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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Thanks to cultural studies, what has happened to many previously discarded works?
(a) All of these.
(b) They were debated in schools.
(c) They were rediscovered.
(d) They were revamped.

2. In the West, most theorists believe language allows for _____________.
(a) Intimacy.
(b) Thought expression.
(c) Brotherhood.
(d) Communication.

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

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

5. According to Foucault, what form of communication had power over social ideals?
(a) Letters.
(b) Literature.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) Online resources.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to theorists, how many people are required to obtain multiple interpretations of a text?

2. What literary approach begins a work with no preconceived ideas in an effort to discover its meaning?

3. According to Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?

4. According to Ferdinand de Saussure, the elements of language become unique based on their _________.

5. According to Chapter 6, what is the result of a great narrative?

(see the answer key)

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