A. the Medieval age
B. the Elizabethan age
C. the age of Queen Anne
D. the Victorian age
Related Mcqs:
- According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, what is the difference between a historical narrative and a historical novel ?
A. A historical narrative and a historical novel are the same thing.
B. A historical narrative tells only part of the story surrounding a historical event; a historical novel tells the whole story.
C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.
D. Faruqi actually argues that historical novels do not exist. - According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, which of the following offers the best definition of a “history” ?
A. A narrative based entirely on verifiable facts
B. A narrative that does not analyze characters on a situation-by-situation basis
C. A narrative without characters
D. A narrative that takes place in the past. - Given the popularity of the Gothic novel and the novel of purpose, which of the following novelists wrote fiction that is closer in subject matter to the novel of manners than it is to the writing of her own era ?
A. Fanny Burney
B. Mary Wollstonecraft
C. Anna Letitia Barbauld
D. Jane Austen - In her text, “History of the Novel”, How does Dr. Agatha Taormina define the novel ?
A. A narrative that emphasizes character development
B. A narrative with a unified, plausible plot structure
C. A narrative that conveys the illusion of reality
D. All of these - In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
A. The focus on the middle and working classes
B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
C. Plots taken from everyday life
D. The exploration of cultural taboos - Although Charles Johnson’s Oxherding Tales is based on his Buddhist beliefs, he meant the novel to be a reworking of an American genre, the slave narrative. In what way is the novel, despite its philosophical underpinnings, an exemplar of the slave narrative ?
A. Its character’s movement from slavery to freedom.
B. Its emphasis on Christian ideals.
C. The novel’s sensationalist scenes of violence.
D. Its didactic (teaching) tone of voice. - Who calls poetry “the breadth and finer spirit of all knowledge” ?
A. Wordsworth
B. Shelley
C. Keats
D. Coleridge - A good definition of American Realism is________________?
A. An examination of life as it actually is.
B. A romantic portrayal of life.
C. An examination of the countryside versus the city.
D. A sad and depressing view of reality. - Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of “Realism” as an artistic and literary movement ?
A. Realism strives to depict humans within a certain social context.
B. Realism depicts the tension between harsh reality and ideals.
C. Realism gives up the search for truth and instead embraces moral relativism.
D. Realism explores ethical quandaries within a social context. - Which of the following statements best describes “Magical Realism” ?
A. Magical realism often accepts both a materialist and a supernatural view of the real.
B. Magical realism differs from fantasy and science fiction in that it considers the impossible as normal.
C. The term “magical realism” was first coined by Franz Roh, a German art critic.
D. All of the above
