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Quiz about Formalism An Interesting Theory

'Formalism': An Interesting Theory Quiz

For those of you who haven't heard of Formalism (or have the misfortune of having to study it at degree level) here's my basic guide. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by shortstef. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
shortstef

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
159,154

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which country is most associated with the theory of Formalism? Hint

Russia

America

Britain

France

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these features of a text would a Formalist be most interested in? Hint

Context

Structure

Author's biographical information

Meaning of words

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which type of text would be the most useful when applying Formalism? Hint

Non-fiction

Novel

Poem

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Question 4 of 10

4. Formalism is the study of form. True or false?

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the term Formalists use to describe a text that exhibits a special use of language? Hint

Languaness

Linguist

Literariness

Literal

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these people is connected with defamiliarisation, a feature of some Formalist texts? Hint

Roman Abramovich

Vladimir Putin

Stanley Fish

Victor Shklovsky

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these literary theories DOES NOT oppose Formalism? Hint

Reader-response

New Historicism

Ideological

New Criticism

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Question 8 of 10

8. An easy one for you! In which of these possible modules of an English literature course would you be most likely to study Formalism? Hint

American Literature

Renaissance Literature

Theory and Practice

Creative Writing

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Question 9 of 10

9. Formalism can be easily applied to most texts.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Formalism helps you look at a text in a way you may not have thought of previously.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country is most associated with the theory of Formalism?

Answer: Russia

The main branch of Formalism is Russian Formalism. Its orgins as a literary theory come from the Russian Revolution period as a response to the conventional study of literature.

2. Which of these features of a text would a Formalist be most interested in?

Answer: Structure

Formalism deals with a text on a page and dismisses the application of external factors such as the author's influences and relevent social and historical information. Instead it concentrates on things like the structure of the text and use of language.

3. Which type of text would be the most useful when applying Formalism?

Answer: Poem

As I discovered when trying to apply Formalism to a longer text, its use becomes limited because of complications such as the plot and characterization. A relatively short poem is ideal for the application of Formalism as it can be analyzed as a whole, and is more likely to contain interesting use of language than a novel.

4. Formalism is the study of form. True or false?

Answer: True

It focuses on form, structure and language.

5. What is the term Formalists use to describe a text that exhibits a special use of language?

Answer: Literariness

A linguist is a person who specialises in languages, literal is similar in meaning to actual, and languaness is a word I made up!

6. Which of these people is connected with defamiliarisation, a feature of some Formalist texts?

Answer: Victor Shklovsky

Roman Abramovich is the owner of Chelsea FC, Stanley Fish is a reader-response critic (one of the theories that opposes Formalism) and Vladimir Putin is the Russian president.

7. Which of these literary theories DOES NOT oppose Formalism?

Answer: New Criticism

All of these theories apart from New Criticism deal with the idea of external forces influencing the text. New criticism developed from Formalism and completely denies any external influences, including the author and the reader.

8. An easy one for you! In which of these possible modules of an English literature course would you be most likely to study Formalism?

Answer: Theory and Practice

Theory and Practice is the course where I discovered the joys of Formalism!

9. Formalism can be easily applied to most texts.

Answer: False

Formalism can be limited and only really works when applied to certain texts such as ones that exhibit 'literariness'. (Thanx to maxine44 for pointing out the fact that I can't spell!)

10. Formalism helps you look at a text in a way you may not have thought of previously.

Answer: True

This is why it is an interesting theory to explore.

Source: Author shortstef

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