Recent Development In Western Thought Set 1
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This set of Recent Development in Western Thought Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Recent Development In Western Thought Set 1
Q1 | The main proponents of post-structuralism
- jacques derrida
- jaques lacan
- michel foucault
- all the above
Q2 | Who are the most prominent theoretician and practitioner of ‘Deconstruction’
- husserl
- derrida
- barthes
- none of these
Q3 | The linguist generally associated with the initiation of ‘Structuralism’ as a movement is:
- ferdinand de saussure
- simon blackburn,
- noam chomsky
- levi-strauss
Q4 | Which of the following critics is associated with post-structuralism rather than structuralism
- michel foucault
- vladimir propp
- roman jacobson
- jacques lacan
Q5 | Post-structuralism is a movement that came to prominence first during the 1960s. the movementwas basically a response against:
- colonialism
- humanism
- structuralism
- post-colonialism. 6.theoretician who applied structuralism to literary texts and such cultural artifacts is
Q6 | The general science of sign is known as
- philology
- linguistics
- semiology
- none of these
Q7 | The Open Work was created by:
- ronald barthes
- umberto eco
- lévi-strauss
- jacques derrida
Q8 | The concept of ‘Metalanguage’ was developed by:
- derrida
- levi-strauss
- searle
- barthes
Q9 | Speech and Phenomenon is written by
- roland barthes
- julia kristeva
- jacques derrida
- foucault
Q10 | The Death of the Author is the work of
- roland barthe
- julia kristeva
- jacques derrida
- foucault
Q11 | One of the key terms in Derrida’s thought is
- good writing
- structuralism
- difference
- presence
Q12 | Post-structuralism gets connected most commonly to structuralism. Nevertheless, it also getsrelated to another literary movement which is:
- postmodernism
- post-colonialism
- colonial literature
- neoclassicism
Q13 | The concept which establishes an association between post-structuralism and postmodernism is:
- structuralism
- classicism
- common literary beliefs
- humanism
Q14 | Derrida calls ‘preference for presence over absence’ as
- illusion
- prejudice
- metaphysics of presence
- first principle
Q15 | Post-structuralism, as a movement, developed in:
- england
- france
- italy
- austria
Q16 | Where did logical positivism originate
- italy & germany
- austria & america
- austria & germany
- none of these
Q17 | Author of The New Science
- jean baudrillard
- giambattista vico
- jean-françois lyotard
- jean jacques rousseau
Q18 | Jacques Derrida cannonballed into the American academy with this paper, in 1966:
- the purveyor of truth
- seminar on \the purloined letter\
- structure, sign, and play in the discourse of the human sciences
- can the subaltern speak?" jacques derrida\s of grammatology explains:
Q19 | Jacques Derrida's Of Grammatology explains:
- theory of "writing
- issues with jacques lacan
- plan for world domination
- the grammar of modern klingon
Q20 | Which author-hating lit critic and cultural theorist described text as a "multi-dimensional space,"and a "tissue of quotations
- jean-luc picard
- roland barthes
- michel foucault
- barbara johnson
Q21 | Post-Structuralism emerged as a critique of Structuralism. Who founded Structuralism:
- jean baudrillard
- ferdinand de saussure
- michel foucault
- jacques derrida
Q22 | Which of the following was written by Jacques Derrida
- birth of the clinic
- madness and civilization
- history of sexuality
- of grammatology
Q23 | Which Post-Structuralist philosopher came up with the concept of Deconstruction:
- jacques derrida
- jean baudrillard
- michel foucault
- gilles deleuze
Q24 | Why does Jean Baudrillard think we live in simulated realities:
- we can\t tell the difference between a dream and reality.
- we can never know the truth, so we adopt ideologies which reshape the world in our minds.
- we like to live in denial about our responsibility.
- we try to control the world around us through our actions.