MCQs on Postmodern Literature for UGC NET English preparation.
1. Who among the following is most closely associated with the concept of hyperreality?
A. Roland Barthes
B. Jean Baudrillard
C. Michel Foucault
D. Jacques Derrida
Answer: B. Jean Baudrillard
2. Which of the following novels is considered a prime example of postmodern metafiction?
A. A Passage to India
B. Flaubert’s Parrot
C. Sons and Lovers
D. Kim
Answer: B. Flaubert’s Parrot
3. "The Death of the Author" was written by which theorist, often linked with postmodern literary thought?
A. Terry Eagleton
B. Roland Barthes
C. Edward Said
D. Judith Butler
Answer: B. Roland Barthes
4. Which of the following is not typically a feature of postmodern literature?
A. Fragmentation
B. Linear narrative
C. Intertextuality
D. Metafiction
Answer: B. Linear narrative
5. Who wrote the postmodern novel *The Crying of Lot 49*?
A. Don DeLillo
B. Philip Roth
C. Thomas Pynchon
D. David Lodge
Answer: C. Thomas Pynchon
6. In postmodern theory, which term refers to the idea that there are no universal truths, only subjective interpretations?
A. Deconstruction
B. Grand narrative
C. Relativism
D. Historicism
Answer: C. Relativism
7. Which of the following authors is associated with the use of magical realism in postmodern literature?
A. T.S. Eliot
B. Salman Rushdie
C. D.H. Lawrence
D. W.H. Auden
Answer: B. Salman Rushdie
8. Which postmodern novel by Margaret Atwood presents a dystopian view of a theocratic society?
A. Alias Grace
B. Cat’s Eye
C. The Handmaid’s Tale
D. Surfacing
Answer: C. The Handmaid’s Tale
9. What literary device is central to the structure of David Mitchell's *Cloud Atlas*?
A. Linear time
B. Stream of consciousness
C. Nested narratives
D. Epistolary form
Answer: C. Nested narratives
10. The term "pastiche" in postmodern literature refers to:
A. An imitation done with mockery
B. A sincere imitation blending styles
C. A linear retelling of history
D. A psychological monologue
Answer: B. A sincere imitation blending styles
11. Who coined the term "metafiction" to describe fiction that draws attention to its own artificiality?
A. Patricia Waugh
B. Linda Hutcheon
C. Fredric Jameson
D. Ihab Hassan
Answer: A. Patricia Waugh
12. Which novel by John Fowles features multiple endings and metafictional commentary?
A. The Collector
B. The French Lieutenant's Woman
C. Daniel Martin
D. The Ebony Tower
Answer: B. The French Lieutenant's Woman
13. Which of the following postmodern writers is best known for using Scottish dialect and drug culture themes?
A. Kazuo Ishiguro
B. Irvine Welsh
C. Martin Amis
D. Ian McEwan
Answer: B. Irvine Welsh
14. Linda Hutcheon is known for her work on:
A. The postcolonial novel
B. Intertextuality in poetry
C. The politics of postmodernism
D. Psychoanalysis and literature
Answer: C. The politics of postmodernism
15. The term "simulacra" in postmodern theory is associated with:
A. Roland Barthes
B. Julia Kristeva
C. Jean Baudrillard
D. Terry Eagleton
Answer: C. Jean Baudrillard
16. Which of these writers is not typically associated with postmodern literature?
A. Angela Carter
B. Samuel Beckett
C. Charles Dickens
D. Don DeLillo
Answer: C. Charles Dickens
17. Which novel by Julian Barnes explores literary obsession through a fragmented narrative?
A. Arthur & George
B. The Sense of an Ending
C. Flaubert’s Parrot
D. England, England
Answer: C. Flaubert’s Parrot
18. The concept of "historiographic metafiction" is linked with:
A. Terry Eagleton
B. Linda Hutcheon
C. Homi Bhabha
D. David Lodge
Answer: B. Linda Hutcheon
19. Which postmodern feature is most evident in Thomas Pynchon’s *Gravity’s Rainbow*?
A. Realist character development
B. Unified plot structure
C. Paranoia and fragmentation
D. Historical accuracy
Answer: C. Paranoia and fragmentation
20. Which of the following terms is used by Lyotard to describe postmodern skepticism towards universal narratives?
A. Hyperreality
B. Simulacrum
C. Grand narratives
D. Logocentrism
Answer: C. Grand narratives
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