1. Poststructuralism suggests that
A. we can have no access to any fixed landmark beyond linguistic processing. B. reality exists independently from language. C. language presents a stable vision of reality. D. linguistic processing is the most unreliable cognitive process. 2. According to Derrida
a. critical reading should produce a signifying structure in the process of interpretation. b. the text reflects the extent of the author's knowledge. c. the meaning of the texts must be found outside the text. d. a signifying structure of the text is found in the relation between the author and his/her history. 3. Hayden White understands that historical events
a. are different from fictional events. b. are value-neutral and potential elements of a story. c. are totally irrelevant for writers of fiction. d. should be ignored because only the text is important. 4. Feminist literary criticism is the product of
a. Modernist views on society. b. The women's movement of the first feminist wave. c. The women's movement of the 1960s. d. Postmodern views of gender identity. 5. One of the following elements is not considered in the work The Madwoman in the Attic: women writers” conflict with
a. the psychological dimension of creativity b. literary tradition c. the anxiety of authorship d. the publishing market. 6. Postcolonial criticism tries to undermine
a. the universalist claims made by liberal humanist critics. b. the approach to national diversity. c. essentialist ideas of gender identity. d. hybrid identities. 7. Elizabeth Bishop's poem on feminine identity
a. is located in a doctor's office in the state of Arizona. b. contextualizes women in Africa and Europe c. uses as background a daily event between an aunt and a niece. d. describes a family gathering through the eyes of a girl. 8. The poem by Dylan Thomas uses as setting
a. France during the First World War. b. London during the Second World War. c. aplayground during the war. d. acity in Continental Europe after warfare.
