1- The driving out of unwanted emotions (pity and fear) is called   A-moderation   B-purification   C- purgation   D-none of the above

2-The emphasis on unity belongs with   A-organicist thought   B-Romanticism   C-  Formalism  D- A,B & C

3-Dreams,according to Freud,are the effects of compromises in the psyche between  A- desires and expectations  B- desires and actions  C- desires and prohibitions  D- desires and illusions

4-The signifier, according to Saussure , is  A- a visual image   B- an acoustic image  C-  a symbol   D- a sensory element

5-' The Female is female by a certain lack of qualities ' –who says this ?  A-Locan  B- Freud  C- Plato  D- Aristotle

6- The Author of  (The Laugh Of Medusa ) is  A-Tillie Oslen   B- Kate Millett  C- Helene Cixous  D- Julia Kristeva  

7-The term (Oedipus Complex) applies to  A- boys   B- boys and girls in general  C-boys and girls whose parents are separated   D- boys and girls whose parents are excessively prohibitive

8-The idea that literature should give instruction and pleasure belongs with  A- Romanticism  B- Formalism  C- Both Romanticism and Formalism  D- Modern criticism in general  

9-(Code)  in Roman Jakobson's diagram of linguistic communication refers to  A- writing  B- structure  C- history  D- meaning

10- Modern critical theories are essentially  A- Author-centred  B- relativistic  C- Sceptical  D- B&C

11- Romantic poets argues that sublime poetry has  A- physical effects  B- physiological effects  C-psychological effects  D- A,B & C

12- Romanticism also believe that sublime poetry contains  A- great ideas and great emotions  B- great ideas and great values  C- great emotions  D – lofty expressions of genuine ,passionate love

13-(Emotions), in Romantic usage, alludes to   A- the bodily sensation,pleasing or painful ,which accompanies perception  B-  an intuitive form of knowledge as distinct from scientific reason  C- A&B  D-  neither A nor B

14-According to William Wordsworth , the poet conjures up in himself passions which   A- are far from being the same as those produced by real events   B- nearly resemble the passions produced by real events  C- exist only in imagination  D- A & B

15- For Readers-Response critics, the text is  A- a determinate structure  B- an indeterminate structure  C- neither completely determinate no completely indeterminate  D – established in accordance with the reader's wishes

16- According to Wolfgang Iser ,the concept of the implied reader is  A- social structure  B- textual structure  C- psychological concept  D- A,B & C

17-Iser argues that the reader's communication with the text is a process of  A- self-correction  B- self-inspection  C- self-production  D- principles and reality

18- Freud finds in Hamlet a conflict between  A- two conscious impulses  B- two unconscious impulses  C- a conscious impulse and a repressed one  D- principles and reality  

19- According to Freud .our drives   A- Can't express themselves at all  B-can express themselves in indirect forms  C-can express themselves freely and directly  D- can express themselves in writing

20-(Libido) refers to   A- sexual desire  B- psychic drive or energy ,especially that which is associated with the sexual instinct  C- pleasure in general  D- Ideas

21-Freud attributes the Oedipus complex to children of about the ages   A-two to five  B-two to ten  C- three to five  D- three to ten

22-For Formalists ,attention should focused on the words on the page as  A-a self-sufficient  B-expression of universal human experience  C-expressions of the ironic  D- expressions of a specific social message

23-According to Formalists ,   A- the ideologies of writers determine the nature of their writings  B- Texts are determined by the author's ideology and by the historical context in which they are produced  C- Texts are independent of these influences  D-literature is a form of moral experience

24-The purpose of art , according to shklovsky ,is to impart the sensation of things  A- as they are known  B- as they should be  C- as they are perceived  D- A,B &C

25-poetic language ,shklovsky argues ,should be  A-difficult  B-Strange  C- strange and difficult  D- Strange ,but not difficult

26-Saussure's account of the system of language asserts that the object of study is  A- Social  B- individual  C- both social and individual  D- None of the above

27- Saussure notes that therelationship between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary . This means that it is  A-natural  B- inevitable  C- not based on a natural or necessary reason  D-subjective

28-The signifier ,according to Saussure,   A-has, one permanent signified  B- always has more that one signified  C- can have more than one signified  D- can have a limitless number of signifieds  

29- Semiotics is the study of   A- signs within the system of language as an abstract system   B-signs within society  C- signs in relation to psychology   D- A,B &C

30-Diachrony designates  A- a language-state   B- an evolutionary phase   C- A&B  D- Neither A nor B

31-The sign is a two-sided  A- social entity  B- Linguistic entity  C- Historical entity   D- none of the above

32-Saussure's main concern is to give an explanation of  A- the literary system   B- langue  C- parol  D-A,B &C

33-(Language is essentially figurative and referential). This statement best describes discourse according to   A- Formalists   B- Structuralists  C- post-structuralists  D-Romanticists

34-The author of (structure , sign, and play) is   A- Paul de Man   B- Nietzsche   C- Hayden White  D- None of the above  

35-Phonocentrism is   A- equivalent to Logocentrism   B-an example of logocentrism   C- totally different from logocentrism  D- inclusive of logocentrism

36-By (differance )  Derrida means that   A-language is a system of binary oppositions   B-full meaning is never presented   C- speech is different from writing  D- the sign consists from a signifier and a signified

37-Derrida is critical of   A-the concept of unity  B- the concept of the centre  C- the concept of presence  D-A,B &C

38-The middle classes did not emerge as significant in literary culture until   A-the seventeenth century  B-the eighteenth century  C-the nineteenth century  D-the twentieth century

39-The principles of modern feminism were laid down by   A-Virginia Woolf  B-Elaine Showalter  C-Julia Kristeva  D- Simone de Beauvior

40-Feminists believe that to break the patriarchal power in society it is  necessary to  A- enter the domain of men's social practices  B- challenge men at the level of theory  C-remain outside male definitions of the female  D-oppose the limitations imposed on women's education