a preconceived notion before offering supporting evidence to payoff that idea?

5. Based on "What is Theory?" which of the following words can be used to describe theory?

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