Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of pathos ?

A. Pathos refers to a writer’s presentation of character and image.
B. Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to present evidence.
C. Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire action in readers.
D. Pathos refers to a writer’s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers.

In his preface to “Lyrical Ballads”, Wordsworth calls for poetry to be written in what kind of language?

A. Typically poetic and fanciful language
B. Ancient languages
C. Complicated and difficult language
D. Common, everyday language

Detractors argue that such an approach can be too “judgmental.” Some believe literature should be judged primarily (if not solely) on its artistic merits. What approach possess this disadvantage ?

A. Psychological
B. Formalism/new criticism
C. Moral/philosophical
D. Historical/biographical

The Freudian concept of “the uncanny” refers to_________________?

A. A feeling of being disconnected from the world.
B. A sense of something being familiar and foreign at once.
C. Terror at the thought of death.
D. A realization of one’s empowered position in the world.

According to Anthony DiMatteo’s “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’”, how does Shakespeare tend to present political rulers in Hamlet?

A. Shakespeare presents political rulers as flawless, perfect human beings.
B. Shakespeare presents political rulers as often meeting ruinous and violent endings.
C. Shakespeare only presents fictional political rulers and does not explore any political realities.
D. Shakespeare considers all political rulers to be corrupt.

What approach is described by the paragraph? Users of this approach believe that all information essential to the interpretation of a work must be found within the work itself; there is no need to bring in outside information about the history, politics, or society of the time, or about the author’s life ?

A. Historical/biographical approach
B. Moral/ philosophical approach
C. Formalism
D. Psychological approach

Plato used the word mimesis in relation to literature with the meaning ?

A. Copying
B. Criticism of life
C. Representation
D. Interpretation

One archetype in literature is the scapegoat. Which of these literary characters serves that purpose ?

A. Billy budd
B. Hamlet
C. Captain ahab
D. Ophelia

The statements below are steps on “How to Read and Understand an Expository Essay”. Which comes in as an initial thing to do before writing an expository essay ?

A. Identify the mode of development
B. Analysis of the author
C. Subsequent readings/reviews
D. All of the above answers are correct.

A critic examining Pope’s “An Essay on Man” asks herself: How well does this poem accord with the real world? Is it accurate? Is it moral? She is most likely a critic?

A. Feminist
B. Reader response
C. Formalist
D. Mimetic