1. The axiom “there is nothing outside the text” suggests that a. anonymous texts are especially interesting for analysis. b. metaphors are only used in writing. c. aspects like the author's intentions or the context should be disregarded. d. the author's personality permeates it.
2. According to Barthes, the death of the Author results in a. the opposition of post-structuralism and deconstruction. b. the birth of the reader. c. a simpler use of language. d. the decline of literary criticism.
3. The notion equal weighting hints at a. the superiority of Shakespeare over all writers. b. the similar status of writers through the ages. c. the similar status of historical and literary texts. d. the increasing success of the historical novel.
4. Gynocriticism does not concern itself with
a) recurrent themes in women's literature.
b) the tradition of women's writing.
c) female creativity.
d) finding male authors who stand as role models for women writers.
5. According to Cixous, écriture feminine a. is associated with freedom and transgression. b. isinfluenced by the great French realists. c. is restricted to journals and diaries. d. perpetuates men's vision of the female body.
6. Which of the following is conceptually closer to the notion of hybridity? a. Essentialism. b. Cultural polyvalency. c. Otherness. d. Universalism.
7. Which of the following poems illustrates the concept of aporia?
a. “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London”. b. “12 O'clock News”. c. “In the Waiting Room”. d. All of the above.
8. The sentence “he had taken a high seat amongst the devils of the land” refers to
a. Marlow in Heart of Darkness. b. Kurtz in Heart of Darkness. c. Mr. Pontellier in The Awakening. d. The dentist in “In the Waiting Room”.
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