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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, What Is Literature and Does It Matter?.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Goethe, "life devoid of passion" is ___________.
(a) An honor.
(b) Difficult to achieve.
(c) Meaningless.
(d) Typical.

3. Rousseau was concerned that what form of communication could be easily misinterpreted?
(a) Speech.
(b) Gossip.
(c) Speech and writing.
(d) Singing.

4. According to Chapter 2, literature must contain ____________ in order to qualify as literature.
(a) Biblical references.
(b) Social reform.
(c) Words with a deeper meaning.
(d) Proper sentence structure.

5. According to Chapter 2, which of the examples below cannot be considered literature?
(a) All of these.
(b) Private journals.
(c) The phone book.
(d) Instructional manuals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of literary theory, according to "What is Theory?"

2. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?

3. Theory rarely results in __________, according to Culler.

4. What was Richard Rorty's area of expertise?

5. According to Foucault's beliefs, what does society determine?

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