Literary Theory: An Introduction Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

For Eagleton, what are the two ways in which literary theory can have a distinct purpose and identity? (from Conclusion, Political Criticism)

It can define itself in terms of methods of inquiry or the object being enquired into.

It can define itself in terms of other methods of inquiry and the manner of enquiry.

It can define itself in terms of eradicating inquiry or the object being enquire into.

It can define itself in terms of methods of inquiry and the manner of enquiry.

2.

In psychoanalytic treatment, what happens during transference? (from Chapter 5, Psychoanalysis)

The analyst "transfers" on to the patient the diagnosis.

The patient "transfers" on to the analyst feelings she or he experiences.

The analyst "transfers" on to the patient the conflicts she or he suffers from.

The patient "transfers" on to the analyst the conflicts she or he suffers from.

3.

In American deconstruction, why does literary criticism become an "ironic, uneasy business"? (from Chapter 4, Post-Structuralism)

Because it lays bare the physicality of meaning.

Because it lays bare the temporality of meaning.

Because it lays bare the illusoriness of meaning.

Because it lays bare the permanence of meaning.

4.

Eagleton argues that for Stanley Fish, what a text "does" to us is a matter of what we do to what? (from Chapter 2, Phenomenology, Hermeneutics, Reception Theory)

To the critic.

To the author.

To the reader.

To the text.

5.

According to Eagleton, what is the disadvantage of claiming literature as more valuable and rewarding than other texts? (from Conclusion, Political Criticism)

Because it partly true.

Because it is true.

Because it is no longer true.

Because it is untrue.

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