Top 250+ Solved Literary Criticism MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Regarding the observance of the three unities in a play, Dr. Johnson's view is that
a. Only the Unity of Time should be observed
b. Only the Unity of Action should be observed
c. Only the Unity of Place should be observed
d. All the three unities should be observed
Q. The dialogue of Shakespeare are sometimes spoilt by:
a. Artificiality
b. Difficult Diction
c. Ruggedness
d. None of the above
Q. Poetic justice is:
a. Followed by Shakespeare
b. Not at all followed by Shakespeare
c. Criticizes by Shakesperae
d. Not always followed by Shakespeare
Q. Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the
a. Marvelous
b. Wonderful
c. Beautiful
d. Magnificent
Q. Dennis and Rymer think Shakespeare’s Romans are not sufficiently
a. Brave
b. Roman
c. Strong
d. Loyal
Q. A quibble is to Shakespeare, what luminous vapours are to
a. Adventurers
b. Farmers
c. Sailors
d. Travellers
Q. Shakespeare had no regard to the unities of
a. action and place
b. time and action
c. time and place
d. action and theme
Q. For Johnson, in Shakespeare’s works, even when the agency is supernatural thedialogue is level with ___.
a. Tragedy
b. Life
c. Nature
d. Character
Q. This, therefore is the praise of Shakespeare, that his drama is the __ of life.
a. Reflection
b. Contemplation
c. Mirror
d. Study
Q. Shakespeare has united the powers of exciting laughter and sorrow not only in onemind, but in one __.
a. Composition
b. Narration
c. Genre
d. Action
Q. The end of writing is to instruct, the end of poetry is to instruct by __.
a. Writing
b. Composition
c. Pleasing
d. Passion
Q. An action which ended happily to the principal persons is a __.
a. Comedy
b. Tragedy
c. History
d. Tragi- comedy
Q. Tragedy was not in those times a poem of more general dignity or elevation than __.
a. History
b. Tragi-comedy
c. Comedy
d. Drama