english literature one liner,mcqs
Who wrote ‘Crime and Punishment’ ?
D. Dostoyevsky
Thomas Hardy was brought up to the profession of_____________?
A. Architect
What did Robert Frost’s father do ?
B. journalist
‘Vanity Fair’ is a novel by_______________?
B. Thackeray
The period of English literature from 1660to the end of the century is called_____________?
C. Restoration Period
Find the Odd man out ?
D. All for Love: John Milton
Which is called the Victorian Age______________?
B. 19th Century
Which one of the following writers is not woman ?
C. Robert Browning
Shirley, Jane Eyre, Villete were written by_______________?
C. C. Bronte
Who is the writer of ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ ?
C. A. Lord Tennyson
James Joyce’s famous novel_____________?
B. Ulysses
‘On Heroes and Hero…worship is written by________________?
B. Carlyle
One of the following was a Romantic poet______________?
C. Shelley
‘Of Human Bondage’ is written by_____________?
A. Somerset Maugham
The Rape of the Lock is a_______________?
A. Parody
“Beauty is truth, truth is beauty” is stated by_____________?
A. Keats
What do you mean by Quatrain ?
D. a stanza of four lines
Who is the author of ‘A Brief History of Time’ ?
B. Stephen Hawking
“But God’s eternal Laws are kind And break the heart of stone.” In which poem do these lines appear ?
B. Ballad of Reading Goal (Oscar Wilde)
The most popular French playwright, Jean Baptiste Poquelin, is known as______________?
D. Moliere
World War I affected the writing of many authors. Which of the following poets would not have been touched by that event ?
D. Oscar Wilde
This work was written before the other three choices ?
A. Bede’s “An Ecclesiastical History of the English People”
Which of the following literary sub periods does NOT fall under the Neoclassical Period ?
B. Jacobean Age
Historical events often influence literature. Which of the following did NOT occur during the Restoration period ?
B. The French Revolution
This work was NOT originally published in the 20th Century ?
B. Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”
Which work was completed last ?
A. John Milton’s “
Which of the following works was written before the all-important Battle of Hastings?
A. Beowulf
In what language did Shakespeare write ?
D. Modern English
Literary divisions are not always exact, but we draw them because they are often convenient. The majority of English literary periods are named after_______________?
B. Monarchs or political events
One of these men did NOT write during the Restoration period. Who ?
C. Sir Walter Scott
Who write the story “Story Teller” ?
D. Saki
HYMN TO ADVERSITY is a poem by_______________?
A. Thomas gray
Who wrote the poem “Requiem” ?
A. Robert Louis Stevenson
Joyce’s novel ’Ulysses’ takes place over what period of time ?
B. 24 hours
The 18th century work ’Tom Jones” was written by whom ?
B. Henry Fielding
In which century was Piers Plowman written ?
A. 14th
Which of the following phrases best describes the central goal of Imagist poets ?
C. “Clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images”
Many critics see similarities between the tenets of Futurism and which of the following political philosophies ?
B. Fascism
Which of the following features of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” make it classifiable as a Victorian poem ?
D. All of these answers
Complete the following sentence. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” is illustrative of modernist poetry, because it________________?
B. has an undertow of nihilism.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?
A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the
Which of the following traditions was particularlyimportant in Hart Crane’s modernist poetry ?
C. American Romanticism
Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” ?
A. The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime.
According to Professor Hammer, which of the following characteristics did Langston Hughes share with modernist poets like William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Hart Crane, and Robert Frost ?
D. Both A and C
WorldWar I drastically changed the political and cultural climate in Europe. Which of the following was NOT among the changes brought about by World War I ?
C. Successful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Which of the following traditions was an important influence on Louis Zukofsky’s poetry ?
C. Kabalistic Judaism
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 ?
D. Both A and B
One of the dominant themes in Wallace Stevens’s poem “Sunday Morning” consists of the juxtaposition of nature against which set of cultural symbols ?
B. Elements of the Christian narrative of salvation
According to the literary critic, Paul Fussell, which of the following was a central trope of English poetry written during the Great War ?
B. Irony
Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?
B. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.
According to Professor Hammer, Wallace Stevens’s understanding of the imagination has most in common with which of the following literary traditions ?
C. British Romanticism
Complete the following sentence. Professor Hammer argues that Ezra Pound’s interest in fascism and his anti-Semitic views were likely an outcome of his______________?
C. anti-capitalism.
What is the “double-bind” that African- American women poets encountered in the thirties and forties, according to Anthony Walton’s essay ?
B. Being a subordinated woman in a male dominated culture and a member of a suppressed minority race in the middle of a dominant white culture
In Amy Lowell’s imagist poem, “This Green Bowl,” a handmade bowl is compared to a pond in the woods. Can one say that, as in Pound’s “Cantos,” this poem’s dominant tone is impersonal? Why, or why not ?
C. No,
Which of the following best describes the types of imagery used in Louis Zukofsky’s poem, “A: Seventh Movement: There Are Different Techniques” ?
A. Historic and contemporary imagery
Which of the following literary devices are present in Langston Hughes’s poem “Ku Klux” ?
A. Irony
The poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” ends with the following lines: “My friend, you would not tell with such high zest/To children ardent for some desperate glory,/The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est/ Pro patria mori.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines ?
D. All of the above
Which of the following best describes the reasons why World War I had a profound impact on modern poetry ?
D. Both A and B
According to W.E.B. Dubois in his Atlantic Monthly essay, “The Strivings of the Negro People,” what are some of the personal consequences for an African- American living in a racist society at the beginning of the 20th century ?
D. All of the above
Violet Cristoforo was honored for collecting what kind of poetry in her anthology “May Sky” ?
D. Haiku poetry from the Japanese internment camps in the US
Langston Hughes was among the most important figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Which of the following is an accurate characterization of his experiences before he published his first book ?
C. He was born in
Which of the following statements best characterizes the central questions faced by poetry after the Holocaust ?
B. The horror of the Holocaust was inexpressible; how can poetry speak of what is inexpressible?
In his essay “The Symbolism of Poetry,” William Butler Yeats argues that which of the following is the purpose of rhythm ?
B. To “prolong the moment of contemplation”
Wilfred Owen’s “Anthem for Doomed Youth” begins with the following lines: “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?/ Only the monstrous anger of the guns./ Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle/Can patter out their hasty orisons.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines ?
C. These lines equate humans with animals, and they anthropomorphize weapons to show a world where there is no place for human values.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the last two stanzas of Charles Baudelaire’s symbolist poem “Correspondences” ?
C. They ascribe colors and sounds to scents, relying on a device known as synesthesia.
Which of the following events increased the appeal of communism among American intellectuals both black and white in the years between 1918 and 1939 ?
A. The Great Depression
In his first lecture onWilliam Butler Yeats, Professor Hammer says that the young Yeats identified with King Goll. What does he mean by this ?
D. Both A and B
Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between Futurism and Vorticism ?
A. Members of both movements were fascinated by speed and dynamism, but unlike the Futurists, Vorticists did not celebrate technology and industrialization.
Complete the following sentence. Yeats’s “Sailing to Byzantium” is a good example of High Modernism, because it_____________?
C. attempts to create a modernist high culture.
In his essay “The Roots of Modernism,” Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe defines the modern period in the history of art as the time from roughly 1860 to 1970. How does he say modernism is typically defined ?
D. Both A and C
Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Dragon and the Undying” includes the following lines: “Yet, though the slain are homeless as the breeze,/Vocal are they, like stormbewilder’d seas.” Which of the following literary devices does Sassoon use in these lines and to what effect ?
B. Simile to suggest a connection between soldiers and nature
Which of the following statements accurately compares Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” and Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Rear Guard” ?
C. Both poems seek to respond to the harsh political and military realities of their day.
Which of the following poets would most likely be categorized as a modernist poet ?
A. William Carlos Williams
Which of the following literary devices is most prominent in Gertrude Stein’s poem “New” ?
A. Assonance and word repetition
According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?
C. How can a shared world be created out of the fundamentally different and private experiences of individual people?
Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?
C. It is a meditation on the communal and historical aspects of individual identity.
Which of the following statements best characterizes Langston Hughes’s poem “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” ?
C. Similar to Hart Crane and Whitman, Hughes uses a personal and universal “I” to address issues of history, race, and identity.
Which of the following poets would most likely be categorized as a late-Victorian poet ?
B. Alfred Tennyson
Which of the following political themes was explored by American Objectivist poets ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following poets did NOTwrite about his experiences in World War II ?
A. Wilfred Owen
Which of the following was an important influence on Charles Reznikoff’s shift away from romantic rhetoric ?
B. His study of law
Professor Hammer argues that in Hart Crane’s poem “Legend,” Crane introduces himself to his readers. The poem opens with the lines: “As silent as a mirror is believed/ Realities plunge in silence by …/I am not ready for repentance;” according to Professor Hammer, Crane’s refusal to repent is an assertion of which of the following ?
D. Both B and C
What is the principal subject of Marianne Moore’s poem “An Octopus” ?
B. Mt. Rainier
Ezra Pound’s “Canto I” opens with the following lines: “And then went down to the ship,/Set keel to breakers, forth on the godly sea, and(…).” Which of the following statements best characterizes these lines and the poem as a whole ?
A. These lines set an impersonal tone which dominates the entire poem.
What are some of the surface similarities between Robert Frost’s poem “Out, Out” and John Greenleaf Whittier’s poem “Telling the Bees” ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following does Professor Hammer identify as one of the most important goals of Imagist poetry ?
C. The privileging of individual detail over the larger pattern
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?
D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.
Which of the following poets wrote about World War II ?
C. Karl Shapiro
Which of the following descriptions does NOT pertain to the Imagists ?
D. Creative reliance on conventional poetic forms
Which of the following statements best characterizes Georgia Douglass Johnson’s poem “Black Woman” ?
C. This poem is a conversation between a black woman and a child who is not yet born.
H.D.’s poem “Oread” reads: “WHIRL up, sea-/Whirl your pointed pines./Splash your great pines/On our rocks./Hurl your green over us-/Cover us with your pools of fir.” To which of the following categories does this poem belong ?
C. Imagist poetry
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the relationship between Italian Futurism and its historical context ?
D. All of these answers
In Wallace Stevens’s poem “The Man on the Dump,” one can say that the trash symbolizes which of the following ?
C. Old poetry
What was the primary significance of “The Book of American Negro Poetry” (1922), edited by James Weldon Johnson ?
B. It inspired
Professor Hammer argues that Hart Crane’s poem “Voyages” is a complex reply to which of the following modernist works ?
D. T.S. Eliot’s “The
Which of the following figures is the author of the 1909 “Futurist Manifesto” ?
B. Filippo Marinetti
Professor Hammer points out that T.S. Eliot used quotation as an important literary technique. The use of quotations, according to Professor Hammer, suggests which of the following attitudes to the past ?
D. Paradoxically both B and C
In T.S. Eliot’s essay called “Tradition and Individual Talent,” he argues that the progress of an artist consists of which of the following ?
B. “Continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality”
Why was World War II a defining event in the history of the 20th century ?
D. All of these answers
Ezra Pound’s “Canto XIV” opens with the line “Io venni in luogo d’ogni luce muto” [I came to a place devoid of light]. This creates a connection between the Canto and which of the following works ?
D. Thomas Mann’s “Doctor Faustus”
In analyzing T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Professor Hammer argues that Eliot creates something that might be called which of the following ?
B. “Overheard inner speech”
Which of the following statements best characterizes the contrast between T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” and the futurist aesthetic project ?
B. “The
Professor Hammer argues that Marianne Moore’s poem “England” suggests which of the following ?
C. Moore’s particular kind of combative American cultural nationalism
What does Gertrude Stein’s term “the Lost Generation” designate ?
D. Both A and B
Which of the following was NOT a prominent theme of American and English modernist poetry ?
D. The approval of the norms and values of bourgeois culture
Which of the following statements best characterizes the formal qualities of Langston Hughes’s poem “Life is Fine” ?
B. The use of alternating end rhymes and word repetitions enhance the music of the poem and along with its occasional dissonance give it an improvisational jazz-like quality.
Generally speaking, African-American themes were very rare in white modernist poetry. Which of the following white poets attempted to evoke elements of black experience in his or her poems ?
B. Hart Crane
Complete the following sentence. Poetic images which idealize war and ascribe spiritual qualities to battle can be found primarily in English poems written_______________?
C. in the late stages of
Which of the following images in Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity” undermines the idea that eternity is something fixed and permanent ?
B. The image of the sun reflected on the sea
Professor Hammer argues that in a certain sense Wallace Stevens’s poetry is always meta-poetry. What does this mean ?
B. Stevens’s poetry investigates its own rules.
Which of the following writers wrote about trench warfare during the Great War ?
D. All of these answers
In the first lecture of his Modern Poetry course, what argument does Professor Langdon Hammer make about the relationship between the modern city and poetic modernism ?
B. Many languages and many forms of language were used in large cities; modernist poets often treated language not as something given and natural but as a construct which they could manipulate.
Which of the following statements best characterizes Ezra Pound’s poem “Hugh Selwyn Mauberley” ?
C. It undermines the idea of a single lyrical voice by using diverse cultural symbols and numerous phrases in various languages.
According to Langston Hughes’s essay “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” (his answer to George Schuyler’s essay “Negro Art Hokum”), what is the “mountain” that stands in the way of “any true Negro art in America” ?
C. It is a widespread “urge toward whiteness” among African Americans.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the form of Claude McKay’s poem “The Harlem Dancer” ?
A. It is an English sonnet.
Which of the following descriptors does NOT apply to the features of French Symbolist poetry that influenced other modernist poetry ?
B. French Symbolist poetry has narrative clarity.
What is the most notable characteristic of Ezra Pound’s “In a Station at the Metro” ?
D. The use of metaphor
Yeats’s “Song of Wandering Aengus” ends with the lines: “And pluck till time and times are done/The silver apples of the moon/The golden apples of the sun.” Which of the following is NOT a symbolic meaning of the apples ?
C. They symbolize the coming apocalypse.
Which of the following statements best expresses the difference between how visual images functioned in World War I poetry and Imagist poetry ?
B. The Imagists relied on visual images to achieve clarity of expression, whereas World War I poets relied on visual images to subtly punctuate their often desperate political messages.
Ezra Pound’s “Cantos” may be called a modernist epic, though its form ultimately defies classification. Pound’s poem alludes to which of the following epic poems ?
C. The Odyssey
Which of the following statements does NOT characterize the poet e. e. cummings ?
D. A private and self-effacing person
Ezra Pound’s poem “In a Station of the Metro” reads: “The apparition of these faces in the crowd;/ Petals on a wet, black bough.” Which of the following statements best characterizes this poem ?
C. It plays with the relationship between the social, natural, and supernatural worlds.
Which of the following statements best characterizes American World War II poems ?
D. They tend to be narrative and confront the reader with stark wartime realities.
Which of the following natural forces “speaks” in the culminating passage of T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” ?
D. Thunder
What is the central theme of Keith Douglas’s “How to Kill” ?
A. Combat detaches a man from humanity.
Which of the following writers authored the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est?”
A. Wilfred Owen
Which of the following best characterizes T.S. Eliot’s concept of the “objective correlative” ?
D. The objective correlative refers to a set of objects, situations, or events which necessarily produce a particular emotion.
“How can we live in this fear says one./From day to day says another.” ?
C. Fear of global nuclear war
Which of the following best describes theidea of the symbol among French Symbolist poets ?
B. A symbol is an emblem of the actual world endowed with supernatural meanings.
Professor Hammer argues that which of the following statements is true of Ezra Pound’s strong emphasis on poetic technique ?
B. It serves the greater aim of conveying both intensity and immediacy in Pound’s poetry.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?
A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers.
Which of the following writers was among the founders of the Imagist movement ?
C. Ezra Pound
Which of the following statements accurately characterizes Marianne Moore’s poem “A Grave ?”
D. Both A and C
Marlowe’s play ’Tamburlaine the Great’ was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler ?
C. Timur
In Marlowe’s play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta ?
C. Barabas
Marlowe’s poem ’The Passionate Shepherd to His Love’ begins with the line “Come live with me and be my love”; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line ?
D. John Donne
Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe ?
C. Edward II
One of Marlowe’s most famous poems was an account of which lovers ?
B. Hero and Leander
One of Marlowe’s earliest published works was his translation of the epic poem ’Pharsalia’, written by which Roman poet ?
B. Lucan
In the title of Marlowe’s play, of where was Dido the Queen ?
B. Carthage
What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 ?
C. The Massacre at Copenhagen
How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil ?
C. 24
The northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance__________________?
A. growth of religious activity among common people
An important feature of the Renaissance was an emphasis on________________?
B. the literature of
The “father of humanism” was_______________?
A. Petrarch
The Prince was written to gain favor of the_______________?
D. Inquisition
who lost the most power during the renaissance ?
B. catholic church
Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art ?
D. abstractioin
who is considered as the model of the people during the renaissance ?
C. roman and greek
Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem ?
A. lycidas
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 ?
A. FR Leavis
In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque ?
C. ’Comus’
“Milton, thou should’st be living at this hour. England hath need of thee.” Indeed. But who was it, summoning his ghost ?
C. William Wordsworth
As well as poetry, Milton published extensively on politics, philosophy and religion. Which of the following was NOT one of his works ?
C. Of Practical Exorcisme
Which of the following works was NOT written by John Milton ?
D. ’Absolom and Achitophel’
Which school did Milton attend ?
A. St Paul’s
Thomas More’s Utopia placed the blame for society’s problems on_______________?
C. society itself
Which was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance ?
D. the development of social insurance programs
Renaissance thinkers argued that women should be educated______________?
D. confined solely to music, dancing, and knitting
Who translated the New Testament into German for the first time ?
C. Martin Luther
Utopia was written by_____________?
D. Thomas More
what sparked the Renaissance ?
A. The Feudal system was collapsing
the word renaissance means______________?
A. the rebirth of learning or knowledge
In what country did the Renaissance begin ?
A. Italy
John Milton was 34 when he married Mary Powell. How old was she ?
D. 17
When was John Milton born ?
D. 9 December 1608
Which of these words or usages did Milton NOT coin ?
D. Blatant
Milton continued his studies at Cambridge. Which college of the university did he attend ?
C. Christ’s College
When did John Milton die ?
D. 8 November 1674
In which city was Milton ?
C. London
In 1638 and 1639 Milton traveled abroad. In which country did he spend most of the time ?
C. Italy
How many times did Milton marry ?
D. 3
What are the beginning and ending dates of the Elizabethan era ?
A. 1558-1603
Which of the following was the Tower of London used for in the Elizabethan age ?
C. As a prison
Elizabeth’s reign was longer than that of any other Tudor. When she died at the age of 69 in 1603, how many years had she reigned ?
C. 45
Marriage was a social obligation, and for many families a topic of obsession. Betrothals were often arranged by parents, especially for the high-class. What criterion was considered the least important in deciding upon a suitable match ?
D. Love
Which country believed it had an “Invincible Armada” before 1588 ?
C. Spain
Who was the mother of Elizabeth I ?
D. Anne Boleyn
Who was the sister of Mary I ?
D. Elizabeth I
In what year did England and Spain fight a famous sea battle ?
B. 1588
What church did Elizabeth I establish or re-establish by law in England during her reign ?
A. The Anglican Church
Elizabethans were notoriously superstitious. They feared witches, believed in magical animals, and sought good luck charms. What “science” did they utilize in trying to predict and control the future ?
D. Astrology
What type of non-rhymed poetry did Christopher Marlowe pioneer ?
A. Blank verse
Which of the following disciplines most fascinated Elizabeth ?
D. Astrology
Who succeeded Elizabeth I ?
C. James I
Who issued an interdict against Elizabeth ?
A. Pope Pius V
Elizabeth and Mary I belonged to what royal family ?
C. Tudor
Religion played a pivotal part in Elizabethan life. Protestants, Catholics, Puritans, and other religious groups jostled for power and survival in uncertain times. In 1559, an Act of Parliament was passed which determined the “supreme governor” of all things spiritual. Who was it ?
D. Queen Elizabeth I
What was the nickname of Mary I ?
A. Bloody Mary
Which of the following is a ceremony in which a sovereign is officially crowned ?
D. Coronation
Staying alive was a difficult task for Elizabethans. Disease, infection, poverty, childbirth, and occupational accidents could all result in one’s untimely demise. Most people never reached the age of fifty. When an Elizabethan died, intricate rituals were followed. What was NOT a funeral custom ?
C. Strict simplicity
Which work did Edmund Spenser author ?
D. The Faerie Queene
Who was the first Tudor King ?
B. Henry VII
Everyone in Elizabethan England was born into a social class. Peasants were the unluckiest of the lot: they were denied basic comforts, security, and even the chance to dress well. Yep, the Statutes of Apparel outlined the clothes one could legally wear based on rank. Which of the following could the poor wear ?
B. Woolen underwear
What was Elizabeth’s nickname for Sir Walter Raleigh ?
B. Water
Who was Edmund Spenser’s patron ?
A. The Earl of Leicester
What was a favorite entertainment in Elizabeth’s court ?
C. Jousting
The complex ranking system that Elizabethans believed ordered every single thing in the universe was known as_______________?
B. The Great Chain of Being
Which of the following was Elizabeth known as ____________?
C. Stingy
What religion was Mary I ?
A. Catholic
A poem that deals in an idealized way with Shepherds and rustic life is known as____________?
D. A pastoral poem
Which English king had several of his wives killed in his obsessive quest for a male heir ?
D. Henry VIII
Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue ?
A. Begging
Which language did young Elizabeth learn in secret ?
D. Welsh
Who was the father of the Mary I_______________?
D. Henry VIII
The term for the reaction against corruption in the Catholic Church was known as_____________?
B. The Protestant Reformation
The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?
B. Criticism of the queen
Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes ?
B. The streets
What religion was Mary Queen of Scots ?
B. Catholic
Crime was ardently followed by punishment. Elizabethans had devised various ways to fine, humiliate, torture, and kill offenders. Which crime was punishable by death ?
C. Stealing a horse
What was Elizabeth’s close circle of advisers called ?
C. The Privy Council
What is the name for a shift in tone or meaning of a sonnet______________?
B. Volta
Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed ?
C. Mary, Queen of Scots
Which of the following acts were not passed during the Victorian era ?
C. the Women’s Suffrage Act
What was the relationship between Victorian poets and the Romantics ?
D. The Victorians were strongly influenced by the Romantics and experienced a sense of belatedness.
For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
B. modern literary criticism
Who is the author of Aurora Leigh ?
B.
The Oxford Movement was started by______________?
B. The Scholars of the
What is common amongst Cardinal Newman, John Keble, Henry Newman and Stanley ?
D. They were all associated with the Oxford Movement
From where Matthew Arnold took the story for his Sohras and Rustam ?
C. Shah Namah
Which of the following statements about The Canterbury Tales is true ?
B. “The General Prologue’ is appended to The
Wild’s drama Woman of No Importance appared in __________?
B. 1893
Which one is Gaskell’s first novel ?
A. Mary Barton
Which of the following Victorian writers regularly published their work in periodicals ?
D. all of the above
Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?
A. studied melancholy and aestheticism
Which contemporary discussions on women’s rights did Tennyson’s The Princess address ?
C. the need to enlarge and improve educational opportunities for women, resulting in the establishment of the first women’s college in London
Which event did not occur as part of the rise of the British Empire under Queen Victoria ?
C. To save costs and maximize profits, the day-to-day government of
Which event did not occur as part of the rise of the British Empire under Queen Victoria ?
C. To save costs and maximize profits, the day-to-day government of India was transferred from Parliament to the private East India Company.
Which of the following novelists best represents the mid-Victorian period’s contentment with the burgeoning economic prosperity and decreased restiveness over social and political change ?
A. Anthony Trollope
What best describes the subject of most Victorian novels? A. the representation of a large and comprehensive social world in realistic detail_____________?
D. A and C
The Song of the Lotus is a poem by____________?
C. Tennyson
The basic theme of Arnold’s Literature and Dogma is____________?
C. Theology
What does the phrase “White Man’s Burden,” coined by Kipling, refer to ?
B. the moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world
Why did the novel seem a genre particularly well-suited to women ?
D. all but C
Which one is the unfinished novel of Charles Dickens____________?
D. Edwin Drood
Which of the following terms is defined as the application of a scientific attitude of mind toward studying the Bible, seen as a mere text of history and not an infallibly sacred document?
D. Higher Criticism
The Battle of Baladava in the Crimean War finds its reference in the poem__________?
D. The Charge of the
Which contemporary discussions on women’s rights did Tennyson’s The Princess address ?
C. the need to enlarge and improve educational opportunities for women, resulting in the establishment of the first women’s college in London
Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill are characters from the novel____________?
C. Emma
Queen Victoria became the Empress of India in_____________?
D. 1876
What did Thomas Carlyle mean by \Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe\ ?
C. Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe.
By 1890, what percentage of the earth’s population was subject to Queen Victoria ?
D. 25%
Cocktown is an imaginary industrial town in the novelfirst_____________?
B. Hard Times
Elizabeth Barrett’s poem The Cry of the Children is concerned with which major issue attendant on the Time of Troubles during the 1830s and 1840s ?
B. child labor
Who was appointed as Poet-Laureate after William Wordsworth ?
B. Tennyson
To whom did the Reform Bill of 1832 extend the vote on parliamentary representation ?
C. the lower middle classes
Maud is a poem written by_________________?
B. Tennyson
Arnold’s Culture and Anarchy deals with the subject of_____________?
D. Education
The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria’s reign was celebrated in______________?
B. 1837
Which ruler’s reign marks the approximate beginning and end of the Victorian era ?
C. Queen Victoria
Which one of Gaskell’s novels has been called a Victorian Much Ado About Nothing ?
A. Cranford
Who, among the following English playwrights, scripted the film Shakespeare in Love ?
C. Tom Stoppard
Fill in the blanks from Tennyson’s The Princess. Man for the field and woman for the _________ Man for the sword and for the ____________ she: Man with the head and woman with the …..: Man to command and woman to ____________?
D. hearth; needle; heart; obey
What was common amongst D.G Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, Morris and Swinburne ?
What type of writing did Walter Pater define as “the special and opportune art of the modern world” ?
Which of the following contributed to the growing awareness in the Late Victorian Period of the immense human, economic, and political costs of running an empire ?
D. all of the above
Which city became the perceived center of Western civilization by the middle of the nineteenth century ?
C. London
Vanity Fair is a novel by_______________?
D. Thackery
Which of the following comic playwrights made fun of Victorian values and pretensions ?
D. all but C
What did Victorian journalists mean by terming certain women \surplus\or \redundant\ ?
A. They remained unmarried due to a population imbalance between the sexes.
The Charge of the Light Bridge is a poem by________________?
C. Tennyson
Heathcliff is a character from_____________?
D. Wuthering Heights
Who were the “Two Nations” referred to in the subtitle of Disraeli’s Sybil (1845) ?
A. the rich and the poor
Fill in the blanks from Tennyson’s The Princess. Man for the field and woman for the …..: Man for the sword and for the ___________ she: Man with the head and woman with the __________Man to command and woman to _____________?
D. hearth; needle; heart; obey
What best describes the subject of most Victorian novels ?
D. A and C
Who, among the following, was a Catholic novelist, an Intelligence Officer, a film critic and set his fictions in far-away places wrecked by political conflicts ?
A. Graham Greene
What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose ?
A. a new market position for nonfiction writing and an exalted sense of the didactic function of the writer
Which of th following novels is called a “Novel without a hero” ?
A. Vanity Fair
Why did the novel seem a genre particularly well-suited to women ?
D. all but C
Which of the following comic playwrights made fun of Victorian values and pretensions ?
D. all but C
Which of the following contributed to the growing awareness in the Late Victorian Period of the immense human, economic, and political costs of running an empire ?
D. all of the above
Which of the following discoveries, theories, and events contributed to Victorians feeling less like they were a uniquely special, central species in the universe and more isolated ?
D. all of the above
Which poem by Chaucer was written on the death of Blanche, Wife of John of Gaunt ?
C. The Book of Duchess
What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose ?
A. a new market position for nonfiction writing and an exalted sense of the didactic function of the writer
Who is the author of Blessed Damozel ?
B. D.G Rossetti
Which movement revived under Whitefield and Wesley ?
A. Methodist
Matthew Arnold;s Thyrsis is an elegy written on the death of______________?
D. Hugh Clough
Which ruler’s reign marks the approximate beginning and end of the Victorian era ?
C. Queen Victoria
For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?
B. modern literary criticism
What type of writing did Walter Pater define as \the special and opportune art of the modern world ?
B. nonfiction prose
Which of the following authors promoted versions of socialism ?
D. all but c
Which of the following novelists best represents the mid-Victorian period’s contentment with the burgeoning economic prosperity and decreased restiveness over social and political change ?
A. Anthony Trollope
Which of the following acts were not passed during the Victorian era ?
C. the Women’s Suffrage Act
Experimentation in which of the following areas of poetic expression characterize Victorian poetry and allow Victorian poets to represent psychology in a different way ?
D. all of the above
Which of the following discoveries, theories, and events contributed to Victorians feeling less like they were a uniquely special, central species in the universe and more isolated ?
D. all of the above
Which best describes the minority of Evangelicals in the Church of England ?
B. Also called Nonconformists or Dissenters, Evangelicals led the missionary movement in the colonies, advocated a Puritan moral code, and were responsible for the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire as early as 1833.
Spenser’s Epithalamion is____________?
D. a wedding hymn
’George Eliot’ was the pen-name of______________?
B. Marian Evans
What is meant by ’Wessex’ ?
B. The region in which Hardy’s novels are set
Which of the following best defines Utilitarianism ?
B. a moral arithmetic, which states that all humans aim to maximize the greatest pleasure to the greatest number
What did Thomas Carlyle mean by “Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe” ?
D. In a carefully veiled critique of the monarchy, Byron and Goethe stand in symbolically for Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin respectively.
Which city became the perceived center of Western civilization by the middle of the nineteenth century?
C. London
Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of England after_____________?
C. William IV
The Irish Dramatic Movement was heralded by such figures as____________?
B. W. B. Yeats, Lady Gregory and Edward Martyn
To whom did the Reform Bill of 1832 extend the vote on parliamentary representation ?
C. the lower middle classes
What was the relationship between Victorian poets and the Romantics ?
D. The Victorians were strongly influenced by the Romantics and experienced a sense of belatedness.
Which of the following best defines Utilitarianism ?
B. a moral arithmetic, which states that all humans aim to maximize the greatest pleasure to the greatest number
Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?
A. studied melancholy and aestheticism
The Oxford Movement was basically a_____________?
A. Religious Movement
Dunstan is a character from the novel________________?
A. Silas Marner
Who were the \Two Nations\referred to in the subtitle of Disraeli’s Sybil (1845) ?
A. the rich and the poor
The title Vanity Fair has been taken from_____________?
D. Pilgrims Progress
In ’In Memorium’, Tennyson mourns the death of ________________?
B. Arthur Hallam
Elizabeth Barrett’s poem The Cry of the Children is concerned with which major issue attendant on the Time of Troubles during the 1830s and 1840s ?
B. child labor
George Eliot’s novel Romola is a________________?
C. Historical novel
Experimentation in which of the following areas of poetic expression characterize Victorian poetry and allow Victorian poets to represent psychology in a different way ?
D. all of the above
Which of the following Victorian writers regularly published their work in periodicals ?
D. all of the above.
Who was the leader of Pre-Raphaelite group of artists in England ?
A. D.G Rossetti
Which of the following authors promoted versions of socialism ?
D. all but C
Famous satiric drama,Volpone,is written by ?
C. Ben Johnson
The foremost poet of Jacobean era was ?
C. John Donne
What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?
B. 1603-1625
“The Jacobean Era” refers to a period of time in the early 17th century in which of the following countries ?
B. England
the first fire-breathing dragon in English literature occurs in which Old English epic poem ?
C. Beowulf
What proceeded Jacobean era ?
B. Caroline era
The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620-1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of ____________in London in 1625 ?
C. Bubonic plague
The Jacobean era succeeds the ___________and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period ?
A. Elizabethan era
In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?
B. Ben Jonson
Jonson was also an important innovator in the specialized literary sub-genre of the….., which went through an intense development in the Jacobean era ?
C. Masque
The word “Jacobean” is derived from the ___________ name Jacob, which is the original form of the English name James?
D. Hebrew language
Which social philosophy, dominant during the Industrial Revolution, dictated that only the free operation of economic laws would ensure the general welfare and that the government should not interfere in any person’s pursuit of their personal interests ?
C. laissez-faire
Which of the following periodical publications (reviews and magazines) first appeared in the Romantic era ?
D. a and c only
Which of the following English groups were supportive of the French Revolution during its early years ?
D. both B and C
Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto initiated which literary tradition ?
B. Gothic fiction
Which of the following factors did not contribute to the growth of the reading public in this period ?
A. The notoriety of the \Lake School\
What did Byron deride with his scathing reference to \’Peddlers,’ and ’Boats,’ and ’Wagons’!\ ?
D. Wordsworth’s devotion to the ordinary and everyday
Who applied the term \Romantic\to the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ?
B. English historians half a century after the period ended
Which of the following plays was actually performed on stage ?
B. Coleridge’s Remorse
Which of the following is a typically Romantic poetic form ?
C. the fragment
According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by \legitimate\ drama ?
D. The play was spoken.
Which of the following was a typically Romantic means of achieving visionary states?
D. A, B and c
Which poets collaborated on the Lyrical Ballads of 1798 ?
C. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?
D. William Wordsworth
What is the name for the process of dividing land into privately owned agricultural holdings ?
C. enclosure
Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true ?
D. both A and C
What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819 ?
C. the Peterloo Massacre
Which of the following charges were commonly levelled at the novel by its detractors at the dawn of the Romantic era ?
D. all of the above
Which chilling novel of surveillance and entrapment had the alternative title Things as They Are ?
C. William Godwin’s Caleb Williams
Thomas and Henrietta Bowdler’s edition of The Family Shakespeare gave rise to the verb \bowdlerize.\What does it mean ?
A. the expurgation of indelicate language
Which of the following texts published in the 1790s did not epitomize the radical social thinking stimulated by the French Revolution ?
D. Burke’s Reflections on the Revolution in France
Wordsworth described all good poetry as______________?
B. the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
Looking to the ancient past, many Romantic poets identified with the figure of the______________?
D. bard
Which of the following was not considered a type of the alienated, romantic visionary ?
D. George III
Who in the Romantic period developed a new novelistic language for the workings of the mind in flux ?
D. Jane Austen
Which two writers can be described as writing historical novels ?
C. Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth
Which of the following became the most popular Romantic poetic form, following on Wordsworth’s claim that poetic inspiration is contained within the inner feelingsof the individual poet as \the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings\ ?
A. the lyric poem written in the first person
Who remained without the vote following the Reform Bill of 1832 ?
D. A, B and C
Who exemplified the role of the \peasant poet\ ?
D. A and C only
Which philosopher had a particular influence on Coleridge ?
D. Immanuel Kant
While compiling what sort of book did Samuel Richardson conceive of the idea for his Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded ?
D. a book of model letters
How would “Natural Supernaturalism” be best characterized as a Romantic notion introduced by Carlyle ?
C. a process by which things that are familiar and thought to be ordinary are made to appear miraculous and new to our eyes
Who wrote: “I would prefer not to.” ?
B. Herman Melville
Who wrote: “There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.” ?
D. Henrik Ibsen
Given the popularity of the Gothic novel and the novel of purpose, which of the following novelists wrote fiction that is closer in subject matter to the novel of manners than it is to the writing of her own era ?
D. Jane Austen
Who composed The Preludes ?
B. William Wordsworth
Against which of the following principles did Jonathan Swift inveigh ?
D. A, B, and C
What Pope poem begins, “In these deep solitudes and awful cells, / Where heav’nly-pensive contemplation dwells, / And ever-musing melancholy reigns; / What means this tumult in a vestal’s veins ?”
D. Eloisa to Abelard
Complete this famous quote by John Dryden: “Who think too little, and who talk too __________” ?
C. much
Which poet, critic and translator brought England a modern literature between 1660 and 1700 ?
D. Dryden
Against which of the following principles did Jonathan Swift inveigh ?
D. A, B, and C
Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry ?
C. simian rivalry
Who was the ancient Gaelic warrior-bard considered by Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson to have been greater than Homer ?
D. Ossian
What happened in 1707 that would forever alter the relationship between England, Wales, and Scotland ?
D. the Act of Union
Who was deposed from the English throne in the Glorious, or Bloodless, Revolution in 1688 ?
B. James II
In which work do you read: “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings / Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!” ?
D. Ozymandias
Which philosopher had a particular influence on Coleridge ?
D. Immanuel Kant
Romantic poets would have enjoyed, agreed with, and perhaps written about which of the following figures as depicted ?
D. A and C only
In which work do you read: “There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.” ?
A. A Doll’s House
Which group of intellectual women established literary clubs of their own around 1750 under the leadership of Elizabeth Vesey and Elizabeth Montagu ?
A. the bluestockings
What is the name for the process of dividing land into privately owned agricultural holdings ?
C. enclosure
The Gothic novel, a popular genre for the Romantics, exemplified in the writing of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, could contain which of the following elements ?
D. all of the above
Who wrote: “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings / Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!” ?
B. Percy Bysshe Shelley
Who became the first “prime minister” of Great Britain in the reign of George II ?
D. Robert Walpole
Who applied the term “Romantic” to the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ?
B. English historians half a century after the period ended
In which work do you read: “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” ?
A. Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock
What was “restored” in 1660 ?
B. the dominance of the Tory Party
What word did writers in this period use to express quickness of mind, inventiveness, a knack for conceiving images and metaphors and for perceiving resemblances between things apparently unlike ?
A. wit
In which of the following works is the social outcast represented and addressed ?
D. all but C
Which of the following would not have been an appropriate protagonist for a Romantic literary text ?
D. All would have been appropriate protagonists for a Romantic literary text.
Who is termed as “The Morning Star of Renaissance” ?
C. Chaucer
In which work do you read: “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure dome decree…” ?
A. Kubla Khan
Who exemplified the role of the “peasant poet” ?
D. A and C only
Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?
D. William Wordsworth
What was the name of the Bronte sister’s only brother ?
B. Branwell
Looking to the ancient past, many Romantic poets identified with the figure of the____________?
D. bard
Which of the following was a major factor in the unprecedented economic wealth of Great Britain during the eighteenth century ?
D. the union of England and Wales with Scotland
How many lines are there in a Sonnet ?
C. 14
With its forbidden themes of incest, murder, necrophilia, atheism, and torments of sexual desire, Horace Walpole’s Castle of Otranto, created which literary genre ?
B. the Gothic romance
A side note: Which drug/substance was Samuel Taylor Coleridge addicted to ?
D. Opium
Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel ?
A. Vanity Fair
Which work exposes the frivolity of fashionable London ?
D. Pope’s The Rape of the Lock
What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?
D. Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel
Who was the ancient Gaelic warrior-bard considered by Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson to have been greater than Homer ?
D. Ossian
Which poets collaborated on the Lyrical Ballads of 1798, thus demonstrating the “spirit of the age,” which, in an era of revolutionary thinking, depended on a belief in the limitless possibilities of the poetic imagination ?
C. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Which metrical form was Pope said to have brought to perfection ?
A. the heroic couplet
Which of the following is not indebted to the Gothic genre ?
C. Tobias Smollett’s Roderick Randsom
In the late seventeenth century, a \battle of the books\erupted between which two groups ?
D. champions of ancient and modern learning
Which metrical form was Pope said to have brought to perfection ?
A. the heroic couplet
According to Samuel Johnson, “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for_____________?
C. money.”
In which work do you read: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” ?
C. Ode on a Grecian Urn
Sir John Denham commemorated this poet, referring to him as “Old Chaucer” who, “like the morning star”, descends “to the shades,” so that “Darkness again the Age invades.”
C. Abraham Cowley
Which chilling novel of surveillance and entrapment had the alternative title Things as They Are ____________?
C. William Godwin’s Caleb Williams
Horace’s doctrine \ut pictura poesis\was interpreted to mean______________?
D. Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art.
He wrote both religious and secular poetry. One of his poems urged virgins to make the most of their time ?
C. Robert Herrick
This famous neoclassical poet wrote on profound themes such as death, but he also had a lighter side. He once wrote an ode to a cat drowned in a tub of gold fishes ?
C. Thomas Gray
Who wrote: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold ” ?
A. William
Which of the following poems describe or celebrate an apocalyptic regeneration of humanity and the world effected by the creative capacity of the human mind ?
D. all but C
Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true ?
D. both A and C
Who became the first \prime minister\of Great Britain in the reign of George II ?
D. Robert Walpole
Which bird did the Ancient Mariner kill ?
B. Albatross
What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid ?
A. Augustan
In the late seventeenth century, a “battle of the books” erupted between which two groups ?
D. champions of ancient and modern learning
Which of the following is not generally considered to be a neoclassical poet ?
B. Henry Vaughan
What name is given to the English literary period that emulated the Rome of Virgil, Horace, and Ovid ?
A. Augustan
What happened in 1707 that would forever alter the relationship between England, Wales, and Scotland ?
A. the trial and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
Who was deposed from the English throne in the Glorious, or Bloodless, Revolution in 1688 ?
D. William and Mary
Who wrote: “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” ?
B. T.S. Eliot
According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by “legitimate” drama ?
D. The play was spoken.
Which work exposes the frivolity of fashionable London ?
D. Pope’s The Rape of the Lock
Which setting could you not imagine a work of Romantic literature employing ?
D. All of the above would be appropriate settings for Romantic literature.
Which group of intellectual women established literary clubs of their own around 1750 under the leadership of Elizabeth Vesey and Elizabeth Montagu ?
B. the bluestockings
Alexander Pope coined many a modern day cliché. Which of the following did not originate with him ?
B. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath
The Catcher in the Rye takes place in what city ?
A. New York City
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens involves which two cities ?
C. London and Paris
Which social philosophy, dominant during the Industrial Revolution, dictated that only the free operation of economic laws would ensure the general welfare and that the government should not interfere in any person’s pursuit of their personal interests ?
C. laissez-faire
Which of the following factors contributed to literature becoming a profitable business ?
D. all of the above
Whose great Dictionary, published in 1755, included more than 114,000 quotations ?
C. Samuel Johnson
What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets ?
D. nature
What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?
D. Pope’s Dunciad
The poem ’The Battle of Maldon’ celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between______________?
A. Danes and English
Which of the following charges were commonly leveled at the novel by its detractors at the dawn of the Romantic era ?
D. all of the above
Which of the following texts addresses class as a social and economic reality ?
D. all of the above
What did Byron deride with his scathing reference to “’Peddlers,’ and ’Boats,’ and ’Wagons’!” ?
D. Wordsworth’s devotion to the ordinary and everyday
A “classic” book is usually one that possesses what quality ?
D. All of the above.
Which of the following women exposed themselves to scandal by writing racy stories for the popular press ?
B. Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, and Eliza Haywood
What word did writers in this period use to express quickness of mind, inventiveness,a knack for conceiving images and metaphors and for perceiving resemblances between things apparently unlike ?
A. wit
What London locale, where many poor writers lived, became synonymous with hacks and scandal mongers ?
B. Grub Street
What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets ?
D. nature
John Dryden wrote “Absalom and Achitophel.” Who was Achitophel, historically speaking ?
D. Absalom’s advisor
In which Dickens novel does Pip appear?
B. Great Expectations
Which of the following best describes the doctrine of empiricism ?
A. All knowledge is derived from experience.
Which of the following best describes the sort of language and tone most often used when Romantic writers discuss the French Revolution ?
B. biblical reverence
Who did Dryden use Absalom to represent, allegorically, in his satire “Absalom and Achitophel” ?
A. The Duke of Monmouth
Who wrote: “Reader, I married him.” ?
B. Charlotte Bronte
Who remained without the vote following the Reform Bill of 1832 ?
D. A, B and C
How many children were there in the Bronte family?
B. 4
Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry ?
C. simian rivalry
Which of the following was a typically Romantic means of achieving visionary states ?
D. A, Band C
Horace’s doctrine “ut pictura poesis” was interpreted to mean______________?
D. Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art.
Which Romantic writer(s) wrote in more than one of these popular literary forms: essay, novel, drama, poetry ?
D. all of the above
Most neoclassical poets viewed the world in terms of a strictly ordered hierarchy. What was this hierarchy called ?
D. The Great Chain of Being
What mock epic begins: “What dire offence from am’rous causes springs, / What mighty contests rise from trivial things” ?
B. Pope’s “The Rape of the Lock”
Who wrote: “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan /A stately pleasure dome decree…”?
A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The Faerie Queene was written during the reign of which monarch ?
C. Elizabeth Tudor
What drove William Cowper to break down and become a recluse ?
A. the conviction that he was damned forever
What London locale, where many poor writers lived, became synonymous with hacks and scandal mongers ?
B. Grub Street
Which of the following is not an example of Restoration comedy ?
D. Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
While compiling what sort of book did Samuel Richardson conceive of the idea for his Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded ?
D. a book of model letters
Who wrote: “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall / looking as if she were alive.” ?
C. Robert Browning
Which of the following is not indebted to the Gothic genre ?
C. Tobias Smollett’s Roderick Randsom
What are the names of the two feuding families in Romeo and Juliet ?
A. Capulet And Montague
Which of the following is not an example of Restoration comedy ?
D. Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
With its forbidden themes of incest, murder, necrophilia, atheism, and torments of sexual desire, Horace Walpole’s Castle of Otranto, created which literary genre ?
B. the Gothic romance
Whose great Dictionary, published in 1755, included more than 114,000 quotations ?
C. Samuel Johnson
Which of the following English groups were supportive of the French Revolution during its early years ?
D. both B and C
In which county was Jane Austin born ?
B. Hampshire
Which sorts of political reform took place during the Romantic period ?
D. A and C only
Who in the Romantic period developed a new novelistic language for the workings of the mind in flux ?
D. Jane Austen
Who wrote: “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” ?
A. John Keats
What served as the inspiration for P.B Shelley’s poems to the working classes ?
C. the Peterloo Massacre
Which of the following periodical publications (reviews and magazines) appeared in the Romantic era ?
D. A and C only
His “To Penthurst” is considered to be one of the primary texts of the neoclassical movement ?
B. Ben Jonson
What is the term we now use for what the Romantics called “mesmerism,” one of the “occult” practices that allowed people to explore altered states of consciousness ?
B. hypnotism
Wordsworth described all good poetry as_______________?
B. the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
Which of the following was not considered a type of the alienated, romantic visionary ?
D. George III
Which of the following descriptions would not have applied to any Romantic text ?
C. a comedy of manners
Which of the following was a major factor in the unprecedented economic wealth of Great Britain during the eighteenth century ?
B. the exploitation of colonial resources, labor, and the slave trade
What was \restored\in 1660 ?
A. the monarchy, in the person of Charles II
Who wrote The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, a novel that abandons clock time for psychological time ?
B. Laurence Sterne
John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?
C. Ben Jonson
Which of the following is a typically Romantic poetic form ?
C. the fragment
In which work do you read: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. ” ?
D. The Second Coming
When the Parliament, controlled by the puritans, took power in England, one of the acts that greatly influenced Literature of that time was_____________?
A. The closing of theatres
What is Shakespeare’s longest play ?
D. Hamlet
Which of the following became the most popular Romantic poetic form, following on Wordsworth’s claim that poetic inspiration is contained within the inner feelings of the individual poet as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” ?
A. the lyric poem written in the first person
The crisis over the Exclusion Bill effectively divided the country into which two political parties ?
C. the Tories and the Whigs
Which poet, critic and translator brought England a modern literature between 1660 and 1700 ?
D. Dryden
Why didn’t Alexander Pope attend an English university ?
C. He was a Catholic, and therefore forbidden from attending
Which of the following is not a common feature of neoclassical poetry ?
C. Use of the rhymed couplet
Who began the tradition of revenge play ?
D. Thomas kyd
Pope made money by selling subscriptions to his translation of this classical epic ?
C. The Illiad
In which work do you read: “That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall /looking as if she were alive.” ?
B. My Last Duchess
Which two writers can be described as writing historical novels ?
C. Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth
Which of the following best describes the doctrine of empiricism ?
A. All knowledge is derived from experience.
Which book was not written by Jane Austen ?
A. Sense and Suspensibility
Romantic poetry about the natural world uses descriptions of nature _______________?
D. All the above
According to Samuel Johnson, \No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for_____________?
C. money.\
Which phrase indicates the interior flow of thought employed in high-modern literature ?
D. stream of consciousness
Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism ?
D. art for art’s sake
Which phrase indicates the interior flow of thought employed in high-modern literature ?
D. stream of consciousness
Who wrote the dystopian novel Nineteen- Eighty-Four in which Newspeak demonstrates the heightened linguistic selfconsciousness of modernist writers ?
A. George Orwell
How did one critic sum up Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot ?
A. \nothing happens-twice\
With which enormously influential perspective or practice is the early-twentiethcentury thinker Sigmund Freud associated ?
B. psychoanalysis
Which thinker had a major impact on early-twentieth-century writers, leading them to re-imagine human identity in radically new ways ?
D. all but C
Who wrote the dystopian novel Nineteen- Eighty-Four in which Newspeak demonstrates the heightened linguistic selfconsciousness of modernist writers ?
A. George Orwell
Which text exemplifies the anti- Victorianism prevalent in the early twentieth century ?
D. both A and C
What was the significance of the voyage of the Empire Windrush ?
C. It brought the first group of immigrants from
In the 1930s, younger writers such as W. H. Auden were more_____________ but less __________than older modernists such as Eliot and Pound.
C. radical; inventive
Which thinker had a major impact on early-twentieth-century writers, leading them to reimagine human identity in radically new ways?
D. all but C
What characteristics of seventeenth century Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?
D. A and B
Which poet could be described as part of \The Movement\of the 1950s ?
D. both A and C
What was the impact on literature of the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary schooling compulsory ?
A. the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed
Which novel did T. S. Eliot praise for utilizing a new “mythical method” in place of the old “narrative method” and demonstrates the use of ancient mythology in modernist fiction to think about “making the modern world possible for art” ?
D. James Joyce’s Ulysses
How did one critic sum up Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot ?
A. “nothing happens-twice”
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
D. all but C
When was the ban finally lifted on D. H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover, written in 1928?
C. 1960
Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism ?
D. art for art’s sake
Which of the following is not associated with high modernism in the novel ?
D. narrative realism
Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction ?
D. all of the above
Which of the following writers did not come from Ireland ?
D. none of the above
Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?
D. both A and C
Which British dominion achieved independence in 1921-22, following the Easter Rising of 1916 ?
A. the southern counties of Ireland
Which of the following is not associated with high modernism in the novel ?
D. narrative realism
When was the ban finally lifted on D. H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover, written in 1928?
C. 1960
Which of the following would be considered postcolonial novelists, defined as coming historically after the era of England’s large-scale imperialism ?
A. Salman Rushdie
What did Henry James describe as “loose baggy monsters” ?
A. novels
Which of the following novels display postwar nostalgia for past imperial glory ?
D. Paul Scott’s Staying On
Which best describes the imagist movement, exemplified in the work of T. E. Hulme and Ezra Pound ?
B. an effort to rid poetry of romantic fuzziness and facile emotionalism, replacing it with a precision and clarity of imagery
Which best describes the imagist movement, exemplified in the work of T. E. Hulme and Ezra Pound ?
B. an effort to rid poetry of romantic fuzziness and facile emotionalism, replacing it with a precision and clarity of imagery
What did Henry James describe as \loose baggy monsters\ ?
A. novels
Which of the following novels display postwar nostalgia for past imperial glory ?
D. Paul Scott’s Staying On
Which text exemplifies the anti- Victorianism prevalent in the early twentieth century ?
D. both A and C
In what decade did the \angry young men\come to prominence on the theatrical scene ?
C. 1950s
What did T. S. Eliot attempt to combine, though not very successfully, in his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party ?
B. religious symbolism and society comedy
Which poet could be described as part of “The Movement” of the 1950s ?
D. both A and C
What characteristics of seventeenthcentury Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?
D. A and B
Which scientific or technological advance did not take place in the first fifteen years of the twentieth century ?
C. the creation of the internet
In the 1930s, younger writers such as W. H. Auden were more __________but less ___________ than older modernists such as Eliot and Pound?
C. radical; inventive
What did T. S. Eliot attempt to combine, though not very successfully, in his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party ?
B. religious symbolism and society comedy
Which British dominion achieved independence in 1921-22, following the Easter Rising of 1916 ?
A. the southern counties of Ireland
With which enormously influential perspective or practice is the early-twentiethcentury thinker Sigmund Freud associated ?
B. psychoanalysis
Which scientific or technological advance did not take place in the first fifteen years of the twentieth century ?
C. the creation of the internet
What was the impact on literature of the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary schooling compulsory ?
A. the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed
Which novel did T. S. Eliot praise for utilizing a new \mythical method\in place of the old \narrative method\and demonstrates the use of ancient mythology in modernist fiction to think about \making the modern world possible for art\ ?
D. James Joyce’s Ulysses
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
D. all but C
What event allowed mainstream theater companies to commission and perform work that was politically, socially, and sexually controversial without fear of censorship ?
A. the abolition of the Lord Chamberlain’s office in 1968
Which of the following was originally the Irish Literary Theatre ?
D. both A and C
Which of the following was characteristic of the court of James I ?
D. all of the above
Who succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603, establishing the Stuart dynasty ?
B. James VI of Scotland
Which of the following was not a cause associated with militant Protestant reformers (Puritans, Presbyterians, and separatists) ?
D. the wider use of religious images in churches
What is the title to Milton’s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?
C. Paradise Lost
Which was not among the \new\genres promoted by poets such as Jonson, Donne, and Herbert ?
A. the Petrarchan sonnet
Which of the following female authors of the Jacobean era wrote a work that became the \first\of its kind to be published by an English woman ?
D. all of the above
Restored to the throne in 1660, Charles II ruled_______________?
C. with deference to Parliament’s legislative supremacy.
Which poet was a member of the powerful and culturally influential Sidney family ?
D. Mary Wroth
Which of the following did Milton not advocate in print in the 1640s and 1650s ?
D. the restoration of the monarchy
What was the licensing system ?
D. All books had to be submitted for official approval before publication.
Who served as Protector under England’s first written constitution ?
B. Oliver Cromwell
Which of the following colonial ventures took place in the reign of James I (1603-25) ?
D. all of the above
James I liked to imagine himself as a modern version of which ruler ?
D. Augustus Caesar
Which religious radical advocated the civic toleration of all religions, including Catholicism, Judaism, and Islam ?
C. Roger Williams
Which of the following was not an expressed objective of the \Long Parliament\ when it convened in 1640 ?
B. mounting a revolution and executing the king
Which writer was not active under both Elizabeth I and James I ?
D. John Milton
The idea that God predestines human beings to be saved or damned is associated with which Protestant reformer ?
B. John Calvin
Which of the following themes or subjects was not common in the works of Cavalier poets, such as Thomas Carew, Sir John Denham, Edmund Walter, Sir John Suckling, James Shirely, Richard Lovelace, and Robert Herrick ?
D. pious devotion to religious virtues
Which poem testifies to the profound doubts and uncertainties attending Donne’s conversion from Catholicism to Protestantism ?
B. \Satire 3\
Which of the following plays was not authored by Shakespeare in the Jacobean period ?
B. Volpone
Who authored the scholarly biography, Life of Donne ?
A. Izaak Walton
What was one of the first acts of Parliament after the outbreak of hostilities in the First Civil War ?
A. the abolishment of public plays and sports
What historical figure promoted the rapid growth of a high Anglican faction within the church whose ceremony, ritual, and doctrine more closely resembled Roman Catholicism ?
B. William Laud
Which group of radicals got their name from their penchant for rambling prophecy ?
D. the Ranters
What major new prose genre emerged in the Jacobean era ?
C. the familiar essay
Which of the following was not one of the four bodily humours ?
C. cholesterol
What was the tile of Thomas Hobbes’s defense of absolute sovereignty based on a theory of social contract ?
C. Leviathan
What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ?
C. the Houses of Parliament
What was the general subject of theWelsh poet Katherine Philips’s work ?
D. celebrations of female friendship in Platonic terms normally reserved for male Friendships
What impulse probably accounts for the rise of distinguished translations of works, such as Homer’s lliad and Odyssey, into English during the sixteenth century ?
D. a and c only
Which historical figure initiated a series of religious persecutions condemning Protestants as heretics and burning them at the stake in the 1550s ?
D. Mary Tudor
In the Defense of Poesy, what did Sidney attribute to poetry ?
C. a moral power whereby poetry encourages the reader to emulate virtuous models
Who began to ignite the embers of dissent against the Catholic church in November 1517 in a movement that came to be known as the Reformation ?
B. Martin Luther
Who introduced the art of printing into England ?
D. William Caxton
Which of the following is true about public theaters in Elizabethan England ?
D. all of the above
Expressed in Elizabethan poetry as well as court rituals and events, a cult of_________formed around Elizabeth and dictated the nature of relations between herself and her court ?
D. love
Which royal dynasty was established in the resolution of the so-called War of the Roses and continued through the reign of Elizabeth I ?
A. Tudor
What was the only acknowledged religion in England during the early sixteenth century ?
C. Catholicism
Which designates the theory that the reigning monarch possesses absolute authority as God’s deputy ?
C. royal absolutism
Who owned the rights to a theatrical script ?
D. the acting company
Which of the following sixteenth-century poets was not a courtier ?
A. George Puttenham
Who succeeded Elizabeth I on the throne of England ?
C. James I
Which of the following refers to the small area of Ireland, extending north from Dublin, over which the English government could claim effective control ?
C. the Pale
Which was not an objection raised against the public theaters in the Elizabethan period ?
B. They charged too much.
Who authored Il Cortigiano (The Courtier), a book that was highly influential in the English court, providing subtle guidance on self-display ?
B. Castiglione
Between 1520 and 1550, the population of London_______________?
C. doubled from 60,000 to 120,000.
Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?
D. Thomas More’s Utopia
Which of the following describes the chief system by which writers received financial rewards for their literary production ?
B. patronage
The churchyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral was well-known for its____________?
D. bookshops.
To what subgenre did the Senecan influence give rise, as evidenced in the first English tragedy Gorboduc, or Ferrex and Porrex ?
D. revenge tragedy
Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?
D. the countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority
What is blank verse ?
D. unrhymed iambic pentameter
Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?
B. Its curriculum emphasized ancient Greek, the language of diplomacy, professions, and higher learning.
From which of the following Italian texts might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeping power ?
D. Machiavelli’s \The Prince\
To what does the phrase \the stigma of print\refer ?
D. the perception among court poets that printed verses were less exclusive
Which of the following might be addressed/represented by pastoral poetry ?
D. A and C only
Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century ?
D. Intending his Utopia for an international intellectual community, Thomas More wrote in Latin, since English had no prestige outside of
Short plays called ____________ staged dialogues on religious, moral, and political themes were performed by playing companies before the construction of public theaters?
A. interludes
Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with____________?
C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.
what was the duration of hundred year’s war ?
B. 1337 to 1453
Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury ?
D. The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.
Who was the first English Christian king ?
D. Ethelbert
Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot ?
D. Sir Thomas Malory
Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?
C. Geoffrey Chaucer
Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?
D. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues ?
C. the morality play
which of these is not certain about Chaucer ?
A. his birth date
what was chaucer’s profession ?
C. a civil servant
Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for________________?
C. women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
B. the Gawain poet
Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as______________?
B. poet’s corner
chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for_______________________?
A. beating a friar in a
one of Chaucer’s daughter was___________?
C. a nun
what was the occupation of Chaucer’s father ?
C. a vintner
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer ?
B. Henry II
Chaucer was made in-charge of many palaces, which of these was not in his charge ?
D. Buckingham Palace
Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
C. ironic understatement
What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?
A. the reign of King Arthur
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during_______________?
A. 1374 to 1385
In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance ?
B. everlasting shame
Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?
A. Dante’s Divine Comedy
Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?
B. Geoffrey Chaucer
In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
B. the Gawain poet
To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of \romance\emerged, initially apply ?
D. a work written in the French vernacular
Who was the first English Christian king ?
D. Ethelbert
Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury ?
D. The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.
Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues ?
C. the morality play
In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance ?
B. everlasting shame
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England ?
B. Dutch
The use of \whale-road\for sea and \lifehouse\ for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ?
D. kenning
Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
C. ironic understatement
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ?
D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with_______________?
C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.
Who is the author of Piers Plowman ?
D. William Langland
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ?
D. the Anglo-Saxons
Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to____________________?
D. the clergy
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ?
D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law ?
D. fourteenth
Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry ?
A. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.
what did Chaucer’s wife use to do ?
A. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of Hainaut
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in_______________?
A. 1386
Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?
A. Dante’s Divine Comedy
How did Henry II, the first of England’s Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?
D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine
Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336 ?
A. Henry II
Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
D. b and c only
What event resulted from the premature death of Henry V ?
D. the War of the Roses
To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of “romance”emerged, initially apply ?
D. a work written in the French vernacular
how many children chaucer had ?
A. 4
The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?
D. A and C only
What was vellum ?
A. parchment made of animal skin
The use of “whale-road”for sea and “lifehouse” for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ?
D. kenning
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ?
B. Arthur
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England ?
B. Dutch
in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French ?
A. 1360
Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
Chaucer was released from legal action by____________in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction ?
A. Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ?
A. French
How did Henry II, the first of England’s Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?
D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ?
C. the Anglo-Saxons
Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?
C. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336 ?
D. Edward III
Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
D. b and c only
What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?
A. the reign of King Arthur
The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?
D. a and c only
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ?
B. Arthur
Who is the author of Piers Plowman ?
D. William Langland
What was vellum ?
A. parchment made of animal skin
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” what does Gilman suggest about madness ?
B. That it is an artificial patriarchal tool
Which character best represents the concept of terror versus that of horror in Lewis’s “The Monk” ?
D. Matilda
Why does Radcliffe favor the term “romance” as the subtitle to “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?
B. It frees Radcliffe from a strict adherence to common life, allowing her to place Emily in challenging situations.
What is Strawberry Hill ?
D. The inspiration for “The
When Mary Shelley writes about ghosts, what is her concern ?
C. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.
What is Gothic about the narrative structure of “Frankenstein” ?
A. The erratic movement of time and place
To whom is the concept of the uncanny attributed ?
A. Sigmund Freud
For many scholars, what distinguishes terror from horror in the Gothic novel ?
A. The anticipation of the violation of one’s person versus an act of physical violence
Which statement best summarizes the parallel between Frankenstein and Prometheus ?
D. Both suffered for their attempt to do divine work.
Which psychological issue is NOT typical of the Gothic novel ?
A. Daydreams
What quality does the Gothic novel of the 18th and early 19th centuries share with the majority of English novels of the same time period ?
C. A focus on the individual
Who does NOT represent the “new woman” ?
A. Antonia
Why is “The Castle of Otranto” often considered a reaction against the Enlightenment ?
C. It marks a return to more primitive ways of pre-Enlightenment thought and expression.
Which cultural theme is NOT referenced in Stoker’s “Dracula” ?
C. Labor unions
What have literary critics read into the vampirism in Stoker’s “Dracula” ?
A. The novel presents the vampire count as a father-figure of great power.
How is Thornfield in “Jane Eyre” different from the structures found in the first wave of Gothic novels ?
C. It is located in
In “The Castle of Otranto” which attitude does Walpole express towards primogeniture ?
C. It is monstrous.
How is the concept of “the new woman” Gothic ?
B. It represents the “transformation” of the traditional Victorian woman from the private sphere to the public sphere.
Which of the following terms is most closely related to the phrase “the explained supernatural” ?
A. The uncanny
According to Radcliffe, what is the difference between terror and horror ?
D. Horror fails to awaken and expand the soul.
Which one of the following events inspired the trend of body transformation in Gothic novels ?
B. The increase in scientific experimentation
In what way does Thornfield Hall differ from the Castle of Otranto, Udolpho, and the Convent of St. Clare ?
C. It is the scene of redemption for the Byronic hero.
In what way does Radcliffe depart from Walpole’s earlier tradition ?
D. She resolves the appearance of supernatural phenomena.
How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp ?
A. The body is represented in abnormal ways.
How did the term “Gothic” become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel ?
C. The use of the word in the subtitle of
Why is the concept of the sublime important in Gothic literature ?
C. It causes an experience of elestasis, or transport.
What literary convention is used pervasively in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?
D. The uncanny doubling of characters
For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
B. The French Revolution
Which of the following best describes how the novel “Frankenstein” is understood by critics ?
D. As an exploration on the effects of science on humanity
What constitutes a “monstrous Other” in “The Yellow Wallpaper” ?
D. John
All of the following are ways Dracula represents the “monstrous Other” EXCEPT_______________?
C. Dracula as usurper of the British class system
In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
D. The exploration of cultural taboos
All of the following are associated with Gothic architecture EXCEPT_______________?
D. Neo-classicism
Which of the following is NOT a theme of “The Castle of Otranto” ?
C. The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation
All of the following are ways in which “The Mysteries of Udolpho” reflects the values of England the 1790s EXCEPT_____________?
C. The social and fiscal independence of women
How is “Jane Eyre” different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?
B. It is a Bildungsroman.
How does the character Dracula unsettle the Victorian patriarchy ?
B. His sexuality appeals to women.
Why do most scholars assume that Radcliffe favored “explained supernaturalism” ?
A. Her sense of morality and decorum
What is the original meaning of the word “Gothic” ?
C. Of or relating to the Germanic tribes that invaded and established kingdoms in
What did the novelists of the first wave of Gothic literature think of religion ?
D. The Spanish Inquisition and the legend of the wandering Jew confirm the superiority of
How does the uncanny function in “Frankenstein” ?
D. The monster’s grotesque body is actually made of human parts.
Which of the following terms is traditionally associated with the male Gothic ?
B. Horror
Who should NOT be viewed as Prometheus in Shelley’s “Frankenstein” ?
A. Frankenstein’s monster
In “The Castle of Otranto” what “monstrous Other” does Manfred embody ?
C. The cursed
What is distinctive about Emily’s bedchamber at Udolpho ?
D. It does not lock from the inside.
In what way is “The Monk” a reaction to the French Revolution ?
C. It condemns the misuse of power.
How does the motif of the wandering Jew figure in “The Monk” ?
A. It introduces one of several supernatural elements into the plot.
According to Ellen Moers, how does Radcliffe’s heroine differ from the typical Gothic woman ?
C. Emily is a sensible rather than defenseless woman.
In “The Monk” what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ?
B. Matilda’s dressing as Rosario
What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of “The Monk” ?
A. Queer provocateur
What is the significance of the “wandering Jew” motif ?
C. The curse of immorality
Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?
B. Both are former palaces.
All of the following are labyrinthine in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” EXCEPT______________?
A. Valancourt’s character
How does Stoker’s “Dracula” challenge contemporary sexual taboos ?
B. Lucy becomes a sexual predator.
Why do critics see Frankenstein’s monster as equivalent to the Biblical Adam ?
C. He is the first of his kind.
In “Jane Eyre” how does Bertha NOT trouble the patriarchy ?
D. She is understood to be mad.
In what way does Gothic-style architecture complement the themes of the Gothic novel ?
D. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures
All of the following refer to “the uncanny” EXCEPT________________?
A. A psychoanalytic term that explains terror
All of the following are ways in which “The Castle of Otranto” reflects the values of Enlightenment England EXCEPT_________________?
B. The interest in the lessons and values of the Middle Ages for
What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto” ?
B. Psychological terror
What does the term “angel in the house” signify ?
C. The idea that women are pure and morally superior to men
How does Frankenstein’s monster learn about the Garden of Eden ?
C. He reads
Why does one scholar suggest that “The Monk” represents literary transvestism ?
A. The habited nuns
Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?
B. The Gothic novel’s interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey
How does Emily show initiative in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?
B. She takes control of her own money.
In “Frankenstein” how do dreams function ?
B. They prophesy future destruction.
The vampire myth is NOT associated with which of the following ?
A. Incest
Which term is most closely affiliated with the female Gothic ?
A. Terror
Based on your readings for this course, which of the following best summarizes how most critics interpret the crumbling castle in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
B. The castle signifies the ruin of feudal medievalism.
In “The Gothic Sublime” how does Mishra characterize the Gothic novel ?
B. As a set of literary devices developed in the 18th century but applicable to present day
In which way does Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” include elements of the uncanny ?
B. An everyday object causes her terror.
In “Frankenstein” how does Shelley represent science ?
D. As inherently monstrous
Why is it significant that Dracula is from Transylvania ?
C. Transylvania represents a vaguely known and, therefore, suspicious country.
What is a Satanic Hero ?
C. A hero-villain who defies the laws of God’s universe
What does the character Dracula symbolize in the novel ?
D. Ancient evil
The popularity of which Gothic novelist is parodied in Austen’s “Northanger Abbey” ?
B. Ann Radcliffe
Which of the following best explains the treatment of the heroine in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?
A. The heroine’s fantasies about the castle are combined with her fear of violation.
In what way is Dracula NOT an “Other” figure ?
C. He is Christian.
What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of “The Yellow Wallpaper” is confined ?
D. It is sunny.
How is the abbey in “The Monk” NOT Gothic ?
C. It is a sanctuary for women.
Which of the following characterize(s) a lay ?
D. All of the Above
In the Middle Ages, how did society treat prostitution ?
D. All of the Above
When did the Roman Empire formally legalize Christianity ?
B. The 4th century
In the Middle Ages, how did divorce laws differ for the sexes ?
C. only men could legally divorce
What does the term “monasticism” mean ?
A. it describes the importance of communication with others in order to reach salvation
In Medieval times, who were “femme soles” ?
B. women who operated their own businesses without men
What is affective piety ?
D. a dramatic demonstration of faith
Which best describes the work of a mystic ?
B. the mystic is a visionary who experiences divine insight
Identify the speaker of these lines: “sweet Jesus, Jesus love” ?
C. Catherine of Siena
Which of the following is an example of female hagiography ?
B. “Acts of Thecla”
How did lay literacy affect traditional devotional practices ?
C. people could be religious without the help of a clergy
Which text(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
B. “Revelations of Divine Love”
How would you describe the phrase “oralformulaic,” as you learned it in this course ?
D. As a method of composing stories in the oral tradition
In The Romance of the Rose, which text does Guillaume de Lorris cite as his inspiration ?
D. The Art of Courtly Love
In the medieval Church, devotional acts _______________?
A. cancelled out punishment due to sin
Which is true of childbirth in the Middle Ages ?
D. All of the Above
In what centuries did mystical women writers primarily work ?
D. 14th and 15th centuries
Which of the following is an alternative name for the Middle Ages ?
D. Dark Ages
Kempe’s acts of devotion included_________________?
D. All of the Above
Which topic(s) is/are explored in The Lais of Marie de France ?
D. All of the Above
How did the increase in universities affect most middle-class women ?
C. they were not able to attend so their education levels declined, compared to men
Which of the following typify the oralformulaic ?
D. All of the Above
What are “books of hours ?”
D. private books of prayers to be recited throughout the day
From which lay is the quote “she had no equal in the kingdom” taken ?
D. “Equitan”
Why do most historians think monasticism appealed to medieval women ?
D. All of the Above
In the Middle Ages, how did religious and secular concepts of virginity differ ?
D. religious doctrines said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while secular authorities said it was spendable
In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what does Alisoun say women want most ?
A. freedom
Which is true of medieval women ?
D. All of the Above
In the Medieval era, women most commonly worked as ______________?
D. All of the Above
In the Middle Ages, what was the status of a married woman in relation to her husband ?
A. she was considered her husband’s property
According to Pizan, what is the most important element in a woman’s quest for equality ?
C. education
To whom were The Lais of Marie de France dedicated ?
C. King Henry
Which of the following couples exemplify/ exemplifies courtly love ?
D. All of the Above
In The Book of the City of Ladies, how does Pizan treat the issue of women’s sexuality ?
D. she attacks double standards for the sexes
What is hagiography ?
D. the writing and studying of saints’ lives
What is oral transmission ?
B. the spreading of material by word of mouth
Why do most critics also refer to the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages ?
C. there are few primary sources that reconstruct the history of the time
Which event(s) characterized the Middle Ages ?
D. All of the Above
Which is/are typical of the supernatural in medieval romance ?
D. All of the Above
How was Christine de Pizan a unique female writer for her time ?
C. she wrote in order to support herself
With which literary form is Ancrene Wisse most closely related ?
C. conduct books
Who wrote The Rules of Courtly Love ?
D. Chretien de Troye
In the context of Medieval literature, what does “inner rule” mean ?
D. All of the Above
Which of the following women is most closely associated with monastic life ?
B. Hildegard of Bingen
What is the function of Ancrene Wisse ?
D. pathos
How did the fall of Roman imperialism affect Britain ?
D. All of the Above
How do historians explain the increase in the number of troubadours in the Middle Ages ?
C. the decreased public interest in religious stories
What is a “lay” in medieval literature ?
B. a story of a saint’s life
With which text is the theme of “Christ as mother” most closely associated ?
A. “Revelations of Divine Love”
Which of the following inventions is associated with the rise in literacy ?
D. the letter press
In the context of Medieval literature, what does “outer rule” mean ?
B. it refers to anchoress’ everyday behavior
Which is true of medieval property laws ?
D. widows could hold property
With which genre is “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity” most closely associated ?
C. hagiography
The Book of the City of Ladies articulates which of the following themes________________?
D. All of the Above
What was a Lollard ?
B. a member of a sect that was considered heretical
What do most critics believe the “rose” of The Romance of the Rose symbolizes ?
C. sexuality
How did the printing press alter medieval culture ?
D. All of the Above
Why did Catherine of Siena refuse to marry a husband ?
B. she claimed she was already married to God
What was “courtly love” ?
C. a literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance
According to most historians, why was it so important for a man to marry a virgin wife ?
A. it assured him that his children were his own
What do most critics find notable about the virtues that Pizan highlights in her work ?
D. All of the Above
Which of the following themes/motifs was/were often found in literature of “courtly love” ?
D. All of the Above
What was a virago ?
C. an asexual female saint
Which of these female writers was least likely to have been literate ?
B. Margery Kempe
Which speaker said that “God is more nearer to us than our own soul ?”
A. Julian of Norwich
Which best summarizes Christine de Pizan’s reaction to The Romance of the Rose ?
C. she attacked it as misogynistic
What is “the gender fallacy” ?
A. the problem of a “man writing as a woman”
With which of the following genres is The Romance of the Rose most closely associated ?
D. dream vision
Who were lay mystics ?
C. people who attempted to contact God without the intervention of an established religious order
Which are examples of devotional acts ?
D. All of the Above
Which of the following was a result of Charlemange’s decree on the production of books ?
C. it declared that books should be produced by men
Which of these female writers is most closely associated with tears ?
B. Margery Kempe
How did travel at the time of the Crusades impact Western Europe ?
D. All of the Above
In The Book of the City of Ladies, what is the function of the character Reason ?
D. All of the Above
How did courtly romances break down the virgin/whore dichotomy ?
B. they redefined women as attainable vs unattainable, rather than virgin vs whore
When did the Norman Invasion take place ?
C. 11th century
Which of the following was the most copied book of the Middle Ages ?
C. The Bible
In the Middle Ages, nuns also performed which of the following roles ?
D. All of the Above
Which of the following characterized court life in the Middle Ages ?
D. All of the Above
Which is the best example of the “double standard” that exists in tales of courtly love ?
C. men are allowed to boast about their affairs, while women must keep them secret
What is an anchoress ?
A. a medieval female hermit
How did increased lay participation in religious life impact monasteries ?
B. it made them seem irrelevant since they separated religious life from worldly life
Which of the following themes do both Julian of Norwich and Catherine of Siena explore ?
C. the concept of a sensual God
In the Middle Ages, which class of people was most likely to be literate ?
A. monks
What were “conduct books” ?
A. books that established standards of behavior for women
How did courtly literature characterize its heroines ?
C. they were sources of inspiration for heroic action
Which is/are a theme(s) of “The Acts of Thecla ?”
C. praise of chastity
What is the authorship controversy as it relates to Heloise and Abelard ?
D. All of the Above
Which of the following women is widely considered the first feminist ?
D. Christine de Pizan
Which provides the best example of a medieval allegory ?
D. The Romance of the Rose
What is “scholasticism” as it relates to the medieval era ?
D. All of the Above
In the context of Medieval literature, what does the term “mystical marriage” mean ?
D. it is a spiritual union with God
How did the Christian laws about marriage differ from those of Germanic tribes’ customs ?
D. All of the Above
Which writer(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
D. All of the Above
Who were the troubadours ?
A. poets from
Which literary device is most important structurally in The Book of the City of Ladies ?
B. allegory
Which of the following best characterize noble women in the Middle Ages ?
D. All of the Above
In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?
B. Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true ?
B. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
Which of the following would most likely be the theme of a medieval romance ?
C. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
How was mystical literature significant ?
D. Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature.
Despite the fact that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continued well into the Norman rule of the 12th century, which king originally commissioned this work ?
D. Alfred the Great
Which of the following is not a theme in Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?
C. The knight’s lack of loyalty to his lord
Which of the following best describes the significance of the following line from Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love”: “all manner of things shall be well” ?
D. The love and grace of God can change lives for the better.
The adventure of another lay/Just as it happened, I’ll relay ?
A. The line has obvious rhyme and meter, and the opening words suggest a story of adventure and excitement.
What is the significance of the “Green Knight” ?
C. He represents the link with Celtic mythology.
Which of the following is the best example of a morality play ?
B. “Everyman”
How did the Normans revolutionize English poetry ?
B. They introduced rhyming octosyllabic couplets.
How did the interaction between the English and the Bretons affect literature ?
B. This interaction led to the influence of Arthurian legend on French literature.
Which of the following is not an example of a lai ?
D. Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love
What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?
C. Morality plays were written individually, whereas mystery plays are in cycles.
What led to the alliterative revival ?
C. A surge in English nationalism
How do the themes of Marie de France’s Lanval and Chretien de Troyes Yvain compare ?
C. Both include the theme of broken promises between lovers.
In Acrene Wisse, what is the author’s advice regarding priests ?
B. Priests should be avoided, because men are bad influences.
Pride in one’s accomplishments was important to the Anglo-Saxon thegn. If so, why does Hrothgar say in Beowulf: do not give way to pride ?
D. Extreme pride can cause one to be overly secure and make mistakes.
Why is the concept of feudalism important in medieval literature ?
C. Feudalism represents an economic hierarchy, the upper levels of which created and consumed literature.
Which of the following most accurately explains the Bretons influence on medieval literature ?
D. All of these answers
Which genre is based on interactions between three feudal classes ?
D. Estates satire
Between which movements do historians situate literature in the Middle Ages ?
C. Roman departure and the Renaissance
What does Chaucer write concerning the devastating effect of the Black Death upon English social, cultural, and economic life in “The Canterbury Tales” ?
C. The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.
How did the Norman Conquest affect the international political situation in England ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following is not an example of Arthurian legend ?
B. Julian of
“The Second Shepherds’ Play” is part of which play cycle ?
D. Wakefield cycle
Which of the following is the best example of a mystery play ?
B. “The Second Shepherds’ Play”
What is the significance of the phrase protecting the heart from Acrene Wisse ?
B. The phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.
Which of the following genres applies to Langland’s “Piers Plowman” ?
D. All of these answers
What is the primary focus of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History ?
B. The conversion of
What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troye’s medieval romances ?
C. To reconcile the hero’s responsibilities in love and wars
What is the significance of the dreamer in The Dream of the Rood ?
B. The dreamer has a special hope for salvation.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Old English ?
D. Romance
What is the significance of the title of “Everyman” ?
B. The title is part of the morality play’s attempt to make Christian struggles universal.
Why is the Battle of Hastings relevant to the development of Middle English ?
D. All of these answers
Why is the presence of the comitatus ethic in Beowulf significant ?
A. The comitatus ethic represents the shift from a nomadic to a more organized social structure.
Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences ?
C. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
Chaucer’s pilgrims are a representative section of late medieval society. Which of the following economic situations is evident among this group ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following best defines Middle English ?
B. A filed-down Old English with heavy French influence
Which of the following factors helped create a solidified British political identity ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse ?
D. All of these answers
What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer ?
D. The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs
Which of the following is not related to the term medievalism ?
A. Enlightenment
What is a lai ?
D. All of these answers
The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?
D. All of these answers
How is the lai similar to a medieval romance ?
B. Both have courtly love as their central theme.
How did French become the dominant language of England ?
D. After the successful invasion of England, the language of William of
Which of the following themes appears in “The Miller’s Tale” ?
D. All of these answers
What was the function of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle ?
A. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the history of the continuity and persistence of Anglo-Saxon culture in Old English.
In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?
D. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.
What literary term is suggested by thequote steadfast companions will stand by him from Beowulf ?
C. Comitatus ethic
In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?
D. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders
What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?
B. Octosyllabic couplets
In The Wanderer, what is the speaker’s primary conflict ?
B. The folly of earthly things with the wisdom of heaven
The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event ?
A. The defeat of the English at the hands of the Vikings in 991
Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life ?
D. All of these answers
Beowulf introduces the reader to the life of a thegn. Which of the following best describes the role of the thegn ?
A. The thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an Anglo-Saxon lord.
What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?
C. “doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame”
Which of the following best describes how Bede was a typical Christian of his time ?
A. He combined zealous Christianity with English patriotism.
In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term wyrd ?
D. Wyrd is an allusion to the impending conversion to Christianity
The home of Chaucer’s royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned duringthe Peasants’ Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following best defines mysticism ?
B. A literary genre written mainly in the Anglo-Saxon era
In the first decades after the Norman Conquest, which of the following best describes the use of language in England ?
D. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.
In Acrene Wisse, the mission of the anchorite was justified through what purpose ?
B. To withdraw and meditate upon God
In Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion, what is the significance of trouthe ?
C. Trouthe emphasizes the positive side of feudalism.
Complete the following statement. Chaucer wrote his elegiac poem, “The Book of the Duchess,” to praise the young Duchess of Lancaster who tragically died of___________________?
A. the Black Plague.
What was the focus of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae ?
D. The tales of King Arthur
Which of the following best defines wergild ?
C. A reparational payment demanded of a person guilty of homicide
Which of the following characteristics are not essential to knightly chivalry as described by Chretien de Troyes ?
D. The knight is blond, tall, and elegant.
Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?
D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest
Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language ?
D. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin.
In Beowulf, what does the representation of Hrothgar suggest about rulers ?
D. All of these answers
How does The Cross, as speaker, portray Jesus in The Dream of the Rood ?
D. As the heroic noble warrior
What was the primary function of The Rule of Saint Benedict ?
A. The Rule of Saint Benedict standardized monasticism.
Which of the following best defines alliterative verse ?
A. A traditional form with repeated consonant sounds
In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term whale-road ?
C. The term is an example of kenning.
In “Everyman,” which of the following provides the path to redemption in the afterlife ?
D. Good deeds
Which of the following texts provides the best example of the comitatus ethic ?
B. The
Which of the following texts provides the best example of medieval estates satire ?
C. “The
Which of the following are characteristics of a medieval romance ?
D. All of these answers
In Beowulf, what is the significance of wergild ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following characters from “The Canterbury Tales” might represent the rising middle class of the 14th century ?
A. The merchant
Which of the following texts was inspired by Historia Regum Britanniae ?
C. Chretien de Troyes Yvain, or le Chevalier au Lion
Which of the following best defines caesura ?
A. A pause or break in a line of poetry
In Caedmon’s Hymn, the poet borrows the language of which literary form ?
C. The lai
Which of the following is not a major category of the romance genre ?
A. The Matter of Germany
Which of the following themes is not explored in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” ?
B. Conversion to Christianity
Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following cultural changes occurred as a result of the Norman invasion ?
D. The primary language became French
Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?
D. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.
Which of the following epic themes are invoked in The Wanderer ?
D. All of these answers
Which text is an example of a poem structured as a vision to convey the theme of salvation ?
D. The Dream of the Rood
Which of the following texts are associated with the alliterative revival ?
D. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” ?
B. The church
Who was Le Corbusier ?
D. Both A and B
Which of the following is NOT a modernist art movement ?
D. Realism
Which of the following statements best describes “Magical Realism” ?
D. All of the above
Which of the following is NOT one of the general themes of concern in Derek Walcott’s poem“Becune Point” ?
D. World War II
Who wrote “Take up the White Man’s burden-/ Send forth the best ye breed-” in order to inspire Western Europeans to propagate benevolent, enlightened colonialism ?
C. Rudyard Kipling
“Post-Modernism” is often characterized by which of the following attitudes ?
D. Both A and C
Which of the following artists was NOT influenced by Surrealism ?
D. Paul Gauguin
Siegfried Sassoon’s poem “To Victory” is concerned primarily with which of the following themes ?
A. His safe return home
Which of the following authors is considered a major theorist of deconstruction ?
B. Jacques Derrida
According to Dr. Dino Felluga’s “General Introduction to Postmodernism,” Roland Barthes, in his work “The Death of the Author,” argues which of the following points ?
B. “Once the Author is gone, the claim to “decipher” a text is quite simple.”
Which of the following are contemporary Indian artists who have begun to more critically examine India’s post-colonial situation ?
D. A and B only
Which Post-Colonial theorist employs an extended analysis of the term “Orientalism” ?
A. Edward Said
How may W.B. Yeats’ poem, “The Second Coming,” be interpreted ?
D. Both A and C
Which of the following is true of Charles Baudelaire’s “Bénédiction” ?
B. It celebrates the almost divine power of the poet.
Of the following, who was NOT a well known modernist author ?
B. Voltaire
According to T.S. Eliot in his essay on “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” which of the following is true of “tradition ?”
D. A and B only
Which of the following authors is NOT considered to be a practitioner of “Magical Realism” ?
C. James Joyce
The French novelist J.K. Huysmans, in his work “Against the Grain,” is intended to convey which of the following ideas ?
C. It explores Jean’s decision to become a recluse and a social drop-out.
The literary style of Virginia Woolf’s novel “To the Lighthouse” is best described in which of the following ways ?
C. As a domestic stream of consciousness narrative
In Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Library of Babel,” which of the following is NOT a major concern of the work ?
C. Borges takes great pains to show how the key to understanding the library is reason.
Who painted “The Accommodations of Desire” ?
A. Salvador Dalí
Jorge Luis Borges is a native of which country ?
A. Argentina
Which of the following statements best describes the “Great Depression” ?
D. B and C only
Which of the following authors is NOT an important Irish writer ?
D. E.M. Forster
Wilfred Owen’s war poem “Dulce et Decorum est” ends with which of the following Latin phrases ?
D. “Pro patria mori”
What is “Post-Modernism” ?
D. All of the above
Theodor Adorno’s “Culture Industry Reconsidered” further examines the notion of the “culture industry” and suggests which of the following about the “culture industry ?”
D. Both A and B
Which of the following artists did NOT produce Surrealist photography ?
B. Ansel Adams
Which of the following famous literary lines is contained in William Butler Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming” ?
C. “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold”
Who wrote the collection of poems entitled “The Wind Among the Reeds ?”
A. W.B. Yeats
Which of the following literary terms is NOT commonly deployed in Post- Colonial theory ?
D. Serendipity
What is meant by the “Haussmannization” of Paris ?
A. It was an urban modernization project that reorganized Parisian city streets so that the bourgeoisie could flaunt their new wealth.
What is “Mimesis” ?
D. A and C only
Which of the following statements concerning “Vorticism” is false ?
D. The practice of Vorticism in artistic circles grew after World War I.
Fill in the blank. “Lolita” is infamous for its controversial subject as it depicts a middle-aged protagonist, _____________, who becomes sexually obsessed with a twelveyear- old girl, Dolores Haze ?
B. Humbert Humbert
“Flâneur,” according to Dr. Heather Marcelle Crickenberger in her essay “The Flâneur,” is a term the French understand to mean which of the following ?
A. Stroller, idler, walker
Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” is a novel characterized by which of the following descriptions ?
D. All of the above
The poem “In Flanders Fields” was written by John McCrae referring to which war ?
C. World War I
The term “Lost Generation” can be applied to which of the following groups ?
D. A and B only
Which of the following is true of Ezra Pound’s “Canto XIV” ?
D. All of the above
What famous modernist short story compares the universe to an infinite library of hexagonal galleries ?
D. Borges’ “The Library of Babel”
Jazz music is described by which of the following characteristics ?
D. All of the above
Which author writes a profound criticism of Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness,” accusing Conrad of reinforcing typical European stereotypes of Africa ?
A. Chinua Achebe
Surrealism became an official aesthetic movement of the modern period with the publication of which work ?
A. Andre Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto”
As a result of the outbreak of World War I and anti-German sentiment which important British public figure had to adopt the family name of Windsor ?
B. King George V
Which of the following is true of Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity” ?
A. It ends with the lines: “Eternity./It is the sea run off/ With the sun.”
According to Theodor Adorno’s and Max Horkheimer’s “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception,” which of the following is true of the culture industry ?
A. The culture industry is classified by ruthless uniformity of all ideas.
Which of the following was one of the major health consequences for soldiers who survived the traumas of trench warfare in World War One ?
C. Shell shock
Which of the following statements best describes the “British East India Company ?”
A. The British East India Company was originally a group of
Important contemporary reviews of Virginia Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse” tend to focus on which of the following aspects of the novel ?
D. All of the above
According to Dr. Dino Felluga’s “General Introduction to Postmodernism,” what is the meaning of the term “simulacra” ?
A. “Something that replaces reality with its representation”
Which of the following descriptions of the “Avant-Garde Movement” is false ?
C. The realist painter Gustave Courbet never considered himself a member of the avant-garde.
The motto “art for art’s sake” means that artists began to do which of the following ?
B. Reject artistic production that was obligatorily moral in character
Which of the following statements is true of the Anglo-Irish War ?
A. The Anglo-Irish war began with the resistance of the Irish Republican Army.
Which of the following descriptions accurately describes Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” ?
D. Both A and B
What is the “Post-Modern” practice of “Deconstructionism” ?
A. An assault on the notion that there is any knowable truth
The last decade of the nineteenth century saw the development of a number of literary and cultural movements which amounted to a rejection of the principles of Victorianism because of which social transformations ?
D. Both A and B
Which of the following best describes James Joyce’s “Araby” ?
A. It begins with the famous line: “
Literary critics who analyze the works of Salman Rushdie often engage which “Post-Modern” school of criticism ?
B. Post-Colonial Theory
Fill in the blank. Walter Benjamin was most clearly a student of ____________’s work?
A. Marx
Why does the “Flâneur” begin to disappear as a Parisian phenomenon ?
A. Because of the increasing prominence of department stores in Paris
Georges Braque’s “Woman with a Guitar” is an example of which of the following artistic movements ?
A. Cubism
Between 1890 and 1919, which of the following was a preoccupation of Western European literature ?
D. All of the above
Which novelist is NOT commonly thought of as producing Post-Colonial work ?
D. Vladimir Nabokov
According to Dr. Dino Felluga’s module on Freud, Sigmund Freud’s work on transference and trauma argues which of the following points ?
A. There is an undeniable “tension between the death-instinct and the sexual instincts.”
T.S. Eliot considered which of the following one of the greatest short stories ever written ?
A. “The Dead”
Which of the following statements regarding Oscar Wilde is false ?
C. Wilde was the author of such poems as “Bénédiction,” “L’Albatros,” and “élévation.”
Which of the following statements does NOT reflect the general characteristics of T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland” ?
D. “The Wasteland” is often used as an excellent example of poetic realism.
Which of the following best describes the novel “The God of Small Things?”
A. It is a lyrical novel that explores cultural identity and decline of an Indian family.
T.S. Eliot’s “TheWaste Land” begins with which of the following well-known opening lines ?
D. “April is the cruellest month”
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of “Realism” as an artistic and literary movement ?
C. Realism gives up the search for truth and instead embraces moral relativism.
Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is an example of which of the following literary trends ?
D. Both A and C
Which of the following is a literary work of “The Lost Generation ?”
A. Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises”
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of “Naturalism” as an artistic and literary movement ?
B. Naturalism depicts humans as reasonable and objective.
Which of the following are well-known Post-Modern theoreticians ?
D. Both A and B
Fill in the blank. The novel “Things Fall Apart” explores ____________ society and its encounter with European colonialism?
A. Ibo
Which of the following sentences is the famous first line of Nabokov’s “Lolita” ?
A. “Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.”
Who wrote the following statement: “When you asked me to speak about women and fiction I sat down on the banks of a river and began to wonder what the words meant” ?
C. Virginia Woolf
According to Walter Benjamin in “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” which of the following is true ?
D. Both A and B
Jorge Luis Borges was born the same year as what other famous modern author ?
B. Vladimir Nabokov
Which of the following is true of symbolism ?
D. Both A and B
E.M. Forster wrote which of the following novels ?
B. “A Passage to
Fill in the blank. According to Sigmund Freud, psychological “transference” helps to understand the nature of ________________?
B. Trauma
According to Max Simon Nordau in his work “Degeneration,” which of the following best describes the term “Fin de Siècle” ?
D. All of the above
Which of the following statements best describes the “Bloomsbury Group” ?
D. A and C only
Which of the following is NOT a tenet of F.T. Marinetti’s “Futurist Manifesto” ?
D. “We want never to glorify war, the scourge of the planet.”
Which of the following best describes “stream of consciousness” narrative in the modern period ?
D. A and B only
The development of cubism, with its geometric and abstract concerns, can be attributed largely to which of the following two artists ?
D. George Braque and Pablo Picasso
Which of the following Post-Modern theoreticians explores the contradictions of colonial discourse and the ambivalence that the colonizer feels towards the colonized “other” in works such as “Nation and Narration” ?
B. Homi Bhabha
According to Dr. Michael Webster in his essay, “Poetic Modes in the late 19th and early 20th Century,” which of the following is NOT a poetic mode of this time period ?
C. Impressionist
Which of the following is NOT one of Pablo Picasso’s periods of artistic production ?
A. Dadaist period
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of “Modernism” ?
B. A belief in the power of the natural world to communicate transcendent truth
Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot” ?
D. All of the above
Which of the following best describes James Joyce’s “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” ?
D. All of the above
According to Tristan Tzara’s “Manifesto on Dadaism,” which of the following does NOT define Dadaism ?
D. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”
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 ?
C. “The Cantos”
What is “Imagism” ?
C. A and B only
Which of the following does NOT characterize Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach” ?
D. It envisions Christianity as eternal.
Swinburne’s poems such as “Hermaphroditus” are best known for which of the following ?
B. Their frank depiction of sexuality
Pope’s comment that “Know, then, thyself, presume God not to scan;/The proper study of mankind is man” in his “Essay on Man” is indicative of all of the following EXCEPT______________?
D. a radical questioning of revealed religion
Which of the following did NOT contribute to the growth of literacy in the 19thcentury ?
D. The passage of the Reform Bills
Which of the following political ideas is least related to the Enlightenment ?
D. Socialism
For I have learned/To look on nature, not as in the hour/Of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes/The sad, still music of humanity” ?
A. The poet’s changing relationship to nature as fount of meaning and significance
Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship between Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and Victorian society and its ideals ?
A.
In The Way of the World, Congreve satirizes which of the following ?
D. All of these answers
Which of the following is NOT a central theme of Wordsworth’s poetry ?
B. The promises of technology
What do Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” and Coleridge’s “Dejection Ode” have in common ?
D. A shared theme that nature exposes the pain in human life
Complete the following sentence. Neoclassicism most paralleled Enlightenment thought in its_______________?
C. emphasis on order, logic, and universal truths.
How does the following representative quotation from Brontë’s Jane Eyre reflect on Victorian social conventions? “You have nothing to do with the master of Thornfield, further than to receive the salary he gives you for teaching his protégée, and to be grateful for such respectful and kind treatment as, if you do your duty, you have a right to expect at his hands” ?
A. It reiterates the class divisions that kept both men and women from social mobility.
Complete the following sentence. The Romantic movement is least closely related to______________?
C. parody.
Why were coffee-houses important in the Restoration ?
D. Both A and B
With which literary form or movement is the Restoration most closely associated ?
B. Comedies of manners
Jonathan Swift’s suggestion in “A Modest Proposal” that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________?
C. its sentimental plea to its audience.
Victor Frankenstein’s project to create life in Mary Shelley’s novel can be linked to romanticism through which of the following ?
D. Both A and B
Tennyson’s “Ulysses” can be characterized in all of the following ways, EXCEPT________________?
D. it emphasizes the internal life of the mind over social action.
With which of these writers is the “spontaneous overflow of emotion” associated ?
B. William Wordsworth
The development of the novel is associated with all of the following EXCEPT__________________?
D. the continuing importance of mythological stories.
Complete the following sentence. The scientific revolution paralleled Enlightenment political thought and political revolutions through its similar______________?
B. emphasis on the world being governed by laws that could be discerned through rational exploration.
Which writer is most closely associated with the serialized novel ?
D. Charles Dickens
“Do we now live in an enlightened age? The answer is, ‘no,’ but we do live in an age of enlightenment.” ?
A. Immanuel Kant
Which of the following statements best characterizes Romanticism’s relationship to the Enlightenment ?
B. Romanticism challenged the Enlightenment’s emphasis on objectivity as the basis of truth.
The Pre-Raphaelites are best known for which of the following ?
C. Lavish attention to the sensuous elements of life
Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime ?
D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure
Which of the following events was NOT associated with the Victorian period ?
D. French Revolution
In which of the following ways does Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho combine the features of the Gothic and the sentimental ?
D. All of these answers
John Dryden’s poem “Annus Mirabilis” emphasizes the solution to which of the following important Restoration problems or events ?
A. England’s power to overcome the recent plague and the great fire of London
Which of the following best characterizes the ways that Radcliffe’s The Mysteries of Udolpho links the Gothic novel with the sentimental form ?
B. Its focus on having readers vicariously experience the dangers that a heroine faces
Which of the following is a requirement of a dramatic monologue ?
A. It has a speaker as well as an implied reader.
How does the Encyclopédie best epitomize the mission of the Enlightenment ?
D. By emphasizing the idea that gathering knowledge together can lead to human improvement
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