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What is the broadest sense of literature?
What is the broadest sense of literature?
- Ideas, thoughts, and emotions of man
- Beautiful writing
- The story of man
- Everything that has ever been written (correct)
Which phrase best describes the origin of the term 'literature'?
Which phrase best describes the origin of the term 'literature'?
- Beautiful writing (correct)
- Ideas, thoughts, and emotions of man
- Everything that has ever been written
- The story of man
Why is studying literature important?
Why is studying literature important?
- To understand human nature fully
- To know a nation completely
- To learn about people's innermost feelings and thoughts
- All of the above (correct)
What does literature offer us as readers?
What does literature offer us as readers?
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What does the text suggest about the importance of the reader's contribution to literature?
What does the text suggest about the importance of the reader's contribution to literature?
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True or false: Literature comes from the French phrase 'belles-letters' which means beautiful writing.
True or false: Literature comes from the French phrase 'belles-letters' which means beautiful writing.
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True or false: Literature is everything that has ever been written.
True or false: Literature is everything that has ever been written.
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True or false: Through literature, we can understand the innermost feelings and thoughts of people.
True or false: Through literature, we can understand the innermost feelings and thoughts of people.
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True or false: Literature is an experience that requires our active participation as readers.
True or false: Literature is an experience that requires our active participation as readers.
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True or false: Literature does not yield much if we do not bring something of ourselves to it.
True or false: Literature does not yield much if we do not bring something of ourselves to it.
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