Welcome to the Literary

Luminaries Quiz, 2024:

Exploring English's Depths
Proposed Questions
1. Who wrote "Hamlet"?
2. What era followed the Renaissance?
3. Name a novel by Jane Austen.
4. Who wrote "Oliver Twist"?
5. Which author wrote "Wuthering Heights"?
6. What period is Oscar Wilde associated with?
7. Who is the author of "The Great Gatsby"?
8. Name a poet from the Romantic period.
9. Who wrote "1984"?
10. Name the author of "The Road Not Taken".
11. Who wrote "The Communist Manifesto"?
12. Name a work by Virginia Woolf.
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13. Who wrote "The Interpretation of Dreams"?
14. Who authored "Gender Trouble"?
15. What theory did Edward Said contribute to?
16. Who is known for the concept of the "signifier and signified"?
17. Name a work by Michel Foucault.
18. Who is a well-known postmodern critic?
19. Who wrote "Camera Lucida"?
20. What is Judith Butler known for?
21. What does "phonology" study?
22. What is the term for the smallest unit of meaning in language?
23. Which field of linguistics studies the structure of sentences?
24. What is "morphology"?
25. What does "semantics" study?
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26. Name any Slavic language.
27. Which language family includes Arabic?
28. What does "pragmatics" study?
29. Name any Germanic language.
30. What is "historical linguistics"?
31. What does "language acquisition" refer to?
32. What area studies how the brain processes language?
33. Who is famous for the theory of "Language Instinct"?
34. What does "cognitive linguistics" focus on?
35. What is "aphasia"?
36. What is "speech perception"?
37. Name a tool used to study brain activity.

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38. What does "syntax" study?
39. What is a "language disorder"?
40. Name a technique for studying language processing in the brain.
41. Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
42. Name a play by George Bernard Shaw.
43. Which poet wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"?
44. Who is the author of "Middlemarch"?
45. What novel did Charles Dickens publish first?
46. Name a Gothic novel by Mary Shelley.
47. Who wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
48. Who authored "Brave New World"?

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49. What is the primary setting of "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
50. Name the poet laureate during Queen Victoria's reign.
51. Who coined the term "deconstruction"?
52. Name a critical work by Harold Bloom.
53. Who is the author of "Discipline and Punish"?
54. What is the main subject of "Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center" by
bell hooks?
55. Who wrote "The Mirror and the Lamp"?
56. What is Mikhail Bakhtin known for?
57. Name a theorist associated with Reader-Response Criticism.
58. Who authored "The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere"?

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59. Who wrote "Simulacra and Simulation"?
60. What concept is Laura Mulvey known for?
61. What does "syntax" study?
62. Name any Celtic language.
63. What is the function of "pragmatics"?
64. What branch of linguistics deals with the study of meaning?
65. Define "phonetics.“
66. What is a "dialect"?
67. Name the language family to which Japanese belongs.
68. What linguistics field studies language use in social contexts?
69. What is "etymology"?
70. Name any language that is considered a Creole.

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71. Who developed Formalism?
72. Founder of Marxism?
73. A prominent psychoanalytic theorist?
74. Key figure in Feminist criticism?
75. Who wrote "Orientalism"?
76. Founder of Structuralism?
77. A noted Post-structuralist?
78. Who introduced Deconstruction?
79. Major work by Roland Barthes?
80. What book did Simone de Beauvoir write? (Any one)

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 Question Format and Key Details
 Type of Questions: Short Answer
 Answer Length: Responses should be concise, ranging from
1 to 4 words.
 Approximately 70% of the quiz questions will be directly
based on the proposed questions provided in the
preparation materials.
 The remaining 30% of the quiz questions will delve into
conceptual topics provided earlier, requiring a deep
understanding of the subjects discussed.

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 Scoring and Preparation Tips
 Each question will carry equal marks.
 There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers.
 Thoroughly review all sections of the provided study
materials.
 Emphasize understanding key concepts and terms rather
than memorization.
 Practice summarizing theories and concepts in a few words
to excel in the short answer segments.

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 Organizing Team

Mr. Waqar Mahmood

Ms. Iqra Khadam Khan
In charge, Literature
Lecturer in English,
Department
University of Okara

Mr. Haris khan

M.Phil. Linguistics Scholar at
Riphah International University,
Lahore 11
Thank you
- For More Queries, Please Contact:
o Mr. Waqar Mahmood Khan
o Mr. Haris Khan