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This section includes 204 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in English (MA English) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
A critic must have a very highly developed sense of ______ |
| A. | Understanding |
| B. | Fact |
| C. | Knowledge |
| D. | Literature |
| Answer» C. Knowledge | |
| 52. |
The Function of Criticism is T. S Elliot s reply to_________ |
| A. | I. A Richards |
| B. | Northrope Frye |
| C. | Middleton Murry |
| D. | Rene Welleck |
| Answer» D. Rene Welleck | |
| 53. |
Both Arnold and Eliot are preoccupied with |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Society |
| C. | Emotion |
| D. | Nature |
| Answer» B. Society | |
| 54. |
'The function of criticism is to promote the understanding and enjoyment of literature'. Who said this? |
| A. | Matthew Arnold |
| B. | T. S Eliot |
| C. | Dr. Johnson |
| D. | John Keats |
| Answer» C. Dr. Johnson | |
| 55. |
To which age does T. S Eliot belong? |
| A. | Classical Age |
| B. | Modern Age |
| C. | Romantic Age |
| D. | Victorian Age |
| Answer» C. Romantic Age | |
| 56. |
Eliot believes that between the true artists of any time there is |
| A. | an unconscious community |
| B. | a mutual understanding |
| C. | a vast difference |
| D. | an unbound thread |
| Answer» B. a mutual understanding | |
| 57. |
Eliot says , inner voice is ____ |
| A. | hoarse |
| B. | artificial |
| C. | whiggery |
| D. | sublime |
| Answer» D. sublime | |
| 58. |
Eliot feels that the second-rate artist cannot afford to surrender himself to any |
| A. | concrete idea |
| B. | common action |
| C. | universal detail |
| D. | philosophical idea |
| Answer» C. universal detail | |
| 59. |
To Eliot, the chief tools of the critic are, |
| A. | reading and composition |
| B. | reading and comprehension |
| C. | composition and analysis |
| D. | comparison and analysis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 60. |
Eliot states. The critical activity finds its highest, its true fulfillment in a kind of union with creation in the |
| A. | labour of the artist |
| B. | composition of the poet |
| C. | works of poets and prose writers |
| D. | creation of the artist |
| Answer» B. composition of the poet | |
| 61. |
The most important qualification that Eliot recommends to critics is to possess a |
| A. | very highly developed sense of literature |
| B. | very highly developed sense of history |
| C. | very highly developed sense of philosophy |
| D. | very highly developed sense of fact |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
According to TS Eliot, who overlook the capital importance of criticism in the work of creation itself? |
| A. | Middleton Murry |
| B. | Matthew Arnold |
| C. | Clutton Brock |
| D. | Coleridge |
| Answer» C. Clutton Brock | |
| 63. |
What did TS Eliot called critics like himself who did not have the inner voice ? |
| A. | Inner deaf mutes |
| B. | Whiggery |
| C. | Fact hunters |
| D. | Lemon- squeezers |
| Answer» B. Whiggery | |
| 64. |
What are the chief tools of the critic according to TS Eliot? |
| A. | Comparison and analysis |
| B. | Interpretation and communication |
| C. | Studying and reproduction |
| D. | Fact hunting |
| Answer» B. Interpretation and communication | |
| 65. |
The Function of Criticism by TS Eliot was written in |
| A. | 1921 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1923 |
| D. | 1924 |
| Answer» D. 1924 | |
| 66. |
The reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by |
| A. | Philosophy |
| B. | History |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Law |
| Answer» B. History | |
| 67. |
The Function of Criticism by TS Eliot was a response to |
| A. | Matthew Arnold |
| B. | Dr. Wellek |
| C. | Middleton Murry |
| D. | FR Leavis |
| Answer» D. FR Leavis | |
| 68. |
Eliot said that the major part of the effort of an author in composing his work is __. |
| A. | Critical labour |
| B. | Critical faculty |
| C. | Creative criticism |
| D. | Workshop criticism |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
The Essay literary Criticism and Philosophy was published in |
| A. | 1927 |
| B. | 1947 |
| C. | 1973 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 70. |
Leavis is of the opinion that reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by |
| A. | science |
| B. | law |
| C. | history |
| D. | philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
Leavis literary Criticism and Philosophy is a reaction to __________ essay |
| A. | T.S Eliot s |
| B. | I.A Richard s |
| C. | R.N Wellek s |
| D. | K. Wimsatt |
| Answer» D. K. Wimsatt | |
| 72. |
Leavis expresses his views on the _______ of criticism |
| A. | relevance |
| B. | discipline |
| C. | function |
| D. | guidelines |
| Answer» C. function | |
| 73. |
Leavis is of the opinion that the reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by |
| A. | drama |
| B. | philosophy |
| C. | science |
| D. | prose |
| Answer» C. science | |
| 74. |
"Literary Criticism and Philosophy" was written by F.R Leavis in response to which other critic? |
| A. | Matthew Arnold |
| B. | Dr. Rene Wellek |
| C. | T.S Eliot |
| D. | William Wordsworth |
| Answer» C. T.S Eliot | |
| 75. |
What according to Leavis are the two distinct and different kinds of discipline? |
| A. | Science and arts |
| B. | Science and Philosophy |
| C. | Literary Criticism and philosophy |
| D. | Arts and Philosophy |
| Answer» D. Arts and Philosophy | |
| 76. |
F.R. Leavis is of the opinion that the ideal ___ is the ideal ____. |
| A. | critic, reader |
| B. | philosopher, critic |
| C. | reader. critic |
| D. | writer, critic |
| Answer» B. philosopher, critic | |
| 77. |
What was Leavis' opinion of William Wordsworth? |
| A. | He did not consider Wordsworth to be good poet |
| B. | He did not consider Wordsworth to be a philosophic thinker. |
| C. | He did not consider Wordsworth to be a critical thinker. |
| D. | He did not consider Wordsworth to be a Romantic thinker. |
| Answer» C. He did not consider Wordsworth to be a critical thinker. | |
| 78. |
Training in what discipline would be beneficial but is not a necessity to a literary critic according to Leavis? |
| A. | Science |
| B. | Psychology |
| C. | Sociology |
| D. | Philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
Which of the following according to Leavis, does not invite one to "think about" and "judge"? |
| A. | poetry |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | criticism |
| D. | reading |
| Answer» B. Philosophy | |
| 80. |
Dr. Wellek has criticized Leavis that his lack of interest in philosophy makes him unfair to the poets of ______________. |
| A. | Victorian poets |
| B. | Romantic poets |
| C. | Elizabethan poets |
| D. | Modern poets |
| Answer» C. Elizabethan poets | |
| 81. |
Leavis feels that the best way of presenting theoretical principles is to show then at work in |
| A. | Factual Criticism |
| B. | Logical Criticism |
| C. | Practical Criticism |
| D. | Constructive Criticism |
| Answer» D. Constructive Criticism | |
| 82. |
The business of a literary critic is to attain a peculiar completeness of response is stated by |
| A. | F.R. Leavis |
| B. | Middleton Murry |
| C. | Matthew Arnold |
| D. | Rene Wellek |
| Answer» B. Middleton Murry | |
| 83. |
For Leavis, the reading demanded by poetry is of a different kind from that demanded by ___________. |
| A. | drama |
| B. | essay |
| C. | philosophy |
| D. | science |
| Answer» D. science | |
| 84. |
Arnold believes that without poetry, Science will appear |
| A. | complete |
| B. | incomplete |
| C. | immature |
| D. | undefined |
| Answer» C. immature | |
| 85. |
Poetry is emotions recollected in tranquility . Who has defined poetry in these words? |
| A. | Shelley |
| B. | Matthew Arnold |
| C. | S. T. Coleridge |
| D. | Wordsworth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
In the study of poetry Arnold writes that we have to turn to poetry to |
| A. | understand life and to sustain us |
| B. | interpret life and to control us |
| C. | interpret life and to console and sustain us |
| D. | understand life and to strengthen us |
| Answer» D. understand life and to strengthen us | |
| 87. |
The definition of poetry as enunciated by Matthew Arnold in 'The Study of Poetry" is |
| A. | A spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings |
| B. | A criticism of life, governed by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty |
| C. | A just and lively image of human nature, to delight and instruct mankind |
| D. | An imitation of an action that is serious, complete and of certain magnitude |
| Answer» C. A just and lively image of human nature, to delight and instruct mankind | |
| 88. |
What did Arnold say will appear incomplete if not for poetry? |
| A. | Religion |
| B. | Philosophy |
| C. | Science |
| D. | Knowledge |
| Answer» D. Knowledge | |
| 89. |
In The Study of Poetry, Arnold puts stress on _______________ in poetry. |
| A. | bright humour |
| B. | high seriousness |
| C. | sensuousness |
| D. | want of seriousness |
| Answer» C. sensuousness | |
| 90. |
Poetry is spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings according to |
| A. | Arnold |
| B. | T. S Eliot |
| C. | Johnson |
| D. | Wordsworth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 91. |
According to Wordsworth ____________ is not essential to poetry |
| A. | Metre |
| B. | Imagination |
| C. | Talent |
| D. | Rhyme |
| Answer» B. Imagination | |
| 92. |
A primary function of poetry according to Wordsworth is to give ___________ for his readers |
| A. | Knowledge |
| B. | Pleasure |
| C. | Idea |
| D. | Truth |
| Answer» C. Idea | |
| 93. |
According to Wordsworth, poetic diction has |
| A. | Rules |
| B. | No rules |
| C. | Rustic language |
| D. | Simple language |
| Answer» C. Rustic language | |
| 94. |
According to Wordsworth, prose and poetry differs by |
| A. | Style |
| B. | Emotion |
| C. | Preface |
| D. | Metre |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
For Wordsworth the function of poetry is to give |
| A. | joy |
| B. | happiness |
| C. | catharsis |
| D. | pleasure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
To Wordsworth, poetry is a spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, emotions recollected in |
| A. | images |
| B. | tranquility |
| C. | simple life |
| D. | sensation |
| Answer» C. simple life | |
| 97. |
The dominant theme of Wordsworth s preface is |
| A. | poetic diction |
| B. | poetic argument |
| C. | poetic criticism |
| D. | poetic license |
| Answer» B. poetic argument | |
| 98. |
The function of poetry is both to instruct and delight, but for Wordsworth it is to give |
| A. | exaltation |
| B. | pleasure |
| C. | dictation |
| D. | purgation |
| Answer» C. dictation | |
| 99. |
Wordsworth quoted ____________ who said, Poetry is the most philosophical of all writings . |
| A. | Aristotle |
| B. | Horace |
| C. | Homer |
| D. | Virgil |
| Answer» B. Horace | |
| 100. |
Wordsworth remarks that Poetry and Painting are |
| A. | Sisters |
| B. | Siblings |
| C. | Brother |
| D. | Children |
| Answer» B. Siblings | |