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1901English LiteratureMedium

What is denouement ________?

AThe ending of a comedy

BThe ending of a tragedy

CThe climax in a comedy

DThe climax in a tragedy

Correct answer

A. The ending of a comedy

Explanation

The correct answer is The ending of a comedy.

1902English LiteratureMedium

Roughly speaking, how long was the English Civil War?

ATwo decades

BFour decades

CThree decades

DOne decade

Correct answer

D. One decade

Explanation

The correct answer is One decade.

1903English LiteratureMedium

In the Defense of Poesy, what did Sidney attribute to poetry?

Aa divine power whereby poetry transmits a message from God to the reader

Ba moral power whereby poetry encourages the reader to emulate virtuous models

Ca defensive power whereby poetry and its figurative expressions allow the poet to avoid censorship

Da magical power whereby poetry plays tricks on the reader

Correct answer

B. a moral power whereby poetry encourages the reader to emulate virtuous models

Explanation

The correct answer is a moral power whereby poetry encourages the reader to emulate virtuous models.

1904English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy?

AA play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better

BA play in which characters make humorous remarks

CA play in which elite members of society are mocked

DA play in which no characters die or suffer

Correct answer

A. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better

Explanation

The correct answer is A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better.

1905English LiteratureMedium

How did courtly romances break down the virgin/whore dichotomy?

Athey indicated that women’s sexual conduct should not be classified by men

Bthey deemphasized the importance of chastity

Cthey rarely explored issues of sexuality, love, or romance

Dthey redefined women as attainable vs unattainable, rather than virgin vs whore

Correct answer

D. they redefined women as attainable vs unattainable, rather than virgin vs whore

Explanation

The correct answer is they redefined women as attainable vs unattainable, rather than virgin vs whore.

1906English LiteratureMedium

What literary purpose does Emily’s stay with the nuns at the convent NOT serve?

AEmily comes to understand the benefits of a cloistered life.

BEmily is confronted with the duality of the human mind, at once rational and then mad.

CEmily is tested regarding the guilt and ghosts of sins past.

DEmily learns the story of Sister Agnes’s past.

Correct answer

A. Emily comes to understand the benefits of a cloistered life.

Explanation

The correct answer is Emily comes to understand the benefits of a cloistered life..

1907English LiteratureMedium

What is humanism?

AA theory that values restraint, form, and imitation

BAn idea traditionally associated with the Renaissance

CA humanity-centered view of the universe

DAll of the above answers are correct.

Correct answer

D. All of the above answers are correct.

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above answers are correct..

1908English LiteratureMedium

As a boy, Frederick Douglass witnesses a scene that mortifies him and brings him face to face for the first time with the horrors of slavery. What is it?

AWatching a slave get beaten to death

BSeeing his mother die

CWatching his aunt get whipped

DWatching his dad beat his mother

Correct answer

C. Watching his aunt get whipped

Explanation

The correct answer is Watching his aunt get whipped.

1909English LiteratureMedium

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?

AIn these lines, Brooke seeks to bridge the gap between individual experience and cultural norms and beliefs.

BBrooke’s inclusion of a quotation from Horace in these lines serves to emphasize

CAll of the above

DThese lines suggest the author’s anger and disillusionment with cultural norms which glorify war.

Correct answer

C. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

1910English LiteratureMedium

As per section 2(12), of the Sale of Goods Act, quality of goods include________?

AConditions of goods

BBoth A and B

CNone of above

DState of goods

Correct answer

B. Both A and B

Explanation

The correct answer is Both A and B.

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