This document appears to be a quiz about analyzing and critiquing literature. It tests understanding of key elements of critiques such as focusing on strengths and weaknesses, including evidence from the text, and avoiding just stating personal opinions. It also examines comprehension of literary analysis techniques like exploring how characters change and how social forces are portrayed.
This document appears to be a quiz about analyzing and critiquing literature. It tests understanding of key elements of critiques such as focusing on strengths and weaknesses, including evidence from the text, and avoiding just stating personal opinions. It also examines comprehension of literary analysis techniques like exploring how characters change and how social forces are portrayed.
This document appears to be a quiz about analyzing and critiquing literature. It tests understanding of key elements of critiques such as focusing on strengths and weaknesses, including evidence from the text, and avoiding just stating personal opinions. It also examines comprehension of literary analysis techniques like exploring how characters change and how social forces are portrayed.
This document appears to be a quiz about analyzing and critiquing literature. It tests understanding of key elements of critiques such as focusing on strengths and weaknesses, including evidence from the text, and avoiding just stating personal opinions. It also examines comprehension of literary analysis techniques like exploring how characters change and how social forces are portrayed.
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THIRD QUARTER - LONG QUIZ NO. 2
Test I. Read the text and answer the questions that follow. Test II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if not. Write your answers on the space provided before each ________ 8. Critiques may follow different formats but they number. generally have the same content or focus. ________ 9. A critique is intended primarily to point out the “The Duplicate War: A Review” by David Lowe faults or flaws in work. Critique by Robert Keating ________ 10. It is alright to not give a summary of the story (1)The most valuable portion of any critique is “What I didn’t critiqued because the readers are most likely like and why.” (2)Unfortunately, there’s not much wrong with familiar with it already. The Duplicate War: A Review. (3)I will try to be as specific as ________ 11. A critic is encouraged to write “I think…” or “In possible with my praise so you’ll know what you did right. my opinion…” in his/her critical essay. ________ 12. Reading a critique about an art or literature is (4)The vehicle of an opera review to tell your tale is an not enlightening. excellent one. (5)I have seen this approach before and it is ________ 13. Writing a critique is to understand thoroughly a very effective as long as it keeps moving. (6)Your tale moved work of art or a piece ofliterature. at a brisk (but not rushed) pace. ________ 14. Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the thing to be critiqued is needed for a sound judgment (7) “The photograph of his father in the wheelchair that had of the piece of writing or art. brought him back from Vietnam could be dusted…” (8) The paragraph this line appears in is an excellent example of ________ 15. Critiquing is a careful judgement of evaluating characterization by setting; and the line I referenced is the in a detailed and analytical way a piece of literature wonderful little which completes the scene and sheds a little or a work of art. light on who Scott is. Test III. What literary approach will use the following questions to examine literature? Write your answer in the (9) “The networks showed the tape over and over; he sat up space provided before each number. drinking strong coffee and watched Michael every hour until ___________________16. How do the characters (if any) evolve dawn.” (10)I think that amending this line to end “…and over the course of the narrative, and how does this interact watched Michael die every hour until dawn”will add impact with the other literary elements? and help justify Scott’s actions later. ___________________17. How does the meaning of a text change as you reread it? (11)This is an excellent story and should see publication. (12)It ___________________18. What is the author’s conception of is on par with what I see in the short science fiction markets. good and evil? ___________________19. How are the relationships between ____1. Under what genre is the critiqued material? men and women portrayed? Does this reinforce sexual and A. Fantasy B. Comedy C. Drama D. Science fiction gender stereotypes or challenge them? ____2. What is the overall assessment of the critic about the ___________________20. How do the various elements interact material? to create a unified whole? A. Positive B. Negative C. Ambivalent D. Not stated ___________________21. Does the story address issues of ____3. Which paragraphs clearly show the critic’s overall economic exploitation? What role does money play? judgment? ___________________22. How are the actions of the A. 1 and 2 B. 2 and 3 C. 3 and 4 D. 1 and 5 protagonist rewarded and the actions of the antagonist ____4. What story element was assessed in paragraph 2? punished? A. Plot B. Setting C. Characterization D. Theme ___________________23. What is the effect of the plot, and ____5. What detail in a critic was sentence #10 an example what parts specifically produce that effect? of? ___________________24. Which of your personal experiences A. Summary B. Evidence C. Recommendation D. Evaluation or memories is affecting your perceptions of the story? ____6. What is evidently lacking in this critique if it intends to ___________________25. What roles do men and women inform readers? assume and perform and with what consequences? A. Summary B. Evidence C. Recommendation D. Evaluation ___________________26. What moral statement, if any, does ____7. Which of the following is one of the good points in the this story make? Is it explicit or implicit? essay? ___________________27. How do social forces shape the A. The critic gave positive evaluation of the material. power relationships between groups or classes of people in B. The critic showed knowledge about the context of the the story? Who has the power, and who doesn’t? Why? material. ___________________28. How do your values alter your C. Specific examples from the text itself were mentioned in perceptions of the text? the discussion. ___________________29. Does the work challenge or affirm D. All the things that the readers need to know about the text traditional views of women? were mentioned. ___________________30. Does the work challenge or affirm the social order it depicts?