1001. Restored to the throne in 1660, Charles II ruled_______________?
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A. only a small area around London and Oxford.

B. through a system of draconian military courts.

C. with an absolute prerogative his father would have envied.

D. with deference to Parliaments legislative supremacy.
1002. Which of the following is not indebted to the Gothic genre ?
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A. Matthew Lewiss The Monk

B. William Beckfords Vathek

C. Tobias Smolletts Roderick Randsom

D. Ann Radcliffes The Italian

1004. Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry ?
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A. checkered shade

B. shining sword

C. verdant mead

D. simian rivalry
1006. The crisis over the Exclusion Bill effectively divided the country into which two political parties ?
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A. the Royalists and the Tories

B. the Republicans and the Royalists

C. the Royalists and the Whigs

D. the Tories and the Whigs
1007. Which text exemplifies the anti- Victorianism prevalent in the early twentieth century ?
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A. Eminent Victorians

B. Jungle Books

C. The Way of All Flesh

D. both A and C
1008. Wordsworth described all good poetry as_______________?
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A. the polite patter of a corrupted age

B. the divine gift of grace

C. the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings

D. the rhythmic expression of moral intuition

1009. The Gothic novel, a popular genre for the Romantics, exemplified in the writing of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, could contain which of the following elements ?
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A. supernatural phenomenon

B. perversion and sadism, often involving a maidens persecution

C. plots of mystery and terror set in inhospitable, sullen landscapes

D. all of the above
1010. What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ?
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A. the Houses of Parliament

B. Buckingham Palace

C. Westminster Abbey

D. Tower Bridge

1011. Between 1520 and 1550, the population of London_______________?
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A. fell from 375,00 to barely 100,000.

B. doubled from 600,000 to 1,200,000

C. remained constant.

D. doubled from 60,000 to 120,000.
1012. What is blank verse ?
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A. free verse, without rhyme or regular meter

B. unrhymed iambic pentameter

C. the verse form of the Shakespearean sonnet

D. iambic pentameter in rhyming couplets

1013. Which group of radicals got their name from their penchant for rambling prophecy ?
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A. the Fifth Monarchists

B. the Diggers

C. the Ranters

D. the Roarers

1020. Who wrote: Reader, I married him. ?
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A. Emily Bronte

B. Jane Austen

C. Edith Wharton

D. Charlotte Bronte
1021. The churchyard of St. Pauls Cathedral was well-known for its____________?
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A. performing bears.

B. graffiti.

C. ruinous condition.

D. bookshops.
1022. Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
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A. the death of the musical

B. all but C

C. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos

D. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies

1026. Who began the tradition of revenge play ?
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A. Thomas kyd

B. Goorge peele

C. Samuel daniel

D. Phineas fletcher

1027. Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?
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A. Thomas Mores Utopia

B. Christopher Marlowes Doctor Faustus

C. William Shakespeares King Lear

D. Thomas Mores The History of King Richard III

1028. What was the general subject of theWelsh poet Katherine Philipss work ?
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A. celebrations of female friendship in Platonic terms normally reserved for male Friendships

B. celebrations of the transience of all life and beauty

C. celebrations of religious ecstasy and divine inspiration

D. celebrations of lesbian sexuality in terms that did not imply a male readership

1029. What did Henry James describe as loose baggy monsters ?
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A. publishers

B. the English

C. novels

D. plays

1030. Why didnt Alexander Pope attend an English university ?
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A. He lived in Italy until the age of 27

B. He just wasnt bright enough

C. Asthma, headaches, and spinal deformity made him an invalid

D. He was a Catholic, and therefore forbidden from attending
1031. Whose great Dictionary, published in 1755, included more than 114,000 quotations ?
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A. Samuel Johnson

B. William Hogarth

C. Ben Jonson

D. Jonathan Swift

1034. Who succeeded Elizabeth I on the throne of England ?
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A. Henry IX

B. James I

C. Elizabeth II

D. Charles I

1035. Who served as Protector under Englands first written constitution ?
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A. George Monk

B. Praisegod Barebone

C. Gerrard Winstanley

D. Oliver Cromwell
1039. Which writer was not active under both Elizabeth I and James I ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. John Donne

C. Ben Jonson

D. John Milton
1040. Which chilling novel of surveillance and entrapment had the alternative title Things as They Are ____________?
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A. Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

B. Sir Walter Scotts Waverley

C. William Godwins Caleb Williams

D. Jane Austens Emma

1041. How did one critic sum up Samuel Becketts Waiting for Godot ?
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A. kitchen sink drama

B. angry young men

C. \nothing happens-twice\

D. political correctness gone mad

1042. Horaces doctrine \ut pictura poesis\was interpreted to mean______________?
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A. Poetry ought to be a visual as well as a verbal art.

B. Poetry is the supreme artistic form.

C. A picture is worth a thousand words.

D. Art should hold a mirror up to nature.

1043. What characteristics of seventeenth century Metaphysical poetry sparked the enthusiasm of modernist poets and critics ?
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A. its union of thought and passion

B. A and B

C. its uncompromising engagement with politics

D. its intellectual complexity

1044. Which of the following is not associated with high modernism in the novel ?
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A. narrative realism

B. stream of consciousness

C. free indirect style

D. irresolute open endings

1045. What does the term angel in the house signify ?
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A. The idea that the Victorian woman represents the new woman

B. The idea that women are pure and morally superior to men

C. The idea that confinement in the home may induce madness

D. The idea that women should advise men

1046. Which is/are typical of the supernatural in medieval romance ?
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A. spells

B. enchantment

C. fairy trickery

D. All of the Above
1047. What does the character Dracula symbolize in the novel ?
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A. Modern science

B. Ancient evil

C. Theories of evolution

D. The consciousness

1048. How does Frankensteins monster learn about the Garden of Eden ?
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A. He reads Miltons Paradise Lost.

B. He is taught by Victor about the Bible.

C. He listens outside church services.

D. He reads the Bible.

1050. All of the following refer to the uncanny EXCEPT________________?
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A. The supernatural

B. A sense of uncomfortable strangeness

C. Unheimlich

D. A psychoanalytic term that explains terror