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introduction to literary studies Mcqs

21. A work of criticism that considers how English imperialism affected native Indian authors would be an example of_______________?
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A. Marxist theory

B. deconstruction

C. psychoanalytic theory

D. postcolonial theory

22. Which of the following are examples of poetic structures ?
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A. Lines of text with words that rhyme at the end

B. Unrhymed lines

C. A continuous block of text

D. All of these

23. A picaresque novel dramatizes the life of what kind of person ?
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A. A member of the royalty

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

C. A lowborn, wandering adventurer

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

24. Which of the following statements best describes Catherine Moreland in Northanger Abbey ?
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A. She is immature and has difficulty recognizing the difference between fact and fiction.

B. B and C

C. She is mature and realistic.

D. She is a matchmaker trying to set up romances between her friends, all the while unable to find true love herself.

25. Which of the following offers the best definition of a fable ?
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A. A story told to little children

B. A story that takes place in the distant past

C. A story in which the author provides an explicit moral

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

26. Which of the following represents a stage of development in the poetic form of the elegy ?
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A. All of these

B. Consolation and solace

C. Lamentation, in which the speaker demonstrates grief

D. Praise and admiration for the dead

27. According to Dr. Mark Canadas An Introduction to the Novel, Richard Chase identifies which of the following as a main difference between novels and romances ?
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A. The way they are structured

B. The way they view reality

C. The type of people who write them

D. The language in which they are written

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

B. William Shakespeares Sonnet 18

C. Audens Paysage Moralis

D. Pounds In a Station of the Metro

29. Which of the following statements demonstrates use of logos ?
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A. I began driving at the age of 16 and have never been involved in a serious car accident.

B. Research has demonstrated that some people under the age of 18 do not have the proper judgment skills to handle operating a car.

C. No one under the age of 18 should be allowed to drive.

D. Every year countless people are killed by drivers under the age of 18.

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

B. The manners and traditions of the upper classes

C. Love

D. The sublime

31. Gerald Graffs They Say, I Say encourages students to become______________?
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A. passive readers and critics of literary texts.

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

C. involved in critical conversations about literary texts.

D. aware that Hamlet is a remarkable work of literature.

32. Which of the following statements best describes the worldview represented by postmodern theater ?
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A. Mainstream audiences are so shallow that it is not worth writing plays for them.

B. Universal truth doesnt exist, and audience members must discover truth for themselves.

C. The world is a bright and interesting place.

D. The world is so complex that it does not require literature or theater.

33. Which of the following statements demonstrates the use of pathos ?
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A. Handguns dont kill people, people do

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

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

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

34. Which of the following offers the best definition of a theatrical tragedy ?
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A. A play in which no form of humor appears

B. A play in which someone gets revenge

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

D. A play that depicts the downfall of a noble person

35. Which of the following descriptions of Jane Austens Northanger Abbey seems most appropriate ?
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A. It is a horror novel.

B. It offers a critique of Romantic poetry and ideology.

C. It is a memoir based on Jane Austens childhood.

D. It serves to parody gothic novels.

36. In poetry, each unit of rhythm is known as______________?
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A. a meter.

B. a foot.

C. a measure.

D. a line.

37. In Dr. R. Allen Shoafs article, Hamlet: Like Mother, Like Son, Shoaf argues which of the following points about the relationship between Hamlet and his mother ?
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A. Hamlet despises his mother and suspects she has killed his father.

B. Hamlet is placed in a position that can be conceptualized as feminine.

C. Hamlet has a personality disorder.

D. Hamlet is entirely masculinized throughout the play, and thus, is ultimately unlike his mother in terms of his position in the play.

38. Which of the following poetic lines is an example of a couplet ?
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A. I heard a car crash / just as I died.

B. Death comes for all of us / even you.

C. To kiss the sky / to be the sun / is to live forever.

D. Into my head there will come / a beach of cotton, a dock where from.

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

B. begins at the apparent end of the story.

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

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

40. Which of the following lines of poetry is written in iambic pentameter ?
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A. I wandered lonely as a cloud.

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

C. To be or not to be, that is the question.

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

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