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MCQs 1: Detractors argue that such an approach can be too “judgmental.” Some believe literature should be judged primarily (if not solely) on its artistic merits. What approach possess this disadvantage ?

Psychological Formalism/New Criticism Moral/Philosophical Historical/Biographical
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MCQs 2: Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?

Ferdinand de Saussure Viktor Shklovsky Roland Barthes Michel Foucault
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MCQs 3: One archetype in literature is the scapegoat. Which of these literary characters serves that purpose ?

Billy Budd Hamlet Captain Ahab Ophelia
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MCQs 4: How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?

New Historicism rejects the idea that history is neutral. New Historicism does not make strict delineations between literary and non-literary texts. New Historicism takes a particular interest in marginalized peoples. All of the above answers are correct.
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MCQs 5: Plato used the word mimesis in relation to literature with the meaning ?

Copying Criticism of life Representation Interpretation
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MCQs 6: What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

To represent the relationship between colonizers and the colonized To draw attention to the positive effects of colonization on literature To explain why there are few examples of successful non-Western literature To show the ways in which most Western literature is superior
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MCQs 7: What approach is described by the paragraph? Users of this approach believe that all information essential to the interpretation of a work must be found within the work itself; there is no need to bring in outside information about the history, politics, or society of the time, or about the author’s life ?

Historical/Biographical Approach Moral/ Philosophical Approach Formalism Psychological Approach
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MCQs 8: Who proposed that poets should be banished from the ideal Republic ?

Plato Aristotle Sir Philip Sidney Sir Thomas More
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MCQs 9: What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?

Examining only female-authored literature more critically Considering women’s literature outside of its historical context Becoming more familiar with the history of women and women’s writing All of the above answers are correct.
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MCQs 10: Horace was a_____________?

Greek writer Roman Writer Italian writer English writer
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MCQs 11: A critic examining Pope’s “An Essay on Man” asks herself: How well does this poem accord with the real world? Is it accurate? Is it moral? She is most likely a critic?

Feminist Reader Response Formalist Mimetic
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MCQs 12: The statements below are steps on “How to Read and Understand an Expository Essay”. Which comes in as an initial thing to do before writing an expository essay ?

Identify the Mode of Development Analysis of the Author Subsequent Readings/Reviews All of the above answers are correct.
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MCQs 13: This literary critic warned: “We must remember that the greater part of our current reading matter is written for us by people who have no real belief in a supernatural order . . . And the greater part . . . is coming to be written by people who not only have no such belief, but are even ignorant of the fact that there are still people in the world so ’backward’ or so ’eccentric’ as to continue to believe.” ?

C.S. Lewis T.S. Eliot G.K. Chesterton Matthew Arnold
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MCQs 14: New trends in literary theory tend to do which of the following ?

Reject all previous modes of literary theory Focus on a return to traditional critical methods Make use of different literary theories in order to develop new theories Work only with ideas developed by post- Marxist theorists
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MCQs 15: In Dryden’s Essay of Dramatic Poesy there are four interlocuters representing four different ideologies. Which of them expresses Dryden’s own views ?

Lisideius Eugenius Neander Crites
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MCQs 16: What do many contemporary theorists find problematic about the literary canon ?

It includes too few works by non- European writers. It includes too few works by non-white writers. It includes too few works by women. All of the above answers are correct.
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MCQs 17: How does literary theory resemble the practice of philosophy as it was developed by Plato and Aristotle ?

Literary theory engages with theoretical rather than real-world issues. Literary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation. Literary theory relies totally on speculation rather than history. All of the above answers are correct.
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MCQs 18: What did Sigmund Freud believe about the unconscious?

It contains secret instincts and desires that are repressed. It is the only significant aspect of the human psyche. It can never be accessed. All of the above answers are correct.
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MCQs 19: What approach is described by the paragraph? Those who apply this approach believe it is necessary to know about the author and the political, economical, and sociological context of his times in order to truly understand his works ?

Historical/Biographical Approach Moral/ Philosophical Approach Formalism Psychological Approach
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MCQs 20: In her essay “The Poem as Event,” Louise M. Rosenblatt sees the reader as performing what function ?

The reader participates in a transaction with the text. The reader is acted upon by the text. The reader acts upon the text. All of the above answers are correct.
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