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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Literature and Cultural Studies.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Michel Foucault?
(a) A French intellectual historian.
(b) A Swiss banker who knew poetry.
(c) A Russian doctor who loved literature.
(d) A Spanish immigrant professor.

2. Culler reports that people in the 19th century believed that the "true nature" of an individual could be found in his ___________.
(a) DNA.
(b) Sex.
(c) History.
(d) Lineage.

3. According to Chapter 1, what does literary theory often critique?
(a) Common sense ideas.
(b) Unnecessary documentation.
(c) Words of the wealthy.
(d) Proven facts.

4. What literary form do parts of Robert Burns' poetry imitate?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Sermons.
(c) Speeches.
(d) Folk songs.

5. Literature, according to Culler, has the ability to do what for ideology?
(a) Destory it.
(b) All of these.
(c) Elevate it.
(d) Praise it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?

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

3. What was the primary theme of "The Sorrows of Young Werther"?

4. Rousseau was concerned that what form of communication could be easily misinterpreted?

5. What is the significance of published literature, according to Culler?

(see the answer key)

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