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1651English LiteratureMedium

What statement below best sums up the literary significance of John Winthrop?

AAmerican myths

BCity upon a hill

CAll are correct

Dnon separating puritan

Correct answer

C. All are correct

Explanation

The correct answer is All are correct.

1652English LiteratureMedium

Language is never statiC. It goes on changing. This property of language is called________?

ARecursiveness

BTransferencE

CDynamic

DDisplacement

Correct answer

C. Dynamic

Explanation

The correct answer is Dynamic.

1653English LiteratureMedium

________are also called secondary phonemes?

AAllomorphs

BMorphemes

CSuprasegmentals

DAllophones

Correct answer

C. Suprasegmentals

Explanation

The correct answer is Suprasegmentals.

1654English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements offers the best characterization of a Greek tragedy?

AIn a Greek tragedy, the hero suffers but always survives at the end of the play.

BIn a Greek tragedy, evil people are vanquished by the forces of good.

CIn a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.

DIn a Greek tragedy, the tragic hero dies at the end of the play.

Correct answer

C. In a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse.

Explanation

The correct answer is In a Greek tragedy, characters undergo reversals of fortune, usually for the worse..

1655English LiteratureMedium

Which statement below best paraphrases what John Winthrop meant when he declared that the MBC would be as a “city upon a hill”?

AOnly men should work

BEveryone has a role in society

CWoman have no role in society

DReligious freedom

Correct answer

B. Everyone has a role in society

Explanation

The correct answer is Everyone has a role in society.

1656English LiteratureMedium

What does the term “passing” mean?

ATo gain approval from one’s community.

BThe ability of an African American to live as a White person.

CTo leave one’s past behind.

DTo do well on one’s schoolwork.

Correct answer

B. The ability of an African American to live as a White person.

Explanation

The correct answer is The ability of an African American to live as a White person..

1657English LiteratureMedium

In which important medieval city was Dante born?

ARome

BLondon

CSorrento

DFlorence

Correct answer

D. Florence

Explanation

The correct answer is Florence.

1658English LiteratureMedium

Which character spoke following lines? “What’s Montague? It is nor hand nor foot, Nor arm nor face, nor any other part Belonging to a man, O be some other name! What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet,”?

ADesdemona

BHero

CJuliet

DRosalind

Correct answer

C. Juliet

Explanation

The correct answer is Juliet.

1659English LiteratureMedium

Which historical figure appears in the circle of lust?

AJudas

BCiacco

CAlberigo

DFrancesca

Correct answer

D. Francesca

Explanation

The correct answer is Francesca.

1660English LiteratureMedium

How did the increase in universities affect most middle-class women?

Amost of them were unable to read, so they were not admitted

Bthey were not able to attend so their education levels declined, compared to men

Cthey were exposed to new opportunitiesto learn in universities

Dthey were not able to attend so they were virtually unaffected

Correct answer

B. they were not able to attend so their education levels declined, compared to men

Explanation

The correct answer is they were not able to attend so their education levels declined, compared to men.

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