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