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English Literature Mcqs

In his introductory lecture, how does Paul Fry define literary theory ?

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In his introductory lecture, how does Paul Fry define literary theory ?

A. A hypothesis about how literary texts can be understood
B. A methodology for applying ideas to literary texts
C. The practice of interpreting literary texts
D. A trend in university English departments

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Which of the following lines of poetry is written in iambic pentameter ?

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Which of the following lines of poetry is written in iambic pentameter ?

A. “To be or not to be, that is the question.”
B. “And the world didn’t even think of stopg for me.”
C. “I played about the front gate, pulling flowers.”
D. “I wandered lonely as a cloud.”

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Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on_____________?

English Literature Mcqs, Introduction to Literary Studies /
Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on_____________?

A. the psychologies of individual authors.
B. the typographical structures of literary texts.
C. translation issues.
D. how children relate to their parents in terms of literary texts.

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In Dr. R. Allen Shoaf’s 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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In Dr. R. Allen Shoaf’s article, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, Shoaf argues which of the following points about the relationship between Hamlet and his mother ?

A. Hamlet is placed in a position that can be conceptualized as feminine.
B. Hamlet despises his mother and suspects she has killed his father.
C. Hamlet is entirely masculinized throughout the play, and thus, is ultimately unlike his mother in terms of his position in the play.
D. Hamlet has a personality disorder.

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Which of the following statements about the plot of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is not true ?

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Which of the following statements about the plot of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is not true ?

A. Hamlet is deeply disturbed by his father’s death.
B. It is never proven within the play that Claudius murdered King Hamlet.
C. Hamlet doubts the proper course of action to take.
D. Ophelia dies by drowning.

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Which of the following serves as the best definition of the literary critical practice of formalism ?

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Which of the following serves as the best definition of the literary critical practice of formalism ?

A. Formalism focuses on examining how a text exemplifies its writer’s psychology.
B. Formalism focuses on examining the structural dynamics of poems.
C. Formalism focuses on examining the use of literary devices within a literary text.
D. Formalism focuses on examining the historical contexts and backgrounds of literary texts.

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Which of the following poetic lines is an example of a couplet ?

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Which of the following poetic lines is an example of a couplet ?

A. “Into my head there will come / a beach of cotton, a dock where from.”
B. “To kiss the sky / to be the sun / is to live forever.”
C. “I heard a car crash / just as I died.”
D. “Death comes for all of us / even you.”

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What is the relationship between the practices of New Historicism and New Criticism ?

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What is the relationship between the practices of New Historicism and New Criticism ?

A. New Historicism was a reaction against New Criticism, which was seen as too narrowly focused on text rather than context.
B. Both fields of literary study are American in origin.
C. New Historicism is simply an early form of Cultural Materialism.
D. Both fields of study are strictly focused on how readers interpret and invent meanings for literary texts.

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Which of the following statements best defines the poetic form of the villanelle ?

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Which of the following statements best defines the poetic form of the villanelle ?

A. A poem that has no rhyme scheme
B. A poem that eulogizes the dead
C. A poem that carries a pattern on two rhymes and offers an alternating refrain
D. A poem that celebrates the life of a cruel person

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English Literature Mcqs, Introduction to Literary Studies