Michael Foucault was the major practitioner of this school of criticism?

A. Formalist criticism
B. Deconstructionism
C. Structuralism
D. Mimetic criticism

Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory ?

A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
C. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.
D. All of the above answers are correct.

Who is the author of Ars Poetica ?

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

In which the following works Plato discusses his Theory of Poetry ?

A. Apology
B. Ion
C. The republic
D. Phaedrus

The term Electra Complex has originated from a tragedy entitled Electra. Who is the author of his tragedy ?

A. Aeschylus
B. Sophocles
C. Euripides
D. Seneca

Aristotle and Plato belong to phase of criticism ?

A. Hellenic
B. Hellenistic
C. Renaissance
D. Graeco-roman

In which essay did Arnold say that for good literature to flourish two powers are necessary – creative and the critical ?

A. The function of criticism
B. The study of poetry
C. Preface to eighteen fifty three poems
D. Essay on wordsworth

Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria appeared in the year ?.

A. 1817
B. 1818
C. 1718
D. 1717

This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

A. Mimetic
B. Psychological
C. Historical/biographical
D. Mythological/archetypal

This critical approach assumes that language does not refer to any external reality. It can assert several, contradictory interpretations of one text ?

A. Deconstructionism
B. Formalist criticism
C. Structuralism
D. Mimetic criticism