Category: Literary Theory and Criticism

A. Female symbols
B. Phallic symbols
C. Male symbols
D. Evidence of an Oedipus complex

A. To advocate for women’s rights
B. To create literary subjects with which female readers can identify
C. To critique phallocentric assumptions about literature
D. All of the above answers are correct.

A. Historical
B. Formalist
C. Mimetic
D. All of these

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

A. Trauma theory
B. Ecotheory
C. Chaos theory
D. Formalism

A. He considers it to be vital in order to understand literary texts.
B. He considers theory to be the only way that literary texts can be interpreted.
C. He has no misgivings about the practical usability of literary theory.
D. He feels that literary theory is ultimately too limited in scope to serve as a proper method of interpretation.

A. A maxim of logic developed by Charles Sanders Peirce
B. A theory of practical actions developed by William James
C. An idea used to guide conduct towards clear objectives
D. All of the above answers are correct.

A. Psychoanalysis
B. Marxism
C. Feminism
D. Deconstruction

A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six

A. A form of literary criticism that is based on historical context
B. A form of literary criticism that does not incorporate economic concerns
C. A form of literary criticism based on linguistic analysis
D. A term related to gender theory that argues that men are dominant in society by virtue of their economic privilege