1.What, among the following, is ruled out by Longinus as a way of achieving the sublime?
(1) great thoughts
(2) immoderate emotion
(3) noble diction
(4) dignified and elevated word arrangement
Answer: 2
2.According to Longinus, the sublime has the following features except :
(A) It is the essence of all great poetry and oratory.
(B) It is interested in the usual rhetorical goal of persuasion.
(C) It valorises a special use of language.
(D) It is a matter of reader-response.
Answer: (B)
3.Of the five conditions of the Sublime, according to Longinus, the most important condition is:
1. Vigorous treatment of passions
2. Majesty of the structure
3. A lofty cast of mind
4. A wide range of thoughts
Answer: 3
4.According to Longinus which two of the following qualities apply to ‘great poetry’?
A. It must be the work of genius, an inspired person.
B. It must cause a feeling of melancholy in the reader.
C. It must employ devices of rhetoric.
It must please selectively and on special occasions.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. A and C only
B. A and B only
C. B and D only
D. C and D only 4
Answer: A