What do subjective and objective questions mean?
Subjective and objective questions were commonly used in Chinese literature and literary theory. Subjective questions meant that the answers to the questions were very subjective. The answers were mainly based on the author's or the reader's subjective views and judgments. For example,"What is your favorite literary work?" This kind of question often required the reader to answer their own love for the work or their own evaluation of the theme, characters, plot, and so on. An objective question meant that the answer to the question was very objective and was not affected by the subjective views and judgments of the author or the reader. For example,"What is the main plot of this work?" Such questions usually only needed to answer the specific content of the main plot and did not need to comment too much on the work itself. Subjective and objective questions had their own advantages and disadvantages. Subjective questions can stimulate the reader or author's thinking and creativity, but it can also cause the person answering the question to have different subjective opinions and judgments. An objective question can ensure that the person answering the question provides an objective and accurate answer, but it may not stimulate the imagination and creativity of the reader or author.