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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.
| 151. |
Poetry attaches its emotion to the idea: the idea is the |
| A. | fact |
| B. | knowledge |
| C. | history |
| D. | theory |
| Answer» B. knowledge | |
| 152. |
What attaches its emotion to facts according to Arnold? |
| A. | Poetry |
| B. | Prose |
| C. | Religion |
| D. | Tradition |
| Answer» D. Tradition | |
| 153. |
This, therefore is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the __ of life. |
| A. | Reflection |
| B. | Contemplation |
| C. | Mirror |
| D. | Study |
| Answer» D. Study | |
| 154. |
Wordsworth believes that a poet is, |
| A. | a man speaking to poets |
| B. | a man speaking to men |
| C. | a man speaking to human |
| D. | a man speaking to God |
| Answer» C. a man speaking to human | |
| 155. |
The difference between a poet and a philosopher according to Leavis is |
| A. | Symbolical representations |
| B. | Interests of rhythm |
| C. | Laxity of expression |
| D. | Evocative powers |
| Answer» D. Evocative powers | |
| 156. |
In the age of Pope and Dryden, Arnold regards _________ as a unique poet. |
| A. | Milton |
| B. | Keats |
| C. | Pope |
| D. | Gray |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
A critic according to Eliot must be entirely |
| A. | impersonal and objective |
| B. | imaginative and emotional |
| C. | ordered and discerning |
| D. | learned and well-read |
| Answer» B. imaginative and emotional | |
| 158. |
The Preface to the Lyrical Ballads was published in |
| A. | 1798 |
| B. | 1799 |
| C. | 1800 |
| D. | 1801 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 159. |
Wordsworth s preface declares the dawn of |
| A. | English Romantic Movement |
| B. | British Romantic Movement |
| C. | European Romantic Movement |
| D. | Anglo-saxon Romantic Movement |
| Answer» B. British Romantic Movement | |
| 160. |
Wordworth s poet is a man speaking to |
| A. | everyone |
| B. | his readers |
| C. | men |
| D. | nature |
| Answer» D. nature | |
| 161. |
Wordsworth s preface can be seen as a forceful plea for simplicity both in |
| A. | idea and feeling |
| B. | sentiment an d exposition |
| C. | expression and elucidation |
| D. | theme and treatment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the |
| A. | Marvelous |
| B. | Wonderful |
| C. | Beautiful |
| D. | Magnificent |
| Answer» C. Beautiful | |
| 163. |
Dennis and Rymer think Shakespeare s Romans are not sufficiently |
| A. | Brave |
| B. | Roman |
| C. | Strong |
| D. | Loyal |
| Answer» C. Strong | |
| 164. |
Shakespeare has no heroes, his scenes are occupied by |
| A. | Kings |
| B. | Queens |
| C. | Men |
| D. | Fairies |
| Answer» D. Fairies | |
| 165. |
Which critic is of the opinion that though Charles Dickens possesses the vitality and vision of art as Conrad does, he cannot be included in the line of great novelists ? |
| A. | george santayana |
| B. | t.s.eliot |
| C. | d.h. lawrence |
| D. | f.r.leavis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 166. |
Which quality is not needful for a fit prose according to Arnold? |
| A. | Regularity |
| B. | Precision |
| C. | Balance |
| D. | Exclusivity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
Wordsworth said the poet should use the __ for removing what would otherwise be painful or disgusting in the passion. |
| A. | Principal of selection |
| B. | Metrical composition |
| C. | Personification of abstract ideas |
| D. | Real language of men |
| Answer» B. Metrical composition | |
| 168. |
the first great principle of criticism emancipated by Arnold is __________ |
| A. | Disinterestedness |
| B. | Detachment |
| C. | Discernment |
| D. | Disaffectation |
| Answer» B. Detachment | |
| 169. |
Which term is used by Abhinavagupta to denote relating , narrating or describing emotive conditions. |
| A. | bhavanukirtanam |
| B. | anumana |
| C. | bhavaktwa |
| D. | bhojakatwa |
| Answer» B. anumana | |
| 170. |
Who comments, the end of writing is to instruct, The end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing |
| A. | Shakespeare |
| B. | Arnold |
| C. | Dr. Johnson |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 171. |
The end of writing is to instruct, the end of poetry is to instruct by __. |
| A. | Writing |
| B. | Composition |
| C. | Pleasing |
| D. | Passion |
| Answer» D. Passion | |
| 172. |
Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in one mind, but in one __. |
| A. | Composition |
| B. | Narration |
| C. | Genre |
| D. | Action |
| Answer» C. Genre | |
| 173. |
Wordsworth justifies the use of metre and denounces the ____________ of the NeoClassical poets for their artificiality. |
| A. | verse |
| B. | rhyme |
| C. | poetic diction |
| D. | tradition |
| Answer» D. tradition | |
| 174. |
The critic s aim is, first, to realize as sensitively and completely as possible this or that which claims his |
| A. | Imagination |
| B. | Attention |
| C. | Thoughts |
| D. | Enthusiasm |
| Answer» C. Thoughts | |
| 175. |
Who mentions: Every great poet is a teacher; I wish either to be considered as a teacher or as a nothing . |
| A. | william wordsworth |
| B. | lord byron |
| C. | edmund spenser |
| D. | robert herrick |
| Answer» B. lord byron | |
| 176. |
Arnold was of the view that Chaucer s superiority is found in his______ |
| A. | Diction and subject |
| B. | Manner and style |
| C. | Style and substance |
| D. | Form and subject |
| Answer» D. Form and subject | |
| 177. |
The only difference between the language of Prose and the language of Poetry is_________ |
| A. | Use of Rhythm |
| B. | Use of Words |
| C. | Use of feelings |
| D. | Use of Metre |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Leavis never proposed to consider __ as a philosophic thinker |
| A. | William Wordsworth |
| B. | William Blake |
| C. | PB Shelly |
| D. | Dr. Wellek |
| Answer» B. William Blake | |
| 179. |
To Arnold, the superiority of best poetry is marked by the superior character of |
| A. | truth and seriousness |
| B. | truth and ideas |
| C. | seriousness and knowledge |
| D. | knowledge and truth |
| Answer» B. truth and ideas | |
| 180. |
Who said that poetry is the most philosophic of all writing? |
| A. | William Wordsworth |
| B. | William Shakespeare |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Matthew Arnold |
| Answer» D. Matthew Arnold | |
| 181. |
Dr. Wellek accuses Leavis of being unfair to the poets of the ______ Age. |
| A. | Victorian |
| B. | Neo- Classical |
| C. | Romantic |
| D. | Puritan |
| Answer» D. Puritan | |
| 182. |
Who mentions vakyam rasatmakam kavyam , which means any composition which gives tasteful pleasure is poetry? |
| A. | kshemendra |
| B. | bhattalolatta |
| C. | mammata |
| D. | jagannatha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
Wordsworth gives much importance to the ________ of poetry |
| A. | Fancy |
| B. | Language |
| C. | Feelings |
| D. | Imagination |
| Answer» C. Feelings | |
| 184. |
To F. R. Leavis, literary criticism and philosophy are |
| A. | quite distinct and different kinds of discipline |
| B. | quite similar discipline |
| C. | quite amusing discipline |
| D. | quite extraordinary disciplines |
| Answer» B. quite similar discipline | |
| 185. |
Dr. Wellek s main criticism of Leavis was that |
| A. | Leavis was biased |
| B. | Leavis lacked interest in philosophy |
| C. | Leavis was not a romantic |
| D. | Leavis was ambiguous |
| Answer» C. Leavis was not a romantic | |
| 186. |
Who has written Literary Criticism and Philosophy |
| A. | T. S Eliot |
| B. | I. A Richards |
| C. | F. R Leavis |
| D. | M. H Abrams |
| Answer» D. M. H Abrams | |
| 187. |
The best poetry will be found to have a power of forming, sustaining and delighting us, as nothing else can was said by |
| A. | William Wordsworth |
| B. | Matthew Arnold |
| C. | John Dryden |
| D. | Alexander Pope |
| Answer» C. John Dryden | |
| 188. |
Mathew Arnold said that the best poetry will be found to have a power of |
| A. | Informing, observing and delighting |
| B. | Guiding, reforming and appreciating |
| C. | Binding, combining and structuring |
| D. | Forming, sustaining and delighting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
According to Leavis, philosophic training would benefit the critic by making clear that |
| A. | The two are vastly similar |
| B. | The two are vastly different |
| C. | Philosophy is needed to be a critic |
| D. | The two are complementary |
| Answer» C. Philosophy is needed to be a critic | |
| 190. |
Dr. Wellek s first criticism of Leavis is that Leavis didn t develop |
| A. | cogency |
| B. | theoretical implications |
| C. | coherence of response |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» C. coherence of response | |
| 191. |
FR Leavis said the business of the literary critic is |
| A. | To have a coherent response to commentary |
| B. | To be on guard against abstracting things |
| C. | To be on guard against generalization |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 192. |
Leavis says that his and Wellek s approaches are different because he is a critic, and Wellek is a |
| A. | Realist |
| B. | Artist |
| C. | Writer |
| D. | Philosopher |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
Wordsworth states, Poetry sheds no tears such as Angels weep, but natural and |
| A. | earthly tears |
| B. | childish tears |
| C. | human tears |
| D. | mournful tears |
| Answer» D. mournful tears | |
| 194. |
Leavis boldly announced that Literary Criticism is not _____________ |
| A. | Psychology |
| B. | History |
| C. | Philosophy |
| D. | Physiology |
| Answer» D. Physiology | |
| 195. |
according to Arnold, poetry interprets life in ____ ways. |
| A. | one |
| B. | two |
| C. | three |
| D. | four |
| Answer» C. three | |
| 196. |
Who said, Poetry must be in serious relation to actuality, it must have a firm grasp of the actual, of the object, it must be in relation to life ? |
| A. | William Wordsworth |
| B. | Matthew Arnold |
| C. | TS Eliot |
| D. | FR Leavis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
F. R. Leavis states, By the critic of poetry I understand the complete reader: the ideal critic is |
| A. | the ideal writer |
| B. | the ideal composer |
| C. | the ideal reader |
| D. | the ideal man |
| Answer» D. the ideal man | |
| 198. |
According to Wordsworth Poetry is the first and last of all |
| A. | Wisdom |
| B. | Truth |
| C. | Inspiration |
| D. | Knowledge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
According to Wordsworth the understanding of the reader must necessarily be in some degree |
| A. | Enlightened |
| B. | Disheartened |
| C. | Motivated |
| D. | Contentment |
| Answer» B. Disheartened | |
| 200. |
Poetry is a criticism of life under the ______ fixed for such a criticism |
| A. | Laws |
| B. | Ideals |
| C. | Morals. |
| D. | Conditions |
| Answer» E. | |