2002. The New Critics were_________________?
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A. Feminist critics

B. Marxist critics

C. Formalist critics

D. Psychological Critics

2003. Jane Austens Northanger Abbey pursues which of the following themes ?
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A. The danger in not recognizing the difference between reality and fiction

B. The conflict between marriages based on love and those based on money

C. The ways in which appearances dont always match realities

D. All of these
2004. What is false consciousness ?
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A. A feminist term for the state that occurs when texts written by women are not considered in the study of literature

B. A term for the false neuroses expressed in dreams

C. Another term for the unconscious

D. An ideology that involves dominating the consciousness of exploited classes
2005. What is the meaning of the term Anagnorisis as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?
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A. The heros recognition of his tragic flaw

B. The heros ignorance about his tragic flaw

C. The heros recognition of his adversary

D. The heros recognition of his tragic end

2006. Which of the following statements best explains the main objective of New Historicism ?
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A. Texts are examined to determine how they reveal social realities.

B. Texts are examined to see how colonizers and the colonized interact.

C. Texts are examined to determine the authors intent.

D. Texts are examined to see how the formal aspects of the text create meaning.

2007. Which of the following offers the best definition of the concept of narrative poetry ?
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A. A narrative poem has a plot and tells a story.

B. A narrative poem is a poem written in the style of a conversation.

C. A narrative poem is vague and difficult in style.

D. A narrative poem is a poem that does not have a plot or tell a story.

2008. According to Dr. Taormina, Victorian novelists generally________________?
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A. wanted to subvert middle class values.

B. had a negative view of human nature.

C. wrote in a hyperrealistic fashion.

D. accepted middle class values.
2011. What is dialogism ?
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A. A term developed by Mikhail Bakhtin

B. A term used to describe how texts include a variety of styles

C. A term used to explain the use of multiple points of view in literature

D. All of the above answers are correct.
2013. Feminist criticism focuses on exploring which of the following aspects of literary texts ?
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A. The psychologies of female writers

B. How women are portrayed in literary texts

C. All of these

D. How women have been socially oppressed in literary texts

2014. The statements below are parts of the steps on How to Analyze a Play. Which comes in as second thing to do before writing a critical essay of a play ?
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A. Analyze the Staging

B. Identify External Factors Related to the Work

C. Interpret the Play

D. Analyze the Essential Elements of the Play

2016. What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?
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A. Examining only female-authored literature more critically

B. Considering womens literature outside of its historical context

C. Becoming more familiar with the history of women and womens writing

D. All of the above answers are correct.

2018. Sophocles Oedipus the King explores which of the following themes ?
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A. Fate and free will

B. The power of religious faith

C. The corruptive force of technology

D. Disobedient children

2019. What is one reason that Mystery Plays are referred to as such ?
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A. They were produced by medieval craft guilds, which were knows as mysteries.

B. They were written by medieval mystics.

C. They explore mysterious religious topics.

D. They involve the solving of a crime.

2020. According to Dr. Frances Pritchetts version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqis The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative, what is the difference between a historical narrative and a historical novel ?
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A. Faruqi actually argues that historical novels do not exist.

B. A historical narrative tells only part of the story surrounding a historical event; a historical novel tells the whole story.

C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.

D. A historical narrative and a historical novel are the same thing.

2021. Which of the following statements about the plot of Shakespeares Hamlet is not true ?
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A. Hamlet doubts the proper course of action to take.

B. Hamlet is deeply disturbed by his fathers death.

C. It is never proven within the play that Claudius murdered King Hamlet.

D. Ophelia dies by drowning.

2023. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, gender theory attempts to bring which of the following to literary texts ?
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A. All of these.

B. An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity

C. An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures

D. An understanding of gender as a human construct

2024. According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child _______________?
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A. is able to separate the I from the Other.

B. refuses maternal bonds.

C. looks into a mirror for the first time.

D. All of the above answers are correct.

2025. What is New Historicism ?
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A. A theory that abandons the idea of history as an imitation of events

B. All of the above answers are correct.

C. A theory that sees history as a form of writing and discourse

D. A theory that regards history as a series of narratives

2026. According to the Geneva School, what is the function of the reader ?
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A. Understanding the authors ideas in the context of the real world

B. Entering the authors mind through his or her literary works

C. All of the above answers are correct.

D. Reproducing the authors thoughts in a critical context

2028. Which of the following lines of poetry is written in iambic pentameter ?
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A. To be or not to be, that is the question.

B. I wandered lonely as a cloud.

C. I played about the front gate, pulling flowers.

D. And the world didnt even think of stopping for me.

2029. Which of the following texts provides the best example of defamiliarization ?
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A. Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness

B. Aristotles Poetics

C. Leo Tolstoys The Kreutzer Sonata

D. W.E.B. Du Boiss The Souls of Black Folk

2030. 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 modern society on human suffering

C. All of the above answers are correct.

D. The effect of literature in enlightening the human mind

2031. With what literary critic is the term the author function most closely associated ?
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A. Jacques Lacan

B. Michel Foucault

C. Jacques Derrida

D. Claude Lvi-Strauss

2032. Which of the following assertions would William Wordsworth most likely agree with ?
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A. Poetry should be written in the common language of ordinary people.

B. Poetry should rhyme.

C. Poetry should focus on the lives and thoughts of elite people.

D. Poetry should never concern itself with the natural world.

2033. In his preface to Lyrical Ballads, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?
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A. Typically poetic and fanciful language

B. Common, everyday language

C. Ancient languages

D. Complicated and difficult language

2034. Which of the following may be an antagonist to the protagonist of a novel ?
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A. Society

B. Another character

C. All of these

D. The protagonist

2035. What does a prologue serve to do in a Greek tragedy or comedy ?
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A. Remind the viewers of what kind of play they are viewing

B. Introduce the main characters

C. Preview the plays conclusion

D. Provide insight into the plays mythological background
2036. Ultimately, the literary theory of deconstruction argues that ?
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A. the meaning of a text always relies on context.

B. texts are always heterogeneous.

C. any system for the production of meaning is inevitably bound by context, yet also limitless.

D. All of the above answers are correct.
2037. Which of the following descriptions best defines the literary theory known as formalism ?
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A. An approach that emphasizes the historical context of a text

B. An approach that emphasizes racial issues in a text

C. An approach that emphasizes literary devices in a text

D. An approach that emphasizes the biographical intent of a text

2038. The statements below are steps on How to Read and Understand an Expository Essay. Which comes in as an initial thing to do before writing an expository essay ?
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A. Analysis of the Author

B. All of the above answers are correct.

C. Identify the Mode of Development

D. Subsequent Readings/Reviews

2040. In his essay What Is an Author? what position(s) on authorship does Michel Foucault take ?
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A. The names of authors serve a classificatory function.

B. The idea of the author came into being at a certain point in history.

C. All of the above answers are correct.

D. The author may not always exist.

2041. Some critics of literary theory argue that literary theory is problematic for which reason ?
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A. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text.

B. Literary theory tends to be too political.

C. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies.

D. All of the above answers are correct.
2043. Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of logos ?
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A. Logos refers to a writers ability to present evidence.

B. Logos refers to a writers ability to inspire action in readers.

C. Logos refers to a writers presentation of character and image.

D. Logos refers to a writers ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.

2044. How do Marxist theorists react to ideology ?
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A. All of the above answers are correct.

B. They accept ideology as an essential, although sometimes problematic, part of society.

C. They subject all ideologies to critique in order to expose biased interests.

D. They reject the idea that ideology has real effects on social progress.

2045. How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?
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A. New Historicism rejects the idea that history is neutral.

B. New Historicism does not make strict delineations between literary and non-literary texts.

C. New Historicism takes a particular interest in marginalized peoples.

D. All of the above answers are correct.
2046. What are some common criticisms of literary theory ?
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A. The reasoning of theory is often too circular

B. Theory has replaced literary appreciation with formulas for understanding

C. All of the above answers are correct

D. Many theories have been pushed too far into abstraction

2047. With which theorist is the term implied reader associated ?
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A. William Wimsatt

B. Cleanth Brooks

C. Wolfgang Iser

D. Harold Bloom

2048. In Shakespeares Hamlet, what does Hamlet mean when he states that, there is more in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy ?
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A. Heaven exists on earth.

B. There is such a thing as an afterlife.

C. There are some aspects of existence that cannot be explained through reason.

D. Dreams always tell the truth.

2050. Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the concept of strange attractors in chaos theory ?
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A. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are entirely random.

B. Strange attractors are complex forces that are determined by the laws of physics.

C. Strange attractors are mysterious forces that are both random and determined.

D. Strange attractors are complex forces that are entirely random