Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?

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1. Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?

   A. Ferdinand de Saussure
   B. Viktor Shklovsky
   C. Roland Barthes
   D. Michel Foucault

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

   A. Literary theory does not offer a holistic interpretation of a text.
   B. Literary theory depends on specialized knowledge that is outside the realm of literary studies.
   C. Literary theory is sometimes very abstract and difficult to read.
   D. All of the above.

3. 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.

4. As a mode of literary criticism or theory, gender theory attempts to bring which of the following to literary texts ?

   A. An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures
   B. An understanding of gender as a human construct
   C. An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity
   D. All of these.

5. Which literary theorist argues that “there is nothing outside the text” ?

   A. T.S. Eliot
   B. Jacques Lacan
   C. Jacques Derrida
   D. Stanley Fish

6. A work of literary criticism that considers how social and economic power structures are depicted in a 19th-century English novel would be an example of which type of literary criticism ?

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

7. Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory?

   A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
   B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
   C. Literary criticism is concerned with how characters in a text act, while literary theory is concerned with why characters act.
   D. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.

8. Which literary theorist argues that “there is nothing outside the text” ?

   A. T.S. Eliot
   B. Jacques Lacan
   C. Jacques Derrida
   D. Stanley Fish

9. Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory ?

   A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
   B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
   C. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

10. 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