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Textual Criticism: Who's Who? Quiz

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Textual Criticism? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who coined the term "copy-text"?


A. W. Pollard
R. B. McKerrow
Peter L. Shillingsburg
G. Thomas Tanselle
Q. Who wrote the essay "The Rationale of Copy-Text"?


Jerome McGann
Ben Jonson
W. W. Greg
R. B. McKerrow
Q. Who came up with the notion of the "fluid text"?


Peter L. Shillingsburg
Jerome McGann
John Bryant
G. Thomas Tanselle
Q. Who uses the "eclectic method"?


Fredson Bowers
Ben Jonson
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Q. Who speaks of "socialized" authorship?


A. W. Pollard
W. W. Greg
John Bryant
Jerome McGann