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