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The Uses of Literacy by Richard Hoggart
Contributed by: Blake
  • 1. What is the primary focus of Richard Hoggart's 'The Uses of Literacy'?
A) The advancements in educational technology
B) The impact of mass media on working-class culture
C) The economics of publishing industry
D) The history of literacy in modern society
  • 2. In which year was 'The Uses of Literacy' first published?
A) 1957
B) 1965
C) 1945
D) 1972
  • 3. Hoggart emphasizes the relationship between literacy and which social class?
A) Middle class
B) Upper class
C) Intellectual elite
D) Working class
  • 4. Which type of literacy does Hoggart argue is most beneficial for personal development?
A) Digital literacy
B) Functional literacy
C) Critical literacy
D) Technical literacy
  • 5. Hoggart emphasizes the need for individuals to develop what kind of perspective?
A) A uniform perspective
B) A passive perspective
C) A critical perspective
D) A commercial perspective
  • 6. Hoggart suggests that mass media tends to represent which aspect of culture negatively?
A) Religious culture
B) Upper-class culture
C) Working-class culture
D) Feminist culture
  • 7. Hoggart's analysis is largely based on the context of which country?
A) America
B) England
C) Germany
D) France
  • 8. Hoggart's work is often considered a foundational text in which field?
A) Political science
B) Cultural studies
C) Linguistics
D) Psychology
  • 9. Hoggart criticizes which medium for its effect on traditional culture?
A) Books
B) Theater
C) Mass media
D) Newspapers
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