5-3 Quiz: Marxism and Psychoanalytic Criticism

Freud's id, ego, and superego correspond to which of the following?

(NOT: the conscious mind, the unconscious, and the Oedipus complex NOT: the child, the adult, and the elderly)

How is Psychoanalytic Theory similar to Reader-Response Theory?

Both say it is appropriate to identify content in literary works that may not have been consciously intended by the author.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Marxist Theory?

It always supports the views of the ruling class.

What flaw has been identified in Psychoanalytic Theory?

It contains sexist ideas, like the concept of penis envy.

Which of the following is true of cultural studies?

It expands the view of "texts" to include things other than literature, such as film and television.

What is a possible criticism of Psychoanalytic Theory?

It reduces literary study to just diagnosing characters and authors.

At the start of the seventeenth century, Shakespeare was directly sponsored by the new king of England, James I, which led to his writing of plays on royal subjects like Hamlet and King Lear. Which critical approach would be interested in this connection?

New Historicism

Which other literary theory are Marxist and psychoanalytic theories similar to, and why?

Structuralism, because all three originated in other fields before being applied to literature

What impact has Marxist theory had on society?

all of the above: (A version of its ideas was promoted by governments worldwide. & Its ideas continue to be used to analyze capitalism and literature. & Its ideas influenced the development of cultural studies.)

How does Psychoanalytic Theory see literature?

as a symptom of the author's psyche

Why does Marxist theory oppose New Criticism and Formalism?

because they ignore the idea that the work of literature is part of a larger economic system

Which of the following would justify a Psychoanalytic approach to Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There?

both B and C (the author's desire for a close relationship with a young girl, Alice Liddell, for whom he wrote the work & the dreamlike nature of Alice's experience, like talking with a caterpillar, and its possible symbolism.)

Which theory focuses on directing attention to works and authors that have been marginalized by traditional study of literature?

cultural studies

Which of the following would justify a Structuralist reading of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings?

identifying how the quest of the hobbit hero Frodo compares to the typical hero's journey in literature

Which of the following most suggests the possibility of using a Marxist approach to Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe?

the fact that it begins with the main character talking about coming from "a good family" with "a good estate by merchandise"