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3501English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following writers wrote about trench warfare during the Great War?

AIsaac Rosenberg

BSiegfried Sassoon

CAll of these answers

DWilfred Owen

Correct answer

C. All of these answers

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these answers.

3502English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following patterns of intonation is used in tag questions which imply that the speaker is certain about what is said________?

AThe fall__rise

BThe falling

CThe rising

DNone of the above

Correct answer

B. The falling

Explanation

The correct answer is The falling.

3503English LiteratureMedium

What is the primary focus of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History?

AThe life of everyday people in the 5th and 6th centuries

BThe conversion of Britain to Christianity

CThe spread of Christianity after the Norman Conquest

DThe history of Christianity before it reached Britain

Correct answer

B. The conversion of Britain to Christianity

Explanation

The correct answer is The conversion of Britain to Christianity.

3504English LiteratureMedium

In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience?

AA member of the clergy should have spoken next.

BThe miller did not ask politely.

CThe miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

DThe knight had not finished his tale.

Correct answer

C. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

Explanation

The correct answer is The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him..

3505English LiteratureMedium

Syllables in which the consonant functions as nucleus are called________?

ASyllabic consonants

BNone of the above

CSuffixes

DSibilants

Correct answer

A. Syllabic consonants

Explanation

The correct answer is Syllabic consonants.

3506English LiteratureMedium

There are ________ vowel sounds in English IPA.

A22

B19

C21

D20

Correct answer

D. 20

Explanation

The correct answer is 20.

3507English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements about slavery is true?

ASlave owners did not allow their slaves to live as married couples.

BMost slaves were not Christian.

CSlaves were given limited civil rights.

DMost slave children lived in two family homes.

Correct answer

D. Most slave children lived in two family homes.

Explanation

The correct answer is Most slave children lived in two family homes..

3508English LiteratureMedium

Which one of Milton’s senses were lost during writing his works?

ATaste

BHearing

CVision

DVoice

Correct answer

C. Vision

Explanation

The correct answer is Vision.

3509English LiteratureMedium

In verse, “meter” refers to which of the following?

AThe number of words in a line

BThe height of the stage

CThe measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

DThe length of a written line

Correct answer

C. The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Explanation

The correct answer is The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

3510English LiteratureMedium

Plato’s Republic is written in the form of________?

ADialogue

BDrama

CPoetry

DNarrative mode

Correct answer

A. Dialogue

Explanation

The correct answer is Dialogue.

What is the primary focus of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History?

AThe life of everyday people in the 5th and 6th centuries

BThe conversion of Britain to Christianity

CThe spread of Christianity after the Norman Conquest

DThe history of Christianity before it reached Britain

Correct answer

B. The conversion of Britain to Christianity

Explanation

The correct answer is The conversion of Britain to Christianity.

In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience?

AA member of the clergy should have spoken next.

BThe miller did not ask politely.

CThe miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

DThe knight had not finished his tale.

Correct answer

C. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

Explanation

The correct answer is The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him..

Which of the following statements about slavery is true?

ASlave owners did not allow their slaves to live as married couples.

BMost slaves were not Christian.

CSlaves were given limited civil rights.

DMost slave children lived in two family homes.

Correct answer

D. Most slave children lived in two family homes.

Explanation

The correct answer is Most slave children lived in two family homes..

In verse, “meter” refers to which of the following?

AThe number of words in a line

BThe height of the stage

CThe measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

DThe length of a written line

Correct answer

C. The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

Explanation

The correct answer is The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.