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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theory before theory - liberal humanism.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, and Shelley are authors of what form of writing, according to the chapter titled Theory Before Theory--Liberal Humanism?
(a) Romantic poets.
(b) Science-fiction writers.
(c) Mystery fiction writers.
(d) Investigative journalists.
2. The narrator suggests that liberal humanists believe in ________ as something fixed and constant which great literature expresses.
(a) Idealism.
(b) Horizon of expectation.
(c) Diegesis.
(d) Human nature.
3. ________ was probably the most influential figure in twentieth-century British criticism according to author Peter Barry.
(a) Edward Jablonski.
(b) Douglas Adams.
(c) Patrick Tilley.
(d) F.R. Leavis.
4. Which of F.R. Leavis's teachings was essentially a syllabus, manageable within a year-long undergraduate course?
(a) Great Explorations.
(b) Great Expectations.
(c) Great Tradition.
(d) Great American Literature.
5. I.A. Richards pioneered the technique called ________ which was also the title of his book in 1929.
(a) Allegorical Interpretation.
(b) Sociological Criticism.
(c) Reception Theory.
(d) Practical Criticism.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to the chapter titled Theory Before Theory--Liberal Humanism, structuralism and post-structuralism originated in what country?
2. The narrator explains that the first prestigious name in English writing about literature was that of ________, who wrote his "Apology for Poetry" in about 1580.
3. Who was appointed Professor at King's College, London in 1840?
4. Who said the following quote found in the chapter titled Theory Before Theory--Liberal Humanism: "We are told that the study of literature 'cultivates the taste, educates the sympathies and enlarges the mind'"?
5. ________ was founded on the notion of close reading, according to the narrator.
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