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Category: Introduction to Literary Studies
According to Dr. Mark Canada’s “An Introduction to the Novel”, Richard Chase identifies which of the following as a main difference between novels and romances ?
A. The language in which they are written
B. The way they view reality
C. The way they are structured
D. The type of people who write them
Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?
A. A play in which characters make humorous remarks
B. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better
C. A play in which no characters die or suffer
D. A play in which elite members of society are mocked
Which of the following may be an antagonist to the protagonist of a novel ?
A. Another character
B. The protagonist
C. Society
D. All of these
Which of the following descriptions best describes the character of Hamlet ?
A. Hamlet is depressed yet highly intelligent.
B. Hamlet is naive and simple minded.
C. Hamlet is spoiled and manipulative.
D. Hamlet is intellectually passive and deeply frightened of his father’s ghost.
Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a tragic hero ?
A. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted
B. A cowardly person who doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power
C. A cowardly person who shows some personal strength when faced with a crisis
D. A noble person who makes a costly mistake
Which of the following statements offers the best definition of “rhetoric” ?
A. Questions for which the answers are obvious
B. Persuasive writing and speaking
C. Writing that is complicated and scholarly
D. Logical writing and speaking
Reader-response theory focuses on considering how ?
A. readers choose their favorite works of literature.
B. readers experience a literary work.
C. readers decide which works of literature to read.
D. readers develop their own unique and personal critical discourses.
The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?
A. a feeling of being disconnected from the world.
B. a sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.
C. terror at the thought of death.
D. a realization of one’s empowered position in the world.
What is hermeneutics ?
A. A system for categorizing books
B. The psychological study of authors
C. The study of textual interpretation
D. A reader-response test
Which of the following represents a stage of development in the poetic form of the elegy ?
A. Lamentation, in which the speaker demonstrates grief
B. Praise and admiration for the dead
C. Consolation and solace
D. All of these
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