Literary Lenses - Literary Theory - Literary Criticism - Review

Question 1

Applying the hero's journey to a text is using which lens?

Accepted Answer

Archetypal/Mythological

Question 2

According to Freud, human nature is made up of which three parts?

Accepted Answer

id, ego, superego

Question 3

The literary lens that focuses on literary devices in the text (ex. symbol, metaphor, etc.) is

Accepted Answer

New Critical/Formalist

Question 4

Which lens says, Harry Potter is a tale that shows us how money corrupts people.

Accepted Answer

Marxist Lens

Question 5

Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell's work contributed to which lens?

Accepted Answer

Mythological/Archetypal

Question 6

True or False: Literary Lenses help us analyze the same story but in different ways.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

Which lens examines race and discrimination in the text?

Accepted Answer

Critical Race Theory

Question 8

Which lens says: "Little Red Riding Hood" was influenced by wolf attacks in Paris in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

Historical/Cultural Lens

Question 9

The lens that suggests there is no one true meaning to the text (it's relative to you) is

Accepted Answer

Deconstructionist

Question 10

An archetype is

Accepted Answer

a character or element common in stories from many cultures

Question 11

Which of the following focuses on whether women and men are treated fairly by the author?

Accepted Answer

Feminist/Gender Lens

Question 12

Which of the following literary lenses focuses on characters' desires and decisions?

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalytic Lens

Question 13

Which lens asks the reader to consider the author's life and experiences?

Accepted Answer

Biographical Lens

Question 14

Examining the importance of racial relationships in To Kill a Mockingbird is using this lens.

Accepted Answer

Critical Race Theory

Question 15

Considering what you (personally) got out of reading Beowulf is using which lens?

Accepted Answer

Reader Response

Question 16

Placing a literary work into the context of when and where it was written is using which lens?

Accepted Answer

Historical/Cultural

Question 17

Looking at the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby is using which lens?

Accepted Answer

New Critical/Formalist

Question 18

Which lens asks you to think about what you as a reader think/feel about the text?

Accepted Answer

Reader Response Lens

Question 19

Using literary lenses means pointing out all of the flaws in a story.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Comparing how Oscar Wilde's life compares to his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray is using...?

Accepted Answer

Biographical

Question 21

True or False: Using literary lenses changes the text itself.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Which literary lens that focuses on power, politics, and money in a text?

Accepted Answer

Marxist

Question 23

Looking at the oppression of women by men in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is using which lens?

Accepted Answer

Feminist/Gender

Question 24

Which lens says Macbeth spent too much time indulging his "id" and has now lost control?

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalytic Lens

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a term for different ways to read, understand, and interpret lit?

Accepted Answer

Literary Elements

Question 26

Literary criticism/lenses/theory shows all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

There is one interpretation for each literary work.

Question 27

The lens that looks at universal elements common to texts across cultures and time periods is

Accepted Answer

Archetypal/Mythological

Literary Lenses - Literary Theory - Literary Criticism - Review

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Literary Lenses - Literary Theory - Literary Criticism - Review

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