1251. Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
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A. b and c only

B. Chrtien de Troyes

C. Marie de France

D. Geoffrey Chaucer

1252. Which of the following is an alternative name for the Middle Ages ?
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A. Dark Ages

B. Age of Enlightenment

C. Age of Reason

D. Platonic Period

1254. Which of the following is NOT a theme of The Castle of Otranto ?
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A. The rupture of the everyday by acts of violence

B. Unnatural forces overwhelming human endeavor

C. The return of the past to the present

D. The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation
1256. In the Middle Ages, how did society treat prostitution ?
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A. prostitution was considered a solution to epidemics of rape

B. prostitution was considered problematic but legal

C. the Church opposed prostitution on moral grounds

D. All of the Above
1257. In what way is Dracula NOT an Other figure ?
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A. He is racially different.

B. He is a connection to a different time.

C. He is from a foreign land.

D. He is Christian.
1258. How does the uncanny function in Frankenstein ?
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A. The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.

B. Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.

C. The monsters grotesque body is actually made of human parts.

D. The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.

1259. Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?
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A. The use of poetic prose in the Gothic novel

B. The ascendency of human reason in the Gothic novel

C. The representation of contemporary life in the Gothic novel

D. The Gothic novels interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
1260. In The Monk what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ?
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A. Antonias death

B. Matildas dressing as Rosario

C. The magic mirror

D. Agness admittance to the convent

1261. Which of the following women is most closely associated with monastic life ?
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A. Christine de Pizan

B. The Wife of Bath

C. Hildegard of Bingen

D. Marie de France

1262. What literary convention is used pervasively in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. The uncanny doubling of characters

B. Satire

C. Realism

D. First-person narration

1264. How does Emily show initiative in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. She takes control of her own money.

B. She leaves home in search of adventure.

C. She converts to Catholicism.

D. She rejects her aunts invitation to travel to Italy.

1266. How was Christine de Pizan a unique female writer for her time ?
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A. she wrote in order to support herself

B. she was the only woman to work in the oral tradition

C. she was the first female mystic

D. she was the only woman to write medieval lays

1267. What is the significance of the Other in Gothic novels ?
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A. They are almost always the subjects of omens and curses.

B. They are typically heroes.

C. They are perceived as dangerous because they are unknown.

D. They always express deviant sexual tendencies.

1268. In Frankenstein how does Shelley represent science ?
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A. As a way to resolve human madness

B. As something needed for humans to advance

C. As inherently monstrous

D. As potentially productive when used correctly

1269. In what way do the houses in The Yellow Wallpaper and Jane Eyre differ from each other as Gothic literary structures ?
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A. The relative age of the houses

B. The relative location of the houses within the larger communities

C. The state of disrepair when the houses are first encountered by the protagonists

D. The relative location of the room in which the troubled women are kept

1271. In which way does Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper include elements of the uncanny ?
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A. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man.

B. An everyday object causes her terror.

C. It features a body transformation.

D. It reflects a womans everyday life.

1272. Who were lay mystics ?
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A. people who were formally tied to religious orders

B. people who attempted to contact God without the intervention of an established religious order

C. people who attempt to found their own religious orders

D. people who reject asceticism and contemplation

1273. In The Castle of Otranto what monstrous Other does Manfred embody ?
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A. The undead

B. The transgendered

C. The outcast

D. The cursed
1274. In the Middle Ages, how did religious and secular concepts of virginity differ ?
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A. secular authorities said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while religious doctrines said it was spendable

B. secular authorities said that virginity was unimportant, while the Church highly valued it

C. the Church said that virginity was unimportant, while the secular authorities highly valued it

D. religious doctrines said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while secular authorities said it was spendable
1275. What do scholars Michael ORourke and David Collings argue about Queer Romanticism ?
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A. Deviant sexuality, including homosexuality, has historically been associated with Romantic literature.

B. The Queer Gothic is understudied.

C. The sexual lives of Romantic-era authors are not relevant to our understanding of queer Romanticism.

D. Romantic literary criticism has been stubbornly limited with regard to queer readings.
1276. Which of these female writers was least likely to have been literate ?
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A. Julian of Norwich

B. Catherine de Pizan

C. Heloise

D. Margery Kempe
1277. In what centuries did mystical women writers primarily work ?
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A. 9th and 10th centuries

B. 10th and 11th centuries

C. 8th and 9th centuries

D. 14th and 15th centuries
1278. For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
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A. The Industrial Revolution

B. The American Revolution

C. The Battle of Waterloo

D. The French Revolution
1279. In Dracula what is the significance of the typewriter ?
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A. It is a less effective tool than traditional folklore weapons.

B. It becomes a way to conceal information.

C. It allows women to participate in the novel.

D. It serves as a path to the public sphere for women.
1280. Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues ?
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A. the romance

B. the heroic epic

C. the morality play

D. the short story

1281. In Dracula what does the death of Lucy suggest ?
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A. That men consider themselves responsible for their own fates

B. That women are not one-dimensional

C. That female sexuality is dangerous and must be destroyed

D. That sexual purity was less important than societys safety

1282. Which is the best example of the double standard that exists in tales of courtly love ?
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A. men are represented as immoral while women are always presented as chaste

B. women are always villains, while men are always heroes

C. men are allowed to boast about their affairs, while women must keep them secret

D. women are always involved in supernatural plots while mens storylines tend to be more realistic

1283. Why do most historians think monasticism appealed to medieval women ?
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A. it provided women with the opportunity to protect their own property

B. it allowed women to exercise political authority in their communities

C. All of the Above

D. it provided women with a place to nourish their intellectual growth

1284. All of the following define the Gothic EXCEPT________________?
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A. Reason

B. The grotesque

C. The unknown

D. Transgression

1285. Which one of the following events inspired the trend of body transformation in Gothic novels ?
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A. The decline in animal dissections

B. The end of the Vitalist Controversy

C. The end of absolute monarchy

D. The increase in scientific experimentation
1286. What is distinctive about Emilys bedchamber at Udolpho ?
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A. It contains a secret passageway.

B. It is lavishly furnished.

C. It is haunted.

D. It does not lock from the inside.
1287. Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
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A. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.

B. She was a virgin martyr.

C. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

D. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.

1288. In what way does Gothic-style architecture complement the themes of the Gothic novel ?
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A. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures

B. The scientific advancement of the ribbed vault and flying buttress associated with Gothic architecture

C. The reduction in width of the stone masonry in Gothic architecture

D. The ethereal quality of the interior space of Gothic architecture

1289. What are books of hours ?
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A. private books of prayers to be recited throughout the day

B. books of prayers used at Christian Mass

C. books of information about the history of the Church

D. popular books before the invention of the printing press

1291. Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
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A. repetition of parallel syntactic structures

B. embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine

C. stress on every third diphthong

D. ironic understatement
1292. How did the increase in universities affect most middle-class women ?
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A. they were exposed to new opportunitiesto learn in universities

B. they were not able to attend so they were virtually unaffected

C. they were not able to attend so their education levels declined, compared to men

D. most of them were unable to read, so they were not admitted

1293. All of the following are associated with Gothic architecture EXCEPT_______________?
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A. Complicated floor plans

B. Neo-classicism

C. Vaulted ceilings

D. The Middle Ages

1294. Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as______________?
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A. none of the above

B. legends corner

C. Chaucers corner

D. poets corner
1295. In Jane Eyre how does Bertha NOT trouble the patriarchy ?
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A. She is understood to be mad.

B. She is not submissive.

C. She exemplifies unfeminine anger.

D. She is sexually deviant.

1296. Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?
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A. I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!

B. The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward

C. her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen

D. doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame
1297. What led to the alliterative revival ?
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A. A surge in English nationalism

B. A return to reading poetry from the 11th and 12th centuries

C. The introduction to new poetic forms during the Norman invasion

D. The influence of southern courtly poets writing in French and Latin

1298. The term Lost Generation can be applied to which of the following groups ?
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A. Any American in self-exile in Europe to avoid fighting in World War I

B. A and B only

C. A group of artists and writers who were deeply marked by the traumas of World War I

D. A group of self-imposed American expatriates living in Paris that included Ernest Hemingway, Hart Crane, and Henry Miller

1299. Between which movements do historians situate literature in the Middle Ages ?
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A. Roman departure and the Renaissance

B. Civil war and the Restoration

C. Romanticism and the Enlightenment

D. English Reformation and Elizabethan Age