This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Theory > Structuralism > Structuralism – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Structuralism Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main critique of capitalism according to socialist thinkers? A) Capitalism promotes economic equality and social justice. B) Capitalism leads to the concentration of wealth and exploitation of the working class. C) Capitalism ensures equal opportunities for all individuals. D) Capitalism encourages collective ownership and control of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capitalism leads to the concentration of wealth and exploitation of the working class. 2. According to Saussure the social use of language corresponds to A) Language. B) Language. C) Parole. D) Linguistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language. 3. When should you have a possitive reinforcement with your students? A) Correct behavor. B) Incorrect behavior. C) None of them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct behavor. 4. Structuralism originated in A) Philippines. B) Argentina. C) Brazil. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France. 5. Chomsky and othertransformationalists refer to structural linguistics as ..... A) Knowledge. B) Taxonomic. C) Phylogenetic tree. D) Atheris as linguistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taxonomic. 6. The work for which Saussure came to be known? A) A Chapter in General Linguistics. B) A Course in General Linguistics. C) A Study in General Linguistics. D) A Course in General Languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Course in General Linguistics. 7. What is Karl Marx known for? A) His role in the Russian revolution. B) His views on imperialism. C) His theory of history and critique of capitalism. D) His analysis of the financial crisis of 2007. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His theory of history and critique of capitalism. 8. What is dependency theory? A) A theory that highlights the relationships between core and peripheral countries. B) A theory that explains the financial crisis of 2007. C) A theory that describes the division of the world into three functional areas. D) A theory that describes the newer version of imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A theory that highlights the relationships between core and peripheral countries. 9. According to Saussure, meanings of words are? A) Contextual. B) Different. C) Relational. D) Opposed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relational. 10. He is a representative of the structuralism: A) Edward Norton Lorenz. B) Stuart Kauffman. C) Claude Levi-Strauss. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Claude Levi-Strauss. 11. Structure seeks to determine A) The behavioral functions. B) Secret intentions. C) Elements of the mental framework. D) Outside factors influencing conduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elements of the mental framework. 12. Titchener's introspective observers agreed quite closely when reporting on the same stimulus. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 13. Structuralism was created by A) Ferdinand de Saussure. B) Ferriland of Saussuire. C) Ferdinand de Saussure. D) Fernandinho de Saussure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ferdinand de Saussure. 14. It refers to the acoustic image, or the graphic representation A) Signifier. B) Icon. C) Signified. D) Linguistic sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Signifier. 15. What is the law of the falling rate of profit? A) The tendency of profits to decline and eventually disappear over time. B) The problem of under consumption in capitalism. C) The creation of increasing inequality in the distribution of income and wealth. D) The relationship between capital abundant nations and capital-scare nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tendency of profits to decline and eventually disappear over time. 16. According to Saussure the casual relation that cause a natural resemblance between the signifier and signified A) Non motivation. B) Motivation. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Arbitrariness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motivation. 17. The three levels of language is BIGNNER, INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED. A) True. B) False. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. WHICH ARE TRUE ABOUT FUNCTIONALISM? A) TRANSITIONED THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. B) ALLOWED PEOPLE TO SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS. C) INFLUENCED BEHAVIORISM AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY. D) FOCUSED ON THE PURPOSE OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND OUR ACTIONS. E) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL OF THE ABOVE. 19. What factors contributed to the financial crisis of 2007 according to structuralists? A) Heavy investment in production and unequal distribution of income. B) Technological advancements and cultural factors. C) Political climate and economic climate. D) Dependency theory and modern imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy investment in production and unequal distribution of income. 20. What is the role of the proletariat in a capitalist society? A) To govern the population within a particular territory. B) To promote the interests of the bourgeoisie. C) To control the means of production. D) To create instability in the capitalist system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To promote the interests of the bourgeoisie. 21. The Father of American Psychology A) Wilhelm Wundt. B) William James. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William James. 22. Structuralism seeks to..... A) 3.Analize the experience since birth to present. B) 1.Explore information. C) 2.Analize the adult mind. D) 2 & 3 is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2 & 3 is correct. 23. How can being "a surfer" or "American" hurt other people? A) They do not exist outside the systems we use to make sense of things. B) It showed that the African colonies enjoyed being oppressed, serving France, and embracing their identity as French instead of as Africans. Thus, that French imperialism is good, that France is unified despite that many people think that what the French govt was doing was not right. C) When buying products that support your "identity" but are at the same time involved in hurting other people. D) They are just like you, but nothing like you at all. They are just like you because they eat dogs, but they are nothing like you because, like a god, their eating hot dogs is newsworthy. E) They promote a narrative about themselves:I eat trendy, healthy, portable foods in fun places like parks. I travel, I am active and fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When buying products that support your "identity" but are at the same time involved in hurting other people. 24. It is developed from chaos theory and represents the body of research on systems about the systems that have complex characteristics. A) Structuralism. B) Chaos Theory. C) Complexity Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complexity Theory. 25. Who can bring a temporary unity to a text? A) Helper. B) Author. C) Reader. D) Interpreter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reader. 26. What is the labor theory of value? A) The value of a commodity is related to the amount of labor required for its production. B) The tendency of profits to decline and eventually disappear over time. C) The problem of under consumption in capitalism. D) The creation of increasing inequality in the distribution of income and wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The value of a commodity is related to the amount of labor required for its production. 27. The slightest change in the starting point can lead to a very different result, refers to: A) Attractor. B) The butterfly effect. C) Strange attractor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The butterfly effect. 28. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH INTROSPECTION? (VIDEO) A) OUR DESCRIPTIONS OUR OFTEN WRONG?. B) WE LIKE ALL THINK ALIKE. C) NONE OF THE ABOVE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OUR DESCRIPTIONS OUR OFTEN WRONG?. 29. It is not about disorder, but it is about a complicated system of order. This theory states that social behavior and social systems are very complex. A) Structuralism. B) Chaos theory. C) Complexity theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chaos theory. 30. Structuralism use the following approach to investigate mental processes: A) C) The behaviorist approach. B) A Psychoanalysis. C) B Reflection. D) D) Adjustment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B Reflection. 31. What aspects describe a taxonomic model for the transformationalists A) Processes of segmentation, classification and syntagmatic. B) Reception and interpretation processes. C) I don't really know. D) Any advanced communication process used by humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Processes of segmentation, classification and syntagmatic. 32. TITCHENER WAS THE STUDENT OF WILLIAM JAMES? A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 33. After finishing reading the book "Little Red Riding Hood written by Grimm's Brothers, I critique the story according to their plot and characterization. What approach to literary criticism did I apply? A) Structuralism. B) Formalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism. 34. To Wundt's two basic elements of consciousness, Titchener added extensity. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 35. In Shapiro's view, they are not ontologically dependent on the existence of systems that instantiate them A) System. B) Structures. C) Non-algebraic theories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structures. 36. Jonathan Culler's theory is the basis of Structuralism A) Not reported. B) It depends. C) True. D) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False. 37. What is the main argument of the neoliberal perspective on globalization? A) Globalization leads to the exploitation of developing countries by multinational corporations. B) Globalization promotes economic growth and improves living standards worldwide. C) Globalization undermines national sovereignty and democratic governance. D) Globalization creates economic interdependence and reduces conflicts between nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Globalization promotes economic growth and improves living standards worldwide. 38. It is referred to as the "mental concept" A) Signified. B) Word. C) Sign. D) Signifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Signified. 39. It is the basis of the statement and already known from context A) Language. B) Theme. C) Rheme. D) Parole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theme. 40. The porpuse of the study Linguistics in an academic environment is ..... A) 1. An advancement of technology. B) 2. An advancement of knowledge. C) 3. An advancement of Psycology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. An advancement of knowledge. 41. The following are concepts of structuralism, except for ..... A) Language is culturally bounded. B) Language follows a specific structure. C) Any word has two dimensions:signifier and signified. D) The writer's style more important than the writer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The writer's style more important than the writer. 42. "Conscious experience as it is dependent upon the experiencing person" was Titchener's definition of the topic of study for psychology. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. Which approach is more concerned with the "why" of behavior rather than the "what" ? A) Structuralism. B) Functionalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functionalism. 44. In what field did structuralism begin? A) Philosophy. B) Literature. C) Linguistics. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Linguistics. 45. What is the goal of structural anthropology according to the text? A) To promote individualism. B) To ignore cultural phenomena. C) To identify hidden rules in culture and language. D) To create new cultural rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To identify hidden rules in culture and language. 46. It is the concrete use of the language or known as the actual utterances. A) Language. B) Parole. C) Dialogic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parole. 47. Structuralism is only used in Linguistics and Literature A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. What are the two main approaches in interpreting and studying the society? A) Structuralism and Interpretivism. B) Symbolic Interactionism and Feminism. C) Postmodernism and Marxism. D) Social structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structuralism and Interpretivism. 49. What is the role of the state in a capitalist society? A) To govern the population within a particular territory. B) To control the means of production. C) To create instability in the capitalist system. D) To promote the interests of the working class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To govern the population within a particular territory. 50. Titchener abandoned Wundt's notion of voluntarism but retained the concept of apperception. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. The signifier is the thing, item, or code that we 'read'-so, a drawing, a word, a photo, while the signified is the idea or meaning being expressed by that signifier. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. Where do the binaries not exist? A) Binaries are used in systems to help us make sense of things. Outside these human-constructed systems of meaning, binaries do not exist. B) It showed that the African colonies enjoyed being oppressed, serving France, and embracing their identity as French instead of as Africans. Thus, that French imperialism is good, that France is unified despite that many people think that what the French govt was doing was not right. C) When buying products that support your "identity" but are at the same time involved in hurting other people. D) They are just like you, but nothing like you at all. They are just like you because they eat dogs, but they are nothing like you because, like a god, their eating hot dogs is newsworthy. E) They promote a narrative about themselves:I eat trendy, healthy, portable foods in fun places like parks. I travel, I am active and fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Binaries are used in systems to help us make sense of things. Outside these human-constructed systems of meaning, binaries do not exist. 53. In semiology, this is the part of how we perceived a sign as a mental concept. A) Signifier. B) Signified. C) Semiotics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Signified. 54. Functionalism played a significant role in the development of: A) Humanistic psychology. B) Cognitive psychology. C) Behaviorism. D) Psychoanalysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behaviorism. 55. Wilhelm Wundt is often credited with establishing the first psychology laboratory, contributing to the development of structuralism. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. According to dependency theory, what is the relationship between core and peripheral countries? A) Core countries exploit peripheral countries for their resources and labor. B) Peripheral countries dominate the global economy and control core countries. C) Core and peripheral countries have equal power and influence in the global system. D) Peripheral countries provide economic aid and support to core countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Core countries exploit peripheral countries for their resources and labor. 57. The principle which states that there is no inherent connection between words and their meanings/ things they describe is? A) Systematicity. B) Literariness. C) Arbitrariness. D) Relationality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arbitrariness. 58. Which of the following does not stand for signifier? A) Concept. B) Image. C) Phonetic Component. D) Word. E) Sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Concept. 59. Aristotle and Rene Descartes have this in common: A) They were both French. B) They were both Greek. C) They both believed that our experiences grow our knowledge. D) They were both doctors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They both believed that our experiences grow our knowledge. 60. According to Saussure the universal and innate capacity in human beings corresponds to ..... A) Parole. B) Language. C) Linguistics. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language. 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