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For testing knowledge of all critical approaches for AQA English Lit B.
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1
The origins of eco-criticism can be traced back to which literary traditions?
feminism
Romanticism
Aristotlian tragic drama
pastoralism
2
Who said: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs"?
Karl Marx
Germaine Greer
Mary Wollstonecraft
Edward Said
3
The eco-critical approach will often focus on how which of these is presented in a text?
the differences between plant and animal life
humankind's relationship with nature
the value of the natural world
the implied meaning of "nature" in a text
4
Eco-criticism first developed during which time period?
21st century
1990s
19th century
1960s
5
Which were major concerns for second wave feminism?
abortion rights
divorce rights
voting rights
working class women
6
Which are quotes from Kipling about non-white people in the British Empire in "The White Man's Burden"?
new-caught
silent, sullen peoples
fluttered folk and wild
half-devil and half-child
7
"Mansfield Park" fails to mention in any detail the source of the family income. What was that source?
factories
slave plantations
slave ships
sweat shops
8
Kurt Vonnegut sees most stories as following which two patterns?
From bad to worse
Boy meets girl
Which way is up?
Man in a hole
9
Characters which lack development or which seem to be mere plot devices are often called...
additional characters
one dimensional characters
two dimensional characters
flat characters
10
Which map type shows the true sizes of countries?
The Flat Earth Projection
The Peters-Gall Projection
The Longitudinal Projection
The Mercator Projection
11
Which of these might a Marxist critique typically discuss?
the social class of the author
the ethnic background of the author
the presence of analepsis and prolepsis
the age of the characters
12
What was Germaine Greer's famous book on the place of women in Western society called?
The Female Slave
The Female Eunuch
The Female Man
The Female Castrati
13
Which words may often be used as synonyms for each other?
nationalism
Marxism
imperialism
colonialism
14
Which country had the largest of the western empires?
Spain
USA
Britain
France
15
Which wave of feminism were the Suffragettes considered to be part of?
fourth wave
first wave
third wave
second wave
16
The Marxist approach focuses primarily on which factors in a text?
economic inequality
social class
power relationships
gender differences
17
Eco-critics have accused pastoral writing of being...
unrealistically idyllic
male-dominated
overly romanticised
excessively focused on ethnicity
18
Implied elements of a plot which are not explained by the writer are often called...
missing plot lines
narrative gaps
story arcs
not relevant
19
Which dates might be used by critics to describe the period of European colonialism?
c1500-c1945
c500 to c1900
1492 to present day
1490s to 1960s
