The theory of Biolinguistics is given by__________?

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1. Shame (1983) is written by__________?

   A. Chinua Achebe
   B. Toni Morrison
   C. Ahmed Salman Rushdie
   D. None of these

   Submitted by: Sohail Ahmed Kalhoro

2. Some critics of literary theory argue that literary theory is problematic for which reason ?

   A. Literary theory tends to be too political.
   B. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text.
   C. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

3. In his essay “The Business of Theory,” William Deresiewicz argues which of the following about Terry Eagleton’s book After Theory ?

   A. It offers a strong outline for how theory can be conducted in the 21st century.
   B. It should not be read or considered by any student or scholar.
   C. It offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy.
   D. It offers a strong counterpoint to Jacques Derrida’s notion of deconstruction.

4. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, gender theory attempts to bring which of the following to literary texts ?

   A. An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures
   B. An understanding of gender as a human construct
   C. An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity
   D. All of these.

5. In his essay “The Business of Theory,” William Deresiewicz argues which of the following about Terry Eagleton’s book After Theory ?

   A. It offers a strong outline for how theory can be conducted in the 21st century.
   B. It should not be read or considered by any student or scholar.
   C. It offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy.
   D. It offers a strong counterpoint to Jacques Derrida’s notion of deconstruction.

6. Some critics of literary theory argue that literary theory is problematic for which reason ?

   A. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text.
   B. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies.
   C. Literary theory is sometimes very abstract and difficult to read.
   D. All of the above.

7. Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language ?

   A. Language
   B. Parole
   C. performance
   D. Both parole and performance

8. A term introduced by the linguist SAUSSURE which refers to the state of a language as it exists at any given time

   A. Synchrony
   B. Diachrony
   C. Paradigmatic
   D. N. O. T

   Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo

9. The theory which is based on the assumption that language originated as a result of the involuntary exclamations of pain, surprise, pleasure or wonder_________________?

   A. Ding Dong theory
   B. The Bow__vow theory
   C. The Pooh__pooh theory
   D. The Gesture theory

10. The Ding__Dong theory of the origin of language was advanced by_______________?

    A. Wilhelm Wundt and Sir Richard Paget
    B. Noire
    C. Max__Muller
    D. Otto Jepersen