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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Chapter 2, Language of the Marketplace Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the prologue of _Pantagruel_ demonstrate the connection between literature and the marketplace?
(a) It offers a pricey alternative to illiteracy.
(b) It simultaneously advertises itself and praises the public.
(c) It begins with a detailed description of the author's hometown marketplace.
(d) It exhorts its readers to record in writing their own experiences of fairs and of Carnival.

2. What was the reception of Rabelais' work in the eighteenth century?
(a) His work was viewed as a revival of Classical writing.
(b) Other writers strove to emulate his style.
(c) His work was viewed as unintelligible and barbaric.
(d) Other writers used his topics as a jumping-off point for their own works.

3. Why are Rabelais' billingsgate elements considered "coarse and cynical" by most scholars?
(a) The Latin derivations of his scatological vocabulary mean "cynical."
(b) Many scholars interpret them only in a modern context.
(c) Many scholars believe that Rabelais himself was bitter from publication disputes.
(d) These elements express a deep distrust of contemporary society.

4. According to Bakhtin, what is the function of art?
(a) To be beautiful in and of itself.
(b) To communicate meaningful messages.
(c) To glorify the artist.
(d) To be sold for money or services.

5. What does Bakhtin argue is the role of dialogue?
(a) To move the plot along.
(b) To demonstrate thinking out loud.
(c) To oppose the authoritarian word.
(d) To give one character a strong voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some critics argue has been absent from Russian literature?

2. In Rabelais' works, some causes of diseases associated with the material body lower stratum are:

3. How are Bakhtin and Rabelais similar?

4. How does Bakhtin define the novel?

5. According to Bakhtin's semiotic understanding, what irony is inherent within the creative power of language?

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