English Literature Quiz 34
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What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?
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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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Berryman?s The Ball Poem can be categorized as a_______________?
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Define oral tradition______________?
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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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For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ?
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What is a funny poem of five lines called _________________ ?
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What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?
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The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of __________assimilation?
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ?Naturalism? as an artistic and literary movement ?
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________________are also called secondary phonemes?
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James Joyce?s narrative technique is known as______________?
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In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise ?
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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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Which of the following social issues does Dickens confront in Great Expectations ?
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was the companion in publication to John Milton?s ?Paradise Regained.? ?
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What is defamiliarization ?
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Who has defined ?poetry? as a fundamental creative act using languages ?
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Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
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Who is largely considered to be the father of epic poetry ?
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Constitution, of 1962 was made on________________?
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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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Which provision of The Sale of Goods Act, deals with Suits for price______________?
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In the play, ?Hamlet,? what is the name of Polonius?s daughter ?
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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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In the play, ?Richard III,? who is manipulated into marrying Richard ?
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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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What is the best definition of humanism ?
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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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who was the companion of Adam in paradise ?
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What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?
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Utopia was written by_____________?
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Why do most scholars consider Finnegans Wake avant-garde ?
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The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called______________?
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In how many books is Paradise Lost divided ?
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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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What is the word for a ?play on words? ?
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Shirley, Jane Eyre, Villete were written by_______________?
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How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?
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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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Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?
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Who proposed that poets should be banished from the ideal Republic ?
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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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What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of ?The Monk? ?
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Greek theatre took place where ?
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Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O?Brien?s essay ?Prophet of the Revolution? ?
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In Fredric Jameson?s book The Political Unconscious, what does Jameson suggest about literature ?
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The ?ing? in sleeping is an example of ____________?
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When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ?
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