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1701English LiteratureMedium

In Shakespeare’s play, Henry V is king of what country?

ADenmark

BNorway

CFrance

DEngland

Correct answer

D. England

Explanation

The correct answer is England.

1702English LiteratureMedium

What is the delicate balancing act of Marvell’s\Horatian Ode\?

Acelebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king

Bpraising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity

Ccelebrating the Restoration whilst regretting the frivolity of the new regime

Dpraising Roman virtues whilst endorsing Christian beliefs

Correct answer

A. celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king

Explanation

The correct answer is celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king.

1703English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false?

AThe last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet.

BA sonnet is only written in Italian.

CA sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines.

DA Shakespearean sonnet consists of the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-ef,g-g.

Correct answer

B. A sonnet is only written in Italian.

Explanation

The correct answer is A sonnet is only written in Italian..

1704English LiteratureMedium

According to Tristan Tzara’s “Manifesto on Dadaism,” which of the following does NOT define Dadaism?

A“Absolute and unquestionable faith in every god that is the immediate product of spontaneity”

B“Every product of disgust capable of becoming a negation of the family”

C“A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”

D“A protest with the fists of its whole being engaged in destructive action”

Correct answer

C. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”

Explanation

The correct answer is “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.

1705English LiteratureMedium

Who translated Utopia in English language?

AThomas More

BWilliam Tyndale

CThomas lodge

DRalph Robinson

Correct answer

D. Ralph Robinson

Explanation

The correct answer is Ralph Robinson.

1706English LiteratureMedium

What is a lai?

AA short lyrical poem

BAll of these answers

CA poem with courtly love as its central theme

DA poem that is usually in octosyllabic couplets

Correct answer

B. All of these answers

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these answers.

1707English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life?

AThey wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.

BThey were promoters of the monastic life.

CThey were extremely charismatic.

DAll of these answers

Correct answer

D. All of these answers

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these answers.

1708English LiteratureMedium

A poem of fourteen lines is called________?

AOde

BSonnet

CEpic

DElege

Correct answer

B. Sonnet

Explanation

The correct answer is Sonnet.

1709English LiteratureMedium

In what year was the Fugitive Slave Act passed?

A1850

B1784

C1841

D1857

Correct answer

A. 1850

Explanation

The correct answer is 1850.

1710English LiteratureMedium

In “the tragic history of Doctor Faustus”. Faustus was a?

AFrench scholar

BSpanish scholar

CGreek scholar

DGerman scholar

Correct answer

D. German scholar

Explanation

The correct answer is German scholar.

What is the delicate balancing act of Marvell’s\Horatian Ode\?

Acelebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king

Bpraising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity

Ccelebrating the Restoration whilst regretting the frivolity of the new regime

Dpraising Roman virtues whilst endorsing Christian beliefs

Correct answer

A. celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king

Explanation

The correct answer is celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king.

Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false?

AThe last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet.

BA sonnet is only written in Italian.

CA sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines.

DA Shakespearean sonnet consists of the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-ef,g-g.

Correct answer

B. A sonnet is only written in Italian.

Explanation

The correct answer is A sonnet is only written in Italian..

According to Tristan Tzara’s “Manifesto on Dadaism,” which of the following does NOT define Dadaism?

A“Absolute and unquestionable faith in every god that is the immediate product of spontaneity”

B“Every product of disgust capable of becoming a negation of the family”

C“A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”

D“A protest with the fists of its whole being engaged in destructive action”

Correct answer

C. “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”

Explanation

The correct answer is “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.