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3551English LiteratureMedium

What does the term meta-language mean, according to Andrzej Warminski?

AA supernatural language

BA language about another language

CA language that does not yet constitute a real language

DA language used by a particular marginalized group of people within a larger dominant culture

Correct answer

B. A language about another language

Explanation

The correct answer is A language about another language.

3552English LiteratureMedium

The two main characters in The Pearl are________?

AKino and his wife Juana.

BJuan Tomas and his wife.

CNone of the above

DThe doctor and the priest.

Correct answer

A. Kino and his wife Juana.

Explanation

The correct answer is Kino and his wife Juana..

3553English LiteratureMedium

Which is the first major work of Geoffrey Chaucer?

AThe Book of the Duchess

BThe Canterbury Tales

CTroilus and Criseyde

DThe House of Fame

Correct answer

A. The Book of the Duchess

Explanation

The first major work of Geoffrey Chaucer is The Book of the Duchess.

3554English LiteratureMedium

A tortured, dark-spirited, wry, and intellectual protagonist would most likely be found in a poem by________?

AJohn Keats

BWilliam Blake

CLord Byron

DWilliam Wordsworth

Correct answer

C. Lord Byron

Explanation

The correct answer is Lord Byron.

3555English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer?

AAs an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability

BAll of these answers

CAs a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors

DAs a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources

Correct answer

B. All of these answers

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these answers.

3556English LiteratureMedium

From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584?

ACorpus Christi College

BOxford University

CTrinity College

DQueens college

Correct answer

A. Corpus Christi College

Explanation

The correct answer is Corpus Christi College.

3557English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory?

ALiterary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.

BLiterary criticism is concerned with how characters in a text act, while literary theory is concerned with why characters act.

CLiterary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.

DLiterary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.

Correct answer

A. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.

Explanation

The correct answer is Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory..

3558English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following would probably NOT occur in a William Wordsworth poem?

AEngagement with the natural world

BUse of common, everyday language

CMockery of political figures

DPsychological insight

Correct answer

C. Mockery of political figures

Explanation

The correct answer is Mockery of political figures.

3559English LiteratureMedium

Catharsis refers to the term________?

Acharacters in play

Barouse of pity and fear

Canimals in play

Dsympathy to others

Correct answer

B. arouse of pity and fear

Explanation

The correct answer is arouse of pity and fear.

3560English LiteratureMedium

In which work do you read: “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.”?

APrelude

BLovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock

CThe Last Decalogue

DSonnets from the Portuguese

Correct answer

B. Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock

Explanation

The correct answer is Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock.

What does the term meta-language mean, according to Andrzej Warminski?

AA supernatural language

BA language about another language

CA language that does not yet constitute a real language

DA language used by a particular marginalized group of people within a larger dominant culture

Correct answer

B. A language about another language

Explanation

The correct answer is A language about another language.

Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer?

AAs an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability

BAll of these answers

CAs a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors

DAs a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources

Correct answer

B. All of these answers

Explanation

The correct answer is All of these answers.

Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory?

ALiterary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.

BLiterary criticism is concerned with how characters in a text act, while literary theory is concerned with why characters act.

CLiterary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.

DLiterary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.

Correct answer

A. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.

Explanation

The correct answer is Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory..