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Introduction To Literary Studies Quiz 1 (40 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following may be an antagonist to the protagonist of a novel?
2. Which of the following lines provides an example of a poetic apostrophe?
3. A play that begins in medias res:
4. In "Characters of Shakespeare's Plays" , how does William Hazlitt ultimately conceptualize the character of Hamlet?
5. Feminist criticism focuses on exploring which of the following aspects of literary texts?
6. Which of the following poems can be described as a haiku?
7. Which of the following is a component of a gothic novel?
8. Which of the following are examples of poetic structures?
9. Which of the following statements offers the best definition of "rhetoric" ?
10. In his preface to "Lyrical Ballads" , Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?
11. A work of criticism that considers how the author's childhood trauma influenced his characters would be an example of:
12. In her text, "History of the Novel" , How does Dr. Agatha Taormina define the novel?
13. What is one reason that Mystery Plays are referred to as such?
14. A gothic novel will probably not deal with which of the following themes?
15. Which of the following represents a stage of development in the poetic form of the elegy?
16. What form of verse is usually sung and details a dramatic or exciting episode?
17. Which of the following concepts does Aristotle consider to be the most important element of a Greek tragedy?
18. Which school of literary theory contends that sexual identity is not fixed and, instead, is generated by cultural forces?
19. In his "Poetics" , Aristotle suggests that tragic literary works should be:
20. Ethos is important to establish in which of the following types of arguments?
21. In his introductory lecture, how does Paul Fry define literary theory?
22. A picaresque novel dramatizes the life of what kind of person?
23. In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" , why does the Mariner kill the albatross?
24. Which of the following descriptions of Jane Austen's "Northanger Abbey" seems most appropriate?
25. What are the basic questions literary theory asks?
26. Which of the following statements about Greek tragedies is true?
27. Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif?
28. In Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" , which of the following statements best describes the play's setting?
29. A work of criticism that considers how English imperialism affected native Indian authors would be an example of:
30. What does a prologue serve to do in a Greek tragedy or comedy?
31. Reader-response theory focuses on considering how:
32. In Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" , the poet does which of the following?
33. In poetry, each unit of rhythm is known as:
34. Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on:
35. Which of the following offers the best definition of a theatrical tragedy?
36. Which of the following are common literary elements used to analyze novels?
37. A writer can establish ethos in a piece of writing by doing which of the following?
38. Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" explores which of the following themes?
39. According to Dr. Taormina, Victorian novelists generally:
40. Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" can be described as what kind of play?
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