This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Literary Theory > Literary Theory And Criticism – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 9 (6 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are some common criticisms of literary theory? A) Theory has replaced literary appreciation with formulas for understanding. B) The reasoning of theory is often too circular. C) Many theories have been pushed too far into abstraction. D) All of the above answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above answers are correct. 2. Who is the author of the notorious book entitled The School of Abuse? A) Roger Ascham. B) Stephen Hawes. C) John Skelton. D) Stephen Gosson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stephen Gosson. 3. Who said that Arnold was a propagandist for literature rather than a critic? A) Carlyle. B) Ruskin. C) T. S. Eliot. D) F. R. Leavis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) T. S. Eliot. 4. What is the meaning of the term Anagnorisis as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy? A) The hero's recognition of his tragic flaw. B) The hero's ignorance about his tragic flaw. C) The hero's recognition of his adversary. D) The hero's recognition of his tragic end. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hero's recognition of his tragic flaw. 5. According to trauma theorists, a testifying subject needs which of the following to deliver a successful testimony? A) A figure of judgment. B) Religious belief. C) A witness. D) Psychological treatment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A witness. 6. An Elizabethan Puritan critic denounced the poets as 'fathers of lies', 'schools of abuse' and'caterpillars of a commonwealth'. Mark him out from the following crities: A) William Tyndale. B) Roger Ascham. C) Stephen Gosson. D) Henry Howard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stephen Gosson. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesLiterary Theory And Criticism Quiz 1Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 2Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 3Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 4Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 5Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 6Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 7Literary Theory And Criticism Quiz 8Literary Theory Post World War Ii QuizLiterary Theory Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books