Literary Criticism and Theory Quiz

What does literary criticism refer to in the simplest terms?

• The practice of writing literary texts

• The practice of interpreting and evaluating literary texts

• The practice of publishing literary texts

• The practice of teaching literary texts

What issues does literary theory relate literary criticism to?

• Language, identity, psychology, power, gender, race, economics, and colonialism

• Technology, science, medicine, and engineering

• Family, community, religion, and tradition

• Sports, entertainment, fashion, and lifestyle

Which of the following is NOT a theme addressed by literary criticism and theory?

• Imitation

• Beauty

• The function of literature

• The financial success of literature

What does the text say about genres?

• Genres are not important in literature.

• Genres such as tragedy and epic are defined, and distinctions between them are discussed.

• Genres are only relevant in modern literature.

• Genres are the same across all cultures.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Which of the following best describes Renaissance criticism?

• It was centered on the divine and stressed collective creativity.

• It was secular and humanistic, centered on human values.

• It emphasized rationality, moderation, and balance.

• It rebelled against literalism and moderation.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who are the notable figures associated with Neoclassical criticism?

• Philip Sidney and Giambattista Giraldi

• John Locke and David Hume

• Alexander Pope, John Dryden, and Samuel Johnson

• Goethe and Friedrich Schlegel

What did Enlightenment philosophy disapprove of?

• Rationality and balance

• Wit, which it saw as vague and metaphorical

• Human creativity

• Imagination as a higher faculty

Which literary movement focuses on the scientific observation of human psychology and the outside world?

• Realism

• Naturalism

• Symbolism

• Aestheticism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which movement considers the aesthetic qualities of literature to be most important?

• Realism

• Naturalism

• Symbolism

• Aestheticism

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A trend or pattern of shared beliefs or practices that mark an approach to literature (e.g., Realism, Naturalism, Romanticism).

• literary movement
• literary element
• motif
• historical fiction

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9