 - 1. Comparative literature is an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the study of literature across different cultures, languages, and time periods. It explores the relationships between literary works from various regions and how they reflect and shape cultural identities, political ideologies, social issues, and historical contexts. By comparing and analyzing texts from diverse literary traditions, comparative literature seeks to uncover universal themes, common human experiences, and the interconnectedness of global literary influences. Scholars in this field often investigate the process of literary translation, adaptation, and reception to understand how stories and ideas are shared and transformed across borders. Comparative literature encourages a dialogue between different literary traditions and challenges readers to consider alternative perspectives, question dominant narratives, and appreciate the richness and diversity of world literature.
What does intertextuality refer to in comparative literature?
A) The analysis of authorial intent
B) The study of ancient texts
C) The relationship between texts
D) The examination of literary devices
- 2. Who coined the term 'world literature'?
A) Shakespeare
B) Dante
C) Homer
D) Goethe
- 3. Which literary theorist introduced the concept of 'heterolingual address'?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Jacques Derrida
C) Michel Foucault
D) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
- 4. Which work of literature by James Joyce is often studied in comparative literature courses?
A) Moby-Dick
B) Ulysses
C) The Great Gatsby
D) Crime and Punishment
- 5. Who wrote 'The Wretched of the Earth', which is a central text in postcolonial comparative literature studies?
A) Frantz Fanon
B) Chinua Achebe
C) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
D) Naguib Mahfouz
- 6. Which Russian author's works are commonly included in comparative literature discussions?
A) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Alexander Pushkin
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Leo Tolstoy
- 7. What does the term 'dialogism' in literature studies refer to?
A) Dialogue between characters
B) Multiplicity of voices and perspectives
C) Narrative structure
D) Monologues in plays
- 8. What language is most commonly used in translation for comparative literature research?
A) German
B) English
C) Chinese
D) French
- 9. Which theory emphasizes the role of culture and power in shaping literary texts?
A) Psychoanalytic theory
B) Postcolonial theory
C) Structuralism
D) Deconstruction
- 10. Which language was 'Divine Comedy' originally written in?
A) French
B) German
C) Spanish
D) Italian
- 11. Which author wrote 'War and Peace'?
A) Nikolai Gogol
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Fyodor Dostoevsky
D) Anton Chekhov
- 12. What is the term for adapting a literary work to another medium, such as a film or play?
A) Parody
B) Plagiarism
C) Adaptation
D) Revision
- 13. Who penned the classic Gothic novel 'Frankenstein'?
A) Bram Stoker
B) Emily Bronte
C) Mary Shelley
D) Edgar Allan Poe
- 14. Which Russian writer is known for his short stories such as 'The Overcoat'?
A) Nikolai Gogol
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Leo Tolstoy
- 15. In 'Don Quixote' by Cervantes, who is Don Quixote's loyal squire?
A) Sancho Panza
B) Cardenio
C) Dulcinea
D) Rocinante
- 16. Which play by William Shakespeare is known for its famous line 'To be or not to be'?
A) Macbeth
B) Hamlet
C) Romeo and Juliet
D) Othello
- 17. Who is the author of 'Pride and Prejudice'?
A) Jane Austen
B) Agatha Christie
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Charlotte Bronte
- 18. Which novel by George Orwell explores themes of government surveillance and totalitarianism?
A) Fahrenheit 451
B) 1984
C) Brave New World
D) Animal Farm
- 19. Who wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot'?
A) Tom Stoppard
B) Arthur Miller
C) Samuel Beckett
D) Tennessee Williams
- 20. Which of the following was not a visiting scholar invited by Szondi?
A) Theodor W. Adorno
B) René Wellek
C) Pierre Bourdieu
D) Lucien Goldman
- 21. What is the title of a manual published by the LMU Munich department?
A) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
B) La Critique Littéraire (1969)
C) Der kleine Komparatist (2003)
D) Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives
- 22. Which Chinese philosopher's ideas are often explored in comparative literature for their impact on global thought?
A) Sun Tzu
B) Laozi
C) Confucius
D) Mencius
- 23. What did the American School emphasize in comparative literature?
A) Universal human truths based on literary archetypes
B) National borders
C) Detailed historical research
D) Detective work
- 24. What term refers to a novel-length tale of heroic adventures and written in elevated language?
A) Epic
B) Satire
C) Comedy
D) Tragedy
- 25. Which publication by C. Pichois and A.M. Rousseau is associated with the French School?
A) La Littérature Comparée (1967)
B) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
C) Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives
D) Theorie der Literatur
- 26. What is the title of Linda Hutcheon's work on opera?
A) The World Republic of Letters
B) Opera: Desire, Disease, Death
C) A Theory of Adaptation
D) Comparative Literature for the New Century
- 27. Which term is more widely used in the United States for a course of study similar to comparative literature?
A) World literature
B) Comparative literature
C) Cultural studies
D) International relations
- 28. Which approach does the French School of Comparative Literature primarily practice today?
A) The nation-state approach
B) The vocational approach
C) The structuralist approach
D) The transnational approach
- 29. Which scholar's work is a recent effort to stress comparison's 'affiliative' potential?
A) Alamgir Hashmi
B) Joseph Hankinson
C) David Damrosch
D) Pascale Casanova
- 30. Which post-colonial literary figure is NOT listed in the text?
A) Salman Rushdie
B) J. M. Coetzee
C) Wole Soyinka
D) Maryse Condé
- 31. Who is considered a foundational figure in the discipline of comparative literature?
A) Spanish humanist Juan Andrés
B) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
C) H.M. Posnett
D) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
- 32. Which scholar's work in the French School focused on tracing literary influences between nations?
A) Yves Cheverel
B) Peter Szondi
C) Jacques Derrida
D) Paul Van Tieghem
- 33. Franz Kafka wrote in which language?
A) Spanish
B) German
C) French
D) Russian
- 34. In what year was 'Comparative Literature for the New Century' published?
A) 2018
B) 2005
C) 2013
D) 1999
- 35. Which region is NOT mentioned as thriving in comparative literature studies?
A) The Caribbean
B) Asia
C) Latin America
D) Africa
- 36. Who referred to Alexander Veselovsky as a remarkable representative of comparative literary study?
A) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
B) Viktor Zhirmunsky
C) H.M. Posnett
D) Rachel Polonsky
- 37. What term is used to describe the empiricist and positivist method of the French School?
A) "Rapport des faits"
B) Transnational studies
C) Comparative analysis
D) Structuralism
- 38. What is a common criticism of comparative literature?
A) It lacks any interdisciplinary approach.
B) It is insufficiently well-defined or that comparatists may fall into dilettantism due to its broad scope.
C) It does not involve the study of literature at all.
D) It focuses too narrowly on one language and culture.
- 39. Which university did Peter Szondi primarily teach at?
A) University of Frankfurt
B) Free University Berlin
C) University of Munich
D) University of Leipzig
- 40. In which city was 'Comparative Literature for the New Century' published?
A) London
B) New Delhi
C) Cambridge
D) Montreal
- 41. Which Russian scholar is credited with laying the groundwork for comparative literature?
A) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
B) Alexander Veselovsky
C) Fyodor Buslaev
D) Juan Andrés
- 42. Which scholar was notably influential in developing the German School of Comparative Literature after World War II?
A) Peter Szondi
B) Jacques Derrida
C) René Wellek
D) Paul Van Tieghem
- 43. Which scholar founded the journal Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum?
A) H.M. Posnett
B) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
C) Alexander Veselovsky
D) Juan Andrés
- 44. Which school sought to return comparative literature to matters more directly concerned with literary criticism?
A) The Realism School
B) The Internationalist School
C) The American School
D) The French School
- 45. Who authored 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) John Steinbeck
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) Virginia Woolf
D) Ernest Hemingway
- 46. Who proposed the concept of 'vernacular cosmopolitanism' in the context of world literature?
A) Edward Said
B) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
C) Franco Moretti
D) David Damrosch
- 47. Which concept influenced Szondi's vision of comparative literature?
A) British empiricism
B) American pragmatism
C) East European structuralism
D) French positivism
- 48. Which publication by J.-C. Carloni and Jean Filloux is associated with the French School?
A) Theorie der Literatur
B) Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives
C) La Critique Littéraire (1969)
D) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
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