- 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 study of ancient texts
C) The analysis of authorial intent
D) The examination of literary devices
- 2. Who coined the term 'world literature'?
A) Homer
B) Goethe
C) Shakespeare
D) Dante
- 3. Which literary theorist introduced the concept of 'heterolingual address'?
A) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
B) Michel Foucault
C) Jacques Derrida
D) Roland Barthes
- 4. Which work of literature by James Joyce is often studied in comparative literature courses?
A) Moby-Dick
B) The Great Gatsby
C) Ulysses
D) Crime and Punishment
- 5. Who wrote 'The Wretched of the Earth', which is a central text in postcolonial comparative literature studies?
A) Naguib Mahfouz
B) Frantz Fanon
C) Chinua Achebe
D) Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- 6. Which Russian author's works are commonly included in comparative literature discussions?
A) Anton Chekhov
B) Fyodor Dostoevsky
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Alexander Pushkin
- 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) Structuralism
B) Postcolonial theory
C) Deconstruction
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) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Nikolai Gogol
D) Anton Chekhov
- 12. What is the term for adapting a literary work to another medium, such as a film or play?
A) Adaptation
B) Plagiarism
C) Revision
D) Parody
- 13. Who penned the classic Gothic novel 'Frankenstein'?
A) Mary Shelley
B) Emily Bronte
C) Bram Stoker
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) Rocinante
D) Cardenio
- 16. Which play by William Shakespeare is known for its famous line 'To be or not to be'?
A) Hamlet
B) Macbeth
C) Othello
D) Romeo and Juliet
- 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) 1984
B) Brave New World
C) Animal Farm
D) Fahrenheit 451
- 19. Who wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot'?
A) Samuel Beckett
B) Tom Stoppard
C) Tennessee Williams
D) Arthur Miller
- 20. Which of the following was not a visiting scholar invited by Szondi?
A) Pierre Bourdieu
B) Lucien Goldman
C) René Wellek
D) Theodor W. Adorno
- 21. What is the title of a manual published by the LMU Munich department?
A) Der kleine Komparatist (2003)
B) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
C) La Critique Littéraire (1969)
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) Confucius
B) Sun Tzu
C) Laozi
D) Mencius
- 23. What did the American School emphasize in comparative literature?
A) Detailed historical research
B) Detective work
C) Universal human truths based on literary archetypes
D) National borders
- 24. What term refers to a novel-length tale of heroic adventures and written in elevated language?
A) Epic
B) Tragedy
C) Satire
D) Comedy
- 25. Which publication by C. Pichois and A.M. Rousseau is associated with the French School?
A) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
B) Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives
C) Theorie der Literatur
D) La Littérature Comparée (1967)
- 26. What is the title of Linda Hutcheon's work on opera?
A) Opera: Desire, Disease, Death
B) A Theory of Adaptation
C) Comparative Literature for the New Century
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) Cultural studies
B) Comparative literature
C) World literature
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 transnational approach
D) The structuralist 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) Wole Soyinka
C) Maryse Condé
D) J. M. Coetzee
- 31. Who is considered a foundational figure in the discipline of comparative literature?
A) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
B) H.M. Posnett
C) Spanish humanist Juan Andrés
D) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
- 32. Which scholar's work in the French School focused on tracing literary influences between nations?
A) Peter Szondi
B) Paul Van Tieghem
C) Yves Cheverel
D) Jacques Derrida
- 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) 1999
B) 2018
C) 2005
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) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
B) H.M. Posnett
C) Rachel Polonsky
D) Viktor Zhirmunsky
- 37. What term is used to describe the empiricist and positivist method of the French School?
A) Structuralism
B) "Rapport des faits"
C) Comparative analysis
D) Transnational studies
- 38. What is a common criticism of comparative literature?
A) It does not involve the study of literature at all.
B) It is insufficiently well-defined or that comparatists may fall into dilettantism due to its broad scope.
C) It focuses too narrowly on one language and culture.
D) It lacks any interdisciplinary approach.
- 39. Which university did Peter Szondi primarily teach at?
A) University of Munich
B) University of Frankfurt
C) University of Leipzig
D) Free University Berlin
- 40. In which city was 'Comparative Literature for the New Century' published?
A) New Delhi
B) Montreal
C) London
D) Cambridge
- 41. Which Russian scholar is credited with laying the groundwork for comparative literature?
A) Fyodor Buslaev
B) Juan Andrés
C) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
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) Peter Szondi
C) Jacques Derrida
D) René Wellek
- 43. Which scholar founded the journal Acta Comparationis Litterarum Universarum?
A) Alexander Veselovsky
B) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
C) H.M. Posnett
D) Juan Andrés
- 44. Which school sought to return comparative literature to matters more directly concerned with literary criticism?
A) The French School
B) The American School
C) The Internationalist School
D) The Realism School
- 45. Who authored 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) Ernest Hemingway
B) Virginia Woolf
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) John Steinbeck
- 46. 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
- 47. Which concept influenced Szondi's vision of comparative literature?
A) British empiricism
B) East European structuralism
C) American pragmatism
D) French positivism
- 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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