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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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