This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Criticism > Literary Criticism – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Criticism Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who advocates an open and strict censorship of poetry? A) Plato. B) Socrates. C) Aristotle. D) Heraclitus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plato. 2. This school of literary criticism shows how human behavior is relevant to our experience of literature A) Feminism. B) Biographical. C) Historical. D) Psychoanalytical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Psychoanalytical. 3. What year did "Minsan may isang gamo gamo" released? A) 1975. B) 1976. C) 1977. D) 1978. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1976. 4. The Birthday Surprise Isaac turned pale as he looked at the mess he had made in the kitchen. The eggs and bacon were burnt to black shards on the frying pan, cooking oil had spilled out of the broken bottle and was all over the floor, the pancake batter had turned lumpy and dry, and the washcloth had dark stains from the coffee powder that Isaac had spilled and wiped off the counter. Oh, this is the worst morning Mom could possibly have for her birthday, Isaac thought, as he grabbed a fresh cloth to clean the oil from the floor. It was his mother's birthday, and Isaac had woken up early to prepare breakfast. He wanted to surprise Mom with breakfast in bed and tell her to take the day off. Now, looking at the mess he had created, he realized that not only would Mom not get a day off, she would also have to work extra to help him clean up the mess in the kitchen. While he was scrubbing the floor, he heard the sound of footsteps approaching the kitchen. Mom was up! Isaac's heart began beating wildly. His mother walked into the kitchen and froze in her tracks when she saw the storm Isaac had raised in the kitchen. "I'm sorry, Mom! I was trying to make you breakfast to surprise you for your birthday. I never stopped to think about how terrible I could possibly be at cooking, " Isaac said, going red in his cheeks. For a moment, his mother did not react. Then, a small smile appeared on her face and she hugged Isaac. "It's alright, sweetheart. You meant well, so there is no reason to feel sorry, " she said.What is the best way to describe the theme in this story? A) Sharing household duties helps strengthen the bond between family members. B) It is important to start the day by having a hearty breakfast. C) It is the good intention behind the deed that matters more than the deed itself. D) Practice makes one perfect, and experience is the best teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is the good intention behind the deed that matters more than the deed itself. 5. If you were to ask yourself, " How is the indigenous culture of the land portrayed in the text?" which critical lens would you be using? A) Marxism. B) Biographical. C) Post-colonialism. D) Psychoanalytical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Post-colonialism. 6. Identify the non-Parisian intellect. A) Claude Levi-Strauss. B) Roman Jacobson. C) Ferdinad de Sassure. D) Allen Tate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allen Tate. 7. Who gave the concept of Interpretive Communities? A) Stanley Fish. B) Louise Rosenblatt. C) Hans Robert. D) Norman Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanley Fish. 8. Which among the following is Not a dialogue by Plato? A) Ion. B) Apology. C) Symposium. D) Poetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apology. 9. Who is the author of "I am a Filipino" ? A) Carlos Romulo. B) Emillio Aguinaldo. C) Jose Rizal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carlos Romulo. 10. When something in the story represents something else A) Symbolism. B) Flashback. C) Stanza. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 11. This work of John Dryden reflect his brilliance A) An Apology for Poetry. B) Essay on Criticism. C) Lyrical Ballads. D) An Essay on Dramatic Poesy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Essay on Dramatic Poesy. 12. Close reading lost its reputation in the 1980s and 1990s. Neil McCaw argues that it was "tarnished by association", on which school of thought does he put the blame on? A) Post Structuralism. B) Colonialism. C) Literary theory. D) Liberal Humanism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberal Humanism. 13. Plato proposes the idea of "Philosopher King" What does it mean? A) People who have wisdom should rule the city. B) People who have wisdom and are educated to rule should rule the city. C) Socrates was the king of philosophy. D) Plato was the king of philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People who have wisdom and are educated to rule should rule the city. 14. ..... ..... examines the "universal" elements of human life as they occur across cultures. A) Mythological criticism. B) Sociological criticism. C) Feminist criticism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mythological criticism. 15. The computer hates me! A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Characterization. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 16. What should not be considered in diction in tragedy? A) Clarity. B) Metaphor. C) Obscurity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obscurity. 17. READER + READING SITUATION + TEXT = ..... A) MEANING. B) PLAY. C) STORY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MEANING. 18. The confetti rained down from the sky creating a feeling of immense joy in all that stood below. What is this an example of? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Imagery. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 19. ..... ..... emphasize the form of a literary work to determine its meaning, focusing on literary elements and how they work to create meaning. A) Formalist Criticism. B) Feminist Criticism. C) Literary Criticism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formalist Criticism. 20. Who was Socrates' student? A) Alexander. B) Plato. C) Aristotle. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plato. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Criticism Quiz 1Literary Criticism Quiz 2Literary Criticism Quiz 3Literary Criticism Quiz 4Literary Criticism Quiz 5Literary Criticism Quiz 6Literary Criticism Quiz 7Literary Criticism Quiz 8Literary Criticism Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books