View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality was Rousseau?
(a) Russian.
(b) French.
(c) British.
(d) African.

2. What theory analyzes the relationship between mass culture and popular culture?
(a) American English.
(b) European Marxist theory.
(c) French socialism theory.
(d) Russian Lennon theory.

3. Thanks to cultural studies, the literary canon has succeeded in _____________.
(a) Bringing in timely literature.
(b) Attracting new readers.
(c) All of these.
(d) Growing.

4. Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Charlotte Bronte.
(b) Kate Campion.
(c) Jane Austen.
(d) Virginia Wolff.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the majority of theorists, who has the power to determine what can be known as literature?

2. How old is modern literature?

3. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?

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

5. What has literary theory helped add to the study of classics?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 179 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample