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2701English LiteratureMedium

Sin was born out of Satan’s________?

ARib

BHead

CAnger

DLust

Correct answer

B. Head

Explanation

The correct answer is Head.

2702English LiteratureMedium

About Cotton Mather ________?

AB and C

BBelonged to the Delaware tribe

CWrote about the trial of Martha Carrier

DFasted 450 times for sins he committed

Correct answer

A. B and C

Explanation

The correct answer is B and C.

2703English LiteratureMedium

Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism?

ALord Byron

BWilliam Hazlitt

CSamuel Taylor Coleridge

DPercy Shelley

Correct answer

A. Lord Byron

Explanation

The correct answer is Lord Byron.

2704English LiteratureMedium

In Fredric Jameson’s book The Political Unconscious, what does Jameson suggest about literature?

ABiography is essential to literary analysis

BPolitics and the economy are the most important factors in literary analysis

CHistory comprises the essential framework for the performance of literary analysis

DAll of the above answers are correct.

Correct answer

C. History comprises the essential framework for the performance of literary analysis

Explanation

The correct answer is History comprises the essential framework for the performance of literary analysis.

2705English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements best describes Cleanth Brooks’s attitude towards studying literature?

ACritics should consider evolving notions of a text over time.

BCritics should attempt to paraphrase texts in order to find out what they mean

CCritics should examine historical information surrounding a literary work.

DCritics should develop universal readings of texts.

Correct answer

D. Critics should develop universal readings of texts.

Explanation

The correct answer is Critics should develop universal readings of texts..

2706English LiteratureMedium

Which statement below best defines the genre of Indian autobiography?

AGenre that details life exerpeinces of white americans in early america and critiques american society to native americans.

BBoth A and B

CGenre that details life experiences of native Americas in early America and critiques American society to native Americans.

DNone of the above

Correct answer

C. Genre that details life experiences of native Americas in early America and critiques American society to native Americans.

Explanation

The correct answer is Genre that details life experiences of native Americas in early America and critiques American society to native Americans..

2707English LiteratureMedium

Shelley’s “Ode to Psyche” is narrated by ________?

AThe author of the poem

BPsyche

CShelley’s childhood self

DCupid

Correct answer

A. The author of the poem

Explanation

The correct answer is The author of the poem.

2708English LiteratureMedium

Why did Miss Havisham remain a spinster throughout her life in “Great Expectations”?

AShe was poor

BBecause she was betrayed by the bridegroom

CShe was arrogant

DShe was unwilling to marry

Correct answer

B. Because she was betrayed by the bridegroom

Explanation

The correct answer is Because she was betrayed by the bridegroom.

2709English LiteratureMedium

Milton’s “unholy trinity” of characters includes________?

ASin, Death and Temptation

BSatan, Sin, and Death

CSin, Temptation, and Satan

DError, Temptation, and Satan

Correct answer

B. Satan, Sin, and Death

Explanation

The correct answer is Satan, Sin, and Death.

2710English LiteratureMedium

________is a monosyllabic vowel combination of a diphthong and a the weak vowel?

ATriaphthong

BTriphthong

CTriaphone

DTriology

Correct answer

B. Triphthong

Explanation

The correct answer is Triphthong.

In Fredric Jameson’s book The Political Unconscious, what does Jameson suggest about literature?

ABiography is essential to literary analysis

BPolitics and the economy are the most important factors in literary analysis

CHistory comprises the essential framework for the performance of literary analysis

DAll of the above answers are correct.

Correct answer

C. History comprises the essential framework for the performance of literary analysis

Explanation

The correct answer is History comprises the essential framework for the performance of literary analysis.

Which of the following statements best describes Cleanth Brooks’s attitude towards studying literature?

ACritics should consider evolving notions of a text over time.

BCritics should attempt to paraphrase texts in order to find out what they mean

CCritics should examine historical information surrounding a literary work.

DCritics should develop universal readings of texts.

Correct answer

D. Critics should develop universal readings of texts.

Explanation

The correct answer is Critics should develop universal readings of texts..

Which statement below best defines the genre of Indian autobiography?

AGenre that details life exerpeinces of white americans in early america and critiques american society to native americans.

BBoth A and B

CGenre that details life experiences of native Americas in early America and critiques American society to native Americans.

DNone of the above

Correct answer

C. Genre that details life experiences of native Americas in early America and critiques American society to native Americans.

Explanation

The correct answer is Genre that details life experiences of native Americas in early America and critiques American society to native Americans..