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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the term Bildungsroman ?

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Which of the following statements offers the best definition of the term Bildungsroman ?

A. A story of one person’s fall from grace and into destruction
B. A story of one person’s growth and development within a particular social order
C. A story of one person’s success within a capitalistic economic system
D. A story of one person’s selfrealization and attempt to return to innocence

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Which of the following offers the best description of literary theory ?

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Which of the following offers the best description of literary theory ?

A. Literary theory involves coming to a precise understanding of a writer’s psychology.
B. Literary theory involves measuring the quality of a literary work.
C. Literary theory involves considering the publication history of literary texts.
D. Literary theory involves describing the underlying principles of a literary work.

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Which of the following offers the best definition of a theatrical tragedy ?

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Which of the following offers the best definition of a theatrical tragedy ?

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

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Dr. Allen Shoaf’s essay, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, argues which of the following points ?

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Dr. Allen Shoaf’s essay, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, argues which of the following points ?

A. Hamlet’s father’s ghost is not really a ghost.
B. Hamlet feels a sense of desire for both his mother and his father.
C. Hamlet is truly insane in the play.
D. Hamlet is an impossible play to truly understand.

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Which of the following lines provides an example of a poetic apostrophe ?

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Which of the following lines provides an example of a poetic apostrophe ?

A. “She is a woman of beauty and wonder.”
B. “Death, that which feels nothing.”
C. “Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour: / England hath need of thee.”
D. “I wandered lonely as a cloud.”

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Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?

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Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?

A. A play in which characters make humorous remarks
B. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better
C. A play in which no characters die or suffer
D. A play in which elite members of society are mocked

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Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif ?

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Which of the following offers the best definition of the literary term motif ?

A. A recurring element in a story that is symbolically significant
B. A character’s fatal flaw
C. A rhyme scheme
D. A character’s moment of selfrealization in a narrative

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Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of ethos ?

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Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of ethos ?

A. Ethos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
B. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
C. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
D. Ethos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.

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As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?

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As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?

A. An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s 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

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In his preface to “Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?

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In his preface to “Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?

A. Typically poetic and fanciful language
B. Ancient languages
C. Complicated and difficult language
D. Common, everyday language

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English Literature Mcqs, Introduction to Literary Studies