- 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 relationship between texts
C) The analysis of authorial intent
D) The study of ancient texts
- 2. Who coined the term 'world literature'?
A) Shakespeare
B) Homer
C) Goethe
D) Dante
- 3. Which literary theorist introduced the concept of 'heterolingual address'?
A) Roland Barthes
B) Michel Foucault
C) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
D) Jacques Derrida
- 4. Which work of literature by James Joyce is often studied in comparative literature courses?
A) Crime and Punishment
B) The Great Gatsby
C) Ulysses
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) Naguib Mahfouz
C) Chinua Achebe
D) Frantz Fanon
- 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) Monologues in plays
C) Dialogue between characters
D) Multiplicity of voices and perspectives
- 8. What language is most commonly used in translation for comparative literature research?
A) German
B) Chinese
C) French
D) English
- 9. Which theory emphasizes the role of culture and power in shaping literary texts?
A) Deconstruction
B) Postcolonial theory
C) Psychoanalytic theory
D) Structuralism
- 10. Which language was 'Divine Comedy' originally written in?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) Italian
D) German
- 11. Which author wrote 'War and Peace'?
A) Anton Chekhov
B) Nikolai Gogol
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Fyodor Dostoevsky
- 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) Fyodor Dostoevsky
B) Anton Chekhov
C) Leo Tolstoy
D) Nikolai Gogol
- 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) Hamlet
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Othello
D) Macbeth
- 17. Who is the author of 'Pride and Prejudice'?
A) Agatha Christie
B) Charlotte Bronte
C) Jane Austen
D) Virginia Woolf
- 18. Which novel by George Orwell explores themes of government surveillance and totalitarianism?
A) Brave New World
B) 1984
C) Fahrenheit 451
D) Animal Farm
- 19. Who wrote the play 'Waiting for Godot'?
A) Tennessee Williams
B) Samuel Beckett
C) Tom Stoppard
D) Arthur Miller
- 20. 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
- 21. What is the title of a manual published by the LMU Munich department?
A) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
B) Der kleine Komparatist (2003)
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) Mencius
C) Laozi
D) Sun Tzu
- 23. What did the American School emphasize in comparative literature?
A) National borders
B) Universal human truths based on literary archetypes
C) Detective work
D) Detailed historical research
- 24. What term refers to a novel-length tale of heroic adventures and written in elevated language?
A) Epic
B) Comedy
C) Satire
D) Tragedy
- 25. 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) Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives
D) La Littérature Comparée (1967)
- 26. What is the title of Linda Hutcheon's work on opera?
A) A Theory of Adaptation
B) Opera: Desire, Disease, Death
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) World literature
B) Cultural studies
C) International relations
D) Comparative literature
- 28. Which approach does the French School of Comparative Literature primarily practice today?
A) The vocational approach
B) The nation-state 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) Maryse Condé
B) Salman Rushdie
C) J. M. Coetzee
D) Wole Soyinka
- 31. Who is considered a foundational figure in the discipline of comparative literature?
A) H.M. Posnett
B) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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) Yves Cheverel
C) Jacques Derrida
D) Paul Van Tieghem
- 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) Asia
B) The Caribbean
C) Africa
D) Latin America
- 36. Who referred to Alexander Veselovsky as a remarkable representative of comparative literary study?
A) Viktor Zhirmunsky
B) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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 focuses too narrowly on one language and culture.
D) It does not involve the study of literature at all.
- 39. Which university did Peter Szondi primarily teach at?
A) Free University Berlin
B) University of Frankfurt
C) University of Leipzig
D) University of Munich
- 40. In which city was 'Comparative Literature for the New Century' published?
A) Cambridge
B) London
C) Montreal
D) New Delhi
- 41. Which Russian scholar is credited with laying the groundwork for comparative literature?
A) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
B) Fyodor Buslaev
C) Alexander Veselovsky
D) Juan Andrés
- 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) H.M. Posnett
B) Alexander Veselovsky
C) Juan Andrés
D) Hugo Meltzl de Lomnitz
- 44. Which school sought to return comparative literature to matters more directly concerned with literary criticism?
A) The Internationalist School
B) The American School
C) The Realism School
D) The French School
- 45. Who authored 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) Virginia Woolf
B) F. Scott Fitzgerald
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) John Steinbeck
- 46. Who proposed the concept of 'vernacular cosmopolitanism' in the context of world literature?
A) David Damrosch
B) Franco Moretti
C) Edward Said
D) Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
- 47. Which concept influenced Szondi's vision of comparative literature?
A) British empiricism
B) American pragmatism
C) French positivism
D) East European structuralism
- 48. Which publication by J.-C. Carloni and Jean Filloux is associated with the French School?
A) Comparative Literature Today: Methods & Perspectives
B) Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
C) La Critique Littéraire (1969)
D) Theorie der Literatur
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