Literary Theory and Criticism

A. Sophocles
B. Plautus
C. Plato
D. Critus

A. Aristotle
B. Viktor Shklovsky
C. Stanley Fish
D. Toni Morrison

A. Theory has replaced literary appreciation with formulas for understanding
B. The reasoning of theory is often too circular
C. Many theories have been pushed too far into abstraction
D. All of the above answers are correct

A. Art presents only part of the world
B. Art describes only what appears and not what is real
C. Art tells lies about the world
D. Art is an exaggeration of the world

A. It represents the nature
B. It contributes to the spiritual growth of people
C. It shows a tragedy
D. It imitates nobility

A. Carlyle
B. Ruskin
C. T. S. Eliot
D. F. R. Leavis

A. Dryden
B. Pope
C. Dr. Johnson
D. Addison

A. Oedipus the Rex
B. Oedipus at Colonus
C. Antigone
D. Jocasta, the Queen of Thebes

A. How women really feel about male writers
B. The inscription of womanhood and femininity in texts
C. Second-wave feminism
D. Psychological studies of women

A. They accept ideology as an essential, although sometimes problematic, part of society.
B. They subject all ideologies to critique in order to expose biased interests.
C. They reject the idea that ideology has real effects on social progress.
D. All of the above answers are correct.