In Caedmon’s Hymn, the poet borrows the language of which literary form ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?

   A. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.
   B. The poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.
   C. The poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship.
   D. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

2. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

3. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

4. Shelley’s “Hymn to Intellectual Beauty” suggests that _________________?

   A. Beauty can be understood only through metaphysics
   B. Anything that is intellectual cannot be beautiful
   C. Beauty is missing from the world
   D. The source of beauty cannot be known, and that beauty can only be felt

5. HYMN TO ADVERSITY is a poem by_______________?

   A. Thomas gray
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Edward gibbon
   D. William Blake

6. Milton in “Samson Agonistes” uses a Chorus, which he borrows from what previous genre ?

   A. Medieval Mystery Plays
   B. Greek Epic
   C. Greek Drama
   D. French Chanson de Gestes

7. Some critics of literary theory argue that literary theory is problematic for which reason ?

   A. Literary theory tends to be too political.
   B. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text.
   C. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

8. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?

   A. An awareness of the historical circumstances surrounding a text’s production
   B. A set of objective criteria for critical analysis
   C. An awareness of the economic circumstances surrounding a literary text
   D. Strict criteria for evaluating the quality of a literary text

9. What is the difference between traditional literary criticism and post-New Criticism literary theory ?

   A. Traditional literary criticism is mainly focused on exploring gender issues.
   B. Traditional literary criticism only examines pre-20th-century literary texts.
   C. Traditional literary criticism focused on tracking influences and textual allusions and considering the historical contexts of literary texts.
   D. Traditional literary criticism attempted to consider the psychological aspects of literary texts.

10. Literary divisions are not always exact, but we draw them because they are often convenient. The majority of English literary periods are named after_______________?

    A. The leading characteristic of the age
    B. Monarchs or political events
    C. The primary author of the age
    D. The language of the age