Literary Criticism Quiz

What is the primary focus of Formalism in literary criticism?

• Gender representation in the text

• Historical context of the text

• Reader's personal interpretation

• Elements of the text and their effects

Which critical approach examines the text from the perspective of gender rights?

• Historical Criticism

• Reader-Response Criticism

• Gender Criticism

• Formalism

What does Historical Criticism investigate?

• The reader's emotional response

• The text's narrative structure

• The author's biography and social background

• The media's influence on the text

In Reader-Response Criticism, what is emphasized?

• The text's formal elements

• The historical context

• The reader's interpretation

• The author's intent

What is a key focus of Marxist Criticism?

• The aesthetic qualities of the text

• The portrayal of gender roles

• The narrative style of the author

• Economic and political ideologies

Which of the following is NOT a point of criticism in Gender Criticism?

• Cultural representation

• Economic disparities

• Political ideologies

• Literary devices used

What does Media Criticism analyze?

• The historical context of the text

• The author's background

• The reliability of information

• The emotional impact on the reader

Which approach focuses on how external and internal factors affect human behavior in the text?

• Structuralism

• Formalism

• Gender Criticism

• Historical Criticism

Which critical approach focuses on ways texts reflect, reinforce, or challenge the effects

of class, power relations, and social roles?

• A. Reader-response

• B. Feminism

• C. Historical

• D. Marxism

It studies a text as only a text, its features like rhymes, cadences, and literary devices in an

isolated way, not attempting to apply their own opinion.

Example: In the analysis of haiku, the focus is five -seven-five syllables three lined structure

of the poem and other literary devices that was used

• A. Historical

• B. Gender Criticism

• C. Formalism

• D. Structuralism