Literature and Literary Criticism Quiz

Which is TRUE about Regional Literature?

• It encompasses all literary works written on a specific region.

• It portrays culture and history of the region presented through representative texts and culture

• It can be presented through a specific language/dialect used by the region to furtherly understand texts.

• ALL of the ABOVE

He is known as the most prominent author of Region IV.

• Nick Joaquin

• Jose Rizal

• Amado V. Hernandez

• Merlinda Bobis

The turning point of the plot, the point of its highest intensity, is called _________.

• Climax

• Beginning

• Rising Action

• Resolution

Which of the following is a common theme in 21st century literature?

• Industrial Revolution

• Digital age and technology

• Chivalry and knightly quests

• Colonial expansion

Which literary approach focuses on the power structures and social inequalities depicted in literature?

• Feminist criticism

• Psychoanalytic criticism

• Marxist criticism

• Formalist criticism

Which literary device is used to represent a universal concept or idea through a specific character, object, or event?

• symbolism

• irony

• allegory

• flashback

What is the primary theme conveyed in this stanza from "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith?

From "Good Bones" by Maggie Smith:

Life is short, though I keep this from my children.

Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine

in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,

a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways

I’ll keep from my children. The world is at least

fifty percent terrible, and that’s a conservative estimate,

though I keep this from my children. For every bird there is a stone thrown at a bird.

• The inevitability of death and the brevity of life.

• The innocence and protection of children from harsh realities.

• The balance between joy and suffering in the world.

• The inherent goodness in people and the world.

The text reflects society's view of women as outsiders or inferiors in terms of their place with men.

• Feminism

• Marxism

• Formalism

• New Historicism

In which literary approach is a text analyzed based on its internal structure, including its use of literary devices, themes, and form, often without considering external factors such as authorial intent or historical context?

• Marxist Approach

• Formalism

• Feminist Approach

• Reader-response

Which literary approach emphasizes the examination of characters' psychological motivations and conflicts, often drawing on theories from psychology?

• Marxist Criticism

• Deconstruction

• Psychoanalytic Criticism

• New Criticism