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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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

5161. Which of the following statements would Percy Shelley, author of A Defense of Poetry, agree with ?
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A. Artists are dangerous to social order.

B. Artists serve to construct the foundations of culture.

C. Arts supreme function is to entertain the public.

D. Art serves a particular worldly purpose.

5162. Which of the following statements best represents Lacans view of Ophelia in his essay, Desire and the Interpretation of Desire in Hamlet ?
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A. Hamlet desires Ophelia, but only when she is unattainable.

B. Hamlet desires attaining the throne of Denmark, of which Ophelia is a symbol.

C. Hamlet desires his mother, not Ophelia.

D. Hamlet desires revenge, not Ophelia.

5163. What is the difference between traditional literary criticism and post-New Criticism literary theory ?
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A. Traditional literary criticism focused on tracking influences and textual allusions and considering the historical contexts of literary texts.

B. Traditional literary criticism attempted to consider the psychological aspects of literary texts.

C. Traditional literary criticism is mainly focused on exploring gender issues.

D. Traditional literary criticism only examines pre-20th-century literary texts.

5164. Which of the following statements about Greek tragedies is true ?
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A. They were almost never set in the past.

B. They were usually set in the past.

C. They were often done in honor of the Greek god Zeus.

D. They were not popular with ancient Greek audiences.

5165. According to Dr. Frances Pritchetts version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqis The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative, which of the following offers the best definition of a history ?
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A. A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts

B. A narrative without characters

C. A narrative that takes place in the past.

D. A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis

5166. In his preface to Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?
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A. Ancient languages

B. Typically poetic and fanciful language

C. Common, everyday language

D. Complicated and difficult language

5167. Aristotle felt that ethos was established by a speaker or writer by convincing the audience that ?
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A. the author or speaker maintained the appropriate critical distance from the topic.

B. the author or speaker has provided proper logic and evidence in support of his topic.

C. the author or speaker was emotionally involved in the topic at hand.

D. the author or speaker was of good mind and character.

5168. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?
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A. An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a texts production

B. A set of objective criteria for critical analysis

C. An awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text

D. Strict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text

5169. In his essay, Characters of Shakespeares Plays, William Hazlitt conceptualizes Hamlet as_______________?
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A. a man of tremendous humor, simplicity, and innate goodness and kindness.

B. a wicked and manipulative man.

C. a disturbed and insane man.

D. a depressed but ultimately good and nonviolent man.

5170. Lauren Beth Signores essay, Anne of Green Gables: The Transformation from Bildungsroman to Romantic Comedy, argues that Anne of Green Gables is ultimately what kind of character ?
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A. A cynic awaiting the worlds destruction

B. A romantic awaiting true love

C. A young girl with a particularly dark Mindset

D. A delusional girl with no grasp on reality

5171. What does a prologue serve to do in a Greek tragedy or comedy ?
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A. Introduce the main characters

B. Remind the viewers of what kind of play they are viewing

C. Provide insight into the plays mythological background

D. Preview the plays conclusion

5172. In Shakespeares Sonnet 18, the poet does which of the following ?
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A. Compares his love to his fear of death

B. Compares his love to a turbulent sea

C. Compares his love to a summers day

D. Compares his love to a winter storm

5173. A writer can establish ethos in a piece of writing by doing which of the following ?
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A. Appealing to the readers emotions

B. Using logic and reason

C. Demonstrating a mastery of the topic

D. Using informal language

5174. Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a tragic hero ?
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A. A noble person who makes a costly mistake

B. A cowardly person who shows some personal strength when faced with a crisis

C. A cowardly person who doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power

D. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted

5175. Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif ?
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A. A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant

B. A characters fatal flaw

C. A characters moment of selfrealization in a narrative

D. A rhyme scheme

5176. The Freudian concept of the uncanny refers to_________________?
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A. terror at the thought of death.

B. a realization of ones empowered position in the world.

C. a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.

D. a feeling of being disconnected from the world.

5177. Which of the following serves as the best definition of the literary critical practice of formalism ?
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A. Formalism focuses on examining the historical contexts and backgrounds of literary texts.

B. Formalism focuses on examining the structural dynamics of poems.

C. Formalism focuses on examining how a text exemplifies its writers psychology.

D. Formalism focuses on examining the use of literary devices within a literary text.

5178. Sophocles Oedipus the King explores which of the following themes ?
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A. The corruptive force of technology

B. The power of religious faith

C. Fate and free will

D. Disobedient children

5179. In his essay, The Significance of Fictionalizing, Wolfgang Iser argues which of the following points ?
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A. Historically, writers have been considered liars or at the very least irrelevant.

B. Every text includes traces from the outside world, including social, historical, and literary remnants.

C. Fictionalizing reality is a basic human need.

D. All of these.

5180. In his Poetics, Aristotle suggests that tragic literary works should be ?
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A. without any sort of moral insight.

B. logical in terms of plot and structure.

C. sad.

D. complex in terms of plot and structure.

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