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This section includes 225 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Literature knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
Ecotheorists tend to show an interest in which of the following ? |
| A. | How writers conceptualize natural environments and the representation of environmental issues in literature and culture |
| B. | How writers have damaged the environment |
| C. | How the environment can be repaired |
| D. | Who is responsible for damaging the environment |
| Answer» B. How writers have damaged the environment | |
| 202. |
Dryden wrote An Essay of Dramatic Poesy. Is this ? |
| A. | An Essay |
| B. | A Drama |
| C. | A Poetical Work |
| D. | An Interlocution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
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 ? |
| A. | Psychological |
| B. | Formalism/New Criticism |
| C. | Moral/Philosophical |
| D. | Historical/Biographical |
| Answer» D. Historical/Biographical | |
| 204. |
Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria appeared in the year ?. |
| A. | 1817 |
| B. | 1818 |
| C. | 1718 |
| D. | 1717 |
| Answer» B. 1818 | |
| 205. |
Coleridge considered imagination as______________? |
| A. | Critical faculty |
| B. | Modifying power |
| C. | A psychological experience |
| D. | A product of intellect |
| Answer» C. A psychological experience | |
| 206. |
Christopher Ricks would most likely DISAGREE with which of the following claims about literary theory ? |
| A. | Literary theory is limited in its ability to interpret a text. |
| B. | Literary theory often depends on esoteric knowledge to be properly understood. |
| C. | Literary theory is employed mostly by academics. |
| D. | Literary theory is the only proper way to conceptualize literary texts. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 207. |
Biographia Literaria was written by_________________? |
| A. | Wordsworth |
| B. | Coleridge |
| C. | Keats |
| D. | Charles Lamb |
| Answer» C. Keats | |
| 208. |
Arnold’s views on poetry and criticism are discussed in ? |
| A. | Preface to the Poems |
| B. | On translating Homer |
| C. | “Scholar Gypsy” |
| D. | Culture and Anarchy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
Arnold summarises the rule of English criticism in one word, in The Function Of Criticism. What is the word ? |
| A. | Disintrestedness |
| B. | Intresedness |
| C. | Purification |
| D. | Civilization |
| Answer» B. Intresedness | |
| 210. |
Aristotle’s critical work is entitled_______________? |
| A. | Ars Poetica |
| B. | Poetics |
| C. | De Arte Poetica |
| D. | Art Poetique |
| Answer» C. De Arte Poetica | |
| 211. |
Aristotle said of chorus in Greek tragedy that_____________? |
| A. | It is only lyrical songs in the play |
| B. | It should be regarded as one of the actors |
| C. | It should make only reports |
| D. | It should only comment on the action |
| Answer» C. It should make only reports | |
| 212. |
Aristotle discusses the theory of Tragedy in _______________? |
| A. | Art Poetique |
| B. | Poetics |
| C. | Rhetoric |
| D. | Ars Poetica |
| Answer» C. Rhetoric | |
| 213. |
Aristotle and Plato belong to phase of criticism ? |
| A. | Hellenic |
| B. | Hellenistic |
| C. | Renaissance |
| D. | Graeco-Roman |
| Answer» B. Hellenistic | |
| 214. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Henry Howard | |
| 215. |
Among the following which is not a work by Aristotle ? |
| A. | Ethics |
| B. | Metaphysics |
| C. | Rhetoric |
| D. | Ars Poetica |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
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 |
| Answer» D. Psychological treatment | |
| 217. |
According to the Geneva School, what is the function of the reader ? |
| A. | Understanding the author’s ideas in the context of the real world |
| B. | Entering the author’s mind through his or her literary works |
| C. | Reproducing the author’s thoughts in a critical context |
| D. | All of the above answers are correct. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
According to Plato, what is the moral purpose of art ? |
| A. | To connect human beings with a higher ideal |
| B. | To entertain those who enjoy it |
| C. | To criticize society through satire |
| D. | All of the above answers are correct. |
| Answer» B. To entertain those who enjoy it | |
| 219. |
According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child _______________? |
| A. | refuses maternal bonds. |
| B. | is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.” |
| C. | looks into a mirror for the first time. |
| D. | All of the above answers are correct. |
| Answer» C. looks into a mirror for the first time. | |
| 220. |
According to Aristotle the unravelling of the plot_____________? |
| A. | Should arise from the circumstances of the plot itself |
| B. | By supernatural machinery |
| C. | By narration |
| D. | By the choral odes |
| Answer» B. By supernatural machinery | |
| 221. |
According to Aristotle pity and fear are evoked by_______________? |
| A. | Comedy |
| B. | Tragedy |
| C. | Satire |
| D. | Melodrama |
| Answer» C. Satire | |
| 222. |
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? |
| A. | Feminist |
| B. | Reader Response |
| C. | Formalist |
| D. | Mimetic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 223. |
A critic of Thomas Otway’s “Venice Preserv’d” wishes to know why the play’s conspirators, despite the horrible, bloody details of their obviously brutish plan, are portrayed in a sympathetic light. She examines the author’s life and times and discovers that there are obvious similarities between the conspiracy in the play and the Popish Plot. She is most likely a critic ? |
| A. | Historical |
| B. | Feminist |
| C. | Tory |
| D. | Psychological |
| Answer» B. Feminist | |
| 224. |
A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ? |
| A. | Reader Response |
| B. | Feminist |
| C. | Mimetic |
| D. | Formalist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 225. |
A critic argues that in John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes,” the shearing of Samson’s locks is symbolic of his castration at the hands of Delilah. What kind of critical approach is this critic using ? |
| A. | Mimetic approach |
| B. | Formalist approach |
| C. | Historical approach |
| D. | Psychological approach |
| Answer» E. | |