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3041English LiteratureMedium

Which was not among the \new\genres promoted by poets such as Jonson, Donne, and Herbert?

Athe epigram

Bthe country-house poem

Cthe Petrarchan sonnet

Dthe classical satire

Correct answer

C. the Petrarchan sonnet

Explanation

The correct answer is the Petrarchan sonnet.

3042English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime?

AThe distinction between the sublime and beauty

BThe effect of the sublime on the physical body

CAn aesthetic explanation of the sublime through painting

DThe important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

Correct answer

D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

Explanation

The correct answer is The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure.

3043English LiteratureMedium

The distinction between comedy and tragedy which characterized classical drama was first forgotten during what period in England?

AElizabethan

BVictorian

CMedieval

DRomantic

Correct answer

C. Medieval

Explanation

The correct answer is Medieval.

3044English LiteratureMedium

‘Lycidas’ is written by________?

AAlexander Pope

BHenry Fielding

CJohn Milton

DThomas Hardy

Correct answer

C. John Milton

Explanation

The correct answer is John Milton.

3045English LiteratureMedium

What was the importance of the Reform Bills of 1832 and 1867?

AThey allowed women to divorce their husbands.

BThey established new standards for Victorian morality.

CThey raised the question of whether women should be able to vote.

DThey allowed new colonization and imperialism efforts.

Correct answer

C. They raised the question of whether women should be able to vote.

Explanation

The correct answer is They raised the question of whether women should be able to vote..

3046English LiteratureMedium

Who is the author of “The Origin of Species”?

AT. Hardy

BO. Goldsmith

CA. Pope

DCharles Darwin

Correct answer

D. Charles Darwin

Explanation

The correct answer is Charles Darwin.

3047English LiteratureMedium

“Under the green wood tree” is a song in________?

AMuch ado about nothing

BAs you like it

CLove’s labour’s lost

DA mid Summer night’s dream

Correct answer

B. As you like it

Explanation

The correct answer is As you like it.

3048English LiteratureMedium

Which among the following are bilabial plosive sounds in English?

A/k/ & /g/

B/t/ &/d/

C/m/ & /v/

D/p/ & /b/

Correct answer

D. /p/ & /b/

Explanation

The correct answer is /p/ & /b/.

3049English LiteratureMedium

How does literary theory resemble the practice of philosophy as it was developed by Plato and Aristotle?

ALiterary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation.

BAll of the above answers are correct.

CLiterary theory relies totally on speculation rather than history.

DLiterary theory engages with theoretical rather than real-world issues.

Correct answer

A. Literary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation.

Explanation

The correct answer is Literary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation..

3050English LiteratureMedium

How many soliloquies are spoken by Hamlet in the play Hamlet?

ASeven

BThree

CFive

DNine

Correct answer

A. Seven

Explanation

The correct answer is Seven.

Which of the following ideas does NOT come from Edmund Burke’s Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime?

AThe distinction between the sublime and beauty

BThe effect of the sublime on the physical body

CAn aesthetic explanation of the sublime through painting

DThe important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

Correct answer

D. The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure

Explanation

The correct answer is The important role surprise plays in creating pleasure.

What was the importance of the Reform Bills of 1832 and 1867?

AThey allowed women to divorce their husbands.

BThey established new standards for Victorian morality.

CThey raised the question of whether women should be able to vote.

DThey allowed new colonization and imperialism efforts.

Correct answer

C. They raised the question of whether women should be able to vote.

Explanation

The correct answer is They raised the question of whether women should be able to vote..

How does literary theory resemble the practice of philosophy as it was developed by Plato and Aristotle?

ALiterary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation.

BAll of the above answers are correct.

CLiterary theory relies totally on speculation rather than history.

DLiterary theory engages with theoretical rather than real-world issues.

Correct answer

A. Literary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation.

Explanation

The correct answer is Literary theory asks fundamental questions about literary interpretation, and at the same time builds specific systems of literary interpretation..