Top 150+ Solved Literary Criticism and Theory MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is Claude de Levi Strauss known for
a. structuralism
b. deconstruction
c. functionalism
d. existentialism
Q. Claude de Levi Strauss is an--------
a. anthropologist
b. economist
c. environmentalist
d. ethnographer
Q. Levi Strauss used structuralism in his study on------
a. myths
b. magic
c. tribal life
d. economy
Q. A -------is a complex of the signifier and the signified
a. sign
b. symbol
c. referent
d. none of the above.
Q. Who popularized the concept of arbitrariness of language?
a. ferdinand de saussure
b. jacques derrida
c. roland barthes
d. claude de levi strauss
Q. Who introduced the concept of langue and parole in linguistics?
a. ferdinand de saussure
b. jacques derrida
c. roland barthes
d. claude de levi strauss
Q. The type of study of the changes in language over a span of time iscalled--------
a. synchronic
b. diachronic
c. semiotic
d. onomatopoeic
Q. The type of study which focus on the analysis of the systematicinterrelation of the elements of a single language at a particular time is called--------
a. synchronic
b. diachronic
c. semiotic
d. onomatopoeic
Q. The systematic study of signs is called-----
a. semiotics
b. semiology
c. both “a” & “b”
d. neither “a” not “b”
Q. The term semiotics was introduced by
a. charles sanders pierce
b. ferdinand de sauddure
c. noam chomsky
d. edward sapir
Q. The term semiology was introduced by
a. charles sanders pierce
b. ferdinand de saussure
c. noam chomsky
d. edward sapir
Q. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Langue and Parole?
a. charles sanders pierce
b. ferdinand de saussure
c. noam chomsky
d. edward sapir
Q. Who introduced in linguistics the concept of Competence andPerformance?
a. charles sanders pierce
b. ferdinand de saussure
c. noam chomsky
d. edward sapir
Q. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Saussure’s Langueand Parole?
a. charles sanders pierce
b. leonard bloom filed.
c. noam chomsky
d. edward sapir
Q. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomsky’scompetence and Performance?
a. charles sanders pierce
b. leonard bloom filed.
c. ferdinand de saussure.
d. edward sapir