A. Imagination
B. Attention
C. Thoughts
D. Enthusiasm
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Literary Criticism MCQs
Training in what discipline would be beneficial but is not a necessity to a literary critic according to Leavis?
A. Science
B. Psychology
C. Sociology
D. Philosophy
✅ The correct answer is option D.
F. R. Leavis states, “By the critic of poetry I understand the complete reader: the ideal critic is
A. the ideal writer”
B. the ideal composer”
C. the ideal reader”
D. the ideal man”
✅ The correct answer is option C.
What was Leavis’ opinion of William Wordsworth?
A. He did not consider Wordsworth to be good poet
B. He did not consider Wordsworth to be a philosophic thinker.
C. He did not consider Wordsworth to be a critical thinker.
D. He did not consider Wordsworth to be a Romantic thinker.
✅ The correct answer is option B.
To F. R. Leavis, literary criticism and philosophy are
A. “quite distinct and different kinds of discipline”
B. “quite similar discipline”
C. “quite amusing discipline”
D. “quite extraordinary disciplines”
✅ The correct answer is option A.
F.R. Leavis is of the opinion that the ideal ___ is the ideal ____.
A. critic, reader
B. philosopher, critic
C. reader. critic
D. writer, critic
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Who has written Literary Criticism and Philosophy
A. T. S Eliot
B. I. A Richards
C. F. R Leavis
D. M. H Abrams
✅ The correct answer is option C.
What according to Leavis are the two distinct and different kinds of discipline?
A. Science and arts
B. Science and Philosophy
C. Literary Criticism and philosophy
D. Arts and Philosophy
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The difference between a poet and a philosopher according to Leavis is
A. Symbolical representations
B. Interests of rhythm
C. Laxity of expression
D. Evocative powers
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Literary Criticism and Philosophy was written by F.R Leavis in response to which other critic?
A. Matthew Arnold
B. Dr. Rene Wellek
C. T.S Eliot
D. William Wordsworth
✅ The correct answer is option B.