Question 1

The term Hyperreality characterizes the inability of
A)knowledge
B)power
C)capability
D)consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy

Accepted Answer

Hyperreality is a condition in which consciousness cannot differentiate reality from a simulation of reality, often blending real and artificial scenes and experiences.

Question 2

A copy or image without reference to an original
A)simulacrum
B)perfect
C)ideal
D)illusive

Accepted Answer

A simulacrum is a representation or imitation of a person or thing, often used to refer to a copy that does not have the original's qualities or features. This term best fits the definition of "a copy or image without reference to an original."

Question 3

What are the ideological State apparatuses
A)the army
B)the police
C)the courts
D)the family

Accepted Answer

Ideological State Apparatuses (ISAs) refer to institutions that generate and propagate ideologies that support the state and the ruling class. Unlike Repressive State Apparatuses (RSAs) like the army, police, and courts, which enforce conformity through coercion, ISAs such as the family, education system, religious institutions, and media do so through ideology and cultural norms. The family is considered an ISA because it plays a crucial role in the socialization process, teaching individuals the values, norms, and beliefs that align with the interests of the ruling class.

Question 4

The State Apparatus
A)the religion
B)family
C)the courts
D)communications

Accepted Answer

The courts are part of the state apparatus, which refers to the institutions and mechanisms by which the state exercises its power and authority, including the legal and judicial systems.

Question 5

The tendency in western civilization to privilege the linguistic signifier over the signified
A)deconstruction
B)logocentrism
C)materialism
D)rationalism

Accepted Answer

Logocentrism is a term associated with the prioritization of language (the signifier) over the actual object or concept being referred to (the signified) in Western thought. This concept is central to deconstructionist theories, which critique this tendency.

Question 6

Author of Writing Degree Zero
A)roland barthes
B)michel foucault
C)husserl
D)jacques derrida

Accepted Answer

Roland Barthes is the author of "Writing Degree Zero," which is a critical essay on the nature of literary language.

Question 7

In 'Rhetoric of the Image' Barthes asserting
A)demythologizing reading of the image
B)breakdown
C)interference
D)regularisation

Accepted Answer

In "Rhetoric of the Image," Roland Barthes discusses the idea of a demythologizing reading of the image, which involves analyzing and interpreting the cultural, social, and historical connotations and myths associated with visual representations.

Question 8

The underlying syntactic structure of a sentence termed
A)deep structure
B)structure
C)form
D)matter

Accepted Answer

The term "deep structure" in linguistics, particularly in the theory of generative grammar, refers to the underlying syntactic structure of a sentence. This concept is used to explain how different surface structures can represent the same underlying meaning.

Question 9

Barth described 'message without a code' to
A)movies
B)documents
C)photograph's
D)music

Accepted Answer

Roland Barthes, a French literary theorist, philosopher, linguist, and critic, described the photograph as a "message without a code" in his work on semiotics, the study of signs and symbols in language. He argued that unlike other forms of communication, which are coded through language or symbolic systems, photographs convey a direct, unmediated message because they capture a moment exactly as it is, without the need for a code to interpret it.

Question 10

The structure open to observation and description termed
A)deep structure
B)structure
C)surface structure
D)matter

Accepted Answer

Surface structure refers to the observable and describable aspects of language, such as words and sentences, as opposed to deep structure, which involves the underlying meanings and relationships.

Question 11

The distinction between langue and parole was first made by
A)roland barthes
B)michel foucault
C)ferdinand de saussure
D)jacques derrida

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand de Saussure, a Swiss linguist, first made the distinction between langue (the systematic set of rules and conventions of a language) and parole (the individual use of language in actual situations).

Question 12

The rules of sign system known as
A)concept
B)langue
C)form
D)parole

Accepted Answer

The rules of sign system known as langue.

Question 13

The articulation of signs
A)concept
B)langue
C)form
D)parole

Accepted Answer

The answer of The articulation of signs
A)concept
B)langue
C)form
D)parole...

Question 14

Author of - Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays
A)louis althusser
B)michel foucault
C)ferdinand de saussure
D)jacques derrida

Accepted Answer

Louis Althusser is the author of "Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays," a collection of essays that delve into the philosophy of Marxism and structuralism.

Question 15

Author of Writing and Difference
A)louis althusser
B)michel foucault
C)ferdinand de saussure
D)jacques derrida

Accepted Answer

Jacques Derrida is the author of "Writing and Difference," a key text in the field of deconstruction and post-structuralist theory.

Question 16

author of The Illusions of Postmodernism
A)louis althusser
B)michel foucault
C)ferdinand de saussure
D)terry eagleton

Accepted Answer

Terry Eagleton is the author of "The Illusions of Postmodernism," a critical examination of postmodernist theory and its implications for culture, politics, and philosophy.

Question 17

For Marx superstructure is
A)ideology
B)labour
C)infrastructure
D)revolutionary

Accepted Answer

Superstructure, according to Marx, refers to the cultural, ideological, and institutional aspects of a society, which are shaped by the economic base (infrastructure).

Question 18

"There is nothing outside the text" articulated by
A)ferdinand de saussure
B)jean-françois lyotard
C)jean jacques rousseau
D)jacques derrida

Accepted Answer

This statement is associated with Jacques Derrida, a key figure in post-structuralism, who argued that all meanings are derived from textual interplay without reference to an external reality.

Quiz 4: Theoretical Concepts and Philosophical Ideas in Communication Studies

The term Hyperreality characterizes the inability of

A copy or image without reference to an original

What are the ideological State apparatuses

The State Apparatus

The tendency in western civilization to privilege the linguistic signifier over the signified

Author of Writing Degree Zero

In 'Rhetoric of the Image' Barthes asserting

The underlying syntactic structure of a sentence termed

Barth described 'message without a code' to

The structure open to observation and description termed

The distinction between langue and parole was first made by

The rules of sign system known as

The articulation of signs

Author of - Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays

Author of Writing and Difference

author of The Illusions of Postmodernism

For Marx superstructure is

"There is nothing outside the text" articulated by