English Literature MCQs

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How does VirginiaWoolf’s essay “A Room of One’s Own” contribute to feminist theory ?
A. It suggests that the suppression of women is part of a historical climate that will naturally fade away.
B. It suggests that gender roles are conditioned by the possession of money and power.
C. It suggests that gender has power over class.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
According to Aristotle the unravelling of the plot_____________?
A. Should arise from the circumstances of the plot itself
B. By supernatural machinery
C. By narration
D. By the choral odes
Who established the Lyceum ?
A. Plato
B. Aristotle
C. Horace
D. Longinus
Regarding the observance of the three Classical Unities in a play, Dr. Johnson’s view is that ?
A. Only the unity of time should be observed
B. Only the unity of place should be observed
C. Only the unity of action should be observed
D. All the three unities should be observed
Who considers poetry ‘a mother of lies’ ?
A. Aristotle
B. Plato
C. Pope
D. Stephen gosson