Aristotle’s critical work is entitled_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is a critical work of Ben Jonson ?

   A. Discourse of English Poetry
   B. Discoveries
   C. Arte of English Poesie
   D. An Apologie for Poetrie

2. Among the following which is not a work by Aristotle ?

   A. Ethics
   B. Metaphysics
   C. Rhetoric
   D. Ars Poetica

3. What approach is described by the paragraph? Users of this approach believe that all information essential to the interpretation of a work must be found within the work itself; there is no need to bring in outside information about the history, politics, or society of the time, or about the author’s life ?

   A. Historical/Biographical Approach
   B. Moral/ Philosophical Approach
   C. Formalism
   D. Psychological Approach

4. Everyday before the Fall Adam and Eve went out to work. What did their work consist of ?

   A. Hunting and gathering food
   B. Tending to the Garden of Eden
   C. Building shelter to live in
   D. Naming all God’s creatures and plants

5. What type of work is the work The Faerie Queene ?

   A. pastoral work
   B. religious work
   C. allegorical work
   D. natural work

6. This critical approach assumes that language does not refer to any external reality. It can assert several, contradictory interpretations of one text ?

   A. Deconstructionism
   B. Formalist Criticism
   C. Structuralism
   D. Mimetic Criticism

7. The statements below are steps on “How to Read a Short Story Critically”. Which comes in as the last thing to do in the critical reading of a narrative ?

   A. Analyze the Structure of the Story
   B. Analyze Rhetorical Elements
   C. Analyze the Meaning of the Story (Interpretation)
   D. Analyze the Essential Elements of the Story

8. What does the critical term ’esemplatic’ mean ?

   A. The unifying power
   B. Ability to coin new word
   C. Power of imagination
   D. Negative capability

9. The statements below are parts of the steps on “How to Explicate Poetry”. Which comes in as second to the last thing to do before writing a critical essay of a poem ?

   A. Interpret the Poem.
   B. Introduce External Support.
   C. Analyze the Elements of the Poem
   D. Evaluate the Poem.

10. A critic argues that in John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes,” the shearing of Samson’s locks is symbolic of his castration at the hands of Delilah. What kind of critical approach is this critic using ?

    A. Mimetic approach
    B. Formalist approach
    C. Historical approach
    D. Psychological approach