Question 1

Deconstructionists like to explore how texts "unravel," meaning they look at how texts_________________ themselves to become ___________________.

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A)   contradict, unstable
B)   support, more credible
C)   loosen, wider and broader
D)   validate, more accurate A

Question 2

One reason that elite cultural domination is accepted by the masses, Marxists posit, is that itseems

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A)   natural.
B)   irrelevant.
C)   dialectical.
D)   artificial.

Question 3

According to Marxist theory, utopian strategies typically serve the interests of the_________________ rather than the _________________.

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A)   poor, wealthy
B)   hungry, well-fed
C)   exploiters, exploited
D)   oppressed, oppressors C

Question 4

Marxists believe in undermining exploitive systems of

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A)   education.
B)   religion.
C)   economics.
D)   entertainment.

Question 5

Ideological criticism is concerned with exposing the dynamics of _________________

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A)   rhetoric.
B)   persuasion.
C)   language.
D)   power.

Question 6

Ideological critics believe it's important that a text be interpreted as its author intended.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When examining the meanings in a text, a deconstructionist keeps in mind that language is___________________

Accepted Answer

A)   predictable.
B)   polysemous.
C)   settled.
D)   stable.

Question 8

The principles of Postcolonial criticism might be partly summed up, as Chapter 14 suggests,by the slogan, "West is ___________________"

Accepted Answer

A)   a place to rest.
B)   opposite of East, which is "other."
C)   a cozy nest.
D)   not necessarily best. D

Question 9

Ideological critics are particularly interested in ____________________ rather than__________________voices.

Accepted Answer

A)   monotonous, polysemous
B)   marginalized, dominant
C)   dominant, marginalized
D)   elite, common

Question 10

The approach of Marxism is primarily interested in how elites use rhetoric as a tool___________________

Accepted Answer

A)   to expand options.
B)   of repression.
C)   to share wealth.
D)   for learning.

Exam 14: Ideological Criticism

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Ideological critics believe it's important that a text be interpreted as its author intended.

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When examining the meanings in a text, a deconstructionist keeps in mind that language is___________________

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The principles of Postcolonial criticism might be partly summed up, as Chapter 14 suggests,by the slogan, "West is ___________________"

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Ideological critics are particularly interested in __ rather thanvoices.

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The approach of Marxism is primarily interested in how elites use rhetoric as a tool___________________

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Deconstructionists like to explore how texts "unravel," meaning they look at how texts_________________ themselves to become ___________________.

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The principles of Postcolonial criticism might be partly summed up, as Chapter 14 suggests,by the slogan, "West is ___________________"

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Ideological critics are particularly interested in ____________________ rather than__________________voices.

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