Question 1

About whom Atkins says that &#34;In his works, appears for the first time the conception of memesis or imitation as the essential characteristic of all art&#34;.&#10;A)Plato&#10;B)Longinus&#10;C)Aristotle&#10;D)Horace

Accepted Answer

Plato&#10;

Question 2

In the poetics, the change in the fortunes of the hero is known as...&#10;A)Periphery&#10;B)Discovery&#10;C)Catharsis&#10;D)None

Accepted Answer

Periphery&#10;

Question 3

According to Aristotle, the objects of Imitation are&#8230;&#10;A)Natural defects&#10;B)Moral values&#10;C)Feeling of love&#10;D)Men in action

Accepted Answer

Aristotle believed that the objects of imitation in art are "men in action," meaning human actions and life, as he discussed in his work "Poetics."

Question 4

Who said &#34;Tragedy imitates men as better, and comedy as worse than they really are.&#34;&#10;A)A.C. Bradley&#10;B)John Dryden&#10;C)Aristotle&#10;D)Plato

Accepted Answer

Aristotle made this observation in his work "Poetics," where he discusses the principles of literary criticism and theory, particularly focusing on the nature of tragedy and comedy.

Question 5

Plato equated poetry with painting and Aristotle equated it with&#8230;&#10;A)Drama&#10;B)Dance&#10;C)Music&#10;D)None

Accepted Answer

Aristotle equated poetry with music because both are imitative arts that use rhythm and harmony to create an emotional response in the audience.

Question 6

Who is known as the first scientific critic?&#10;A)Longinus&#10;B)Aristotle&#10;C)Horace&#10;D)Plato

Accepted Answer

Aristotle is often regarded as the first scientific critic due to his systematic approach to literary criticism, particularly through his work "Poetics," where he analyzed the principles of literary composition and drama.

Question 7

Who said, &#34;A tragedy is impossible without plot, but there may be one without character&#34;&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Socrates&#10;C)Cicero&#10;D)Arnold

Accepted Answer

Aristotle made this statement in his work "Poetics," where he discusses the elements necessary for a tragedy. He emphasizes the importance of plot over character, suggesting that a tragedy can exist without detailed character development but not without a coherent plot.

Question 8

Who says that Coleridge is a link &#34;between German transcendentalism and English romanticism&#34;.&#10;A)Arthur Symons&#10;B)Stephen Gosson&#10;C)John Lock&#10;D)Rene Wellek

Accepted Answer

Rene Wellek is known for making the statement that Coleridge serves as a link between German transcendentalism and English romanticism, highlighting Coleridge's role in integrating German philosophical ideas into the English romantic movement.

Question 9

What was the name of Aristotle's school?&#10;A)Oxford&#10;B)Cambridge&#10;C)Lyceum&#10;D)Temple

Accepted Answer

Aristotle founded the Lyceum, a school in Athens, where he taught and conducted research.

Question 10

Which classical writer expresses, &#34;Epic poetry and tragedy, comedy also dithyrambic poetry&#8230; are all in their general conception modes of imitation&#34;?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Plato&#10;C)Horace&#10;D)Homer

Accepted Answer

Aristotle discusses the concept of imitation in art forms, including epic poetry, tragedy, and comedy, in his work "Poetics," where he explores the idea that all these forms are modes of imitation or mimesis.

Question 11

What is meant by &#34;Catastrophe&#34;?&#10;A)The ending of a Comedy&#10;B)The ending of tragedy&#10;C)The ending of a historical play&#10;D)The ending of tragi-comedy

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Question 12

What is Denouement?&#10;A)The ending of a Tragedy&#10;B)The ending of Comedy&#10;C)The Climax in a Tragedy&#10;D)The Climax in a comedy

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Question 13

Aristotle discusses the theory of Tragedy in:&#10;A)Art Poetique&#10;B)Poetics&#10;C)Rhetoric&#10;D)Ars Poetica

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Question 14

What is the meaning of the Term Hamartia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy?&#10;A)Tragic end of the Tragedy&#10;B)Working of Fate againts the hero&#10;C)A Weak trait in the character of the Hero&#10;D)A strong quality in the character of the hero

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Question 15

What is the meaning of the Term Peripeteia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy?&#10;A)Change in the fortune of the hero from bad to good&#10;B)Change in the fortune of the hero from good to bad&#10;C)Constancy in the fortune of the hero&#10;D)Fluctuations occurring in the fortune of the hero

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Question 16

What is the meaning of the term Anagnorisis as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy?&#10;A)The hero's recognition of his tragic flaw&#10;B)The hero's ignorance about his tragic flaw&#10;C)The hero's recognition of his adversary&#10;D)The hero's recognition of his tragic end

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Question 17

Who argued against Plato's theory of forms for the first time?&#10;A)Aristotle&#10;B)Socrates&#10;C)Hegel&#10;D)Kant

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Question 18

According to Aristotle what is the source of knowledge?&#10;A)Mind&#10;B)Senses&#10;C)Thought&#10;D)Dream

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Question 19

The two notions which form the core of Aristotle's Poetics are&#8230;.. and &#8230;..&#10;A)Imitation and action&#10;B)Imitation and Imagination&#10;C)Reason and action&#10;D)Logic and action

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Question 20

According Aristotle &#8230;.is the soul of tragedy?&#10;A)Character&#10;B)Plot&#10;C)Diction&#10;D)Spectacle

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Question 21

Which school of critics rekindled an interest in Aristotle in the 20th century?&#10;A)Yale schoo&#10;B)Chicago school&#10;C)Frankfurt school&#10;D)Annals school

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Question 22

The term hamartia is taken from&#8230;&#10;A)Smithy&#10;B)Hunting&#10;C)Swimming&#10;D)Archery

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Question 23

Some believe literature should be judged primarily on its artistic merits. What approach possess this disadvantage?&#10;A)Formalism/New Criticism&#10;B)Psychological&#10;C)Moral/Philosophical&#10;D)Historical/Biographical

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Question 24

&#34;Comparative Literature is the study of the literature beyond the confines of one particular country&#34; - whose definition of comparative literature is this?&#10;A)Ulrich Weisstein&#10;B)H.H. Remak&#10;C)Rene Wellek&#10;D)Anna Balakian

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Question 25

Attempt at historical reconstruction has led to a great stress on the intention of the author. Identify the author of the statement:&#10;A)Wellek and Warren&#10;B)Schlegel - Tieck&#10;C)Carre - Guyard&#10;D)Hassan - Guillen

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Deck 1: Theoretical Concepts in Classical Literature and Criticism