Worksheets1302 Literary Criticism Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
Some of the types of literary criticism covered in the PowerPoint are Formalist, Feminist, and _________________.
Psychoanalytic
Structuralist
New Historicism
Sociological
Feminist Criticism includes all these except for _________________.
how to make feminist readings visible to readers
how to make feminist readings visible to readers
how women read about themselves
how women do not like male writers
One of the strengths of Feminist Criticism is ___________.
it only examines one element of the text
it examines how women and men are represented
it ignores the author's intentions
it divorces literature from its larger cultural context
One of the strengths of New Historicism is that __________________________.
the plot tends to be minimized.
interpretation depends on the structure of the text
the purpose of analyzing literature is to locate hidden social messages.
meaning is not emotionally charged
New Historicism approaches the text from a _________________ lens and views the __________ as a part of history itself.
structuralist; works
formalist; author
feminist; books
historical; literary text
Formalist Criticism studies all of the following elements except for ________________________.
reader's emotions
point of view
character development
character's motivations
Formalism is sometimes analyzed and written as ________________________.
a focus on inter-textual connections
a study of patterns
a gender study
a close reading
One of the weaknesses of Formalism is that _____________________.
it assumes that readers can refrain from investing emotionally in their reading
it only examines one element of the text which is gender
examines how and to what effect ancient sources are used
it dismissed the beauty of writing and does not allow the reader to simply enjoy the text.
When a Marxist critic reads a text, he or she _____________________.
considers primarily how the women are represented in the text
looks for the power struggles and these operate and with what consequences.
looks for the themes of the story
always reviews all types of documents such as government records, periodicals, periodicals, etc.
Marxist Criticism is not only a mirror which reflects society but is also a(n) _______________________________.
look into how genders react to each other
dynamic participant in the shaping of culture
examination of the elements of the plot
a neutral or unemotional process
