All MCQs for Competitive Exams

131

Which school of literary criticism focuses on the depiction of social and economic power structures within 19th-century English novels?

A

Psychoanalytic criticism

B

Reader-response criticism

C

Marxist criticism

D

New Criticism

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132

How is the concept of 'false consciousness' defined in a critical context?

A

Another term for the unconscious

B

An ideology that involves dominating the consciousness of exploited classes

C

A feminist term for the state that occurs when texts written by women are not considered in the study of literature

D

A term related to the period of psychosexual development that occurs before an infant reaches the mirror stage

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133

Which theorist is most prominently associated with the philosophical concept of 'identity thinking'?

A

Sigmund Freud

B

Carl Jung

C

Theodor W. Adorno

D

William James

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134

Which critical approach is often criticized for being overly judgmental and prioritizing moral instruction over artistic merit?

A

Moral/Philosophical

B

Formalism/New Criticism

C

Psychological

D

Historical/Biographical

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135

What are the primary analytical focuses of Marxist literary theory?

A

The social and political undertones of literary works

B

The impact of economics on the creation of literary texts

C

The portrayal of characters who support working-class struggles

D

All of the above aspects

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136

What is the general Marxist perspective regarding ideology?

A

They analyze all ideologies to uncover hidden biases and agendas.

B

They advocate for ideology as a tool for establishing societal dominance.

C

They see ideology as crucial, albeit sometimes flawed, element of society.

D

They believe ideology doesn't significantly impact social advancement.

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137

Whose intellectual work exerted the most profound influence on the philosophy of Walter Benjamin?

A

Aristotle

B

Freud

C

Marx

D

Darwin

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138

How does Julia Kristeva's approach to psychoanalysis differentiate itself from traditional Freudian frameworks?

A

Kristeva fundamentally disagrees with the idea of the mirror stage.

B

Kristeva rejects the idea that neuroses provide insight into the unconscious.

C

Kristeva suggests that women are not subject to traditional fetishes.

D

Kristeva offers a more central place for women’s issues within psychological development.

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139

What are the primary objectives of gender theory when applied to the analysis of literary texts?

A

All of these

B

An understanding of how standard histories of western societies are presented in terms of heterosexual identity

C

An understanding of gender as a human construct

D

An understanding of the various conceptions and understandings of gender that have carried throughout various cultures

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140

In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which character is identified as the 'monstrous Other'?

A

John

B

Cousin Henry and Julia

C

Reading

D

Writing

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