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english literature Mcqs

1. introduction to literary theory 2. miscellaneous literature 3. famous playwright poet and others 4. introduction to literary studies 5. cultural and literary in modernity 6. ages era period 7. cultural and literary english renaissance 8. modern poetry and poetics 9. medieval literature and culture 10. african american literature 11. the gothic novel 12. american literature 13. language and linguistics 14. english romantic poetry 15. literary theory and criticism 16. cultural and literary 18th 19th centuries

6381. All of the following are ways Dracula represents the monstrous Other EXCEPT_______________?
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A. Dracula as usurper of the British class system

B. Dracula as sexual predator

C. Dracula as transgressor of Gods order

D. Dracula as foreign invader

6382. Why do critics see Frankensteins monster as equivalent to the Biblical Adam ?
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A. He is responsible for the burden of original sin.

B. He is a mistake.

C. He is the first of his kind.

D. His habitat is equivalent to the Garden of Eden.

6383. In The Gothic Sublime how does Mishra characterize the Gothic novel ?
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A. As a version of the Romantic novel

B. As the resolution of madness

C. As the antithesis of postmodernism

D. As a set of literary devices developed in the 18th century but applicable to present day

6384. Which of the following terms is traditionally associated with the male Gothic ?
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A. Terror

B. The uncanny

C. Body transformation

D. Horror

6385. Why do most scholars assume that Radcliffe favored explained supernaturalism ?
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A. Her defiance of contemporary culture

B. Her sense of morality and decorum

C. Her lack of imagination

D. Her full embrace of the Gothic vision of Walpole, Beckford, and Lewis

6386. All of the following are ways in which The Mysteries of Udolpho reflects the values of England the 1790s EXCEPT_____________?
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A. The triumph of reason over passion

B. The rise of individual responsibility

C. The negative critique of Catholicism

D. The social and fiscal independence of women

6387. All of the following refer to the uncanny EXCEPT________________?
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A. A sense of uncomfortable strangeness

B. A psychoanalytic term that explains terror

C. Unheimlich

D. The supernatural

6388. Which of the following best explains the treatment of the heroine in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. The heroine is robbed of psychological complexity by focusing only on horror.

B. The heroines fantasies about the castle are combined with her fear of violation.

C. She is excluded from the novels violent disturbances.

D. She is excluded from the general sense of isolation in the novel.

6389. All of the following are labyrinthine in The Mysteries of Udolpho EXCEPT______________?
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A. Emilys misfortunes

B. Valancourts character

C. Emilys mind

D. The plot

6390. Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in The Castle of Otranto ?
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A. To support the growth and development of machinery in the 18th century

B. To emphasize the importance of character development over action

C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey

D. To encourage rational evaluation rather than arouse emotional reactions

6391. In what way does Gothic-style architecture complement the themes of the Gothic novel ?
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A. The reduction in width of the stone masonry in Gothic architecture

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

C. The immense scale typical of Gothic structures

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

6392. How does Frankensteins monster learn about the Garden of Eden ?
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A. He listens outside church services.

B. He reads Miltons Paradise Lost.

C. He reads the Bible.

D. He is taught by Victor about the Bible.

6393. In The Castle of Otranto what monstrous Other does Manfred embody ?
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A. The outcast

B. The cursed

C. The transgendered

D. The undead

6394. What is the original meaning of the word Gothic ?
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A. Of or relating to the Germanic tribes that invaded and established kingdoms in Europe in the first millennium

B. Of or relating to anything rude, uncivilized, or ignorant; devoid of culture and taste

C. Of or relating to anything Medieval

D. Of or relating to a particular style of architecture

6395. What Gothic literary convention did NOT originate with Horace Walpoles The Castle of Otranto ?
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A. The ancestral castle

B. The supernatural

C. Physical violence

D. Psychological terror

6396. What did the novelists of the first wave of Gothic literature think of religion ?
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A. Roman Catholicism was wrongfully dismantled in England by Henry VIII in the 16th century.

B. Jews represent sympathetic literary heroes.

C. Religion is race-neutral.

D. The Spanish Inquisition and the legend of the wandering Jew confirm the superiority of England.

6397. What does the character Dracula symbolize in the novel ?
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A. Ancient evil

B. Theories of evolution

C. Modern science

D. The consciousness

6398. According to Ellen Moers, how does Radcliffes heroine differ from the typical Gothic woman ?
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A. Emily provides a unique example of a weak woman.

B. Emily ends up happily married.

C. Emilys sense of decorum seems to falter late in the novel.

D. Emily is a sensible rather than defenseless woman.

6399. In Frankenstein how do dreams function ?
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A. They are part of the unconscious controlled by science.

B. They provide relief from the real world.

C. They obscure deep emotions.

D. They prophesy future destruction.

6400. What is distinctive about Emilys bedchamber at Udolpho ?
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A. It is lavishly furnished.

B. It is haunted.

C. It contains a secret passageway.

D. It does not lock from the inside.

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