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3581English LiteratureMedium

In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers?

Athe Beowulf poet

BChr ́tien de Troyes

CGeoffrey of Monmouth

Dthe Gawain poet

Correct answer

D. the Gawain poet

Explanation

The correct answer is the Gawain poet.

3582English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following sixteenth-century poets was not a courtier?

APhilip Sidney

BWalter Ralegh

CGeorge Puttenham

DThomas Wyatt

Correct answer

C. George Puttenham

Explanation

The correct answer is George Puttenham.

3583English LiteratureMedium

In Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem, “kitchenette building,” what is most important to the building’s inhabitants?

AHaving a bathroom with warm water.

BFollowing one’s dreams.

CFinding a mate.

DGetting food on the table.

Correct answer

A. Having a bathroom with warm water.

Explanation

The correct answer is Having a bathroom with warm water..

3584English LiteratureMedium

The ‘Merchant of Venice’ Written by Shakespeare is________?

Aa drama

Ba short story

CA novel

Da poem

Correct answer

A. a drama

Explanation

The correct answer is a drama.

3585English LiteratureMedium

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds________?

Aonomatopoeia

Balliteration

Cnone of the above

Drhyme

Correct answer

B. alliteration

Explanation

The correct answer is alliteration.

3586English LiteratureMedium

On the basis of the criterion of the state of the tension of the tongue, vowels can be classified into________?

AHigh vowels & low vowels

BTense vowels &lax vowels

CRound vowels & unrounded vowels

DFront vowels & back vowels

Correct answer

B. Tense vowels &lax vowels

Explanation

The correct answer is Tense vowels &lax vowels.

3587English LiteratureMedium

At the end of Hare’s adventure with the headless bodies how does he turned them into “fast-fish.”?

AThe headless bodies liked to eat fish.

BThe headless bodies were actually creatures who evolved from fish so they were simply returned to their primordial state

CThe headless bodies served Hare fish.

DThe headless bodies tried to abuse people so they were turned into ’fast-fish’ as a punishment.

Correct answer

D. The headless bodies tried to abuse people so they were turned into ’fast-fish’ as a punishment.

Explanation

The correct answer is The headless bodies tried to abuse people so they were turned into ’fast-fish’ as a punishment..

3588English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following concepts does Aristotle consider to be the most important element of a Greek tragedy?

ASong composition

BPoetic diction

CStage design

DPlot

Correct answer

D. Plot

Explanation

The correct answer is Plot.

3589English LiteratureMedium

Shelley expresses all of the following ideas in A Defence of Poetry, EXCEPT________?

Apoetry has no effect on society.

Breason can help man understand beauty.

Clanguage shows humanity’s impulse towards order.

Dcivilization comes through beauty.

Correct answer

A. poetry has no effect on society.

Explanation

The correct answer is poetry has no effect on society..

3590English LiteratureMedium

Define oral tradition________?

AThe passing on from one generation to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions after it has been written down.

BThe passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non-literate cultures by word of mouth

CThe use of “like” or “as” to draw a comparison between two unlike things

DThe telling of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions to a single generation within and between nonliterate cultures

Correct answer

B. The passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non-literate cultures by word of mouth

Explanation

The correct answer is The passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non-literate cultures by word of mouth.

At the end of Hare’s adventure with the headless bodies how does he turned them into “fast-fish.”?

AThe headless bodies liked to eat fish.

BThe headless bodies were actually creatures who evolved from fish so they were simply returned to their primordial state

CThe headless bodies served Hare fish.

DThe headless bodies tried to abuse people so they were turned into ’fast-fish’ as a punishment.

Correct answer

D. The headless bodies tried to abuse people so they were turned into ’fast-fish’ as a punishment.

Explanation

The correct answer is The headless bodies tried to abuse people so they were turned into ’fast-fish’ as a punishment..

Define oral tradition________?

AThe passing on from one generation to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions after it has been written down.

BThe passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non-literate cultures by word of mouth

CThe use of “like” or “as” to draw a comparison between two unlike things

DThe telling of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions to a single generation within and between nonliterate cultures

Correct answer

B. The passing on from one generation (and/or locality) to another of songs, chants, proverbs, and other verbal compositions within and between non-literate cultures by word of mouth

Explanation