Deconstruction: Quotes Quiz
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Deconstruction? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which of the following provides the best paraphrase of what Derrida means by "outside-text" in the claim "There is no outside-text"?
outside Ulysses, by James Joyce
prior to and free from mediation by concepts rendered in writing
outside textiles
prior to and free from determination by state power, which monopolizes the means of writing's production
Q. According to Derrida, what color is metaphysics?
white
orange
purple
all the colors of the rainbow
Q. Which of the following phrases is most often associated with Derrida's reflections on democracy?
always already
to-come
full-on
free-for-all
Q. Which book begins with a warning that it's "going to resist" the reader?
Avital Ronell's The Telephone Book
Jacques Derrida's' Writing and Difference
Jacques Derrida's Glas
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Q. Who first said "the time is out of joint"?
Paul de Man
Jacques Derrida
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Sophocles' Oedipus