LITERARY CRITICISM QUIZ

Which critical approach primarily focuses on analyzing the structure and literary devices within a text, rather than its historical context?

• A. Historical Approach

• B. Structuralist/Formalist Approach

• C. Marxist Approach

• D. Reader-Response Approach

The approach that examines how social class and economic systems influence literature is known as:

• A. Feminist Approach

• B. Moralist Approach

• C. Historical Approach

• D. Marxist Approach

When a critic evaluates a literary work based on its ethical teachings and moral values, they are using which approach?

• A. Moralist Approach

• B. Historical Approach

• C. Feminist Approach

• D. Structuralist Approach

Which approach emphasizes the reader's personal interpretation and experience with the text?

• A. Structuralist Approach

• B. Historical Approach

• C. Reader-response Approach

• D. Marxist Approach

The analysis of gender roles and women's representation in literature is central to which approach?

• A. Historical Approach

• B. Feminist Approach

• C. Moralist Approach

• D. Structuralist Approach

Which approach would be most interested in understanding how a text reflects the cultural and political climate of its time period?

• A. Reader-Response Approach

• B. Marxist Approach

• C. Moralist Approach

• D. Historical Approach

If a critic focuses on how a text can shape character and promote virtuous behavior, they are using which approach?

• A. Feminist Approach

• B. Historical Approach

• C. Moralist Approach

• D. Structuralist Approach

"Hangga't marami ang lugmok sa kahirapan, At ang hustisya ay para lang sa mayaman"

(Tatsulok, Bamboo)

What approach in literary criticism is appropriate to use in this song?

• A. Feminist Approach

• B. Marxist Approach

• C. Moralist Approach

• D. Structuralist Approach

Which approach would be most interested in how different readers might interpret the same text differently?

• A. Reader-Response Approach

• B. Structuralist Approach

• C. Historical Approach

• D. Moralist Approach

If a reader believes that the meaning of a story depends on their own interpretation and personal experiences, they are applying which literary approach?

• A. Reader-Response Approach

• B. Structuralist/Formalist Approach

• C. Historical Approach

• D. Moralist Approach