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  The Death of The Author Roland Barthes 1. Who is the author of the essay from which the passage is taken? A. Michel Foucault B. Roland Barthes C. Jacques Derrida D. Jean-Paul Sartre Answer: B. Roland Barthes 2. What example from Balzac is used to illustrate a point about authorship? A. A description of nature B. A philosophical debate C. A castrato disguised as a woman D. A murder mystery Answer: C. A castrato disguised as a woman 3. What question does Barthes pose about Balzac’s text? A. Is it a historical novel? B. Who is speaking in the sentence? C. What is the moral of the story? D. Who is the real protagonist? Answer: B. Who is speaking in the sentence? 4. According to Barthes, what makes it impossible to identify who is speaking in a literary text? A. The lack of punctuation B. The confusion of characters C. The nature of writing as a composite voice D. The use of archaic language Answer: C. The nature of writing as a composite ...