A. The need for linguistic correctness as exemplified in his Dictionary
B. The promise of universal knowledge as epitomized by the Encyclopédie
C. The ultimate impossibility of achieving happiness, as espoused in his poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes”
D. The need for self-sufficiency as detailed in novels like Robinson Crusoe
Related Mcqs:
- Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary of the English Language most reflects an 18thcentury interest in which of the following ?
A. Classification, order, and judgment
B. Romantic origins
C. Linguistic indeterminacy
D. Subjective experience - According to Samuel Johnson, \No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for_____________?
A. love.\
B. honor.\
C. money.\
D. his party.\ - According to Samuel Johnson, “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for_____________?
A. love.”
B. honor.”
C. money.”
D. his party.” - 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 - “O my death mother! I am miserable, truly miserable! But yet, don’t be frightened, I am honest! God, of his goodness, keep me so!” These lines characterize Samuel Richardson’s Pamela in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______________?
A. through the personal, direct appeal enabled by his epistolary form.
B. by emphasizing the character’s fright.
C. by emphasizing sexual morality.
D. through the sentimental attempt to make readers strongly identify with the character’s feelings. - Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe similarly reflect the forces giving rise to the novel in which of the following ways ?
A. Their imperialist settings reflect the interest in faraway lands that led to adventure novels.
B. Both emphasize romantic relationships that play up the importance of women readers.
C. Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.
D. Their epistolary forms reflect an increasing political interest in subjective feelings. - Dr. Ian Johnson suggests which of the following ideas about the play, “Henry V” ?
A. That it is a satire of European monarchies
B. That none of the characters undergo
a remarkable shift in personality over the course of the play
C. That it is historically accurate
D. That it is an incomplete play and possibly not authored by Shakespeare - Regarding the observance of the three Classical Unities in a play, Dr. Johnson’s view is that ?
A. Only the Unity of Time should be observed
B. Only the Unity of Place should be observed
C. Only the Unity of Action should be observed
D. All the three Unities should be observed - What was the primary significance of “The Book of American Negro Poetry” (1922), edited by James Weldon Johnson ?
A. It established an authoritative and unquestionable canon of African American poetry.
B. It inspired Harlem Renaissance writers to establish a tradition of African American poetry.
C. It presented African American writers to a previously indifferent white audience.
D. It provided literary criticism on African American poetry. - The first play of Ben Johnson is ____________?
A. Every Man in His Humour
B. Cynthia Revels
C. The Alchemist
D. Epicene or The Silent WomanSubmitted by: Shabana
