FR Leavis and the Canon
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English
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KG - 5th Grade
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Giuseppe Zevolli
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
The canon is a list of literary works which are considered to be...
inferior
the greatest of all time
the most difficult to understand
the most expensive
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
In what century could you begin to study modern English literature at university?
18th
19th
20th
21st
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Which two of these books were written by FR Leavis?
Culture and Anarchy
Mass Civilisation and Minority Culture
Sweetness and Light
The Great Tradition
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 14 pts
This man influenced FR Leavis with his book 'Culture and Anarchy' (1869). What's his name?
Matthew Arnold
Michael Adams
Marcus Allen
T.S. Eliot
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
What did FR Leavis do in World War I?
He was a teacher
He was a soldier
He carried wounded soldiers on a stretcher
He was a pilot
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following might be described as 'minority culture' or 'high culture'?
The music of Rihanna
Shakespeare's Othello
Crazy Rich Asians
The music of Mozart
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 20 pts
Which of these does Leavis say a literary critic should do?
Pay attention to the details of the author's life
Pay attention to a book's cover
Pay attention to other reviews of the book
Pay attention to the words on the page
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of the following qualities is NOT associated with great literature by Leavis?
Formal perfection
An exciting storyline
Moral seriousness
Traditional yet original
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 5 pts
Which of these authors is NOT mentioned in The Great Tradition?
JK Rowling
Jane Austen
Joseph Conrad
George Eliot
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