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3121English LiteratureMedium

WorldWar I drastically changed the political and cultural climate in Europe. Which of the following was NOT among the changes brought about by World War I?

ASuccessful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

BBy the end of the 1920s, almost every state that had participated in World War I faced an economic depression and political upheavals.

CIn the course of World War I, the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.

DGermany was defeated and blamed for causing the war.

Correct answer

A. Successful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

Explanation

The correct answer is Successful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939..

3122English LiteratureMedium

On which Biblical theme that Paradise lost is based?

AThe fall of Lucifer

BThe fall of man

CThe genesis

DAdam and Eve

Correct answer

B. The fall of man

Explanation

The correct answer is The fall of man.

3123English LiteratureMedium

Who of the following was both a poet and painter?

AWilliam Blake

BKeats

CDonne

DSpenser

Correct answer

A. William Blake

Explanation

The correct answer is William Blake.

3124English LiteratureMedium

In the play, “Macbeth,” who asks “Whence is that knocking?” (2.11.55)

AMacbeth

BLady Macbeth

CMacduff

DDuncan

Correct answer

A. Macbeth

Explanation

The correct answer is Macbeth.

3125English LiteratureMedium

Words such as ‘phone’ and ‘photo’ are instances of ________?

AClipping.

BDerivation

CPortmanteau

DCompounding

Correct answer

A. Clipping.

Explanation

The correct answer is Clipping..

3126English LiteratureMedium

What do you mean by Burlesque?

Aa satiric person

Ba drama

Ca satiric caricature of the characters

Dan allegorical statement

Correct answer

C. a satiric caricature of the characters

Explanation

The correct answer is a satiric caricature of the characters.

3127English LiteratureMedium

Jane Austen’s other writings are________?

APersuasion

BSense and Sensibility

CAll of these

DEmma

Correct answer

C. All of these

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these.

3128English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true?

AScops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.

BThegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.

CAnchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.

DMonks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.

Correct answer

A. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.

Explanation

The correct answer is Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition..

3129English LiteratureMedium

In which establishment Coleridge enlisted himself in December 1793 by using the false name “Silas Tomkyn Comberbache”?

ASolicitors office

BThe Poets society

CBritish Royal Navy

DRoyal Dragoons

Correct answer

D. Royal Dragoons

Explanation

The correct answer is Royal Dragoons.

3130English LiteratureMedium

In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage”?

AHamlet is not relevant to the Romantic age.

BThe role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.

CHamlet is a work that was written to be read, not performed.

DHamlet cannot be staged properly because of the complexity of the play’s use of language.

Correct answer

B. The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.

Explanation

The correct answer is The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor..

WorldWar I drastically changed the political and cultural climate in Europe. Which of the following was NOT among the changes brought about by World War I?

ASuccessful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

BBy the end of the 1920s, almost every state that had participated in World War I faced an economic depression and political upheavals.

CIn the course of World War I, the Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.

DGermany was defeated and blamed for causing the war.

Correct answer

A. Successful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

Explanation

The correct answer is Successful parliamentary democracies were established throughout the continent and remained stable until the outbreak of World War II in 1939..

Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true?

AScops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.

BThegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.

CAnchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.

DMonks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.

Correct answer

A. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.

Explanation

The correct answer is Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition..

In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage”?

AHamlet is not relevant to the Romantic age.

BThe role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.

CHamlet is a work that was written to be read, not performed.

DHamlet cannot be staged properly because of the complexity of the play’s use of language.

Correct answer

B. The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.

Explanation

The correct answer is The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor..