English Literature Quiz 57
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Dr. Samuel Gladden, in his essay ?Shelley?s Agenda Writ Large: Reconsidering Oedipus Tyrannus; or, Swellfoot the Tyrant ,? argues that Shelley?s ?Oedipus- Tyrannus? is important because a_______________?
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?Astrophel and Stella? is a ?
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In ?Characters of Shakespeare?s Plays?, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: ?We do not like to see our author?s plays acted, and least of all, ?Hamlet?. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage? ?
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In Chapter XV of William Wells Brown?s Clotel, Clotel is described as a quadroon. What does this mean ?
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Poetic Diction was taken to be the standard language for poetry in______________?
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Which of the following best describes how the novel ?Frankenstein? is understood by critics ?
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The 20th century has been less kind to his memory. TS Eliot found his imagery distracting, and considered his work ?not serious poetry?, but it was another critic who accused him of ?callousness to the intrinsic nature of English?. Who ?
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What is a sonnet ?
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Which of the following poets would most likely be categorized as a modernist poet ?
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Who wrote ?Ten Little Niggers ??
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At the end of the play, ?Twelfth Night,? who is discovered to have been secretly married ?
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When did the Norman Invasion take place ?
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Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrison?s Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________?
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Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
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Which sorts of political reform took place during the Romantic period ?
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Shakespeare?s ?Sonnet 153? is what kind of poem ?
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Competence is a term to describe the knowledge possessed by native users of a language which enables them to speak and understand their language fluently was introduced by________?
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?Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale.? Who speaks the lines given above in Twelfth Night ?
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Browning is famous for his______________?
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This mode of discourse attempts to convince someone______________?
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Under which pseudonym the work The Shepheard?s Calendar was published ?
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Uncle Julius is a character developed by______________?
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Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to _______________?
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?The Metaphysical Poets? is a critical essay by________________?
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In coleridge?s poem ?The rime of the Ancient Mariner?where were the three gallants going ?
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What is phenomenology ?
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What drove William Cowper to break down and become a recluse ?
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Why do critics see Frankenstein?s monster as equivalent to the Biblical Adam ?
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Lauren Beth Signore?s essay, ?Anne of Green Gables: The Transformation from Bildungsroman to Romantic Comedy?, argues that Anne of Green Gables is ultimately what kind of character ?
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In Chaucer?s Legend of Good Women, how many legends are there?
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The special features which affect speech sounds such as stress, pitch intonation and juncture are called ______________?
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Which is the shortest book ?
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Exiles? is a______________?
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John Lyly?s work significantly shaped the writing of which famous writer ?
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Where did Dante stay while he was in exile ?
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In ?Samson Agonistes,? Samson predicts ?This day will be remarkable in my life / By some great act, or of my days the last?. This is interesting because___________?
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What are the names of the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet ?
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/p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/ are examples for ______________?
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The probable date of composition of Ars Poetica is_______________?
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With which theorist is phenomenology associated ?
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Which of the following best describes the novel ?The God of Small Things??
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Which of the following concepts are NOT elements of neo-classicism ?
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Which of th following novels is called a ?Novel without a hero? ?
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At the end of ?Eveline,? what decision does the title character make ?
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How does Lewis portray the Catholic confessional in ?The Monk??
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Why was the book ?Uncle Tom?s Cabin? written ?
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Jazz music is described by which of the following characteristics ?
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Thoreau was part of the Transcend lists, which were founded by________________?
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In Pride and Prejudice, Lydia elopes with ?
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Frost?s poem The Road Not Taken is included in his poetical collection______________________?
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