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Introduction to Literary Studies

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

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

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

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What is one reason that Mystery Plays are referred to as such ?

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What is one reason that Mystery Plays are referred to as such ?

A. They involve the solving of a crime.
B. They explore mysterious religious topics.
C. They were written by medieval mystics.
D. They were produced by medieval craft guilds, which were knows as “mysteries”.

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Which of the following statements offers the best characterization of a Greek tragedy ?

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Which of the following statements offers the best characterization of a Greek tragedy ?

A. In a Greek tragedy, evil people are vanquished by the forces of good.
B. In a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.
C. In a Greek tragedy, the hero suffers but always survives at the end of the play.
D. In a Greek tragedy, the tragic hero dies at the end of the play.

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Which of the following statements demonstrates the use of pathos ?

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Which of the following statements demonstrates the use of pathos ?

A. According to research, 22 percent of the American population owns an unsecured handgun.
B. I own a handgun and keep it in a secure place in my house.
C. Every month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.
D. Handguns don’t kill people, people do

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According to Anthony DiMatteo’s “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’”, how does Shakespeare tend to present political rulers in Hamlet?

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According to Anthony DiMatteo’s “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’”, how does Shakespeare tend to present political rulers in Hamlet?

A. Shakespeare presents political rulers as flawless, perfect human beings.
B. Shakespeare presents political rulers as often meeting ruinous and violent endings.
C. Shakespeare only presents fictional political rulers and does not explore any political realities.
D. Shakespeare considers all political rulers to be corrupt.

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The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?

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The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?

A. a feeling of being disconnected from the world.
B. a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.
C. terror at the thought of death.
D. a realization of one’s empowered position in the world.

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