Literary Approaches

1. Cinderella told us about the social class and how they struggle in order to achieve their goal of life, this statement is an example of what criticism?

• Feminist

• Formalist

• Marxist

• Moralist

2. Which of the following lines does NOT convey feminism?

• “Women are weaker than men.”

• “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”

• “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation."

• “You deserve to be here. You deserve to exist. You deserve to take up space in this world of men.”

3. Which of the following analyses depicts Marxist approach?

• In the story, the characters have proven that true love waits.

• The story tells a message that with God nothing is impossible.

• In the story, the society depicted an unequal distribution of goods.

• The story serves as a reminder that when there is light there is hope.

4. It is a type of literary critique that judges the value of the literature based on its moral lessons or ethical teachings.

• Feminist

• Marxist

• Moralist

• Structuralist

5.  If I told you this story that takes place in a jungle on a mysterious island sometime in the 1930s/1940s involving an eccentric hunter, I would be describing what aspect of the story?

•  plot

•  setting

• character

• theme

 6. What made the Disney Movie Cinderella Marxist?

• Cinderella married a prince. 

• Cinderella got a fairy god-mother.

• Cinderella lived happily ever after at the end of the movie.

• Cinderella was maltreated by her step mother and step sisters.

7. Which of the following is NOT true about Marxist approach?

• Karl Marx is the founder of Marxist criticism.

• Marxist criticism answers the question, “Is the author male or female?”

• To show how a social class affects a story is one purpose of Marxist       criticism.

• The Marxist critic is a careful reader or viewer who keeps in mind issues of     power and money.

8. Which of the following movies shows oppression of the poor?

• E.T.

• Les Miserables

• Frozen

• Life of Pi

9. Which of the questions belong to feminist approach?

• What is the author’s attitude toward women in the society?

• How was the problem in the story being resolved? 

•  What are the values implied in the text?

• How do characters from different classes interact or conflict?

10. Which of the following lines suggests feminism?

•  “The souls of women are so small, some believe they have none at all.”

•  “I don’t chase women, I just sit on my wallet and wait for them to come to me.”

•  “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”

•  None of the above