Which of the following ideas relates to J.L. Austin’s performativity theory ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following ideas relates to J.L. Austin’s performativity theory ?

   A. Performance is the ultimate objective of all human beings.
   B. Language is used to indicate action as well as thought.
   C. Individuals perform gender actively.
   D. Individuals develop consciousness through speech

2. Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime ?

   A. The effect of the sublime on the physical body
   B. The distinction between the sublime and beauty
   C. An aesthetic explanation of the sublime through painting
   D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

3. In which county was Jane Austin born ?

   A. Sussex
   B. Hampshire
   C. Yorkshire
   D. Norfolk

4. The Primary Narrator for Books Eleven and Twelve of “Paradise Lost,” who relates future events is which of the following ?

   A. The Son
   B. Raphael
   C. Michael
   D. Adam

5. Tracts for the Times relates to ?

   A. The Oxford Movement
   B. The Pre-Raphaelite Movement
   C. The Romantic Movement
   D. The Symbolist Movement

6. This mode of discourse relates a story________________?

   A. Fiction
   B. Narration
   C. Exposition
   D. Persuasion

7. What is “scholasticism” as it relates to the medieval era ?

   A. a period in which philosophers attempted to reconcile philosophy with religion
   B. a period of educational activity
   C. a period associated with the Carolingian Renaissance
   D. All of the Above

8. What is the authorship controversy as it relates to Heloise and Abelard ?

   A. the critical debate about the verification of events in the letters
   B. the idea that Abelard wrote all of the letters
   C. the issue of whether there is a “female voice” in the letters
   D. All of the Above

9. For his poems, Shakespeare is thought to have drawn upon all of the following for influence and ideas EXCEPT ?

   A. Greek mythology
   B. European history
   C. Early scientific studies
   D. The works of earlier poets

10. Which of the following themes or ideas are closely associated with the Native American way of life ?

    A. Waste and abuse of natural resources
    B. Immoral behavior
    C. Love and respect for family and its elders
    D. Uncivilized society