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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of literary work is "Jane Eyre"?
(a) Narrative-fiction.
(b) Expansive-fiction.
(c) Non-fiction.
(d) Fiction.

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

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

4. What is the significance of published literature, according to Culler?
(a) It can catapult an author to fame.
(b) A book is available for the masses.
(c) A book is paid for.
(d) A book is declared worthy to read.

5. Culler reports that theory has the ability to undo which of the following?
(a) What is incorrect.
(b) What is blasphemous.
(c) What is already known.
(d) What is offensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Based on "What is Theory?" which of the following words can be used to describe theory?

2. According to Chapter 2, "What is Literature and Does it Matter?" what makes up the bulk of written work prior to modern literature?

3. In the West, most theorists believe language allows for _____________.

4. According to Chapter 4, what is a secret message placed within the broader scope of a text?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is publishing considered a stamp of approval on a literary work?

2. According to Culler, what do most literary works resemble?

3. What do theorists mean when they say that a reader is limited by his "horizon of expectations"?

4. Why did Foucault consider "The History of Sexuality" to be repressed?

5. Based on Chapter 1, what is the purpose of the critique that often comes from literary theory?

6. Theorists believe it is important to challenge ideas presented in literature for what reason?

7. What is the goal of cultural studies?

8. According to the Western culture, what does language help to express?

9. According to Chapter 2, what style and subject make up literature?

10. What types of writing topics have been used to create literary theory and why?

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