English Literature Quiz 34

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English Literature Quiz 34

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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 proposed that poets should be banished from the ideal Republic ?

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Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?

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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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who was the companion of Adam in paradise ?

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________________are also called secondary phonemes?

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In how many books is Paradise Lost divided ?

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Greek theatre took place where ?

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For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ?

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Define oral tradition______________?

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What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?

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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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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ?Naturalism? as an artistic and literary movement ?

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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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Which of Uncle Tom?s personal characteristics guided his interactions with others and his responses to his circumstances ?

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was the companion in publication to John Milton?s ?Paradise Regained.? ?

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In Fredric Jameson?s book The Political Unconscious, what does Jameson suggest about literature ?

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In the play, ?Richard III,? who is manipulated into marrying Richard ?

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What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of ?The Monk? ?

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James Joyce?s narrative technique is known as______________?

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Which provision of The Sale of Goods Act, deals with Suits for price______________?

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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 is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?

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In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise ?

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What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?

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Shirley, Jane Eyre, Villete were written by_______________?

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Which of the following poets wrote about World War II ?

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In the play, ?Hamlet,? what is the name of Polonius?s daughter ?

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Who has defined ?poetry? as a fundamental creative act using languages ?

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Berryman?s The Ball Poem can be categorized as a_______________?

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How many nasal sounds are there in the English Language ?

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Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O?Brien?s essay ?Prophet of the Revolution? ?

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Which of the following social issues does Dickens confront in Great Expectations ?

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What is the word for a ?play on words? ?

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The different concrete phonetic variation of the same phoneme are called______________?

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Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?

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What is the philosophical theory known as pragmatism ?

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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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Why do most scholars consider Finnegans Wake avant-garde ?

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When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ?

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What is a funny poem of five lines called _________________ ?

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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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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 is defamiliarization ?

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The ?ing? in sleeping is an example of ____________?

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Utopia was written by_____________?

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The preceding sound influencing the following sound is an instance of __________assimilation?

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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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What is the best definition of humanism ?

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