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This set of Literary Criticism Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on The Function of Criticism Set 1

Q1 | According to Eliot, Literary tradition is
  • Self-sacrifice
  • Whiggering
  • Self-organism
  • a canon
Q2 | A critic according to Eliot must be entirely
  • impersonal and objective
  • imaginative and emotional
  • ordered and discerning
  • learned and well-read
Q3 | Eliot says that the function of a critic is to ______ a work of art
  • explain
  • elucidate
  • publish
  • contemplate
Q4 | In T.S Eliot's "The Function of Criticism'', he mentions that the ____ should bealtered by the ___, as much as the ___ is altered by the ____.
  • future, past & past, future
  • present, past & past, present
  • future, present & present, future
  • past, present & present, past
Q5 | What is the commentation and exposition of works of art by means of written wordsaccording to Eliot?
  • philosophy
  • Literature
  • criticism
  • creativity
Q6 | Eliot mentions that the end of criticism appears to be the elucidation of works of art and
  • the correction of taste
  • the convection of taste
  • the conversion of taste
  • the conduction of taste
Q7 | What according to Eliot does the inner voice sound like?
  • trusting one's instincts
  • doing as one likes
  • doing what's necessary
  • doing as other's like
Q8 | Who according to Eliot are the real corruptors of taste?
  • those that supply lies and fiction
  • those that supply opinions or fancy
  • those that supply truth or facts
  • those that supply criticism
Q9 | According to Eliot the most important qualification that a critic must have is
  • a highly developed sense of understanding
  • a highly developed sense of fact
  • a highly developed sense of meaning
  • a highly developed sense of intuition
Q10 | T.S. Eliot has stated that criticism is the elucidation of work of _________ and thecorrection of _________.
  • arts, taste
  • writers, sense
  • individual, mistake
  • none of the above
Q11 | Eliot states that to be an ideal critic, one has to develop an extraordinary sense of_____.
  • imagination
  • taste
  • fact
  • vision
Q12 | Eliot says that inner voice is _________.
  • hoarse
  • Whiggery
  • artificial
  • raspy
Q13 | What, according to T.S. Eliot are the chief tools of the critic?
  • Comparison and analysis
  • Analysis and exposition
  • Exposition and comparison
  • None of the above
Q14 | The lemon squeezer critic is opposed by –
  • Middleton Murry
  • T.S. Eliot
  • Samuel Johnson
  • F.R. Leavis
Q15 | Eliot believes that artists unite consciously or unconsciously under a common
  • Inheritance and cause
  • Religion and faith
  • System of Believe
  • Habit and cause
Q16 | The commentation and exposition of works of art, according to Eliot, is
  • Elucidation
  • Exposition
  • Collaboration
  • Criticism
Q17 | Criticism must always profess an _______
  • Observation
  • Analysis of works of art
  • Objective
  • End in view
Q18 | Eliot said that Mathew Arnold overlooks the importance of
  • Inner Voice
  • Creation in criticism
  • Criticism in creation
  • None of the above
Q19 | No writer according to Eliot is_____
  • Self-reliant
  • Self-supported
  • Self-sufficient
  • Selfish
Q20 | A critic must have a very highly developed sense of ______
  • Understanding
  • Fact
  • Knowledge
  • Literature
Q21 | The chief tools of a critic are
  • Truth and knowledge
  • Facts and Science
  • Comparison and analysis
  • Reading and understanding
Q22 | The Function of Criticism is T. S Elliot’s reply to_________
  • I. A Richards
  • Northrope Frye
  • Middleton Murry
  • Rene Welleck
Q23 | To which age does T. S Eliot belong?
  • Classical Age
  • Modern Age
  • Romantic Age
  • Victorian Age
Q24 | Both Arnold and Eliot are preoccupied with
  • Culture
  • Society
  • Emotion
  • Nature
Q25 | 'The function of criticism is to promote the understanding and enjoyment of literature'.Who said this?
  • Matthew Arnold
  • T. S Eliot
  • Dr. Johnson
  • John Keats