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Indian Literary Theories: A Quiz to Test Your Mettle

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Which of the following is NOT a major school of Indian literary theory?

  1. Alankara

  2. Rasa

  3. Dhvani

  4. Vakrokti


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Vakrokti is a school of Sanskrit poetics, not Indian literary theory.

Who is considered the father of Indian literary theory?

  1. Bharata Muni

  2. Anandavardhana

  3. Abhinavagupta

  4. Mammata


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bharata Muni is the author of the Natya Shastra, the earliest known treatise on Indian dramaturgy and aesthetics.

What is the central concept of the Alankara school of Indian literary theory?

  1. Rasa

  2. Dhvani

  3. Vakrokti

  4. Alamkara


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Alankara school focuses on the use of figures of speech and other rhetorical devices to create literary beauty.

Which of the following is NOT an example of an alamkara?

  1. Simile

  2. Metaphor

  3. Personification

  4. Hyperbole


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create emphasis or humor, and is not typically considered an alamkara in Indian literary theory.

What is the central concept of the Rasa school of Indian literary theory?

  1. Rasa

  2. Dhvani

  3. Vakrokti

  4. Alamkara


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Rasa school focuses on the evocation of emotions or sentiments in the reader through the use of literary devices.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a rasa?

  1. Shringara

  2. Hasya

  3. Karuna

  4. Raudra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Raudra is not a rasa in Indian literary theory, but rather a Sanskrit term for anger or fury.

What is the central concept of the Dhvani school of Indian literary theory?

  1. Rasa

  2. Dhvani

  3. Vakrokti

  4. Alamkara


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Dhvani school focuses on the use of suggestion and implication to create meaning in literary texts.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a dhvani?

  1. Vakyartha

  2. Laksanarth

  3. Vyangyartha

  4. Tatparya


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tatparya is not a type of dhvani, but rather a Sanskrit term for the overall meaning or purport of a literary text.

What is the central concept of the Vakrokti school of Indian literary theory?

  1. Rasa

  2. Dhvani

  3. Vakrokti

  4. Alamkara


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Vakrokti school focuses on the use of indirect or circuitous expression to create literary beauty.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a vakrokti?

  1. Metaphor

  2. Irony

  3. Hyperbole

  4. Litotes


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hyperbole is not a type of vakrokti, but rather a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create emphasis or humor.

Which Indian literary theorist is known for his work on the concept of rasa?

  1. Bharata Muni

  2. Anandavardhana

  3. Abhinavagupta

  4. Mammata


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Abhinavagupta was a Kashmiri philosopher and aesthetician who wrote extensively on the concept of rasa.

Which Indian literary theorist is known for his work on the concept of dhvani?

  1. Bharata Muni

  2. Anandavardhana

  3. Abhinavagupta

  4. Mammata


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Anandavardhana was a Sanskrit rhetorician and literary theorist who wrote the Dhvanyaloka, a treatise on the concept of dhvani.

Which Indian literary theorist is known for his work on the concept of vakrokti?

  1. Bharata Muni

  2. Anandavardhana

  3. Abhinavagupta

  4. Mammata


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mammata was a Sanskrit rhetorician and literary theorist who wrote the Kavya Prakash, a treatise on the concept of vakrokti.

Which Indian literary theory is most closely associated with the concept of rasa?

  1. Alankara

  2. Rasa

  3. Dhvani

  4. Vakrokti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Rasa school of Indian literary theory is most closely associated with the concept of rasa.

Which Indian literary theory is most closely associated with the concept of dhvani?

  1. Alankara

  2. Rasa

  3. Dhvani

  4. Vakrokti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Dhvani school of Indian literary theory is most closely associated with the concept of dhvani.

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