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2821English LiteratureMedium

“The Crown of Wild Olive”, is written by________?

ARussell

BC. Lamb

CRuskin

DJ.S.Mill

Correct answer

C. Ruskin

Explanation

The correct answer is Ruskin.

2822English LiteratureMedium

What served as the inspiration for P.B Shelley’s poems to the working classes?

Athe organization of a working class men’s choral group in Southern England

Bthe Peterloo Massacre

Cthe Battle of Waterloo

Dthe storming of the Bastille

Correct answer

B. the Peterloo Massacre

Explanation

The correct answer is the Peterloo Massacre.

2823English LiteratureMedium

What promise did Augustine’s sudden death prevent him from fulfilling?

AOvercoming his alcoholism

BRelearning to pray

CFreeing his slaves

DReuniting Tom with Aunt Chole

Correct answer

C. Freeing his slaves

Explanation

The correct answer is Freeing his slaves.

2824English LiteratureMedium

Why do we call Ralph Waldo Emerson the “Father of American Literature”?

AFirst native american to publish life writing

BNone of the above

CLiterary Maverick

DMentor to other writers

Correct answer

D. Mentor to other writers

Explanation

The correct answer is Mentor to other writers.

2825English LiteratureMedium

How do the Shelby’s treat their slaves?

AKindly but firmly

BThey do not have slaves

CSet them all free

DBeat them everyday

Correct answer

A. Kindly but firmly

Explanation

The correct answer is Kindly but firmly.

2826English LiteratureMedium

Langston Hughes was among the most important figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Which of the following is an accurate characterization of his experiences before he published his first book?

AHe was a native New Yorker who did not travel much but who was keenly aware of New York’s complexity and diversity.

BHe was born in Missouri and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world before he moved to New York City.

CHe spent most of his life in Washington, DC, moving to Harlem only after he gained literary fame.

DHe moved to New York from Alabama and the stark contrast between these places deeply influenced his writing.

Correct answer

B. He was born in Missouri and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world before he moved to New York City.

Explanation

The correct answer is He was born in Missouri and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world before he moved to New York City..

2827English LiteratureMedium

The theory of Transformational Generative Grammar is contained in ________?

AChomsky’s “Aspects of the theory of Syntax”

BBoth “a’ & “b”

CChomsky’s “Syntactic Structures”

DLeonard Bloomfield’s “Language”

Correct answer

B. Both “a’ & “b”

Explanation

The correct answer is Both “a’ & “b”.

2828English LiteratureMedium

A syllabic division is marked with________?

AA slash

BA vertical bar

CAn arrow mark

DA hyphen

Correct answer

D. A hyphen

Explanation

The correct answer is A hyphen.

2829English LiteratureMedium

After Milton went blind, he was able to compose poetry by using ________?

Aa code of his own devising

Bbraille

Cdictation

Dan Abacus

Correct answer

C. dictation

Explanation

The correct answer is dictation.

2830English LiteratureMedium

Important contemporary reviews of Virginia Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse” tend to focus on which of the following aspects of the novel?

AThe novel’s radically unique narrative voice

BThe profound and often troubling relationships among characters

CThe novel’s experimental structure

DAll of the above

Correct answer

D. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

Langston Hughes was among the most important figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Which of the following is an accurate characterization of his experiences before he published his first book?

AHe was a native New Yorker who did not travel much but who was keenly aware of New York’s complexity and diversity.

BHe was born in Missouri and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world before he moved to New York City.

CHe spent most of his life in Washington, DC, moving to Harlem only after he gained literary fame.

DHe moved to New York from Alabama and the stark contrast between these places deeply influenced his writing.

Correct answer

B. He was born in Missouri and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world before he moved to New York City.

Explanation

The correct answer is He was born in Missouri and traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world before he moved to New York City..