Which of the following describes the precolonial era’s literature styles ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The Jacobean era succeeds the ___________and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period ?

   A. Elizabethan era
   B. English Reformation
   C. England
   D. Tudor period

2. Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?

   A. studied melancholy and aestheticism
   B. sincere earnestness and Protestant zeal
   C. raucous celebration mixed with self congratulatory sophistication
   D. paranoid introspection and cryptic dissent

3. Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?

   A. studied melancholy and aestheticism
   B. sincere earnestness and Protestant zeal
   C. raucous celebration mixed with selfcongratulatory sophistication
   D. paranoid introspection and cryptic dissent

4. Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences ?

   A. Langland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.
   B. Chaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.
   C. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
   D. Most of Chaucer’s poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland’s was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.

5. Which of the following statements best describes Cleanth Brooks’s attitude towards studying literature ?

   A. Critics should examine historical information surrounding a literary work.
   B. Critics should develop universal readings of texts.
   C. Critics should attempt to paraphrase texts in order to find out what they mean.
   D. Critics should look at the biographical information of authors.

6. Which of the following statements best describes Cleanth Brooks’s attitude towards studying literature ?

   A. Critics should examine historical information surrounding a literary work.
   B. Critics should develop universal readings of texts.
   C. Critics should consider evolving notions of a text over time.
   D. Critics should attempt to paraphrase texts in order to find out what they mean

7. This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

8. The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?

   A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
   B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
   C. Their readers’ primary language was English.
   D. a and c only

9. The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?

   A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
   B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
   C. Their readers’ primary language was English.
   D. A and C only

10. Which of the following charges were commonly leveled at the novel by its detractors at the dawn of the Romantic era ?

    A. Too many of its readers were women.
    B. It required less skill than other genres.
    C. It lacked the classical pedigree of poetry and drama.
    D. all of the above