Deck 5: Criticism and Philosophy - Fr Leavis

Question 1

The Essay literary Criticism and Philosophy was published in

A)1927
B)1947
C)1973
D)1937

Answer 1

1937

Question 2

Leavis literary Criticism and Philosophy is a reaction to __________ essay

A)T.S Eliot's
B)I.A Richard's
C)R.N Wellek's
D)K. Wimsatt

Answer 2

R.N Wellek's

Question 3

Leavis is of the opinion that reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by

A)science
B)law
C)history
D)philosophy

Answer 3

philosophy

Question 4

Leavis expresses his views on the _______ of criticism

A)relevance
B)discipline
C)function
D)guidelines

Question 5

Leavis is of the opinion that the reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by

A)drama
B)philosophy
C)science
D)prose

Question 6

"Literary Criticism and Philosophy" was written by F.R Leavis in response to which other critic?

A)Matthew Arnold
B)Dr. Rene Wellek
C)T.S Eliot
D)William Wordsworth

Question 7

What according to Leavis are the two distinct and different kinds of discipline?

A)Science and arts
B)Science and Philosophy
C)Literary Criticism and philosophy
D)Arts and Philosophy

Question 8

F.R. Leavis is of the opinion that the ideal ___ is the ideal ____.

A)critic, reader
B)philosopher, critic
C)reader. critic
D)writer, critic

Question 9

What was Leavis' opinion of William Wordsworth?

A)He did not consider Wordsworth to be good poet
B)He did not consider Wordsworth to be a philosophic thinker.
C)He did not consider Wordsworth to be a critical thinker.
D)He did not consider Wordsworth to be a Romantic thinker.

Question 10

Training in what discipline would be beneficial but is not a necessity to a literary critic according to Leavis?

A)Science
B)Psychology
C)Sociology
D)Philosophy

Question 11

Which of the following according to Leavis, does not invite one to "think about" and "judge"?

A)poetry
B)Philosophy
C)criticism
D)reading

Question 12

Leavis feels that the best way of presenting theoretical principles is to show then at work in -

A)Factual Criticism
B)Logical Criticism
C)Practical Criticism
D)Constructive Criticism

Question 13

Dr. Wellek has criticized Leavis that his lack of interest in philosophy makes him unfair to the poets of ______________.

A)Victorian poets
B)Romantic poets
C)Elizabethan poets
D)Modern poets

Question 14

"The business of a literary critic is to attain a peculiar completeness of response" is stated by ___________

A)F.R. Leavis
B)Middleton Murry
C)Matthew Arnold
D)Rene Wellek

Question 15

For Leavis, the reading demanded by poetry is of a different kind from that demanded by ___________.

A)drama
B)essay
C)philosophy
D)science

Question 16

Leavis boldly announced that Literary Criticism is not _____________

A)Psychology
B)History
C)Philosophy
D)Physiology

Question 17

The ideal critic according to Leavis is the __________

A)Ideal poet
B)Ideal reader
C)Ideal philosopher
D)Ideal person

Question 18

Leavis asserts that words in poetry demands________________ responsiveness.

A)Total
B)Absolute
C)Complex
D)Complete

Question 19

A critic's constant concern is never to lose his ________________

A)Completeness of possession
B)Value Judgment
C)Completeness of response
D)Irrelevant generalizing

Question 20

Dr. Wellek's first criticism of Leavis is that Leavis didn't develop

A)cogency
B)theoretical implications
C)coherence of response
D)none of the above

Question 21

Dr. Wellek's main criticism of Leavis was that

A)Leavis was biased
B)Leavis lacked interest in philosophy
C)Leavis was not a romantic
D)Leavis was ambiguous

Question 22

The difference between a poet and a philosopher according to Leavis is

A)Symbolical representations
B)Interests of rhythm
C)Laxity of expression
D)Evocative powers

Question 23

Who has written Literary Criticism and Philosophy

A)T. S Eliot
B)I. A Richards
C)F. R Leavis
D)M. H Abrams

Question 24

To F. R. Leavis, literary criticism and philosophy are

A)"quite distinct and different kinds of discipline"
B)"quite similar discipline"
C)"quite amusing discipline"
D)"quite extraordinary disciplines"

Question 25

F. R. Leavis states, "By the critic of poetry I understand the complete reader: the ideal critic is

A)the ideal writer"
B)the ideal composer"
C)the ideal reader"
D)the ideal man"

Question 26

The critic's aim is, first, to realize as sensitively and completely as possible this or that which claims his

A)Imagination
B)Attention
C)Thoughts
D)Enthusiasm

Question 27

The literary critic aims to make fully conscious and articulate the immediate sense of

A)"value that 'places' the poem"
B)"value that 'situates' the poem"
C)"value that 'modifies' the poem"
D)"value that 'decodes' the poem"

Question 28

Leavis states, "But it is to be note that the improvement we ask for is of the critic, the critic as critic, and to count on it would be to count on the attainment of

A)A glorious task"
B)A perfect balance"
C)An ideal task"
D)An arduous ideal"

Question 29

Leavis never proposed to consider __ as a philosophic thinker

A)William Wordsworth
B)William Blake
C)PB Shelly
D)Dr. Wellek

Question 30

Who said, "Poetry must be in serious relation to actuality, it must have a firm grasp of the actual, of the object, it must be in relation to life"?

A)William Wordsworth
B)Matthew Arnold
C)TS Eliot
D)FR Leavis

Question 31

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

Question 32

Leavis states that poetry is concrete and that philosophy is

A)The same
B)Abstract
C)Disinterested
D)Ephemeral

Question 33

According to Leavis, philosophic training would benefit the critic by making clear that

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

Question 34

The reading demanded by poetry is different from that demanded by

A)Philosophy
B)History
C)Science
D)Law

Question 35

Leavis asserts that words in poetry demands _____ responsiveness.

A)Disinterested
B)Partial
C)Complete
D)Voluntary

Question 36

Dr. Wellek accuses Leavis of being unfair to the poets of the ______ Age.

A)Victorian
B)Neo- Classical
C)Romantic
D)Puritan

Question 37

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