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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Identity, Identification, and the Subject.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who believed language is made up of a system of differences?
(a) Ferdinand de Saussure.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Jackson Shephardberg.

2. What is the goal of cultural studies, according to Chapter 3?
(a) To expand young minds.
(b) To elevate literary understanding.
(c) To make a difference.
(d) To learn about old writers.

3. Who was against the ideas that performative language could be humorous?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Derrida.
(d) Steinam.

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

5. In English literature, many lead characters were written in order to inspire ______________.
(a) Aspiration.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Sequels.
(d) Nostalgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In literature, what is learned when a character "finds" himself?

2. When it comes to the "I" created in society, theorists suggest that the "I" is subjected to what influences?

3. What is accomplished by literary performatives, according to Culler?

4. Culler suggests that cultural studies attempt to fight against __________.

5. Why do theorists study performance utterances?

(see the answer key)

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