WorksheetsCritical Lens, Part I Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The purpose of using a critical lens is to:
Make every text fit into one interpretation
Encourage readers to analyze a text from different perspectives
Replace traditional literary analysis with personal opinion
Avoid thinking about the author or culture at all
True or False: The lenses cannot overlap (a text can only be looked at through ONE lens).
True
False
True or False: The lenses are limited--we can't see everything.
True
False
Which lens focuses on how class differences and power structures shape a text?
Feminist
Cultural
Marxist/Societal
Psychoanalytic
If a student analyzes how an author’s childhood trauma shows up in their writing,
which lens are they using?
Reader-Response
Biographical
Archetypal
Psychoanalytic
A biographical reading of Little Red Riding Hood might focus on:
The Wolf as a universal villain figure
How readers’ personal fears of the forest shape their interpretation
The symbolic meaning of colors like red and black
How the author’s personal life or time period influenced the way the story was written
Why is the Reader-Response lens significant in literary analysis?
It ignores the reader’s role in interpretation
It insists that all readers must agree on one meaning
It emphasizes how readers’ personal experiences and values shape interpretation
It focuses only on the psychological life of the author
Why are archetypes important in literature?
They only appear in old myths and are no longer relevant today
They provide universal patterns that help readers connect with stories across cultures and time periods
They make characters predictable and uninteresting
They replace the need for unique characters
Which of the following is a Situational Archetype?
Mentor
The Quest
Innocent
Villain
Which Symbolic Archetype is most often linked to rebirth and renewal?
Fire
Water
Darkness
Castle
Red Riding Hood’s naivety align her most closely with which archetype?
Hero
Innocent
Outcast
Trickster
The Wolf is best described as which archetype?
Villain
Mentor
Hero
Caregiver
Red’s decision to stray from the path and pick flowers is an example of which Symbolic Archetype?
The Fall
The Castle
Crossroads
The Garden
The forest in the story most clearly represents:
The unknown and danger
Civilization and safety
Nurturing and healing
Utopia and perfection
The color red in Red’s cloak most symbolically suggests:
Peace and purity
Calm and sadness
Passion, danger, or temptation
Stability and order
