1.
Detractors argue that such an approach can be too “judgmental.” Some believe literature should be judged primarily (if not solely) on its artistic merits. What approach possess this disadvantage ?

2.
Modern literary theory began with the work of which theorist ?

3.
One archetype in literature is the scapegoat. Which of these literary characters serves that purpose ?

4.
How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ?

5.
Plato used the word mimesis in relation to literature with the meaning ?

6.
What is the main function of postcolonial criticism ?

7.
What approach is described by the paragraph? Users of this approach believe that all information essential to the interpretation of a work must be found within the work itself; there is no need to bring in outside information about the history, politics, or society of the time, or about the author’s life ?

8.
Who proposed that poets should be banished from the ideal Republic ?

9.
What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?

10.
Horace was a_____________?