In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?

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1. In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?

   A. No fixed, stable meaning is possible.
   B. Language must be studied in conjunction with history in order to create meaning.
   C. There is no potential for multiple and differing meanings in a work of literature.
   D. Literature is timeless, and thus meaning does not change.

2. Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?

   A. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
   B. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
   C. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

3. Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that___________?

   A. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
   B. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
   C. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
   D. evolved exclusively as a function of our individual psyche.

4. In his essay “The Death of the Author,” Roland Barthes argues what about literature ?

   A. Biographical information about the author must be considered when evaluating literature.
   B. A text and its author text are unrelated.
   C. It is possible to distill meaning from a work based on the author’s politics.
   D. Literature is inextricably connected to its creator.

5. In his essay “The Death of the Author,” Roland Barthes argues what about literature ?

   A. Biographical information about the author must be considered when evaluating literature.
   B. A text and its author text are unrelated.
   C. It is possible to distill meaning from a work based on the author’s politics.
   D. Authorial intent must be considered when evaluating literature.

6. This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

7. According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child _______________?

   A. refuses maternal bonds.
   B. is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”
   C. looks into a mirror for the first time.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

8. According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child_________________?

   A. refuses maternal bonds.
   B. is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”
   C. looks into a mirror for the first time.
   D. first engages with speech.

9. Which text argues that, as infants, human beings begin to define their identities against the identities of others ?

   A. Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble
   B. W.E.B. Du Bois’s The Souls of Black Folk
   C. Roland Barthes’s “The Death of the Author”
   D. Jacques Lacan’s “The Mirror Stage . . . “

10. A critic argues that in John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes,” the shearing of Samson’s locks is symbolic of his castration at the hands of Delilah. What kind of critical approach is this critic using ?

    A. Mimetic approach
    B. Formalist approach
    C. Historical approach
    D. Psychological approach