Structuralism

1. Structuralist Anthropology was proposed by ------?

A. Jacques Derrida B. Claude Levi-Strauss
C. Sigmund Freud D. Jacques Lacan

2. What is termed an irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disconnection in a text,

argument, or theory?
A. Aporia B. Langue
C. Parole D. Decentring

3. "Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative" is an essay written by?

A. Roland Barthes B. Jacques Lacan
C. Saussure D. Micahel foicalut

4. A complex or combination of signifier and signified is termed as

A. Id B. Sign
C. Aporia D. None of the above

5. The abstract layer of language is termed --------- by Saussure?

A. Ego B. Tension
C. Langue D. Parole

6. In which year Barthes famous essay “The Death of the Author” was published?
A. 1896 B. 1986
C. 1966 D. 1996

7. Who interpreted the Oedipus myth using the tenets of Structuralism?

A.Claude Levi-Strauss B. Tzvetan Todorov
C. Edward said D. Roman Jacobson

8. Which sphere of the human mind is called the 'repository' of suppressed feelings by
Sigmund
Freud?
A. Conscious B. Unconscious
C. Subconscious D. None of the above

9. Who is associated with the term Deconstruction?

A.Foucault B. Jacques Lacan
C. Jacques Derrida D. Ferdinand Saussure

10. Course in General Linguistics was published in the year?

A. 1914 B.1916
C. 1917 D. 1919

11. Who were the disciples of Saussure who compiled and published his works after his
death?
A. Charles Bally and Albert Sechehaye B. Henry and David
C. Charles and Henry Bally D. David Thoreau and Emerson

12. Logos means?

A. Logic B. Theory
C. Thoughts D. Words

13. What operates as a moral conscience or ideal ego that represents our conscience?
A. Superego B. Ego
C. Id D. Subconscious
14. According to Saussure -------studies the use of language at a given point of time of
language
explains?
A. Duachronic B. Synchronic
C. Syntagmatic D. paradigmatic

15. What is termed as actual speech or the individual articulation of language in Linguistics?
A. Langue B. Parole
C. Performance D. Signifier

16. Derrida coined the term -------to identify the privileging of masculine gender in the
construction of meaning?
A. Phallocentrism B. Logocentrism
C. Phonocentrism D. Phallagocentrism

17. Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams was published in the year -------?

A. 1900 B. 1890
C. 2000 D. 1990

18. What is called the pre-linguistic stage in Lacan's psychoanalytic theory?

A. Real B. Imaginary
C. Symbolic D. Mirrorstage

19. The Real is an order that exists between ------ and -------?
A. Imaginary and Symbol B.Mirror and Symbol
C. Real and Unreal D. Conscious and Subconscious

20. Who compared the structure of the unconscious with that of language?
A. Derrida B. Lacan
C. Freud D. Said

21. In Freudian psychoanalysis, what is termed as the primitive and instinctual part of the
mind
A. Id B. Ego
C. Superego D. None of the above

22. The linear mode of narrative, which is horizontal, was called -------by Saussure?
A. Paradigmatic B. Synchronic
C. Diachronic D. Syntagmatic

23. Who coined the term 'narratology'?

A. Tzvetan Todorov B. Jan Mukarovsky
C. Eve Kosofsky D. Leo Tolstoy

24. Who among the following is regarded as the ‘Father of Modern Linguistics and
Semiotics’?
A. Derrida B. Saussure
C. IA Richards D. FR Leavis

25. Structuralism originated in .......?

A. America
B. France
C. England
D. Russia

26. Structuralism was first seen in the works of?

A. Roland Barthes
B. Saussure
C. Derrida
D. Lacan

27. The work for which Saussure came to be known?

A. A Study in General Linguistics
B. A Chapter in General Linguistics
C. A Course in General Linguistics
D. A Course in General Languages

28. According to Saussure, meanings of words are ?

A. Different
B. Relational
C. Opposed
D. Contextual

29. The principle which states that there is no inherent connection between words and their
meanings/ things they describe is ?
A. Literariness
B. Systematicity
C. Arbitrariness
D. Relationality

30. Which of the following does not stand for signifier?

A. Concept
B. Word
C. Image
D. Sound
E. Phonetic Component

Post Structuralism

1. Post-Structuralism emerged as a critique of Structuralism. Who founded Structuralism?

A. Jean Baudrillard
B. Michel Foucault
C. Ferdinand de Saussure
D. Gilles Deleuze

2. Which of the following was not written by Michel Foucault?

A. Discipline and Punish

B. History of Sexuality
C. Birth of the Clinic
D. Of Grammatology

3. Which Post-Structuralist philosopher came up with the concept of Deconstruction?

A. Jacques Derrida
B. Michel Foucault
C. Jean Baudrillard
D. Gilles Deleuze
4. Why does Jean Baudrillard think we live in simulated realities?

A. We can't tell the difference between a dream and reality.

B. We cannot experience anything more than our own lives.
C. We can never know the truth, so we adopt ideologies which reshape the world in
our minds.
D. We like to live in denial about our responsibility.

5. Which Post-Structuralist philosopher stated, "Academics' lives are seldom interesting"?

A. Ferdinand de Saussure
B. Jacques Derrida
C. Michel Foucault
D. Gilles Deleuze

6. Which Post-Structuralist philosopher authored "Capitalism and Schizophrenia"?

A. Jean Baudrillard
B. Jacques Derrida
C. Michel Foucault
D. Gilles Deleuze

7. Which Post-Structuralist philosopher was interested in the "power-knowledge relationship"?

A. Michel Foucault
B. Jean Baudrillard
C. Ferdinand de Saussure
D. Jacques Derrida

8. Who came up with the terminology of "signifier" and "signified"?

A. Ferdinand de Saussure
B. Jacques Derrida
C. Jean Baudrillard
D. Michel Foucault

9. Which Post-Structuralist philosopher disliked school so much that he actually skipped class
for a whole year as a child?

A. Ferdinand de Saussure
B. Jacques Derrida
C. Gilles Deleuze
D. Jean Baudrillard

10. Which Post-Structuralist philosopher started in philosophy by studying "pataphysics"?

A. Jacques Derrida
B. Jean Baudrillard
C. Gilles Deleuze
D. Michel Foucault