Which of the following is a theme of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s book Epistemology of the Closet ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which of the following is a theme of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s book Epistemology of the Closet ?

   A. Understanding sexuality is crucial to understanding culture.
   B. Understanding homosexuality has little effect on understanding culture.
   C. Literary study is unaffected by a lack of interest in sexuality.
   D. Understanding homosexual themes in novels has become too routine

2. Adam, Satan, and Eve herself are all dazzled by Eve’s______________?

   A. Wit
   B. Beauty
   C. Intelligence
   D. Hard work and spirituality

3. “Samson Agonistes” is described as a “Closet Drama,” which means_______________?

   A. it can be acted out on a very small stage.
   B. it was written to be read but not acted upon a stage.
   C. people will read it in secret and not publically admit they read it.
   D. it was written to be acted in a church.

4. What character leads Adam and Eve from the Gates of Paradise in the final book of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

   A. Michelangelo
   B. Raphael
   C. Uriel
   D. Michael

5. In which book of the Bible does the story of Adam and Eve occur ?

   A. Leviticus
   B. Exodus
   C. Genesis
   D. Deuteronomy

6. A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ?

   A. Reader Response
   B. Feminist
   C. Mimetic
   D. Formalist

7. Eve before the Fall might best be described as ?

   A. a feminist
   B. uncomfortable with Adam
   C. detailed oriented
   D. a docile, vain creature

8. When God sees that Adam and Eve have disobeyed him, who does he send to “judge” them and the snake ?

   A. The Son
   B. The Holy Ghost
   C. Michael
   D. Raphael

9. What does Eve do when she first becomes conscious ?

   A. Go in search of her mate
   B. Talk to the animals
   C. Look at her reflection in a stream
   D. Eat of the Tree of Knowledge

10. The foundation story of what poem is the Genesis account of the Creation of the world and of Adam and Eve, culminating in the drama of their temptation and fall ?

    A. “Canterbury Tales”
    B. “The Faerie Queen”
    C. “Paradise Lost”
    D. “The Prelude”