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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What should a novel be according to Mikhail Bakhtin?
(a) Short.
(b) Poetic.
(c) Polyphonic.
(d) Singular.

2. In literature, what is learned when a character "finds" himself?
(a) Who he is.
(b) Where he is standing.
(c) All of these.
(d) To whom he is related.

3. The way the plot is presented is referred to as the ________.
(a) Grand finale.
(b) Denouement.
(c) Discourse.
(d) Revelation.

4. According to Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?
(a) Truth and justice.
(b) A moral lesson.
(c) True love.
(d) Understanding of oneself.

5. What presents a story through the use of verbal patterning?
(a) Movement.
(b) Lyric.
(c) Paragraph.
(d) Theme.

6. According to theorists, being lumped into a group identity poses what risk to an individual?
(a) Lack of originality.
(b) A struggle to overcome stereotypes.
(c) All of these.
(d) Lost individuality.

7. According to Culler, theory demands a promise to keep ____________.
(a) Thinking.
(b) All of these.
(c) Reading.
(d) Asking questions.

8. Using a word to represent a person, title, group, or similar is the use of __________.
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Bibliomancy.
(c) Anthropomorphism.
(d) Trope Metonymy.

9. What is a typical theme in literature?
(a) Deliberate violence.
(b) Character identity.
(c) Family demoralization.
(d) Character compassion.

10. According to Chapter 6, what is the desired result after conflict within a novel?
(a) Resolution.
(b) More conflict.
(c) A sudden romance.
(d) A plot twist.

11. According to Chapter 8, what is the product of a subject's inner core?
(a) The select individual.
(b) The core individual.
(c) The false individual.
(d) The natural individual.

12. According to Culler, what do many novels teach about heartache?
(a) It is the end of life.
(b) It is fleeting.
(c) It is part of life.
(d) It is not common.

13. What is accomplished by literary performatives, according to Culler?
(a) All of these.
(b) They present various concepts.
(c) They create a state of affairs.
(d) They educate theorists.

14. What era defined rhetoric as "the art of eloquence"?
(a) The Modern Age.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The Dark Ages.
(d) The Industrial Age.

15. In literature, what is it called when events take place opposite of expectation?
(a) Irony.
(b) Point of view.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Flashback.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was J.L. Austin?

2. According to Nancy Armstrong, what is a product of 18th century novels?

3. According to contemporary theorists, epic poetry has had what type of effect on culture?

4. According to Chapter 7, a declarative statement that promises action can be defined as ________________.

5. Who believed that performative language could be humorous?

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