Statement I: Althusser's interpellation is the 'hailing' ('Hey, you there!') by which individuals are constituted as ideological subjects. Statement II: Interpellation is very similar to Derrida's deconstruction.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
3. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

Interpellation explains how ideological state apparatuses recruit subjects. Deconstruction is a reading of the instability of meaning in texts, so the two are unrelated.