Top 50+ Solved Criticism and Philosophy - F.R. Leavis MCQ Questions Answer
Q. 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
Q. Leavis states that poetry is concrete and that philosophy is
a. The same
b. Abstract
c. Disinterested
d. Ephemeral
Q. According to Leavis, philosophic training would benefit the critic by making clearthat
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
Q. The reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by
a. Philosophy
b. History
c. Science
d. Law
Q. Leavis asserts that words in poetry demands _____ responsiveness.
a. Disinterested
b. Partial
c. Complete
d. Voluntary
Q. Dr. Wellek accuses Leavis of being unfair to the poets of the ______ Age.
a. Victorian
b. Neo- Classical
c. Romantic
d. Puritan
Q. 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