PART 1
Q. Who wrote the essay "Of Truth"?
A) Francis Bacon
B) John Locke
C) David Hume
D) Thomas Carlyle
Answer: A) Francis Bacon
Description: Francis Bacon's essay "Of Truth" (1597) explores the nature of truth and its relationship to human understanding.
Q. Which book is a seminal work of literary criticism by Matthew Arnold?
A) Culture and Anarchy
B) Essays in Criticism
C) The Function of Criticism
D) The Renaissance
Answer: B) Essays in Criticism
Description: Matthew Arnold's Essays in Criticism (1865) is a collection of essays that explore the role of criticism in literature.
Q. Who wrote the influential essay "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time"?
A) Matthew Arnold
B) Walter Pater
C) T.S. Eliot
D) F.R. Leavis
Answer: A) Matthew Arnold
Description: Matthew Arnold's essay "The Function of Criticism at the Present Time" (1864) argues for the importance of criticism in shaping literary taste.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Thomas De Quincey?
A) Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
B) The English Mail-Coach
C) Recollections of the Lakes and the Lake Poets
D) Suspiria de Profundis
Answer: A) Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Description: Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) is a memoir that explores his struggles with addiction.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Renaissance"?
A) Walter Pater
B) Matthew Arnold
C) T.S. Eliot
D) F.R. Leavis
Answer: A) Walter Pater
Description: Walter Pater's The Renaissance (1873) is a collection of essays that explore the art and literature of the Renaissance.
Q. Which essay by George Orwell critiques the use of language in politics?
A) Politics and the English Language
B) Shooting an Elephant
C) A Hanging
D) The Lion and the Unicorn
Answer: A) Politics and the English Language
Description: George Orwell's essay "Politics and the English Language" (1946) argues for clear and honest language in political discourse.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Death of the Author"?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Michel Foucault
C) Jacques Derrida
D) T.S. Eliot
Answer: A) Roland Barthes
Description: Roland Barthes' essay "The Death of the Author" (1967) argues for a focus on the text rather than the author's intentions.
Q. Which book is a classic of travel writing by Robert Louis Stevenson?
A) An Inland Voyage
B) Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
C) The Silverado Squatters
D) Treasure Island
Answer: A) An Inland Voyage
Description: Robert Louis Stevenson's An Inland Voyage (1878) is a travelogue that explores the canals of France.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "Aspects of the Novel"?
A) E.M. Forster
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) Virginia Woolf
Answer: A) E.M. Forster
Description: E.M. Forster's Aspects of the Novel (1927) is a collection of lectures that explore the art of fiction.
Q. Which essay by Virginia Woolf argues for women's education and independence?
A) A Room of One's Own
B) Three Guineas
C) The Death of the Moth
D) The Modern Essay
Answer: A) A Room of One's Own
Description: Virginia Woolf's essay A Room of One's Own (1929) argues for women's access to education and economic independence.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Well Wrought Urn"?
A) Cleanth Brooks
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Cleanth Brooks
Description: Cleanth Brooks' The Well Wrought Urn (1947) is a collection of essays that explore the nature of poetry.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Henry Adams?
A) The Education of Henry Adams
B) Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
C) The Degradation of the Democratic Dogma
D) A Letter to American Teachers
Answer: A) The Education of Henry Adams
Description: Henry Adams' The Education of Henry Adams (1907) is a memoir that explores his life and education.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Uses of Enchantment"?
A) Bruno Bettelheim
B) Northrop Frye
C) C.S. Lewis
D) J.R.R. Tolkien
Answer: A) Bruno Bettelheim
Description: Bruno Bettelheim's The Uses of Enchantment (1976) is a psychoanalytic exploration of fairy tales.
Q. Which essay by James Baldwin critiques American racism?
A) Notes of a Native Son
B) The Fire Next Time
C) Nobody Knows My Name
D) The Devil Finds Work
Answer: B) The Fire Next Time
Description: James Baldwin's essay The Fire Next Time (1963) argues for civil rights and critiques American racism.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Anatomy of Criticism"?
A) Northrop Frye
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Northrop Frye
Description: Northrop Frye's The Anatomy of Criticism (1957) is a comprehensive theory of literary criticism.
Q. Which book is a classic of travel writing by Jonathan Swift?
A) Gulliver's Travels
B) A Modest Proposal
C) The Battle of the Books
D) The Drapier's Letters
Answer: A) Gulliver's Travels
Description: Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) is a satirical travelogue that explores politics and society.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Death of Tragedy"?
A) George Steiner
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) George Steiner
Description: George Steiner's The Death of Tragedy (1961) argues for the decline of tragic drama.
Q. Which essay by Joan Didion critiques American culture?
A) Slouching Towards Bethlehem
B) The White Album
C) Play It as It Lays
D) A Book of Common Prayer
Answer: A) Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Description: Joan Didion's essay Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968) argues for a reevaluation of American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Language of Fiction"?
A) David Lodge
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) David Lodge
Description: David Lodge's The Language of Fiction (1966) explores the relationship between language and fiction.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by W.E.B. Du Bois?
A) The Souls of Black Folk
B) The Philadelphia Negro
C) Darkwater
D) Dusk of Dawn
Answer: D) Dusk of Dawn
Description: W.E.B. Du Bois' Dusk of Dawn (1940) is a memoir that explores his life and work.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Poetic Principle"?
A) Edgar Allan Poe
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Edgar Allan Poe
Description: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Poetic Principle" (1848) is an essay that explores the nature of poetry.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Mahatma Gandhi?
A) An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
B) Hind Swaraj
C) Indian Home Rule
D) Satyagraha in South Africa
Answer: A) An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Description: Mahatma Gandhi's An Autobiography (1925) is a memoir that explores his life and philosophy.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Dialogic Imagination"?
A) Mikhail Bakhtin
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Mikhail Bakhtin
Description: Mikhail Bakhtin's The Dialogic Imagination (1975) is a collection of essays that explore the nature of language and literature.
Q. Which essay by Martin Luther King Jr. critiques American racism?
A) "I Have a Dream"
B) "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
C) "The Drum Major Instinct"
D) "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Answer: B) "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
Description: Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (1963) argues for civil rights and critiques American racism.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Practice of Reading"?
A) Denis Donoghue
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Denis Donoghue
Description: Denis Donoghue's The Practice of Reading (1998) is a collection of essays that explore the nature of reading and literature.
Q. Which book is a classic of travel writing by Bruce Chatwin?
A) In Patagonia
B) The Songlines
C) On the Black Hill
D) Utz
Answer: A) In Patagonia
Description: Bruce Chatwin's In Patagonia (1977) is a travelogue that explores the Patagonia region.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Postmodern Condition"?
A) Jean-François Lyotard
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Jean-François Lyotard
Description: Jean-François Lyotard's The Postmodern Condition (1979) is a philosophical exploration of postmodernism.
Q. Which essay by Adrienne Rich critiques American culture?
A) "Diving into the Wreck"
B) "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence"
C) "The Politics of Location"
D) "Living in Sin"
Answer: B) "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence"
Description: Adrienne Rich's "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence" (1980) argues for lesbian rights and critiques American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Reader in the Text"?
A) Susan Suleiman
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Susan Suleiman
Description: Susan Suleiman's The Reader in the Text (1980) is a collection of essays that explore the relationship between readers and texts.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by James Joyce?
A) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
B) Ulysses
C) Dubliners
D) Finnegans Wake
Answer: A) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Description: James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916) is a semi-autobiographical novel that explores his early life.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Political Unconscious"?
A) Fredric Jameson
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Fredric Jameson
Description: Fredric Jameson's The Political Unconscious (1981) is a Marxist exploration of literary theory.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Simone de Beauvoir?
A) The Second Sex
B) Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
C) The Ethics of Ambiguity
D) The Mandarins
Answer: B) Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Description: Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958) is a memoir that explores her early life.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Logic of Sense"?
A) Gilles Deleuze
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Gilles Deleuze
Description: Gilles Deleuze's The Logic of Sense (1969) is a philosophical exploration of language and meaning.
Q. Which essay by Audre Lorde critiques American culture?
A) "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House"
B) "Sister Outsider"
C) "The Cancer Journals"
D) "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name"
Answer: A) "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House"
Description: Audre Lorde's "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" (1979) argues for intersectional feminism and critiques American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Death of the Novel"?
A) Ronald Sukenick
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Ronald Sukenick
Description: Ronald Sukenick's The Death of the Novel (1969) is a postmodern exploration of the novel form.
Q. Which book is a classic of travel writing by Paul Theroux?
A) The Great Railway Bazaar
B) The Old Patagonian Express
C) The Mosquito Coast
D) Fresh Air Fiend
Answer: A) The Great Railway Bazaar
Description: Paul Theroux's The Great Railway Bazaar (1975) is a travelogue that explores train travel.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Signifying Monkey"?
A) Henry Louis Gates Jr.
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Description: Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s The Signifying Monkey (1988) is a poststructuralist exploration of African-American literature.
Q. Which essay by bell hooks critiques American culture?
A) "Ain't I a Woman?"
B) "Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center"
C) "Teaching to Transgress"
D) "Black Looks"
Answer: A) "Ain't I a Woman?"
Description: bell hooks' "Ain't I a Woman?" (1981) argues for intersectional feminism and critiques American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Pleasure of the Text"?
A) Roland Barthes
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Roland Barthes
Description: Roland Barthes' The Pleasure of the Text (1973) is a poststructuralist exploration of reading and pleasure.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Nelson Mandela?
A) Long Walk to Freedom
B) Mandela: The Authorized Biography
C) Conversations with Myself
D) Notes to the Future
Answer: A) Long Walk to Freedom
Description: Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom (1994) is a memoir that explores his life and anti-apartheid activism.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Political Unconscious"?
A) Fredric Jameson
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Fredric Jameson
Description: Fredric Jameson's The Political Unconscious (1981) is a Marxist exploration of literary theory.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Simone de Beauvoir?
A) The Second Sex
B) Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
C) The Ethics of Ambiguity
D) The Mandarins
Answer: B) Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
Description: Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter (1958) is a memoir that explores her early life.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Logic of Sense"?
A) Gilles Deleuze
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Gilles Deleuze
Description: Gilles Deleuze's The Logic of Sense (1969) is a philosophical exploration of language and meaning.
Q. Which essay by Audre Lorde critiques American culture?
A) "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House"
B) "Sister Outsider"
C) "The Cancer Journals"
D) "Zami: A New Spelling of My Name"
Answer: A) "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House"
Description: Audre Lorde's "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House" (1979) argues for intersectional feminism and critiques American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Death of the Novel"?
A) Ronald Sukenick
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Ronald Sukenick
Description: Ronald Sukenick's The Death of the Novel (1969) is a postmodern exploration of the novel form.
Q. Which book is a classic of travel writing by Paul Theroux?
A) The Great Railway Bazaar
B) The Old Patagonian Express
C) The Mosquito Coast
D) Fresh Air Fiend
Answer: A) The Great Railway Bazaar
Description: Paul Theroux's The Great Railway Bazaar (1975) is a travelogue that explores train travel.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Signifying Monkey"?
A) Henry Louis Gates Jr.
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Description: Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s The Signifying Monkey (1988) is a poststructuralist exploration of African-American literature.
Q. Which essay by bell hooks critiques American culture?
A) "Ain't I a Woman?"
B) "Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center"
C) "Teaching to Transgress"
D) "Black Looks"
Answer: A) "Ain't I a Woman?"
Description: bell hooks' "Ain't I a Woman?" (1981) argues for intersectional feminism and critiques American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Pleasure of the Text"?
A) Roland Barthes
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Roland Barthes
Description: Roland Barthes' The Pleasure of the Text (1973) is a poststructuralist exploration of reading and pleasure.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Nelson Mandela?
A) Long Walk to Freedom
B) Mandela: The Authorized Biography
C) Conversations with Myself
D) Notes to the Future
Answer: A) Long Walk to Freedom
Description: Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom (1994) is a memoir that explores his life and anti-apartheid activism.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Madwoman in the Attic"?
A) Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar
Description: Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's The Madwoman in the Attic (1979) is a feminist exploration of women's writing.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Malcolm X?
A) The Autobiography of Malcolm X
B) Malcolm X Speaks
C) The Diary of Malcolm X
D) Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Answer: A) The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Description: Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965) is a memoir that explores his life and activism.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Postcolonial Studies Reader"?
A) Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin
Description: Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin's The Postcolonial Studies Reader (1995) is a collection of essays that explore postcolonial theory.
Q. Which essay by Edward Said critiques American foreign policy?
A) "Orientalism"
B) "The Question of Palestine"
C) "Covering Islam"
D) "Culture and Imperialism"
Answer: A) "Orientalism"
Description: Edward Said's "Orientalism" (1978) argues for a critique of Western representations of the Middle East.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Feminine Mystique"?
A) Betty Friedan
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Betty Friedan
Description: Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique (1963) is a feminist exploration of women's roles in society.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by James Baldwin?
A) Notes of a Native Son
B) The Fire Next Time
C) Giovanni's Room
D) The Devil Finds Work
Answer: A) Notes of a Native Son
Description: James Baldwin's Notes of a Native Son (1955) is a memoir that explores his early life.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary theory "The Location of Culture"?
A) Homi K. Bhabha
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Homi K. Bhabha
Description: Homi K. Bhabha's The Location of Culture (1994) is a postcolonial exploration of culture and identity.
Q. Which essay by Adrienne Rich critiques American culture?
A) "Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence"
B) "Diving into the Wreck"
C) "The Politics of Location"
D) "Living in Sin"
Answer: C) "The Politics of Location"
Description: Adrienne Rich's "The Politics of Location" (1984) argues for lesbian rights and critiques American culture.
Q. Who wrote the influential work of literary criticism "The Black Atlantic"?
A) Paul Gilroy
B) T.S. Eliot
C) F.R. Leavis
D) William Empson
Answer: A) Paul Gilroy
Description: Paul Gilroy's The Black Atlantic (1993) is a postcolonial exploration of black culture.
Q. Which book is a classic of autobiographical writing by Maya Angelou?
A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
B) Gather Together in My Name
C) The Heart of a Woman
D) And Still I Rise
Answer: A) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Description: Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969) is a memoir that explores her early life.
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