0% 0 English Literature Quiz 67 1 / 50 Which member of the corn clan could not overlook the wrondoings of the rest of the clan ? The priest?s son The oldest member The youngest member The chief?s son 2 / 50 Estella is the daughter of ? Joe Gargery Bentley Drumnile Abel Magwitch . Miss Havisham 3 / 50 Horace Walpole?s The Castle of Otranto initiated which literary tradition ? meta-novel Gothic fiction epistolary novel Hunnish epic 4 / 50 The basic theme of Arnold?s Literature and Dogma is____________? Contemporary literary criticism Social changes in the Victorian Age Theology Art and Literature 5 / 50 What does ?transhumanize? mean ? It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell. It is the ability to reunite with the body. 6 / 50 In what country is ?Dr Faustus? based ? England Germany Italy France 7 / 50 ?A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599.? All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelley?s ?The Cenci? represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________? The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country 8 / 50 When did Hemingway receive the Nobel Prize for Literature ? 1954 1956 1952 1958 9 / 50 Who is Pip?s friend in London ? Pumblechook Bentley Drummle Herbert Pocket Jaggers 10 / 50 What does the phrase ?White Man?s Burden,? coined by Kipling, refer to ? the importance of solving economic and social problems in England before tackling the world?s problems the moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world the British need to improve technology and transportation in other parts of the world Britain?s manifest destiny to colonize the world 11 / 50 Which of the following are not among the subjects of Shakespeare?s sonnets ? The Dark Lady A young man Shakespeare?s father A rival poet 12 / 50 In what book does the fall take place ? Book X Book VII Book VIII Book IX 13 / 50 Which of the following terms is most closely related to the phrase ?the explained supernatural? ? The ?Other? The fallen world The uncanny The sublime 14 / 50 After ____________ years of his marriage he left his native town and try his fortune in the great city of London? three four two five 15 / 50 In what centuries did mystical women writers primarily work ? 8th and 9th centuries 9th and 10th centuries 10th and 11th centuries 14th and 15th centuries 16 / 50 Romantic poets would have enjoyed, agreed with, and perhaps written about which of the following figures as depicted ? A and C only Goethe?s Faust in Faust, who is sinful because he attempts to exceed the bounds of human knowledge by making a pact with the devil but is nonetheless redeemed in his striving to break free of the bounds of mortality Prometheus, who succeeds in stealing fire from the Gods and thereby surpasses the limitations placed on humans by the Gods Icarus, who is killed in attempting to fly because only Gods have the power to fly and mortals must be taught the limitations of human existence 17 / 50 At what age did Mary Shelley start writing the novel Frankenstein ? 18 31 24 26 18 / 50 A term which refers to the sequential characteristics of language. When we construct WORDS and SENTENCES we follow a certain order in arranging the individual items. Synergy N. O. T Syntagmatic Performance 19 / 50 Which royal dynasty Edmund Spenser celebrates in his epic poem The Faerie Queene ? Tudor Plantagenet Anjou Stuart 20 / 50 The older term used to designate the study of languages is____________? Phonology Semiology Philology Haplology 21 / 50 Which of the following statements regarding Oscar Wilde is false ? He was notorious for his use of paradox. His career ended when he was jailed for criminal ?gross indecency.? Wilde was the author of such poems as ?B?n?diction,? ?L?Albatros,? and ??l?vation.? He believed that art should be something more than the reproduction and appreciation of the natural world. 22 / 50 Which of the following represents a stage of development in the poetic form of the elegy ? Consolation and solace Lamentation, in which the speaker demonstrates grief All of these Praise and admiration for the dead 23 / 50 The quote ?abandon all hope ye who enter here? is from which text ? The Divine Comedy Vita Nuova De Monarchia De Vulgari Eloquentia 24 / 50 Shelley?s ?Ode to the West Wind? can be best understood as a poem about _____________? The horrors of the French Revolution The loss of innocence How poets can bring about political revolution The passion between a husband and wife 25 / 50 This mode of discourse presents details that appeal to the senses______________? Persuation Narration Description Metaphor 26 / 50 According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by ?legitimate? drama ? All of the actors were British. The dramaturge and playwright had to be related. The play was spoken. All of the actors were male. 27 / 50 Why does the ?Fl?neur? begin to disappear as a Parisian phenomenon ? Because they were threatened by police with jail Because of the increasing prominence of department stores in Paris Because of the advent of arcade projects Because they began to purchase products as they walked the urbanscape 28 / 50 What do you mean by Burlesque ? an allegorical statement a drama a satiric person a satiric caricature of the characters 29 / 50 During the early 20th century, a black person?s purpose in passing might have been_________________? None of the above. To get better accommodations on the train, better seats in the theatre. To obtain justice for black people. To escape from slavery. 30 / 50 What is the central argument in Dr. Richard Kelly?s ?The Novelist?s Eye? ? George du Maurier was a tremendous influence on Victorian novelists. George du Maurier felt that black-andwhite illustrators could be as important as novelists and painters. George du Maurier attacked the social position of the novelist in his illustrations. All novelists are painters at heart. 31 / 50 ______________refers to the linguistic norm specific to a geographical area, social class or status affecting mutual intelligibility ? Slang Dialect Idiolect Register 32 / 50 Who is the writer of ?Comedy of Errors? ? William Shakespeare T S Eliot Ben Jhonson G B Shaw 33 / 50 In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephen?s relationship with his Catholic faith ? he is committed to priesthood for the entire novel because he has been raised Catholic, he never struggles with his faith he is opposed to the Catholic faith for the entire novel he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral 34 / 50 At what point does the narration unfolds in the poem Paradise Lost ? In Eden After the fall of man In paradise, when Lucifer sits with God After the defeat of rebel angels 35 / 50 Shakespeare?s ?Hamlet? was published in________________? None of these 1610 1608 1602 36 / 50 In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down during a production of which play ? Henry V King John Richard II Henry VIII 37 / 50 In the first decades after the Norman Conquest, which of the following best describes the use of language in England ? The French conquerors learned English in order to be able to govern well. The conquered English quickly studied French. Latin became a common language for interaction between the two groups. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class. 38 / 50 When was Christopher Marlowe baptized ? 12 January 1569 30 April 1560 26 February 1564 10 October 1547 39 / 50 How does New Historicism differ from traditional historicism ? All of the above answers are correct. New Historicism takes a particular interest in marginalized peoples. New Historicism rejects the idea that history is neutral. New Historicism does not make strict delineations between literary and non-literary texts. 40 / 50 Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for________________? courtiers entering the service of Richard II knights preparing for their first tournament women who have chosen to live as religious recluses translators of French romances 41 / 50 Which of the following directives was part of Queen Victoria?s moral crusade ? There should be more missionary work in less civilized parts of the world. Concerts in the parks that were attended by ordinary people should be banned. Civil servants should talk more openly and publicly about their moral work. Members of the Jewish and Catholic faiths should be excluded from public office. 42 / 50 Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ? the representation of a shallow, drab culture the positive representation of the Catholic Church the representation of adventures the city offers to the mind the positive representation of cultural institutions 43 / 50 Which of the following statements demonstrates use of logos ? Research has demonstrated that some people under the age of 18 do not have the proper judgment skills to handle operating a car. Every year countless people are killed by drivers under the age of 18. I began driving at the age of 16 and have never been involved in a serious car accident. No one under the age of 18 should be allowed to drive. 44 / 50 About the Iroquois_______________? Dekonawidah planted the Tree of Great Peace The tribe drafted a constitution to define the governance of their society All the above Powerful enemy of the Delaware tribe 45 / 50 Novel which is not written by H Lawrence ? Ullysses Sons and Lovers The Rainbow Lady Chatterley?s Lover 46 / 50 Which school of literary theory is associated with the phrase ?to make the stones stonier? ? Marxism Structuralism Humanism Formalism 47 / 50 Which of the following offers the best description of the concept of pathos ? Pathos refers to a writer?s ability to inspire emotional responses in readers. Pathos refers to a writer?s ability to present evidence. Pathos refers to a writer?s presentation of character and image. Pathos refers to a writer?s ability to inspire action in readers. 48 / 50 Which of the following statements best explains the main objective of New Historicism ? Texts are examined to determine the author?s intent. Texts are examined to see how the formal aspects of the text create meaning. Texts are examined to determine how they reveal social realities. Texts are examined to see how colonizers and the colonized interact. 49 / 50 Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek ?old comedy? was often characterized as being ? Satirical and political Highly sexual Grounded in religion Not comedic at all 50 / 50 In which hospital John Keats registered as a medical student after finishing his apprenticeship with Hammond ? Trinity Hospital Queen?s Chamber Guy?s Hospital New Chapman Hospital Provide Your Information Your score is The average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart quiz Send feedback Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on whatsapp WhatsApp PrevEnglish Literature Quiz 66 English Literature Quiz 68Next
