Critical Approaches POP QUIZ

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Focuses on the practice of reading a text in order to “disprove” the assumption that the text can be interpreted to have a universal meaning.

• Formalist

• Mythological

• Deconstructionist

• Psychological

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Examines the economic and political context in which the work is written or set.

• Cultural

• Marxist

• Psychological

• Reader-Response

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Might ask the question, “What motivates the characters’ actions?”

• Cultural

• Mythological

• Psychological

• Careful

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Examines how the author’s life might have affected a work.

• Historical

• Feminist

• Deconstructionist

• Biographical

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Strongly examines elements such as plot, figurative language, syntax, characterization, and narration style.

• Formalist

• Literary

• Normal

• Cultural

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Might ask the question, “How does the work reflect the time in which it was written?”

• Biographical

• Situational

• Historical

• Feminist

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Examines common story types and common character types, specifically the patterns and tendencies that go along with each.

• Formalist

• Literary

• Mythological

• Deconstructionist

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Often focuses on individuals within society who face discrimination.

• Cultural

• Feminist

• Marxist

• Emotional

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Examines female points of view, concerns, and values.

• Cultural

• Marxist

• Biographical

• Feminist

Which critical approach does the following describe:

Attempts to describe what happens in the audience’s mind while reading a text.

• Reader-Response

• Mythological

• Feminist

• Cultural