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1071English LiteratureMedium

Which author(s) are associated with Modernism?

AT.E. Hulme

BT.S. Eliot

CAll of the Above

DEzra Pound

Correct answer

C. All of the Above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the Above.

1072English LiteratureMedium

Which of these female writers is most closely associated with tears?

ACatherine de Pizan

BMargery Kempe

CJulian of Norwich

DCatherine of Siena

Correct answer

B. Margery Kempe

Explanation

The correct answer is Margery Kempe.

1073English LiteratureMedium

Who was the leader of Pre-Raphaelite group of artists in England?

ASwinburne

BMorris

CChristina Rossetti

DD.G Rossetti

Correct answer

D. D.G Rossetti

Explanation

The correct answer is D.G Rossetti.

1074English LiteratureMedium

Paul O’Brien contends that ________make(s) Shelley a “radical.”?

AShelley’s political beliefs

BShelley’s love of Shakespeare

CShelley’s sexuality

DShelley’s relationship with Byron

Correct answer

A. Shelley’s political beliefs

Explanation

The correct answer is Shelley’s political beliefs.

1075English LiteratureMedium

Romantic poets would have enjoyed, agreed with, and perhaps written about which of the following figures as depicted?

AIcarus, who is killed in attempting to fly because only Gods have the power to fly and mortals must be taught the limitations of human existence

BA and C only

CGoethe’s Faust in Faust, who is sinful because he attempts to exceed the bounds of human knowledge by making a pact with the devil but is nonetheless redeemed in his striving to break free of the bounds of mortality

DPrometheus, who succeeds in stealing fire from the Gods and thereby surpasses the limitations placed on humans by the Gods

Correct answer

B. A and C only

Explanation

The correct answer is A and C only.

1076English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following characterizes Modernism?

Athe desire to show realistic forms

Bthe lack of interest in characters’ psyches

Cthe use of traditional formal structure

Dthe desire to break with established forms

Correct answer

D. the desire to break with established forms

Explanation

The correct answer is the desire to break with established forms.

1077English LiteratureMedium

In The Purgatorio, what do the steps to the Gate of Purgatory represent?

AThe seven types of sin that keep people from heaven

BThe eight beatitudes

CThe three components of the perfect confession

DThe seven deadly sins

Correct answer

C. The three components of the perfect confession

Explanation

The correct answer is The three components of the perfect confession.

1078English LiteratureMedium

Black English is the creation of the________?

ABlack Diaspora

BUnites States of American -English

CBlack Diaspora Association

DLinguistics Society

Correct answer

A. Black Diaspora

Explanation

The correct answer is Black Diaspora.

1079English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following might be addressed/represented by pastoral poetry?

Ashepherd and shepherdesses who fall in love and engage in singing contests

BA and C only

Cheroic stories in epic form

Da celebration of the humility, contentment, and simplicity of living in the country

Correct answer

B. A and C only

Explanation

The correct answer is A and C only.

1080English LiteratureMedium

Who is the writer of ‘Vision of Sin’?

AA. Lord Tennyson

BWilliam Shakespeare

CChristopher Marlowe

DGeorge Bernard Shaw

Correct answer

A. A. Lord Tennyson

Explanation

The correct answer is A. Lord Tennyson.

Romantic poets would have enjoyed, agreed with, and perhaps written about which of the following figures as depicted?

AIcarus, who is killed in attempting to fly because only Gods have the power to fly and mortals must be taught the limitations of human existence

BA and C only

DPrometheus, who succeeds in stealing fire from the Gods and thereby surpasses the limitations placed on humans by the Gods

Correct answer

B. A and C only

Explanation

The correct answer is A and C only.

Which of the following characterizes Modernism?

Athe desire to show realistic forms

Bthe lack of interest in characters’ psyches

Cthe use of traditional formal structure

Dthe desire to break with established forms

Correct answer

D. the desire to break with established forms

Explanation

The correct answer is the desire to break with established forms.