Critical Approaches Quiz

The most important factor in meaning-making according to Reader-response Criticism is the __________.

• writer

• reader

A form of writing that shows a detailed analysis or evaluation of a literary work or art piece is called _________.

• opinion

• critique

The act of showing your own understanding of something is called an _________.

• evaluation

• interpretation

The position or rank of an individual in society is known as _______.

• hierarchy

• class

This is possessed by dominant groups of society at the expense of the subordinate class.

• power

• oppression

This is the essential components in understanding a literary work according to Formalism.

• gender

• elements

The meaning of a text becomes subjective because readers have different _________.

• intelligence

• experiences

People having power and control over their own lives is called ________.

• oppression

• empowerment

Formalism argues that the meaning of a literary work is found within the _______ itself.

• writer

• text