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2541English LiteratureMedium

What characteristics of seventeenth century Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics?

Aits uncompromising engagement with politics

BA and B

Cits union of thought and passion

Dits intellectual complexity

Correct answer

B. A and B

Explanation

The correct answer is A and B.

2542English LiteratureMedium

When Wordsworth’s ‘Immortality Ode’ was first published in 1802, it had only?

AStanzas I toV

BStanzas I to VI

CStanzas I to VII

DStanzas I to IV

Correct answer

A. Stanzas I toV

Explanation

The correct answer is Stanzas I toV.

2543English LiteratureMedium

According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child ________?

Ais able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”

Blooks into a mirror for the first time.

CAll of the above answers are correct.

Drefuses maternal bonds.

Correct answer

A. is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”

Explanation

The correct answer is is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”.

2544English LiteratureMedium

In Finnegans Wake, which of the following typify family life?

Ahypocrisy

Bslander

CAll of the Above

Dmurder

Correct answer

C. All of the Above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the Above.

2545English LiteratureMedium

The meaning a word within a language?

ACommon Sense

BEssence

CSense

Correct answer

C. Sense

Explanation

The correct answer is Sense.

2546English LiteratureMedium

When Mary Shelley writes about ghosts, what is her concern?

AA world devoid of supernatural phenomena is a better world.

BPeople are foolishly superstitious.

CThe personification of nature is regressive.

DA belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.

Correct answer

D. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.

Explanation

The correct answer is A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination..

2547English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners?

Athe positive representation of the Catholic Church

Bthe representation of adventures the city offers to the mind

Cthe representation of a shallow, drab culture

Dthe positive representation of cultural institutions

Correct answer

C. the representation of a shallow, drab culture

Explanation

The correct answer is the representation of a shallow, drab culture.

2548English LiteratureMedium

In “A Mother,” what does Mrs. Kearney make her daughter learn?

Athe violin

Bthe Irish language

Cthe piano

Dthe English language

Correct answer

B. the Irish language

Explanation

The correct answer is the Irish language.

2549English LiteratureMedium

Who introduced the art of printing into England?

AHenry VIII

BJohannes Gutenberg

CElizabeth Eisenstein

DWilliam Caxton

Correct answer

D. William Caxton

Explanation

The correct answer is William Caxton.

2550English LiteratureMedium

In his essay “The Business of Theory,” William Deresiewicz argues which of the following about Terry Eagleton’s book After Theory?

AIt offers a strong counterpoint to Jacques Derrida’s notion of deconstruction.

BIt offers a strong outline for how theory can be conducted in the 21st century.

CIt offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy.

DIt should not be read or considered by any student or scholar.

Correct answer

C. It offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy.

Explanation

The correct answer is It offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy..

According to Jacques Lacan, the mirror stage is the point at which a child ________?

Ais able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”

Blooks into a mirror for the first time.

CAll of the above answers are correct.

Drefuses maternal bonds.

Correct answer

A. is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”

Explanation

The correct answer is is able to separate the “I” from the “Other.”.

When Mary Shelley writes about ghosts, what is her concern?

AA world devoid of supernatural phenomena is a better world.

BPeople are foolishly superstitious.

CThe personification of nature is regressive.

DA belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.

Correct answer

D. A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination.

Explanation

The correct answer is A belief in ghosts is a belief in imagination..

Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners?

Athe positive representation of the Catholic Church

Bthe representation of adventures the city offers to the mind

Cthe representation of a shallow, drab culture

Dthe positive representation of cultural institutions

Correct answer

C. the representation of a shallow, drab culture

Explanation

The correct answer is the representation of a shallow, drab culture.

In his essay “The Business of Theory,” William Deresiewicz argues which of the following about Terry Eagleton’s book After Theory?

AIt offers a strong counterpoint to Jacques Derrida’s notion of deconstruction.

BIt offers a strong outline for how theory can be conducted in the 21st century.

CIt offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy.

DIt should not be read or considered by any student or scholar.

Correct answer

C. It offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy.

Explanation

The correct answer is It offers some valid ideas and critiques, but its author is not entirely trustworthy..