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2031English LiteratureMedium

Uneasy lies the head that________( King Henry four, part two)?

AWears a hat

none of these

CWears a wig

DWears a crown

Correct answer

D. Wears a crown

Explanation

The correct answer is Wears a crown.

2032English LiteratureMedium

Near the end of “Samson Agonistes,” Samson resists performing before attendants of what type of event?

AA Gladiator competition

BGreek Olympic Games

CA and B

DA Roman Circus

Correct answer

C. A and B

Explanation

The correct answer is A and B.

2033English LiteratureMedium

What has Dryden to say about the observance of the three Classical Dramatic Unities?

AHe says that every dramatist should decide it for himself

BHe does not advocate their strict observance

CHe is silent about this issue

DHe advocates their strict observance

Correct answer

B. He does not advocate their strict observance

Explanation

The correct answer is He does not advocate their strict observance.

2034English LiteratureMedium

Jacques Derrida’s concept of différance challenges us to think about language as a system that________?

Amirrors our physical evolution as human beings.

Bevolved exclusively as a function of our individual psyche.

Cprevents us from communicating through writing or speech.

Dinvolves a constant process of deferred meaning.

Correct answer

D. involves a constant process of deferred meaning.

Explanation

The correct answer is involves a constant process of deferred meaning..

2035English LiteratureMedium

Postmodern writing often uses and as literary devices?

ASymbolism; Imagery.

BMetaphors; verbal irony.

CHyperbole; Personification.

DBlack humor; metafiction.

Correct answer

D. Black humor; metafiction.

Explanation

The correct answer is Black humor; metafiction..

2036English LiteratureMedium

Triumph, my Britain, thou hast one to show To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time”. Who wrote above lines for Shakespeare?

ABacon

BWordsworth

Cnone of above

DJonson

Correct answer

D. Jonson

Explanation

The correct answer is Jonson.

2037English LiteratureMedium

Blank verse refers to which of the following?

AUnrhymed iambic pentameter

BProse

CRhyming couplets

DRhyming verse

Correct answer

A. Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Explanation

The correct answer is Unrhymed iambic pentameter.

2038English LiteratureMedium

What is the original meaning of the term Hamartia?

AFlaws

BTo miss the mark

CTragic flaw

DSin

Correct answer

B. To miss the mark

Explanation

The correct answer is To miss the mark.

2039English LiteratureMedium

How did the New Critics view literature?

AAs an aesthetic object that is influenced by historical context

BAs a historical object that is not necessarily aesthetic

CAs an aesthetic object that is independent of historical context

DAs a historical object that is also aesthetic

Correct answer

C. As an aesthetic object that is independent of historical context

Explanation

The correct answer is As an aesthetic object that is independent of historical context.

2040English LiteratureMedium

Tennyson’s “Ulysses” can be characterized in all of the following ways, EXCEPT________?

Ait reflects a Victorian attitude of continuing to fight against loss of hope or faith.

Bit emphasizes the internal life of the mind over social action.

Cit uses Greek mythology to comment on contemporary questions.

Dit thematizes the importance of choosing action over complacency.

Correct answer

B. it emphasizes the internal life of the mind over social action.

Explanation

The correct answer is it emphasizes the internal life of the mind over social action..

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