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