English Literature Quiz 2
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Who remained without the vote following the Reform Bill of 1832 ?
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The Musical Theory of the origin of language was advanced by_________________?
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As a mode of literary criticism or theory, formalism attempted to bring which of the following to literary studies ?
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What is the function of Ancrene Wisse ?
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Old English ?
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Who succeeded Elizabeth I ?
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In what context does Joyce use the term ?amor matris,? or motherly love ?
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William Shakespeare?s ?Henry V? is an example of what dramatic genre ?
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Although different in tone, Soujourner Truth?s ?Ain?t I a Woman? and David Walker?s ?Appeal in Four Articles? are similar in what way ?
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Who succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603, establishing the Stuart dynasty ?
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Language is never statiC. It goes on changing. This property of language is called______________ ?
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A good definition of American Realism is________________?
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?Antony and Cleopatra? and ?Macbeth? was in ?
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?Tom Jones? by Henry Fielding was first published in______________?
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Which of the following terms is defined as the application of a scientific attitude of mind toward studying the Bible, seen as a mere text of history and not an infallibly sacred document?
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In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently ?
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The word ?examination? is a ____________word?
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Identify the novel in which the character of Charlotte Lucas figures ?
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The Book of the City of Ladies articulates which of the following themes________________?
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In ?Ode to the West Wind,? why does Shelley ask the wind to ?make me thy lyre? ?
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the word renaissance means______________?
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In 1638 and 1639 Milton traveled abroad. In which country did he spend most of the time ?
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Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?
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Which one of the following is a comedy ?
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What does gynocriticism recommend as an approach to literature ?
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Who is the author of ?The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus? ?
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Which of the following offers the best definition of a frame narrative ?
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Which of the following patterns of intonation, is used to indicate that the speaker implies things which are not explicitly expressed____________?
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Chaucer?s pilgrims are a representative section of late medieval society. Which of the following economic situations is evident among this group ?
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When God sees that Adam and Eve have disobeyed him, who does he send to ?judge? them and the snake ?
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To whom did the Reform Bill of 1832 extend the vote on parliamentary representation ?
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What statement below best sums up the literary significance of John Winthrop ?
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In Pamela, how does the epistolary style enhance the sentimental aspects of the novel ?
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/f/and /v/ are______________?
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What important event(s) occur(s) in John Milton?s ?Paradise Lost? immediately after Eve first eats of the Tree of Knowledge ?
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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ?
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Section ________ to __________, of the Sale of Goods Act deals with performance of the contract ?
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I knew him, however, as both mathematician and poet, and my measures were adapted to his capacity, with reference to the circumstances by which he was surrounded. I knew him as a courtier, too, and as a bold intriguant. Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary political modes of action. Who is speaking ?
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What was ?restored? in 1660 ?
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Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art ?
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Identify the character who is a supporter of Women?s Rights in Sons and Lovers ?
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Professor Hammer argues that which of the following statements is true of Ezra Pound?s strong emphasis on poetic technique ?
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According to John Milton?s ?Paradise Lost,? what is Satan?s tragic flaw ?
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What is the ?Post-Modern? practice of ?Deconstructionism? ?
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What was the primary function of The Rule of Saint Benedict ?
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Which of the following texts provides the best example of the comitatus ethic ?
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Which poets collaborated on the Lyrical Ballads of 1798, thus demonstrating the ?spirit of the age,? which, in an era of revolutionary thinking, depended on a belief in the limitless possibilities of the poetic imagination ?
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Who was in charge of organizing court festivities and entertainment of the English court ?
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? A man can die but once? is one of quote of following plays ?
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What is the main goal of ethnic criticism ?
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