english literature MCQs – Page 188

Practise multiple-choice questions from english literature for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

english literature Mcqs

1. introduction to literary theory 2. miscellaneous literature 3. famous playwright poet and others 4. introduction to literary studies 5. cultural and literary in modernity 6. ages era period 7. cultural and literary english renaissance 8. modern poetry and poetics 9. medieval literature and culture 10. african american literature 11. the gothic novel 12. american literature 13. language and linguistics 14. english romantic poetry 15. literary theory and criticism 16. cultural and literary 18th 19th centuries

3741. To what idea does the ancient Greek term aporia refer in terms of deconstruction theory ?
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A. The ability of a text to contain truth

B. The idea that a text has a specific meaning that can be understood through a process of deconstruction

C. Jacques Derridas style of writing

D. The undecidability and essentially unstable nature of a text

3742. What is generally considered to be Theodor W. Adornos primary concern as a theorist ?
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A. The effect of the economy on womens concerns

B. The effect of the unconscious mind on the conscious self

C. The effect of modern society on human suffering

D. The effect of literature in enlightening the human mind

3743. What is dialectical materialism ?
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A. A term related to gender theory that argues that men are dominant in society by virtue of their economic privilege

B. A form of literary criticism that is based on historical context

C. A form of literary criticism based on linguistic analysis

D. A form of literary criticism that does not incorporate economic concerns

3744. Which of the following texts is the BEST example of the argument that a works meaning does not come entirely from the imagination of the author ?
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A. T.S. Eliots Tradition and the Individual Talent

B. Platos The Republic

C. Roland Barthess The Death of the Author

D. Jacques Derridas Of Grammatology

3745. Which of the following human behaviors is important to a Freudian psychoanalytic study of William Shakespeares Hamlet ?
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A. Obsessions

B. Slips of the tongue

C. All of the above.

D. Changes in emotional states

3746. Which of the following is a theme of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwicks book Epistemology of the Closet ?
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A. Literary study is unaffected by a lack of interest in sexuality.

B. Understanding homosexuality has little effect on understanding culture.

C. Understanding homosexual themes in novels has become too routine

D. Understanding sexuality is crucial to understanding culture.

3747. What is the philosophical theory known as pragmatism ?
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A. All of the above.

B. A concept derived from the ancient Greek word pragma, meaning action

C. An idea used to guide conduct towards clear objectives

D. A theory of practical actions developed by William James

3748. What is hermeneutics ?
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A. A term that describes the interpretation of meaning

B. A term that describes the effect of autobiography on text

C. A term that describes the attempt to read homosexuality into literature

D. A term that describes the absence of racial others in the canon

3749. Trauma theory primarily developed out of the work of which psychoanalyst ?
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A. Carl Jung

B. Sigmund Freud

C. Michel Foucault

D. Jacques Derrida

3750. How does Virginia Woolfs essay A Room of Ones Own contribute to feminist theory ?
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A. It suggests that gender has power over class.

B. It suggests that gender roles are conditioned by the possession of money and power.

C. It suggests that education, rather than money, is needed for the liberation of women.

D. It suggests that the suppression of women is part of a historical climate that will naturally fade away.

3751. Which of the following best defines the work of a deconstructionist critic ?
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A. Suggesting that the study of literature is based on the breakdown of language into signs

B. Calling into question the capacity of language to communicate

C. Arguing that language, and therefore literary texts, relies on the difference between terms and therefore constantly defers meaning.

D. All of the above.

3752. Which school of literary theory shows a particular interest in the role of testimony in literature ?
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A. Formalism

B. Chaos theory

C. Trauma theory

D. Ecotheory

3753. What is double consciousness ?
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A. All of the above.

B. An understanding of how double experiences create identity

C. An attempt to explain dual identity

D. A concept developed by W.E.B Du Bois

3754. With which theorist is the term implied reader associated ?
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A. Cleanth Brooks

B. Harold Bloom

C. William Wimsatt

D. Wolfgang Iser

3755. With which theorist is the term identity thinking most closely associated ?
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A. Sigmund Freud

B. Carl Jung

C. William James

D. Theodor W. Adorno

3756. In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?
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A. Literature is timeless, and thus meaning does not change.

B. There is no potential for multiple and differing meanings in a work of literature.

C. No fixed, stable meaning is possible.

D. Language must be studied in conjunction with history in order to create meaning.

3757. With which theorist is phenomenology associated ?
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A. All of the above.

B. Emmanuel Lvinas

C. Wolfgang Iser

D. Jean-Paul Sartre

3758. To what idea does the term heteroglossia refer ?
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A. The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work

B. An infants inability to speak prior to the mirror stage

C. The formulaic shift between economic and political themes

D. The referential relationships among symbols, signifiers, and signs

3759. Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?
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A. Viktor Shklovsky

B. Roland Barthes

C. Ferdinand de Saussure

D. Claude Lvi-Strauss

3760. In general, what is Judith Butlers concept of gender ?
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A. Gender is largely a cultural construct.

B. Gender is a problematic, but essentially true, category.

C. While gender is not real, the stereotypes that accompany it are true.

D. Womens gender is artificial, while mens gender is not.

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