A. Both sets of critics look for an objective way to view texts.
B. Both sets of critics study the underlying forms of texts.
C. Both sets of critics focus on evaluating literature in a scientific manner.
D. All of the above.
Related Mcqs:
- What do structuralist and formalist critics have in common ?
A. Both sets of critics reject the importance of historical context in studying literature.
B. Both sets of critics look for an objective way to view texts.
C. Both sets of critics focus on evaluating literature in a scientific manner.
D. All of the above answers are correct. - Formalist critics believe that the value of a work cannot be determined by the author’s intention. What term do they use when speaking of this belief ?
A. The pathetic fallacy
B. The intentional fallacy
C. The affective fallacy
D. The objective correlative - Who originated the term “objective correlative,” which is often used in formalist criticism ?
A. C.S. Lewis
B. Virginia Woolf
C. Matthew Arnold
D. T.S. Eliot - One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: A formalist approach might enable us to choose between a reading which sees the dissolution of society in Lord of the Flies as being caused by too strict a suppression of the “bestial” side of man and one which sees it as resulting from too little suppression. We can look to the text and ask: What textual evidence is there for the suppression or indulgence of the “bestial” side of man? Does Ralph suppress Jack when he tries to indulge his bestial side in hunting? Does it appear from the text that an imposition of stricter law and order would have prevented the breakdown? Did it work in the “grownup” world of the novel? What purpose does this prescribe to ?
A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the reading.
B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
D. All of the above answers are correct. - How did the New Critics view literature ?
A. As an aesthetic object that is independent of historical context
B. As an aesthetic object that is influenced by historical context
C. As a historical object that is also aesthetic
D. As a historical object that is not necessarily aesthetic - 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. - In The Dubliners, what do most critics say is the function of paralysis ?
A. it is represented in a way that implies collective activity is needed
B. it reveals the sense of imprisonment that comes from routine
C. it reveals characters’ literal inability to move away from Ireland
D. All of the Above - How do most critics believe Joyce’s exile affected his use of language ?
A. After his exile, he only used one “voice” in his works
B. After his exile, he disliked the intricacy of language
C. After his exile, he never used split narratives
D. After his exile, he used a mixture of languages and linguistic traditions in his works - According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?
A. the impossibility of resurrection
B. the unconscious
C. unrequited love
D. the patterns of birth, life, and death - What do most critics find notable about the virtues that Pizan highlights in her work ?
A. she values reason and activity instead of silence
B. she emphasizes practical rather than theological virtues
C. she does not mention traditional virtues like piety
D. All of the Above
