English Literature Quiz 41
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens involves which two cities ?
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Shakespeare was born in_______________?
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In The Inferno, which historical character is found in Satan?s mouth ?
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The novel ?Talisman? is written by_______________?
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has a super abundant wealth of words and superfluous ornaments_____________?
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Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who also reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to1603 ?
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The French Revolution had a tremendous impact on which of the following aspects of British life ?
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Who is the writer of The Restoration Period ?
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In Pride and Prejudice we initially dislike but later tend to like ?
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Who exemplified the role of the ?peasant poet? ?
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Which poem testifies to the profound doubts and uncertainties attending Donne?s conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism ?
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According to John Milton, political offices were to be filled by______________?
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What is humanism ?
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This work was NOT originally published in the 20th Century ?
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?Satanic Verses? is written by__________________?
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What does the term ?renaissance? mean ?
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Which of the following best describes ?stream of consciousness? narrative in the modern period ?
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What is the title to Milton?s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?
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Which of the following traditions was an important influence on Louis Zukofsky?s poetry ?
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Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as ?a sort of poet-king Arthur? ?
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In what decade did the angry young mencome to prominence on the theatrical scene ?
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When the child finds that issues cannot be resolved in 30 minutes he______________?
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What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ?
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Who is the author of ?India Wins Freedom? ?
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What was the nickname of Mary I ?
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Sublimity has_______________?
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The first stanza of Countee Cullen?s ?A Brown Girl Dead? reads: ?With two white roses on her breasts,/White candles at head and feet,/Dark Madonna of the grave she rests;/Lord Death has found her sweet.? Which of the following statements accurately characterizes these lines ?
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A minimal meaningful unit in the grammatical system of a language is called__________?
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According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners? third person narration ?
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What is mimesis ?
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All of the following are traits demonstrated by the hero except ?
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We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground ? The Roof was scarcely visible ? The Cornice ? in the Ground ? What is Cornice ?
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Which of the following offers the best definition of the concept of narrative poetry ?
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In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?
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Which school did Milton attend ?
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Pride and Prejudice was originally a youthful work entitled ?
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In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ?
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The poem by Berryman has a sad and depressed tone about it and it foreshadows the_____________?
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?Hearing? a colour or ?Seeing? a smell is an example of______________?
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What do you mean by Hyperbole ?
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What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troye?s medieval romances ?
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Certain morphemes have more than one meaning and can be understood in more than one way. They are called ______________?
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Shame (1983) is written by__________?
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The study of elementary speech sounds is called________?
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Who is the author of ?Animal Farm? ?
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Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?
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Fill in the blank. Written over the course of his life, Ezra Pound?s ?.. is an examination of the human desire for knowledge and understanding in an inchoate modern landscape ?
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The statue of ?Ozymandias? is______________?
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Which devil advocates a renewal of all-out war against God ?
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Who is the author of Blessed Damozel ?
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