A. Artificiality
B. Difficult Diction
C. Ruggedness
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Literary Criticism MCQs
Samuel Johnson was a writer of the
A. 17th Century
B. 18th Century
C. 19th Century
D. 20th Century
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Regarding the observance of the three unities in a play, Dr. Johnson’s view is that
A. Only the Unity of Time should be observed
B. Only the Unity of Action should be observed
C. Only the Unity of Place should be observed
D. All the three unities should be observed
✅ The correct answer is option B.
According to Johnson what type of drama did Shakespeare write with much labour?
A. Comedy
B. Tragedy
C. Tragi-comedy
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Which of the following critics preferred Shakespeare’s comedies to his tragedies?
A. Dryden
B. Pope
C. Johnson
D. Addison
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Johnson said that Shakespeare showed no regard to
A. The unity of time and place
B. The unity of action
C. Characterization
D. Poetic language
✅ The correct answer is option A.
When we read a Shakespearean play, we are not bothered by consideration of
A. Characterization
B. Dialogue
C. Time and Place
D. Humour and Pathos
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The defect or fault in Shakespeare according to Johnson is that
A. He sacrifices virtue to convenience
B. He is so much more careful to please than to instruct
C. He seems to write without any moral purpose.
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to Johnson, Shakespeare presented nature
A. Faithfully
B. Artificially
C. Foolishly
D. Unrealistically
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Samuel Johnson defended Shakespeare’s use of the
A. comedy
B. tragedy
C. tragi-comedy
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.