MCQs on Literary Criticism | Part 2

Here are 50 important MCQs on Literary Criticism in English Literature which is helpful for many exams. 
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51. Which school of criticism focuses on the intersectionality of various social identities such as race, gender, class, and sexuality?
    a) Intersectional Feminism
    b) Queer Theory
    c) Marxist Criticism
    d) Psychoanalytic Criticism
    Correct Answer: a) Intersectional Feminism

52. Who among the following is associated with Intersectional Feminism?
    a) Kimberlé Crenshaw
    b) Simone de Beauvoir
    c) bell hooks
    d) Judith Butler
    Correct Answer: a) Kimberlé Crenshaw

53. Disability Studies in literature examines:
    a) The portrayal of disability in literary texts and its cultural implications
    b) The linguistic structures employed by authors
    c) The historical context of literary works
    d) The psychological motivations of characters
    Correct Answer: a) The portrayal of disability in literary texts and its cultural implications

54. Which critic is known for his work in Disability Studies?
    a) Tobin Siebers
    b) Edward Said
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Roland Barthes
    Correct Answer: a) Tobin Siebers

55. What does Postcolonial criticism primarily focus on?
    a) The impact of colonialism and imperialism on literature and culture
    b) The structural elements of literary works
    c) The psychological analysis of characters
    d) The examination of literary texts through a Marxist lens
    Correct Answer: a) The impact of colonialism and imperialism on literature and culture

56. Which critic introduced the concept of "Double Consciousness" in the context of African-American literature?
    a) W.E.B. Du Bois
    b) Frantz Fanon
    c) Edward Said
    d) Chinua Achebe
    Correct Answer: a) W.E.B. Du Bois

57. What does Queer Theory primarily examine in literature?
    a) Sexuality and gender identity
    b) The role of the author
    c) Linguistic structures
    d) Historical context
    Correct Answer: a) Sexuality and gender identity

58. Which critic is associated with the theory of "Performativity"?
    a) Judith Butler
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Edward Said
    d) Julia Kristeva
    Correct Answer: a) Judith Butler

59. Who introduced the concept of "Heteronormativity"?
    a) Michael Warner
    b) Michel Foucault
    c) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
    d) Stuart Hall
    Correct Answer: a) Michael Warner

60. Who among the following is associated with Disability Studies?
    a) Lennard J. Davis
    b) Michel Foucault
    c) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
    d) Homi Bhabha
    Correct Answer: a) Lennard J. Davis

61. Which school of criticism explores the representation of gender and sexuality in literature?
    a) Queer Theory
    b) Marxism
    c) Psychoanalytic Criticism
    d) Formalism
    Correct Answer: a) Queer Theory

62. Who among the following is associated with Queer Theory?
    a) Judith Butler
    b) Sigmund Freud
    c) Jacques Lacan
    d) Julia Kristeva
    Correct Answer: a) Judith Butler

63. What does Disability Studies primarily focus on in literature?
    a) The representation of disabilities and its cultural implications
    b) The linguistic structures employed by authors
    c) The historical context of literary works
    d) The psychological motivations of characters
    Correct Answer: a) The representation of disabilities and its cultural implications

64. Who introduced the concept of "Crip Theory"?
    a) Robert McRuer
    b) Sigmund Freud
    c) Roland Barthes
    d) Michel Foucault
    Correct Answer: a) Robert McRuer

65. Which critic is known for his work on the intersection of disability and feminism?
    a) Tobin Siebers
    b) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
    c) Edward Said
    d) Judith Butler
    Correct Answer: a) Tobin Siebers

66. Which school of criticism examines the portrayal of race and ethnicity in literature?
    a) Ethnic Studies
    b) Postcolonialism
    c) Queer Theory
    d) New Historicism
    Correct Answer: a) Ethnic Studies

67. Who among the following is associated with Ethnic Studies?
    a) bell hooks
    b) Edward Said
    c) Toni Morrison
    d) Franz Fanon
    Correct Answer: c) Toni Morrison

68. What does Ethnic Studies primarily focus on in literature?
    a) The representation of ethnic identities and experiences
    b) Linguistic structures
    c) Authorial intent
    d) Historical context
    Correct Answer: a) The representation of ethnic identities and experiences

69. Who introduced the concept of "Double Consciousness" in the context of African-American literature?
    a) W.E.B. Du Bois
    b) Frantz Fanon
    c) Edward Said
    d) Chinua Achebe
    Correct Answer: a) W.E.B. Du Bois

70. Who among the following is associated with Ethnic Studies?
    a) Gloria Anzaldúa
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Julia Kristeva
    Correct Answer: a) Gloria Anzaldúa

71. Which school of criticism examines literature through the lens of class struggle?
    a) Marxism
    b) Formalism
    c) Psychoanalytic Criticism
    d) Postcolonialism
    Correct Answer: a) Marxism

72. Who among the following is associated with Marxist Criticism?
    a) Fredric Jameson
    b) Edward Said
    c) Michel Foucault
    d) Jacques Derrida
    Correct Answer: a) Fredric Jameson

73. What does Marxist Criticism primarily focus on in literature?
    a) The socioeconomic structures and class dynamics portrayed in literary works
    b) The linguistic structures employed by authors
    c) The psychological motivations of characters
    d) The historical context of literary works
    Correct Answer: a) The socioeconomic structures and class dynamics portrayed in literary works

74. Who introduced the concept of "False Consciousness" in Marxist theory?
    a) Friedrich Engels
    b) Karl Marx
    c) Louis Althusser
    d) Antonio Gramsci
    Correct Answer: c) Louis Althusser

75. Which critic is known for his work on the ideology of the ruling class?
    a) Raymond Williams
    b) Jacques Derrida
    c) Edward Said
    d) Mikhail Bakhtin
    Correct Answer: a) Raymond Williams

76. Which school of criticism emphasizes the importance of language in constructing reality?
    a) Structuralism
    b) Psychoanalytic Criticism
    c) Queer Theory
    d) New Historicism
    Correct Answer: a) Structuralism

77. Who among the following is associated with Structuralism?
    a) Claude Lévi-Strauss
    b) Jacques Derrida
    c) Michel Foucault
    d) Julia Kristeva
    Correct Answer: a) Claude Lévi-Strauss

78. What does Structuralism primarily focus on in literature?
    a) The underlying structures of language and narrative
    b) The historical context of literary works
    c) The psychological motivations of characters
    d) The portrayal of gender and sexuality
    Correct Answer: a) The underlying structures of language and narrative

79. Who introduced the concept of "Binary Oppositions" in structuralist theory?
    a) Claude Lévi-Strauss
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Julia Kristeva
    Correct Answer: a) Claude Lévi-Strauss

80. Structuralism originated primarily in which country?
    a) France
    b) Russia
    c) Germany
    d) Italy
    Correct Answer: a) France

81. Who among the following coined the term "The Anxiety of Influence"?
    a) Harold Bloom
    b) Northrop Frye
    c) T.S. Eliot
    d) Jacques Lacan
    Correct Answer: a) Harold Bloom

82. Which critic introduced the concept of "Affective Fallacy"?
    a) W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley
    b) Harold Bloom
    c) Cleanth Brooks
    d) F.R. Leavis
    Correct Answer: a) W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley

83. The term "Epiphany" in literary criticism is associated with which author?
    a) James Joyce
    b) T.S. Eliot
    c) William Faulkner
    d) Virginia Woolf
    Correct Answer: a) James Joyce

84. Who is known for his concept of the "Implied Author"?
    a) Wayne C. Booth
    b) Cleanth Brooks
    c) T.S. Eliot
    d) F.R. Leavis
    Correct Answer: a) Wayne C. Booth

85. Who introduced the concept of "Objective Correlative"?
    a) T.S. Eliot
    b) F.R. Leavis
    c) Cleanth Brooks
    d) Wayne C. Booth
    Correct Answer: a) T.S. Eliot

86. The term "Intentional Fallacy" was introduced by:
    a) W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley
    b) Cleanth Brooks
    c) T.S. Eliot
    d) F.R. Leavis
    Correct Answer: a) W.K. Wimsatt and Monroe C. Beardsley

87. Who coined the term "hermeneutics of suspicion"?
    a) Paul Ricoeur
    b) Jacques Derrida
    c) Sigmund Freud
    d) Friedrich Nietzsche
    Correct Answer: a) Paul Ricoeur

88. The term "Logocentrism" is associated with which critic?
    a) Jacques Derrida
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Michel Foucault
    d) Paul de Man
    Correct Answer: a) Jacques Derrida

89. Who introduced the concept of "Différance"?
    a) Jacques Derrida
    b) Michel Foucault
    c) Roland Barthes
    d) Paul de Man
    Correct Answer: a) Jacques Derrida

90. Which critic introduced the concept of "Architextuality"?
    a) Gérard Genette
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Michel Foucault
    Correct Answer: a) Gérard Genette

91. Who among the following is associated with "Narratology"?
    a) Gérard Genette
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Michel Foucault
    Correct Answer: a) Gérard Genette

92. The term "Paratext" refers to:
    a) Elements outside of the main text that contribute to its meaning
    b) The main argument of a literary work
    c) The central theme of a poem
    d) The primary characters in a novel
    Correct Answer: a) Elements outside of the main text that contribute to its meaning

93. Who coined the term "Rhizome" in the context of poststructuralist theory?
    a) Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
    b) Michel Foucault
    c) Roland Barthes
    d) Jacques Derrida
    Correct Answer: a) Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari

94. The concept of "Simulacrum" is associated with which theorist?
    a) Jean Baudrillard
    b) Michel Foucault
    c) Roland Barthes
    d) Jacques Derrida
    Correct Answer: a) Jean Baudrillard

95. Who among the following is associated with the "Death of the Author"?
    a) Roland Barthes
    b) Michel Foucault
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Edward Said
    Correct Answer: a) Roland Barthes

96. The term "Polyphony" in literary theory is associated with:
    a) Mikhail Bakhtin
    b) Julia Kristeva
    c) Roland Barthes
    d) Jacques Derrida
    Correct Answer: a) Mikhail Bakhtin

97. Who introduced the concept of "Dialogism"?
    a) Mikhail Bakhtin
    b) Julia Kristeva
    c) Roland Barthes
    d) Jacques Derrida
    Correct Answer: a) Mikhail Bakhtin

98. The term "Intertextuality" was introduced by:
    a) Julia Kristeva
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Jacques Derrida
    d) Mikhail Bakhtin
    Correct Answer: a) Julia Kristeva

99. Who among the following is associated with "Spectatorship" in literary criticism?
    a) Jacques Rancière
    b) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
    c) Edward Said
    d) Judith Butler
    Correct Answer: a) Jacques Rancière

100. The concept of "Aporia" is associated with which critic?
    a) Jacques Derrida
    b) Roland Barthes
    c) Julia Kristeva
    d) Mikhail Bakhtin
    Correct Answer: a) Jacques Derrida







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