English Literature MCQs

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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 ?


aPsychological

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bFormalism/New Criticism

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cMoral/Philosophical

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dHistorical/Biographical

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View Answer Moral/Philosophical

The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?


aa feeling of being disconnected from the world.

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ba sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.

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cterror at the thought of death.

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da realization of one’s empowered position in the world.

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View Answer a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.

According to Anthony DiMatteo’s “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’”, how does Shakespeare tend to present political rulers in Hamlet?


aShakespeare presents political rulers as flawless, perfect human beings.

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bShakespeare presents political rulers as often meeting ruinous and violent endings.

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cShakespeare only presents fictional political rulers and does not explore any political realities.

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dShakespeare considers all political rulers to be corrupt.

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View Answer Shakespeare presents political rulers as often meeting ruinous and violent endings.

Which of the following statements demonstrates the use of pathos ?


aAccording to research, 22 percent of the American population owns an unsecured handgun.

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bI own a handgun and keep it in a secure place in my house.

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cEvery month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.

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dHandguns don’t kill people, people do

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View Answer Every month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.

Which of the following statements offers the best characterization of a Greek tragedy ?


aIn a Greek tragedy, evil people are vanquished by the forces of good.

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bIn a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.

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cIn a Greek tragedy, the hero suffers but always survives at the end of the play.

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dIn a Greek tragedy, the tragic hero dies at the end of the play.

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View Answer In a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.

What is one reason that Mystery Plays are referred to as such ?


aThey involve the solving of a crime.

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bThey explore mysterious religious topics.

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cThey were written by medieval mystics.

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dThey were produced by medieval craft guilds, which were knows as “mysteries”.

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View Answer They were produced by medieval craft guilds, which were knows as “mysteries”.

Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of pathos ?


aPathos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.

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bPathos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.

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cathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.

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dPathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.

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View Answer Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.

In his preface to “Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?


aTypically poetic and fanciful language

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bAncient languages

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cComplicated and difficult language

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dCommon, everyday language

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View Answer Common, everyday language

As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?


aAn awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s production

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bA set of objective criteria for critical analysis

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cAn awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text

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dStrict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text

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View Answer A set of objective criteria for critical analysis

Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of ethos ?


aEthos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.

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bEthos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.

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cEthos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.

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dEthos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.

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View Answer Ethos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.

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