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251English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements demonstrates the use of pathos?

AAccording to research, 22 percent of the American population owns an unsecured handgun.

BEvery month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.

CHandguns don’t kill people, people do

DI own a handgun and keep it in a secure place in my house.

Correct answer

B. Every month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.

Explanation

The correct answer is Every month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns..

252English LiteratureMedium

They believe that this approach tends to reduce art to the level of biography and make it relative (to the times) rather than universal. What approach possess this disadvantage?

AFormalism/New Criticism

BPsychological

CHistorical/Biographical

DMoral/Philosophical

Correct answer

C. Historical/Biographical

Explanation

The correct answer is Historical/Biographical.

253English LiteratureMedium

The title of the poem ‘The Second Coming’ is taken from?

AThe Irish mythology

BThe German mythology

CThe Greek mythology

DThe Bible

Correct answer

D. The Bible

Explanation

The correct answer is The Bible.

254English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism?

AStein was primarily a muse for modernist poets.

BStein was an opponent of vanguard trends.

CStein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.

DStein was a proponent of low modernism.

Correct answer

C. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.

Explanation

The correct answer is Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community..

255English LiteratureMedium

In which state is Legree’s plantation located?

ALouisiana

BFlorida

CGeorgia

DVermont

Correct answer

A. Louisiana

Explanation

The correct answer is Louisiana.

256English LiteratureMedium

Auld Lang Syne is a famous poem by whom?

ASir Walter Scott

BRobert Burns

CHenry Longfellow

DWilliam Butler Yeats

Correct answer

B. Robert Burns

Explanation

The correct answer is Robert Burns.

257English LiteratureMedium

Denied the right to apply for divorce and facing intense humiliation, John Milton wrote what work?

A“On Regicide”

B“Paradise Lost”

C“The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce”

D“Christian Doctrines”

Correct answer

C. “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce”

Explanation

The correct answer is “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce”.

258English LiteratureMedium

When did the Norman Invasion take place?

A9th century

B12th century

C10th century

D11th century

Correct answer

D. 11th century

Explanation

The correct answer is 11th century.

259English LiteratureMedium

What best describes the subject of most Victorian novels?

Aa surrealist exploration of alternate states of consciousness

Bthe attempt of a protagonist to define his or her place in society

CA and C

Dthe representation of a large and comprehensive social world in realistic detail

Correct answer

C. A and C

Explanation

The correct answer is A and C.

260English LiteratureMedium

“There’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow.” The line given above occurs in________?

AHenry IV, Pt I

BThe Tempest

CTwelfth Night

DHamlet

Correct answer

D. Hamlet

Explanation

The correct answer is Hamlet.

Which of the following statements demonstrates the use of pathos?

AAccording to research, 22 percent of the American population owns an unsecured handgun.

BEvery month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.

CHandguns don’t kill people, people do

DI own a handgun and keep it in a secure place in my house.

Correct answer

B. Every month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns.

Explanation

The correct answer is Every month in the United States, at least 100 children are wounded or killed as a result of unsecured handguns..

Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism?

AStein was primarily a muse for modernist poets.

BStein was an opponent of vanguard trends.

CStein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.

DStein was a proponent of low modernism.

Correct answer

C. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.

Explanation

The correct answer is Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community..