1801. Which of the following statements offers the best characterization of a Greek tragedy ?
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A. In a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.

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

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

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

1802. What does hermeneutic theory suggest about how readers view literature ?
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A. It is impossible to divorce a text from capitalist ideology.

B. It is impossible to view a piece of literature as its author intended.

C. It is impossible to view a piece of literature correctly, because we can only work within the hetero-normative paradigm.

D. It is impossible to separate a text from the linguistics that compose it.

1803. Who called Dryden the Father of English Criticism ?
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A. Matthew Arnold

B. Joseph Addison

C. Coleridge

D. Dr. Johnson
1804. 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 doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power

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

D. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted

1805. Which of the following statements would Percy Shelley, author of A Defense of Poetry, agree with ?
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A. Arts supreme function is to entertain the public.

B. Artists are dangerous to social order.

C. Artists serve to construct the foundations of culture.

D. Art serves a particular worldly purpose.

1806. Which of the following poems can be described as a haiku ?
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A. Bishops One Art

B. Pounds In a Station of the Metro

C. William Shakespeares Sonnet 18

D. Audens Paysage Moralis

1807. Gerald Graffs They Say, I Say encourages students to become______________?
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A. aware that Hamlet is a remarkable work of literature.

B. passive readers and critics of literary texts.

C. involved in critical conversations about literary texts.

D. capable of realizing that the viewpoints of some critics are more important than others.

1808. Which of the following offers the best definition of a theatrical tragedy ?
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A. A play that depicts the downfall of a noble person

B. A play in which someone gets revenge

C. A play in which a hero faces likely defeat and overcomes it

D. A play in which no form of humor appears

1811. In his essay The Death of the Author, Roland Barthes argues what about literature ?
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A. A text and its author text are unrelated.

B. It is possible to distill meaning from a work based on the authors politics.

C. Biographical information about the author must be considered when evaluating literature.

D. Literature is inextricably connected to its creator.

1812. In Becketts Waiting for Godot, which of the following statements best describes the plays setting ?
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A. Flowery and ornate

B. Ancient and sophisticated

C. Futuristic and technologically advanced

D. Stark and sterile
1813. What do many contemporary theorists find problematic about the literary canon ?
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A. It includes too few works by non-white writers.

B. It includes too few works by non- European writers.

C. It includes too few works by women.

D. All of the above answers are correct.
1814. Jacques Derridas concept of diffrance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?
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A. All of the above answers are correct.

B. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.

C. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.

D. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.

1816. In a Freudian approach to literature, concave images are usually seen as____________?
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A. Female symbols

B. Male symbols

C. Evidence of an Oedipus complex

D. Phallic symbols

1817. A gothic novel will probably not deal with which of the following themes ?
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A. The supernatural

B. Love

C. The sublime

D. The manners and traditions of the upper classes
1818. Who is the author of Symposium ?
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A. Dante

B. Longinus

C. Plato

D. Aristotle

1819. What is double consciousness _______________?
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A. A concept developed by W.E.B Du Bois

B. All of the above answers are correct.

C. An early aspect of ethnic criticism

D. An understanding of how double experiences create identity

1820. Plato used the word mimesis in relation to literature with the meaning ?
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A. Interpretation

B. Representation

C. Copying

D. Criticism of life

1821. What does Sidney say about the observance of the three Dramatic Unities in drama ?
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A. They must be observed

B. It is not necessary to observe them

C. He favours the observance of the Unity of Action only

D. Their observance depends upon the nature of the theme of the play

1822. Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of pathos ?
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A. Pathos refers to a writers ability to inspire action in readers.

B. Pathos refers to a writers presentation of character and image.

C. Pathos refers to a writers ability to present evidence.

D. Pathos refers to a writers ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.
1823. Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?
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A. Roland Barthes

B. Viktor Shklovsky

C. Ferdinand de Saussure

D. Michel Foucault

1824. Which of the following statements offers the best definition of an epistolary novel ?
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A. A novel set in the past

B. A novel that consists entirely of dialogue

C. A novel that consists of a series of documents, such as diary entries, letters, and newspaper articles

D. A novel that is set in the countryside of Europe

1825. What is the purpose of feminist theory ?
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A. All of the above answers are correct.

B. To create literary subjects with which female readers can identify

C. To critique phallocentric assumptions about literature

D. To advocate for womens rights

1827. 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 attaining the throne of Denmark, of which Ophelia is a symbol.

B. Hamlet desires revenge, not Ophelia.

C. Hamlet desires Ophelia, but only when she is unattainable.

D. Hamlet desires his mother, not Ophelia.

1828. Literary Theory and Criticism________________?
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A. Dryden

B. Dr. Johnson

C. Pope

D. Addison

1829. Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on_____________?
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A. translation issues.

B. the typographical structures of literary texts.

C. how children relate to their parents in terms of literary texts.

D. the psychologies of individual authors.
1830. Which of the following offers the best definition of a fable ?
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A. A story that takes place in the distant past

B. A story told to little children

C. A light-hearted, humorous story in which viewers are shown proper ways to behave

D. A story in which the author provides an explicit moral
1831. 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 does not incorporate economic concerns

C. A form of literary criticism based on linguistic analysis

D. A form of literary criticism that is based on historical context
1832. What does the critical term esemplatic mean ?
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A. Negative capability

B. Power of imagination

C. The unifying power

D. Ability to coin new word

1834. On Translating Homer is written by________________?
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A. T. S. ELiot

B. William Hazlit

C. Mathew Arnold

D. Walter Pater

1835. A postmodern play would most likely not make use of which of the following theatrical traditions ?
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A. A pastiche of different literary and historical sources

B. Nonlinear storytelling and the embracement of popular culture

C. Video clips and the use of popular music

D. A minimalist stage and strict adherence to the script
1836. Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a novel of manners ?
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A. A novel that attacks the lower classes

B. A novel set in Europe in the 18th century

C. A novel that explores the behavior and values of a particular class of people

D. A novel that explores class conflict

1837. In Shakespeares Sonnet 18, the poet does which of the following ?
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A. Compares his love to a turbulent sea

B. Compares his love to a winter storm

C. Compares his love to a summers day

D. Compares his love to his fear of death

1838. Platos Republic is written in the form of______________?
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A. Poetry

B. Drama

C. Narrative mode

D. Dialogue
1839. Which of the following is a component of a gothic novel ?
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A. a villain

B. An atmosphere of dread, fear, and darkness

C. A hero or protagonist who is tempted

D. All of these

E. An isolated protagonist

1843. The term collective unconscious is coined by_____________?
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A. Carl Jung

B. Ernest Jones

C. Erik Erikson

D. Sigmund Freud

1844. In his essay, The Significance of Fictionalizing, Wolfgang Iser argues which of the following points ?
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A. All of these.

B. Fictionalizing reality is a basic human need.

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

D. Historically, writers have been considered liars or at the very least irrelevant.

1846. In her text, History of the Novel, How does Dr. Agatha Taormina define the novel ?
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A. A narrative with a unified, plausible plot structure

B. All of these

C. A narrative that emphasizes character development

D. A narrative that conveys the illusion of reality

1847. A picaresque novel dramatizes the life of what kind of person ?
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A. A lowborn, wandering adventurer

B. A member of the royalty

C. A member of the middle class engaging in self-exploration

D. A child as he or she develops into an adult

1848. What is affective fallacy ?
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A. All of the above answers are correct.

B. A term that suggests that a critic should study the structural and thematic elements of a poem rather than the effect it has on the emotions of the reader

C. An important term in the field of New Historicism

D. A term first used by literary theorists William Wimsatt and Monroe Beardsley

1850. A play that begins in medias res________________?
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A. begins with a preview of the plays conclusion.

B. opens by plunging the viewer into a crucial series of events.

C. introduces the characters of the play one by one.

D. begins at the apparent end of the story.