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  1. The primary concern of the author in the above passage is:

    1. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism

    2. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject
    3. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism
    4. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism
    5. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of criticism.

  2. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have been improved had Rosenblatt:

    1. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and historical aspects of Black Fiction
    2. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors
    3. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in Black fiction throughout its history
    4. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique literary tradition
    5. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzed thematically.

  3. Rosenblatt’s discussion of Black Fiction is :

    1. Pedantic and contentious
    2. Critical but admiring
    3. Ironic and deprecating
    4. Argumentative but unfocused
    5. Stilted and insincere.

  4. According to the given passage the author would be LEAST likely to approve of which among the following?

    1. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal ideology of Black writers

    2. Attempting a critical study, which applies sociopolitical criteria to the autobiographies of Black authors
    3. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes
    4. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the context of Black history
    5. Undertaking a literary study, which attempts to isolate aesthetic qualities unique to Black fiction.

  5. From the following options, which does the author not make use of while discussing Black Fiction?

    1. Rhetorical questions
    2. Specific examples
    3. Comparison and contrast
    4. Definition of terms
    5. Personal opinion.

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Index

Test 1

Section 1 : Verbal Section
Section 2 : Quantitative Section
Section 3 : Analytical Section
Section 4 : Quantitative Section
Section 5 : Verbal Section
Section 6 : Analytical Section
Section 7 : Verbal Section
 Answer Key To Test 1

Answer Explanation To Test 1
Section 1 : Verbal Section
Section 2 : Quantitative Section
Section 3 : Analytical Section
Section 4 : Quantitative Section
Section 5 : Verbal Section
Section 6 : Analytical Section
Section 7 : Verbal Section

Test 2




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