English Literature Quiz 29
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The home of Chaucer?s royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned duringthe Peasants? Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt ?
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Why was World War II a defining event in the history of the 20th century ?
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During the Colonial Time Period, the writing was influenced most by what religious persuasion ?
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One archetype in literature is the scapegoat. Which of these literary characters serves that purpose ?
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The vampire myth is NOT associated with which of the following ?
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Who is commonly known as ?Pip? in Great Expectations ?
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Emile Zola is a famous__________________?
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In the play, ?Macbeth,? who assists Macbeth with planning Duncan?s murder ?
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The classification of vowels into round vowels and unrounded vowels is based on ________________?
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According to Dr. Mark Canada?s ?An Introduction to the Novel?, Richard Chase identifies which of the following as a main difference between novels and romances ?
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Semi__vowels are also known as ________________?
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?Justice delayed is justice denied? was stated by______________?
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Fill in the blank. John Foxe?s ambiguous attitude towards the Elizabethan church was ______________?
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Which poet is considered a national hero in Greece ?
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What are some of the surface similarities between Robert Frost?s poem ?Out, Out? and John Greenleaf Whittier?s poem ?Telling the Bees? ?
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With which theorist is the term implied reader associated ?
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Which of the following figures of speech are present in Finnegans Wake ?
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Denied the right to apply for divorce and facing intense humiliation, John Milton wrote what work ?
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Which of the following refers to the small area of Ireland, extending north from Dublin, over which the English government could claim effective control ?
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How did W. H. Auden describe poetry ?
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What are the basic questions literary theory asks ?
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Who is the writer of the poem ?A Grammarian?s Funeral? ?
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The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on ________________ ?
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In the play, ?Richard III,? who does Richard hire to kill the young princes ?
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What event provides the motivation for Shelby to release all the slaves ?
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in which language the stories of Canterbury tale are written ?
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The quote ?take then henceforth thy pleasure for guide? comes from which text ?
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Who wrote ?Barn burning? ?
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A play that begins in medias res________________?
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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence. All of the following are Shakespearean plays EXCEPT?
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What was the importance of the Reform Bills of 1832 and 1867 ?
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Gerald Graff?s ?They Say, I Say? encourages students to become______________?
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Horace was a_____________?
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In which work do you read: ?There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.? ?
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After graduating from university, John Milton toured the continent of Europe and likely met with which of the following individuals ?
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Shaw?s ?Man and Superman? is an example of___________?
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Which American poet is hailed as the representative poet of America ?
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Yeats was______________?
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Professor Hammer argues that in a certain sense Wallace Stevens?s poetry is always meta-poetry. What does this mean ?
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To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in ?Rime of the Ancient Mariner? ?
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Which of the following is not an example of a lai ?
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Hellenism of Keats connotes______________?
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Who began the tradition of revenge play ?
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?The Jacobean Era? refers to a period of time in the early 17th century in which of the following countries ?
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Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory?
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How was Christine de Pizan a unique female writer for her time ?
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How many of Shakespeare?s plays are classified as histories ?
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The poem ?The Battle of Maldon? celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between______________?
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Samuel Johnson?s Rasselas most fundamentally emphasizes which theme from Johnson?s other works or other 18thcentury works ?
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Formalist critics believe that the value of a work cannot be determined by the author?s intention. What term do they use when speaking of this belief ?
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