English Literature Quiz 74
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The central idea of ?Ozymandias? is that______________?
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The line ?It is an honourable characteristic of Poetry that its materials are to be found in every subject which can interest the human mind? appears in which essay ?
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The Puritans who settled Plymouth Colony were separating Puritans which meant ?
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Who pondered, ?How such united force of gods, how such As stood like these, could ever know repulse???
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The term ?Civil Disobedience? was coined by which author ?
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?Paradise lost? was lost by ?
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Sophocles? ?Oedipus the King? explores which of the following themes ?
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T. Hardy is______________?
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To which country do George and Eliza plan to immigrate ?
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?George Eliot? was the pen-name of______________?
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?Andrea Del Sarto? is a poem written by_________________?
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In poetry, each unit of rhythm is known as______________?
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In which edition of the novel Frankenstein the name of the author Mary Shelley first appeared ?
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Which writer is most closely associated with the serialized novel ?
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It is possible to write down spoken language and read aloud the written material. This property of language is called______________ ?
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Pride in one?s accomplishments was important to the Anglo-Saxon thegn. If so, why does Hrothgar say in Beowulf: do not give way to pride ?
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Michael Foucault was the major practitioner of this school of criticism?
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The classification of vowels into half__high vowels and half__low vowels is based on ________________?
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Who is known as the national poet of England_________________?
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In ?Frankenstein? how do dreams function ?
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The conceit of the Petrarchan sonnet in English during the Elizabethan period often involves what topic ?
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Which of the following women is most closely associated with monastic life ?
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For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
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Which of the following descriptions best defines the literary theory known as formalism ?
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The hairy wild-bee that murmurs and hankers up and down, that gripes the fullgrown lady-flower, curves upon her with amorous firm legs, takes his will of her, and holds himself tremulous and tight till he is satisfied. What does tremulous mean ?
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Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England ?
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In The Inferno, how does his journey end ?
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?Twelfth night? is a______________?
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What is the term we now use for what the Romantics called ?mesmerism,? one of the ?occult? practices that allowed people to explore altered states of consciousness ?
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The meaning a word within a language?
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Which of the following theorists is associated with formalism ?
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Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
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The classification of vowels into front vowels, back vowels and center vowels is based on ________________?
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John Milton deliberately distanced himself from the poets, a group of poets known for their light, elegant style and frivolous content ?
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In which state is the Shelby farm located ?
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How does Virginia Woolf?s essay ?A Room of One?s Own? contribute to feminist theory ?
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Aristotle felt that ethos was established by a speaker or writer by convincing the audience that ?
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Who used the words ?romanticism? and ?romantic? first ?
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While in exile, how did Dante?s opinions about monarchy shift ?
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Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse ?
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How does the use of Gothic architecture assist the Gothic novelist ?
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What does the term ?angel in the house? signify ?
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Find the Odd man out ?
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In 1660, after the Restoration, Milton suffered which of the following punishments ?
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Who is called the ?Mock heroic poet? ?
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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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According to most historians, why was it so important for a man to marry a virgin wife ?
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In the pronunciation of the word ?ink? the alveolar /n/ becoming a velar sound is an instance of ____________?
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Which of the following poets wrote during the Victorian period but was not published until the 20th century ?
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Which of the following tragedy is not written by Shakespeare ?
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