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Literary Criticism Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. In which book does Plato banish the poets?
2. A Criticism that argues that we must take an author's life and background into account when we study a text.
3. Virginia Woolf in one of her books wrote about the problems women writers face. What was the name of that book?
4. What example is, "Pocahontas" ?
5. According to Lacan, 'unconscious is the ..... of our being'
6. Who wrote Poetics?
7. Has a hidden meaning. A story within a story.
8. Which of the following schools of literary criticism does NOT focus on how one group has been oppressed by another?
9. If I examine the choices that Lewis Carrol had to make in his own life and how those choices impacted the book, I would be using which theory?
10. Plato is the disciple of .....
11. Aristotle REQUIRES all of the following in a tragedy EXCEPT
12. Criticism argues that every literary work is a product of its time and its world.
13. Which theory? This theory uses psychological theories to analyze a text.
14. This approach attempts to describe what could be in the readers' mind.
15. What type of criticism looks for overarching storylines that are present in multiple different genres and individual pieces?
16. The signs of emotions visible on the characters are known as .....
17. Which literary theory uses an author's life and experience to analyze his works?
18. In which form did Plato present his philosophy?
19. What does the word "Philosopher" mean?
20. According to the Marxist Theory, History is a cycle of struggles between .....
21. Who is an implied reader?
22. What is the closest criticism to use in "A Rose For Emily" ?
23. What exculdes chance from the play?
24. Who developed the reading approach known as 'Practical Criticism?'a.
25. Bharatamuni'sNatyasastrais first and foremost a work on .....
26. When what happens is the opposite of what we expect
27. In order to distinguish between all of the dwarves, the author chose names according to their personalities and characteristics, making it easier for the reader to distinguish them.
28. Hegemony refers to:
29. It deals about the concept of otherness, mimicry, and fighting back against the superpowers.
30. Which among the following is a literary criticism for Feminism?
31. ..... also privileges the role of the human individual in the creation of art and culture, rather than the society and cultures from which they emerged.
32. ..... wrote Poetics
33. What experiences, thoughts, or knowledge does the text evoke?
34. When might a formalist lens help you determine meaning?
35. A critique written about a novel that focuses on how a character relates to us because of his 'shared experiences' with us would be what type of criticism?
36. ..... ..... focuses on the roles, positions, and influences of women within literary texts.
37. As Beauty and the Beast is read now, the plot may be seen as a disturbing love story between a naive young girl and a domineering older man, but in the day it was written, around 1740, this was not an unnatural occurrence.
38. Who is Karl Marx?
39. Who can escape form the cave prison?
40. Which language is "On the Sublime" written in?
41. What does "patriarchy" mean?
42. What does catharsis mean?
43. A sample question for this theory:What genre is the text?
44. IDENTIFICATIONThe study of language used in the literary work so that it is understandable.
45. ANALOGY:If Formalism is to Literary Devices, then ..... is to Ladies' Lives.
46. One of the strengths of New Historicism is that .....
47. Who was a student of Socrates?
48. Main area of interest in Criticism:Criticism of novel as genre.
49. It refers to the genre of writing whereby an author critiques a literary text. Literary texts include poetry and works of fiction like short story, fables, fairytales, plays, myths, and novels.
50. She is sunshine that brightens my day
51. It refers to the purification or purgation of the emotions (especially pity and fear) primarily through art.
52. The following are Sigmund Freud's theory of mind except .....
53. ANALOGY:If Formalism is to Literary Devices, then ..... is to Social Division
54. In Psychoanalytic criticism, a literary work's 'overt' or open content is associated with ..... mind.
55. Which philosopher did not write any books based on the belief that debating was better than writing?
56. Which of the following schools of literary criticism will you primarily be using to write your research paper?
57. Docero delictendo means .....
58. Name the author of the work " Anxiety of Influence"
59. A Marxist Critic should .....
60. A reader who examines recurring themes and motifs that reveal a writer's essential being
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