According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child _______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child_________________?

   A. refuses maternal bonds.
   B. is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”
   C. looks into a mirror for the first time.
   D. first engages with speech.

2. Which of the following statements best represents Lacan’s view of Ophelia in his essay, “Desire and the Interpretation of Desire in ’Hamlet’” ?

   A. Hamlet desires his mother, not Ophelia.
   B. Hamlet desires revenge, not Ophelia.
   C. Hamlet desires Ophelia, but only when she is unattainable.
   D. Hamlet desires attaining the throne of Denmark, of which Ophelia is a symbol.

3. Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?

   A. His political views
   B. His will to imaginative freedom
   C. His will to sexual freedom
   D. Both B and C

4. Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that____________?

   A. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
   B. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
   C. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

5. In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?

   A. No fixed, stable meaning is possible.
   B. Language must be studied in conjunction with history in order to create meaning.
   C. Literature is timeless, and thus meaning does not change.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

6. Who wrote “Mirror for Magistrates” ?

   A. Thomas Sacville
   B. Thomas Wyatt
   C. Thomas lodge
   D. Thomas Kyde

7. Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that___________?

   A. mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
   B. prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
   C. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
   D. evolved exclusively as a function of our individual psyche.

8. In Of Grammatology, Jacques Derrida argues what about literature ?

   A. No fixed, stable meaning is possible.
   B. Language must be studied in conjunction with history in order to create meaning.
   C. There is no potential for multiple and differing meanings in a work of literature.
   D. Literature is timeless, and thus meaning does not change.

9. This feminist critic proposed that all female characters in literature are in at least one of the following stages of development: the feminine, feminist, or female stage ?

   A. Virginia Woolf
   B. Elaine Showalter
   C. Mary Wolstencraft
   D. Ellen Mores

10. William Shakespeare was______________ child of John and Mary?

    A. second
    B. fourth
    C. third
    D. fifth