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821English LiteratureMedium

At what famous university is Faustus a scholar?

ACambridge

BWittenburg

CHeidelberg

DSorbonne

Correct answer

B. Wittenburg

Explanation

The correct answer is Wittenburg.

822English LiteratureMedium

Henry David Thoreau lived for a while________?

AAt Willow Pond.

BAt the Feather River.

CAt Lake Tahoe.

DAt Walden Pond.

Correct answer

D. At Walden Pond.

Explanation

The correct answer is At Walden Pond..

823English LiteratureMedium

The Poet Laureate is________?

Athe court poet of England

Bthe best poet of the country

Ca classical poet

Da winner of Noble Prize in Poetry

Correct answer

A. the court poet of England

Explanation

The correct answer is the court poet of England.

824English LiteratureMedium

What did the family do to protect the children from the uncle?

AThey dressed the girls like boys and told them to behave as boys do

BThey formed a mob and chased the uncle out of the village

CThey locked the uncle away until the children were old enough to protect themselves

DThey dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do

Correct answer

D. They dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do

Explanation

The correct answer is They dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do.

825English LiteratureMedium

The final consonants /s/, /z/ and /iz/ in the words ‘cats’, ‘dogs’ and ‘boxes’ are instances of ________?

AAllomorphs

BAllophones

CMinimal pairs

DNone of the above

Correct answer

A. Allomorphs

Explanation

The correct answer is Allomorphs.

826English LiteratureMedium

“He will give the gloom of gloom, and the sunshine of sunshine”. The pronoun “He” refers to________?

AGod

BPainter

CAuthor

DSculptor

Correct answer

B. Painter

Explanation

The correct answer is Painter.

827English LiteratureMedium

Shakespeare is buried inside the?

AProtestant Cemetery

BNone of above

CTrinity Church

DWestminster Abbey

Correct answer

C. Trinity Church

Explanation

The correct answer is Trinity Church.

828English LiteratureMedium

Who is described? “For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow”?

AMoses

BLot

CBelial

DSatan

Correct answer

C. Belial

Explanation

The correct answer is Belial.

829English LiteratureMedium

In Chapter Three of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery, Washington’s primary goal is to________?

AGet a job.

BTo be a teacher

CTo be clean.

DGet an education.

Correct answer

D. Get an education.

Explanation

The correct answer is Get an education..

830English LiteratureMedium

In the first decades after the Norman Conquest, which of the following best describes the use of language in England?

AMost of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.

BThe French conquerors learned English in order to be able to govern well.

CThe conquered English quickly studied French.

DLatin became a common language for interaction between the two groups.

Correct answer

A. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.

Explanation

The correct answer is Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class..

What did the family do to protect the children from the uncle?

AThey dressed the girls like boys and told them to behave as boys do

BThey formed a mob and chased the uncle out of the village

CThey locked the uncle away until the children were old enough to protect themselves

DThey dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do

Correct answer

D. They dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do

Explanation

The correct answer is They dressed the boys like girls and told them to behave as girls do.

In the first decades after the Norman Conquest, which of the following best describes the use of language in England?

AMost of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.

BThe French conquerors learned English in order to be able to govern well.

CThe conquered English quickly studied French.

DLatin became a common language for interaction between the two groups.

Correct answer

A. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.

Explanation

The correct answer is Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class..