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791English LiteratureMedium

In the Middle Ages, which class of people was most likely to be literate?

Aworking class men

Bmonks

Cworking class women

Dpeasants

Correct answer

B. monks

Explanation

The correct answer is monks.

792English LiteratureMedium

In his essay “The Symbolism of Poetry,” William Butler Yeats argues that which of the following is the purpose of rhythm?

ATo “amplify and clarify the indistinct emotions created by metaphorical symbols”

BTo “make poetry new”

CTo “prolong the moment of contemplation”

DTo “counteract the forces of dispersal inherent in metaphorical language”

Correct answer

C. To “prolong the moment of contemplation”

Explanation

The correct answer is To “prolong the moment of contemplation”.

793English LiteratureMedium

/m/ is a ________consonant?

ABilabial

BGlottal

CVelar

DBilabial__nasal

Correct answer

D. Bilabial__nasal

Explanation

The correct answer is Bilabial__nasal.

794English LiteratureMedium

According to Dr. Mazzotta, what do Dante’s planets represent?

AThe liberal arts

BThe sacraments

CThe historical religious eras

DThe deadly sins

Correct answer

A. The liberal arts

Explanation

The correct answer is The liberal arts.

795English LiteratureMedium

Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe similarly reflect the forces giving rise to the novel in which of the following ways?

ABoth emphasize romantic relationships that play up the importance of women readers.

BTheir imperialist settings reflect the interest in faraway lands that led to adventure novels.

CBoth focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.

DTheir epistolary forms reflect an increasing political interest in subjective feelings.

Correct answer

C. Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.

Explanation

The correct answer is Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers..

796English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following best defines the work of a deconstructionist critic?

ASuggesting that the study of literature is based on the breakdown of language into signs

BCalling into question the capacity of language to communicate

CAll of the above.

DArguing that language, and therefore literary texts, relies on the difference between terms and therefore constantly defers meaning.

Correct answer

C. All of the above.

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above..

797English LiteratureMedium

In which county was Jane Austin born?

ASussex

BHampshire

CNorfolk

DYorkshire

Correct answer

B. Hampshire

Explanation

The correct answer is Hampshire.

798English LiteratureMedium

Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomsky’s competence and Performance?

ACharles Sanders Pierce

BFerdinand De Saussure.

CLeonard bloom Filed.

DEdward Sapir

Correct answer

B. Ferdinand De Saussure.

Explanation

The correct answer is Ferdinand De Saussure..

799English LiteratureMedium

According to Dante, which is the most serious sin in hell?

ATreachery

BHeresy

CGluttony

DAvarice

Correct answer

A. Treachery

Explanation

The correct answer is Treachery.

800English LiteratureMedium

What Pope poem begins, “In these deep solitudes and awful cells, / Where heav’nly-pensive contemplation dwells, / And ever-musing melancholy reigns; / What means this tumult in a vestal’s veins?”

ASolitude: An Ode

BThe Rape of the Lock

CThe Dunciad

DEloisa to Abelard

Correct answer

D. Eloisa to Abelard

Explanation

The correct answer is Eloisa to Abelard.

In his essay “The Symbolism of Poetry,” William Butler Yeats argues that which of the following is the purpose of rhythm?

ATo “amplify and clarify the indistinct emotions created by metaphorical symbols”

BTo “make poetry new”

CTo “prolong the moment of contemplation”

DTo “counteract the forces of dispersal inherent in metaphorical language”

Correct answer

C. To “prolong the moment of contemplation”

Explanation

The correct answer is To “prolong the moment of contemplation”.

Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe similarly reflect the forces giving rise to the novel in which of the following ways?

ABoth emphasize romantic relationships that play up the importance of women readers.

BTheir imperialist settings reflect the interest in faraway lands that led to adventure novels.

CBoth focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.

DTheir epistolary forms reflect an increasing political interest in subjective feelings.

Correct answer

C. Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.

Explanation

The correct answer is Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers..

Which of the following best defines the work of a deconstructionist critic?

ASuggesting that the study of literature is based on the breakdown of language into signs

BCalling into question the capacity of language to communicate

CAll of the above.

DArguing that language, and therefore literary texts, relies on the difference between terms and therefore constantly defers meaning.

Correct answer

C. All of the above.

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above..