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