Introduction to Literary Studies

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

A. A minimalist stage and strict adherence to the script
B. Video clips and the use of popular music
C. Nonlinear storytelling and the embracement of popular culture
D. A pastiche of different literary and historical sources

A. How women are portrayed in literary texts
B. The psychologies of female writers
C. How women have been socially oppressed in literary texts
D. All of these

A. Lamentation, in which the speaker demonstrates grief
B. Praise and admiration for the dead
C. Consolation and solace
D. All of these

A. The language in which they are written
B. The way they view reality
C. The way they are structured
D. The type of people who write them

A. I began driving at the age of 16 and have never been involved in a serious car accident.
B. No one under the age of 18 should be allowed to drive.
C. Research has demonstrated that some people under the age of 18 do not have the proper judgment skills to handle operating a car.
D. Every year countless people are killed by drivers under the age of 18.

A. She is mature and realistic.
B. She is immature and has difficulty recognizing the difference between fact and fiction.
C. She is a matchmaker trying to set up romances between her friends, all the while unable to find true love herself.
D. B and C

A. Marxist criticism
B. Reader-response criticism
C. Psychoanalytic criticism
D. New Criticism

A. Character
B. Setting
C. Plot
D. All of these

A. passive readers and critics of literary texts.
B. involved in critical conversations about literary texts.
C. capable of realizing that the viewpoints of some critics are more important than others.
D. aware that Hamlet is a remarkable work of literature.