English Literature Mcqs
The phrase “willing suspension of disbelief” applies to which poet/critic ?

A. Charles lamb
B. Joseph conrad
C. Coleridge
D. Wordsworth

How does VirginiaWoolf’s essay “A Room of One’s Own” contribute to feminist theory ?

A. It suggests that the suppression of women is part of a historical climate that will naturally fade away.
B. It suggests that gender roles are conditioned by the possession of money and power.
C. It suggests that gender has power over class.
D. All of the above answers are correct.

According to Aristotle the unravelling of the plot_____________?

A. Should arise from the circumstances of the plot itself
B. By supernatural machinery
C. By narration
D. By the choral odes

Who established the Lyceum ?

A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Horace
D. Longinus

“The end of writing is to instruct, the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing.” Whose view is this ?

A. Wordsworth’s
B. Coleridge’s
C. Dr. johnson’s
D. Matthew arnold’s

Regarding the observance of the three Classical Unities in a play, Dr. Johnson’s view is that ?

A. Only the unity of time should be observed
B. Only the unity of place should be observed
C. Only the unity of action should be observed
D. All the three unities should be observed

Who considers poetry ‘a mother of lies’ ?

A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Pope
D. Stephen gosson