A. Sacrifices virtue to convenience
B. He disregarded the distinction of time and place
C. His plots are loose
D. His declamations are cold and weak
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Literary Criticism MCQs
Johnson tries Shakespeare by the test of
A. Coherence and cogence
B. relevance and contemporariness
C. relativity, clarity and imaginativity
D. time, Nature and Universality
✅ The correct answer is option D.
For Johnson, in Shakespeare’s works, even when the agency is supernatural the dialogue is level with ___.
A. Tragedy
B. Life
C. Nature
D. Character
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Johnson insists that Shakespeare’s mode of composition
A. Was inconsistent
B. Lacked seriousness
C. Remained the same
D. Changed constantly
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The object of all criticism according to Johnson is to make the obscure and the confused
A. clear and understood
B. focused and precise
C. unobscured
D. orderly
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Shakespeare had no regard to the unities of
A. action and place
B. time and action
C. time and place
D. action and theme
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The two modes of imitation according to Dr. Johnson are
A. Tragedy and comedy
B. Tragedy and tragicomedy
C. Tragicomedy and Comedy
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Shakespeare’s drama reflects
A. life
B. nature
C. chaos
D. order
✅ The correct answer is option A.
A quibble is to Shakespeare, what luminous vapours are to
A. Adventurers
B. Farmers
C. Sailors
D. Travellers
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Johnson praises Shakespeare and comments that his drama is the mirror of __________.
A. himself
B. nature
C. life
D. his family members
✅ The correct answer is option C.