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