English Literature Quiz 34
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Literary divisions are not always exact, but we draw them because they are often convenient. The majority of English literary periods are named after_______________?
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Constitution, of 1962 was made on________________?
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What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?
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Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
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What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?
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The now ghastly pallor of the skin, and the now miraculous luster of the eye, above all things startled and even awed me. The silken hair, too, had been suffered to grow all unheeded, and as, in its wild gossamer texture, it floated rather than fell about the face, I could not, even with effort, connect its arabesque expression with any idea of simple humanity. The character described in this passage ?
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Shirley, Jane Eyre, Villete were written by_______________?
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When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ?
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He had heard this destruction of the original possessors of the soil described, as we find it in the history of the times, where, we are told, ?the number destroyed was about four hundred;? and ?it was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the fire, and the streams of blood quenching the same, and the horrible scent thereof; but the victory seemed a sweet sacrifice, and they gave the praise thereof to God.? This work is___________?
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What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?
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Utopia was written by_____________?
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Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O?Brien?s essay ?Prophet of the Revolution? ?
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What is the best definition of humanism ?
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Define oral tradition______________?
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In Fredric Jameson?s book The Political Unconscious, what does Jameson suggest about literature ?
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Before advocating on behalf of the enslaved in colonial Massachusetts, Samuel Sewall participated in what early American crisis event ?
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who was the companion of Adam in paradise ?
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Who proposed that poets should be banished from the ideal Republic ?
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In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise ?
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The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called______________?
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In the play, ?Hamlet,? what is the name of Polonius?s daughter ?
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In how many books is Paradise Lost divided ?
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Why do most scholars consider Finnegans Wake avant-garde ?
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What is defamiliarization ?
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________________are also called secondary phonemes?
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What is the word for a ?play on words? ?
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What is the philosophical theory known as pragmatism ?
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Which of the following poets wrote about World War II ?
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Berryman?s The Ball Poem can be categorized as a_______________?
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In the play, ?Richard III,? who is manipulated into marrying Richard ?
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For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ?
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What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?
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Which provision of The Sale of Goods Act, deals with Suits for price______________?
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Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?
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James Joyce?s narrative technique is known as______________?
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What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of ?The Monk? ?
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Who is largely considered to be the father of epic poetry ?
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What is a funny poem of five lines called _________________ ?
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was the companion in publication to John Milton?s ?Paradise Regained.? ?
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What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets ?
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Who has defined ?poetry? as a fundamental creative act using languages ?
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Theodor Adorno?s ?Culture Industry Reconsidered? further examines the notion of the ?culture industry? and suggests which of the following about the ?culture industry ??
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The ?ing? in sleeping is an example of ____________?
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How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ?Naturalism? as an artistic and literary movement ?
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Which of the following social issues does Dickens confront in Great Expectations ?
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Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language ?
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Greek theatre took place where ?
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Which of Uncle Tom?s personal characteristics guided his interactions with others and his responses to his circumstances ?
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The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of __________assimilation?
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