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1. Who is considered one of the founding figures of post-structuralism?

Ferdinand de Saussure

Jacques Derrida

Immanuel Kant

Michel Foucault

2. Which concept is central to Jacques Derrida's theory of deconstruction?

Archaeology

Binary Oppositions

Biopolitics

Panopticism

3. What does the term 'différance' signify in Derrida's philosophy?

Deferral and difference of meaning

Absolute truth and certainty

Historical change and progress

Human consciousness

4. Michel Foucault's work is often associated with which of the following concepts?

Psychoanalysis

Structural anthropology

Power/knowledge

Economic determinism

5. Which book by Roland Barthes is a crucial text in post-structuralism?

Mythologies

S/Z

Writing and Difference

The Archaeology of Knowledge

6. What does Foucault mean by 'biopolitics'?

The intersection of biology and politics

The governance of populations and bodies

Political discourse analysis

Morality in political systems

7. Which post-structuralist thinker is known for the concept of 'the death of the author'?

Roland Barthes

Jean Baudrillard

Michel Foucault

Gilles Deleuze

8. What is 'intertextuality' in post-structuralist theory?

The idea that texts are self-contained and independent

The interaction between texts and the author's biography

The relationship between a text and other texts

The historical context of a text’s production

9. What does Jean-François Lyotard's concept of 'The Postmodern Condition' critique?

Modern technology

Metanarratives and universal truths

Traditional aesthetics

Economic capitalism

10. Which of these scholars is known for blending psychoanalysis with post-structuralism?

Gilles Deleuze

Louis Althusser

Julia Kristeva

Pierre Bourdieu

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