Pre-Test for Feminist Criticism

Which of the following statements does NOT support Feminism as an approach in analyzing literature?

• A. It highlights the influence of patriarchy over women and girls.

• B. It suppresses the struggles of women to be accepted by the society and  the world as a human being.

• C. It explores the systematic inequalities that exist in the society.

• D. It reinforces the call for women empowerment and independence.

In which of the following story lines can the feminist approach best apply?

• A. A girl receives the accolades of classmates and friends after winning the national championship.

• B. A woman weds her longtime beau in a very classy and intimate ceremony.

• C. A girl, born to a poor but domineering father, marries someone chosen for her in exchange for a land title, lives with the abusive husband, and lives her life in misery.

• D. A woman works in a big company that provides good pay and benefits, lives alone in an apartment, drives her own car, and travels often.

Feminism seeks to reduce and eliminate narrow gender ideals that restrict men and women.

• A. TRUE

• B. FALSE

It focuses on the role of women (or gender) in a literary text.

     

• A. Marxist literary criticism

• B. Formalist literary criticism

• C. Moralist literary criticism

• D. Feminist literary criticism

A literary theory showing how women were portrayed as less valuable than men in literature throughout history.

• A. Moralist criticism

• B. Feminist criticism

• C. Marxist criticism

• D. Formalist criticism