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Explore topic-wise MCQs in English Literature .

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Literature knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.	Which theorist is most closely associated with the idea of art as imitation ?
A.	Jacques Lacan
B.	Edward Said
C.	Stephen Greenblatt
D.	Plato
Answer» E.

2.	What is dialogism ?
A.	A term used to describe how texts include a variety of styles
B.	A term used to explain the use of multiple points of view in literature
C.	A term that explains resistance to a monolithic text
D.	All of the above.
Answer» E.

3.	What is defamiliarization ?
A.	A concept associated with Russian formalism
B.	An idea explored by Viktor Shklovsky
C.	A term that describes the capacity of art to counter the effects of habit
D.	All of the above.
Answer» E.

4.	What did Sigmund Freud believe about the unconscious ?
A.	It contains secret instincts and desires that are repressed.
B.	It has little impact on human behavior.
C.	It is the only significant aspect of the human psyche.
D.	It can never be accessed.
Answer» B. It has little impact on human behavior.

5.	To what idea does the ancient Greek term aporia refer in terms of deconstruction theory ?
A.	The ability of a text to contain truth
B.	The “undecidability” and essentially unstable nature of a text
C.	The idea that a text has a specific meaning that can be understood through a process of deconstruction
D.	Jacques Derrida’s style of writing
Answer» C. The idea that a text has a specific meaning that can be understood through a process of deconstruction

6.	Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that___________?
A.	mirrors our physical evolution as human beings.
B.	prevents us from communicating through writing or speech.
C.	involves a constant process of deferred meaning.
D.	evolved exclusively as a function of our individual psyche.
Answer» D. evolved exclusively as a function of our individual psyche.

7.	How does Virginia Woolf’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.	It suggests that education, rather than money, is needed for the liberation of women.
Answer» C. It suggests that gender has power over class.

8.	How does Wolfgang Iser envision the reader ?
A.	The reader fills in the gaps imposed by an author’s intention.
B.	The reader is sublimated beneath the author.
C.	The reader is less important than the author’s context.
D.	The reader is totally subject to the author’s intention.
Answer» B. The reader is sublimated beneath the author.

9.	According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child_________________?
A.	refuses maternal bonds.
B.	is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”
C.	looks into a mirror for the first time.
D.	first engages with speech.
Answer» C. looks into a mirror for the first time.