Exploring Fantastic Narratives and Utopian Ideologies Quiz

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Which author wrote 'Tales of Neveryon'?

  • Samuel R. Delany (correct)
  • Georg Lukacs
  • Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Kathryn Hume

Who wrote 'Radical Fantasy' as discussed in the text?

  • China Mieville
  • Rosemary Jackson
  • Fredric Jameson (correct)
  • Herbert Marcuse

Which work is attributed to Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari in the provided text?

  • Nomadology: The War Machine (correct)
  • Fantasy and Mimesis
  • Archaeologies of the Future
  • The Language of the Night

In Marxist aesthetics, who is known for 'History and Class Consciousness'?

<p>Georg Lukacs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Valences of the Dialectic' is a work written by whom according to the text?

<p>Fredric Jameson (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Cognition as Ideology: A Dialectic of SF Theory' is attributed to which author?

<p>China Mieville (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the 'fantastic narrative' aim to do according to the text?

<p>Open up, uncover, or reimagine desire (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Marxist Aesthetics, what is the fundamental function of Marxist aesthetic theories?

<p>Emancipate individual consciousness from daily life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is socialist Utopia considered impossible and ideologically repulsive in the context of the text?

<p>Because capitalism has its own gratifying ideal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Pauline Johnson propose as the role of Marxist aesthetic theories according to the text?

<p>To emancipate individual consciousness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the 'fantastic narrative' relate to Utopia according to the text?

<p>The fantastic narrative logically leads to Utopia for ideological interrogation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does the fantastic narrative differ from realistic narratives based on the text?

<p>It focuses on expressing dark areas of reality (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the primary goal of the Utopian aesthetic in literature?

<p>To make dominant ideologies and power structures visible (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, how does Utopian representation, particularly in science fiction, achieve its goal?

<p>By portraying dystopian futures resulting from current societal trends (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate aim of the Marxist aesthetic, according to the passage?

<p>To shock readers into adopting a new subjectivity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, how does Utopian representation seek to "free" the individual subject?

<p>By revealing the ideological constraints that shape their worldview (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is the purpose of defamiliarizing readers from their preconceptions?

<p>To encourage readers to question their beliefs and assumptions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements best summarizes the Marxist approach to literary analysis discussed in the passage?

<p>Literature should challenge dominant ideologies by revealing their contradictions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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