Introduction to Literary Studies

A. wanted to subvert middle class values.
B. accepted middle class values.
C. wrote in a hyperrealistic fashion.
D. had a negative view of human nature.

A. Simplicity in language, brevity in form, and humorousness in attitude
B. Complexity in language, lengthiness in form, and seriousness in attitude
C. Simplicity in language, lengthiness in form, and humorousness in attitude
D. Complexity in language, brevity in form, and humorousness in attitude

A. A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts
B. A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis
C. A narrative without characters
D. A narrative that takes place in the past.

A. a disturbed and insane man.
B. a man of tremendous humor, simplicity, and innate goodness and kindness.
C. a depressed but ultimately good and nonviolent man.
D. a wicked and manipulative man.

A. As a crazed fool
B. As a profound philosophical genius
C. As boyish and immature
D. As a brilliant warrior

A. The world can be fully understood if people listen closely to what others are saying.
B. Good things, including salvation, come to those who are patient.
C. Redemption comes from surrendering to a higher power.
D. People are fundamentally unable to realize any sort of inherent meaning in existence.

A. Hamlet is depressed yet highly intelligent.
B. Hamlet is naive and simple minded.
C. Hamlet is spoiled and manipulative.
D. Hamlet is intellectually passive and deeply frightened of his father’s ghost.

A. They were not popular with ancient Greek audiences.
B. They were usually set in the past.
C. They were almost never set in the past.
D. They were often done in honor of the Greek god Zeus.

A. All novelists are painters at heart.
B. George du Maurier felt that black-andwhite illustrators could be as important as novelists and painters.
C. George du Maurier attacked the social position of the novelist in his illustrations.
D. George du Maurier was a tremendous influence on Victorian novelists.

A. readers choose their favorite works of literature.
B. readers experience a literary work.
C. readers decide which works of literature to read.
D. readers develop their own unique and personal critical discourses.