Literary Criticism Set 4
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This set of Literary Criticism Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Literary Criticism Set 4
Q1 | Who considers Hard Times “a moral fable” with a definite intention that exhibits satiric ironyin the first two chapters of his book The Great Tradition?
- thomas hardy
- t.s.eliot
- f.r.leavis
- charles dickens
Q2 | Which play of Shakespeare does Northrop Frye use to explicate the inductive method ofanalysis?
- othello
- king lear
- hamlet
- macbeth
Q3 | Shakespeare’s drama reflects
- life
- nature
- chaos
- order
Q4 | The object of all criticism according to Johnson is to make the obscure and theconfused
- clear and understood
- focused and precise
- unobscured
- orderly
Q5 | Johnson tries Shakespeare by the test of
- Coherence and cogence
- relevance and contemporariness
- relativity, clarity and imaginativity
- time, Nature and Universality
Q6 | Shakespeare’s characters portrays
- humanity
- nature
- art
- truth
Q7 | Who is the 'father of English poetry', the well of English undefiled according toArnold?
- Milton
- Dante
- Shakespeare
- Chaucer
Q8 | Samuel Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the
- comedy
- tragedy
- tragi-comedy
- none of the above
Q9 | The defect or fault in Shakespeare according to Johnson is that
- He sacrifices virtue to convenience
- He is so much more careful to please than to instruct
- He seems to write without any moral purpose.
- All of the above
Q10 | Johnson said that Shakespeare showed no regard to
- The unity of time and place
- The unity of action
- Characterization
- Poetic language
Q11 | According to Johnson what type of drama did Shakespeare write with much labour?
- Comedy
- Tragedy
- Tragi-comedy
- None of the above
Q12 | Samuel Johnson was a writer of the
- 17th Century
- 18th Century
- 19th Century
- 20th Century
Q13 | Johnson said that Shakespeare often surpassed expectation or desire when he wrote
- Comedy
- tragedy
- Tragi-comedy
- All of the above
Q14 | Samuel Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare was published in _________.
- 1756
- 1770
- 1800
- 1765
Q15 | In Preface to Shakespeare, Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of _________.
- tragic-comedy
- tragedy
- comedy
- None of the above
Q16 | “Shakespeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul” was said by –
- Samuel Johnson
- Matthew Arnold
- John Dryden
- Boyle
Q17 | Johnson is of the opinion that Shakespeare writes without moral purpose and is morecareful to please than to ___________.
- dictate
- instruct
- sacrifice
- inform
Q18 | Johnson praises Shakespeare and comments that his drama is the mirror of__________.
- himself
- nature
- life
- his family members
Q19 | The two modes of imitation according to Dr. Johnson are
- Tragedy and comedy
- Tragedy and tragicomedy
- Tragicomedy and Comedy
- None of the above
Q20 | Johnson insists that Shakespeare’s mode of composition
- Was inconsistent
- Lacked seriousness
- Remained the same
- Changed constantly
Q21 | Shakespeare’s first defect according to Johnson was that Shakespeare
- Sacrifices virtue to convenience
- He disregarded the distinction of time and place
- His plots are loose
- His declamations are cold and weak
Q22 | According to Johnson, the plays of Shakespeare were originally classified into
- Comedies and tragedies
- Comedies, tragedies and histories
- Comedies, tragedies and love stories
- None of the above
Q23 | In the violation of Unities, Johnson
- Criticizes Shakespeare
- Praises Shakespeare
- Follows Shakespeare
- Defends Shakespeare
Q24 | According to Johnson, Shakespeare presented nature
- Faithfully
- Artificially
- Foolishly
- Unrealistically
Q25 | When we read a Shakespearean play, we are not bothered by consideration of
- Characterization
- Dialogue
- Time and Place
- Humour and Pathos