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671English LiteratureMedium

Is Dryden’s Essay of Dramatic Poesy a work of?

ALegislative Criticism

Comparative Criticism

CTextual Criticism

DInterpretative Criticism

Correct answer

B. Comparative Criticism

Explanation

The correct answer is Comparative Criticism.

672English LiteratureMedium

On which novel, the Sherlock Holmes character was first appeared________?

AThe Valley of Fear

BThe Hound of the Baskervilles

CThe Sign of the Four

DA Study in Scarlet

Correct answer

D. A Study in Scarlet

Explanation

The correct answer is A Study in Scarlet.

673English LiteratureMedium

What does Chaucer write concerning the devastating effect of the Black Death upon English social, cultural, and economic life in “The Canterbury Tales”?

AChaucer wrote no direct descriptions.

BThe upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.

CPriests died in great numbers.

DRent prices increased because of the market boom.

Correct answer

B. The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.

Explanation

The correct answer is The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources..

674English LiteratureMedium

Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek “old comedy” was often characterized as being?

AHighly sexual

BGrounded in religion

CSatirical and political

DNot comedic at all

Correct answer

C. Satirical and political

Explanation

The correct answer is Satirical and political.

675English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry?

AChristian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed

BIts formal and dignified use of speech was distant from everyday use of language.

CRomantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.

DIrony is a mode of perception, as much as it was a figure of speech.

Correct answer

C. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.

Explanation

The correct answer is Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct..

676English LiteratureMedium

During which period London theaterrs remained closed on account of the plague?

A1593

B1595

C1592

D1594

Correct answer

A. 1593

Explanation

The correct answer is 1593.

677English LiteratureMedium

In the play, “Macbeth,” who is the goddess of witchcraft?

ALady Macbeth

BLennox

CHecate

DThe porter

Correct answer

C. Hecate

Explanation

The correct answer is Hecate.

678English LiteratureMedium

Which of Chaucer’s works is associated with Valentine’s Day?

AThe Canterbury Tales

BParlement of Foules

CThe Book of the Duchess

Correct answer

B. Parlement of Foules

Explanation

The correct answer is Parlement of Foules.

679English LiteratureMedium

________is concerned with the selection and organization of speech sounds in a language?

APhonology

BSemantics

CMorphology

DSyntax

Correct answer

A. Phonology

Explanation

The correct answer is Phonology.

680English LiteratureMedium

What fundamental idea does psychoanalytic criticism hold about literary texts?

ALiterary texts are unlike dreams because they have a system of order and produce meaning.

BLiterary texts solely reflect an author’s intentions.

CLiterary texts should not be read as a projection of the author’s psyche.

DLiterary texts reveal secret elements of an author’s unconscious.

Correct answer

D. Literary texts reveal secret elements of an author’s unconscious.

Explanation

The correct answer is Literary texts reveal secret elements of an author’s unconscious..

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