All MCQs for Competitive Exams

131

How does Judith Butler characterize the nature of gender in her theoretical work?

A

Gender is largely a cultural construct.

B

Women's gender is artificial, while men's gender is not.

C

Gender is an innate, biologically determined aspect of identity.

D

While gender is not biologically determined, the traits associated with it are universal.

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132

Which literary theory is most appropriate for analyzing the significance of spatial settings within a poem?

A

Trauma theory

B

Game theory

C

Marxist theory

D

Ecotheory

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133

What is the primary focus of ecocritical theory in literary studies?

A

How writers conceptualize natural environments and the representation of environmental issues in literature and culture

B

How writers have damaged the environment

C

How the environment can be repaired

D

Who is responsible for damaging the environment

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134

Which Roman poet is credited with writing the influential treatise 'Ars Poetica'?

A

Aristotle

B

Longinus

C

Horace

D

Plato

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135

What is the nationality of the classical poet Horace?

A

Roman

B

English

C

Greek

D

Italian

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136

Which category of literary criticism best describes John Dryden’s 'An Essay of Dramatic Poesy'?

A

Legislative Criticism

B

Textual Criticism

C

Interpretative Criticism

D

Comparative Criticism

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137

What is John Dryden's stance regarding the strict adherence to the three Classical Dramatic Unities?

A

He does not advocate their strict observance

B

He advocates their strict observance

C

He is silent about this issue

D

He says that every dramatist should decide it for himself

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138

Which Roman leader was a close associate and patron of the poet Horace?

A

Pompey

B

Julius Caesar

C

Alexander the Great

D

Emperor Augustus

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