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WorksheetsLiterary Approaches
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. Cinderella told us about the social class and how they struggle in order to achieve their goal of life, this statement is an example of what criticism?
Feminist
Formalist
Marxist
Moralist
2. Which of the following lines does NOT convey feminism?
“Women are weaker than men.”
“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”
“You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation."
“You deserve to be here. You deserve to exist. You deserve to take up space in this world of men.”
3. Which of the following analyses depicts Marxist approach?
In the story, the characters have proven that true love waits.
The story tells a message that with God nothing is impossible.
In the story, the society depicted an unequal distribution of goods.
The story serves as a reminder that when there is light there is hope.
4. It is a type of literary critique that judges the value of the literature based on its moral lessons or ethical teachings.
Feminist
Marxist
Moralist
Structuralist
5. If I told you this story that takes place in a jungle on a mysterious island sometime in the 1930s/1940s involving an eccentric hunter, I would be describing what aspect of the story?
plot
setting
character
theme
6. What made the Disney Movie Cinderella Marxist?
Cinderella married a prince.
Cinderella got a fairy god-mother.
Cinderella lived happily ever after at the end of the movie.
Cinderella was maltreated by her step mother and step sisters.
7. Which of the following is NOT true about Marxist approach?
Karl Marx is the founder of Marxist criticism.
Marxist criticism answers the question, “Is the author male or female?”
To show how a social class affects a story is one purpose of Marxist criticism.
The Marxist critic is a careful reader or viewer who keeps in mind issues of power and money.
8. Which of the following movies shows oppression of the poor?
E.T.
Les Miserables
Frozen
Life of Pi
9. Which of the questions belong to feminist approach?
What is the author’s attitude toward women in the society?
How was the problem in the story being resolved?
What are the values implied in the text?
How do characters from different classes interact or conflict?
10. Which of the following lines suggests feminism?
“The souls of women are so small, some believe they have none at all.”
“I don’t chase women, I just sit on my wallet and wait for them to come to me.”
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”
None of the above
