Literary Theory: An Introduction Quiz

Print

Word

PDF

Take our free Literary Theory quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

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 other methods of inquiry and the manner of enquiry.

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

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

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

2.

Who said "there is no cultural document that is not at the same time a record of barbarism"? (from Conclusion, Political Criticism)

Julia Kristeva.

Karl Marx.

Michel Foucault.

Walter Benjamin.

3.

Eagleton writes that "New Criticism was the ideology of an __, _intelligentsia who reinvented in literature what they could not locate in reality." (from Chapter 1, Rise of the English)

Apathetic, placid.

Uprooted, defensive.

Aggressive, violent.

Educated, grounded.

4.

According to Eagleton, structuralism has proved that there is nothing _____ about codes. (from Chapter 3, Structuralism and Semiotics)

Progressive.

Guilty.

Evaluative.

Innocent.

5.

According to Eagleton, structuralism is a __of inquiry whereas semiotics is a of study. (from Chapter 3, Structuralism and Semiotics)

Field; type.

Type; manner.

Method; field.

Manner; field.

More summaries and resources for teaching or studying Literary Theory: An Introduction.

Browse all BookRags Study Guides.

Copyrights

Literary Theory: An Introduction Quiz

Literary Theory: An Introduction Quiz

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

Who said "there is no cultural document that is not at the same time a record of barbarism"? (from Conclusion, Political Criticism)

Eagleton writes that "New Criticism was the ideology of an ________, _______intelligentsia who reinvented in literature what they could not locate in reality." (from Chapter 1, Rise of the English)

According to Eagleton, structuralism has proved that there is nothing _____ about codes. (from Chapter 3, Structuralism and Semiotics)

According to Eagleton, structuralism is a ________of inquiry whereas semiotics is a ______ of study. (from Chapter 3, Structuralism and Semiotics)

Eagleton writes that "New Criticism was the ideology of an __, _intelligentsia who reinvented in literature what they could not locate in reality." (from Chapter 1, Rise of the English)

According to Eagleton, structuralism is a __of inquiry whereas semiotics is a of study. (from Chapter 3, Structuralism and Semiotics)