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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. According to Chapter 3, which author continues to stand the test of time?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Dan Brown.
(c) Ben Jonson.
(d) Shakespeare.

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

3. What form of literary theory tries to bring back voices from the past in an effort to create lost history?
(a) Lennon.
(b) Republican.
(c) Socialist.
(d) Marxist.

4. In Chapter 3, "Literature and Cultural Studies," what does the production of literature drive in society?
(a) The teachers.
(b) The readers.
(c) The church.
(d) The culture.

5. Examining the time period prior to modern literature, in what fashion are these works of fiction analyzed for literary theory?
(a) Verbal analysis.
(b) Both written and verbal analysis.
(c) Written analysis.
(d) They are not analyzed.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, what effect should the words have on the reader?

2. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a surface level?

3. According to Goethe, "life devoid of passion" is ___________.

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

5. What form of criticism believes that the understanding of text is contingent upon reader knowledge and experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, what does language determine?

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

3. According to Rousseau's argument, what does writing have the power to clarify?

4. Does pop culture change the relevance of classical literature?

5. In what way do word conventions vary globally?

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

7. According to Chapter 2, why was it significant that many works of English literature allowed the low class worker to surpass the aristocrat?

8. In Chapter 3, what are the two topics on which cultural studies and literary theory attempt to compromise?

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

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

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