Contemporary Literature Quiz

What is Structuralism?

• Everything is an isolated structure or a system. No object is connected. Thus, any written language is not a part of a great unit of language system, a narrative system. So, language is a closed system.

• Everything is connected to other things, or to a system. No object is isolated. Thus, any written language is part of a great unit of language system, narrative system. However, language is a closed system.

• Language is a system that develops interconnected with historical and cultural currents. So, the language is a system which cannot be isolated.

• Literary language is only the reflection of literature, it has nothing to do with the language outside the literary realm. Any attempt to tangle literary language with the outside world is just futile.

What is the main idea of Deconstructionism?

• There is central meaning but not marginalized meaning. They can change positions easily.

• There is central meaning and marginalized meaning. They cannot change positions easily.

• There is central meaning and marginalized meaning. They can change positions easily.

• There is no central meaning and only marginalized meaning exists.

What is the main difference between Structuralism and Post-structuralism?

• Structuralism believes that language is an open system, while Post-structuralism doesn't.

• Structuralism believes that language is an organic system, while Post-structuralism doesn't.

• Structuralism believes that language is a isolated system, while Post-structuralism doesn't.

• Structuralism believes that language is a closed system, while Post-structuralism doesn't.

Who is Briony?

• She is the main character and the narrator of The Tiger's Bride

• She is the main character and the narrator of the novel Atonement

• She is the main character and the narrator of the novel Cloud Atlas

• She is the main character and the narrator of Flaubert's parrot

What are the main themes of the novel Atonement?

• love, marriage, and fantasy

• marriage, family life, and romance

• revenge and war

• love, guilt, and redemption

How is Atonement is a metafiction?

• She depicts a story that has never happened and believes that all are trye.

• She admits that the happy reconciliation between Robbie and Cecilia is fictional; in reality, actually both died during the war, and her attempts at atonement are limited to the pages of her book.

• She admits that the story she has written is fiction and says that her sister Cecilia and Robbie have never met and don't know each other.

• She believes that the life in the story she has composed is another universe where her sister Cecilia and Robie can have a happy life.

What is Cloud Atlas about?

• It is ten interconnected stories spanning different locations and genres. The novel explores themes of human interconnectedness, the cyclical nature of history, and the consequences of love and hatred.

• It is six interconnected stories spanning different periods, locations, and genres. The novel explores themes of human vulnerability, the power of love and marriage, and the consequences of unfairness.

• It is six interconnected stories spanning different periods, locations, and genres. The novel explores themes of human interconnectedness, the cyclical nature of history, and the consequences of power and greed.

• It is one long story spanning different periods, locations, and genres. The novel explores themes of human interconnectedness, the cyclical nature of history, and the consequences of power and greed.

What is one of the main themes of the novel Flaubert's Parrot?

• Truth and Subjectivity

• Dystopia and lies

• Power and greed

• Love and marriage

Who is Geoffrey Braithwaite?

• He is the main character and the narrator in Atonement.

• He is the main character and the narrator in Cloud Atlas.

• He is the main character and the narrator in Flaubert's Parrot.

• He is the main character and the narrator of Life and Loves of a She-Devil.

Who is Julian Barns?

• American novelist and a short story writer

• British novelist and short story writer

• British playwright and a short story writer

• American playwright and a novelist.