Literary Criticism Set 4

Master of Arts in English (MA English),

English (CBCS)

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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?
Q2 | Which play of Shakespeare does Northrop Frye use to explicate the inductive method ofanalysis?
Q3 | Shakespeare’s drama reflects
Q4 | The object of all criticism according to Johnson is to make the obscure and theconfused
Q5 | Johnson tries Shakespeare by the test of
Q6 | Shakespeare’s characters portrays
Q7 | Who is the 'father of English poetry', the well of English undefiled according toArnold?
Q8 | Samuel Johnson defended Shakespeare's use of the
Q9 | The defect or fault in Shakespeare according to Johnson is that
Q10 | Johnson said that Shakespeare showed no regard to
Q11 | According to Johnson what type of drama did Shakespeare write with much labour?
Q12 | Samuel Johnson was a writer of the
Q13 | Johnson said that Shakespeare often surpassed expectation or desire when he wrote
Q14 | Samuel Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare was published in _________.
Q15 | In Preface to Shakespeare, Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of _________.
Q16 | “Shakespeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps ancient poets, had the largest and most comprehensive soul” was said by –
Q17 | Johnson is of the opinion that Shakespeare writes without moral purpose and is morecareful to please than to ___________.
Q18 | Johnson praises Shakespeare and comments that his drama is the mirror of__________.
Q19 | The two modes of imitation according to Dr. Johnson are
Q20 | Johnson insists that Shakespeare’s mode of composition
Q21 | Shakespeare’s first defect according to Johnson was that Shakespeare
Q22 | According to Johnson, the plays of Shakespeare were originally classified into
Q23 | In the violation of Unities, Johnson
Q24 | According to Johnson, Shakespeare presented nature
Q25 | When we read a Shakespearean play, we are not bothered by consideration of
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