2251. Abraham Lincoln: the war Years________________?
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A. T.S. Elliot

B. Wallace Stevene

C. William Faulkner

D. Carl Sandburg
2252. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Indian autobiography genre ?
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A. Assimilation

B. Sovereignty

C. Birth

D. Religious in nature

2253. How are Julia Kristevas psychoanalytic theories distinct from traditional Freudian concepts ?
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A. Kristeva suggests that women are not subject to traditional fetishes.

B. All of the above answers are correct.

C. Kristeva rejects the idea that neuroses provide insight into the unconscious.

D. Kristeva offers a more central place for womens issues within psychological development.
2254. The poem by Berryman has a sad and depressed tone about it and it foreshadows the_____________?
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A. happenings in the poem

B. fate of the author or how depressed be was

C. fate and the mindest of the boy

D. turn of events of the ball

2258. What is the authors purpose in the Zuni origin tale The Flood ?
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A. To warn its youth about the consequences of promiscutiy and other inquities

B. To explain how floods came into existence

C. To include the tribes favorite food, corn, into the myth

D. To explain how earthquakes came into existence

2259. We associate William Bradford with what colonial settlement ?
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A. Mayflower compact

B. Rhode Island

C. Plymouth

D. Massachusetts Bay Colony

2260. About the Pima_______________?
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A. Legend From the Houses of Magic

B. B and C

C. Made houses of saplings bent into domes

D. Introduced domestic animals to the Navajo

2261. How does Hare outsmart Sharp-elbow to retrieve his stolen arrow ?
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A. He sends his grandmother to cast a spell on him that causes Sharp-elbow to consent to anything asked of him

B. He sends a young man to retrieve it

C. He lights four prayersticks and asks the gods to retrieve it for him

D. He takes a whetstone with him to retrieve the arrow and when Sharp-elbow attacks he uses the whetstone for protection against the attack
2263. Regarding the observance of the three Classical Unities in a play, Dr. Johnsons view is that ?
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A. Only the Unity of Action should be observed

B. Only the Unity of Place should be observed

C. All the three Unities should be observed

D. Only the Unity of Time should be observed

2264. Which of the following is a critical work of Ben Jonson ?
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A. Discoveries

B. Arte of English Poesie

C. An Apologie for Poetrie

D. Discourse of English Poetry

2265. About the Iroquois_______________?
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A. All the above

B. Powerful enemy of the Delaware tribe

C. Dekonawidah planted the Tree of Great Peace

D. The tribe drafted a constitution to define the governance of their society

2266. The Manitou is a great god in this legend ?
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A. Gilgamesh

B. Odysseus

C. Walum Olum

D. Colba

2267. Occom says he was discriminated against as a missionary and minister. What proof does he present to illustrate the unfair treatment of Native American ministers ?
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A. Establishment of Indian praying towns

B. Establishment of puritans

C. Establishment of self- reliance

D. Establishment of autobiography

2268. Which of these statements does NOT apply to Hawthorne as a moralist ________________?
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A. Awareness of the mysteries and frailties of human nature

B. Awareness of the importance of living a life without error and sin

C. Awareness of the ethical problems of sin, punishment and atonement

D. Awareness of the dangers of setting yourself up as the judge of others or of isolating yourself from humanity

2269. According to Aristotle the unravelling of the plot_____________?
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A. By supernatural machinery

B. By the choral odes

C. By narration

D. Should arise from the circumstances of the plot itself
2270. Miniver Cheevys name satirically hints at his_________________?
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A. magnanimous life style

B. brave approach to life

C. a minimalist achievements in life

D. hard work and sensitivity towards the society

2271. On the Sublime was written in_____________?
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A. 1st Century AD

B. 3rd Century AD

C. 2nd Century AD

D. 1st Century BC

2274. Who is NOT considered to be a representative of the Southern Renaissance ?
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A. William Faulkner

B. T.S.Eliot

C. Robert Penn Warren

D. Tennessee Williams

2275. About the Navajo____________?
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A. Settled in Northeastern US

B. B and C

C. Believed that corn was crucial to creation

D. Kept the Navajo Origin Legend through oral tradition

2276. The first stanza of the poem provides an idea that it is______________?
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A. a metaphysical poem

B. a deterministic poem

C. a revenge story

D. not a happy story
2279. About William Bradford__________________?
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A. Wrote the Mayflower Compact agreement

B. Founded Jamestown

C. Wrote about the Plymouth Plantation

D. A and C
2281. To Whom does Franklin say he is addressing his autobiography part 1 ?
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A. His son, William

B. Indians

C. His son, john

D. Himself

2282. We associate John Winthrop with what colonial Settlement ?
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A. Plymouth

B. Rhode Island

C. Massachusetts Bay Colony

D. Mayflower compact

2283. Pre-colonial theme ?
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A. A and B

B. None of the above

C. religious stories

D. creation stories

2284. The first part of American History dwells of the_________________?
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A. Discovery and settlement of the Western continent

B. Discovery of America by Columbus

C. missionaries settled in America

D. early English settlers

2285. After Hare had destroyed all the bad animals what did he decide to do next ?
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A. He decided that there were more bad animals and set out to destroy the rest of them

B. He decided to prepare some animals for humans to eat

C. The tale ended and the reader is not certain about what happened to bear

D. He decided to go on his way and start a family of his own

2286. The emagery in the poem is_________________?
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A. Deterministic

B. Naturalistics

C. Mystical

D. Supernatural

2290. To what idea does the term heteroglossia refer ?
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A. The referential relationships among symbols, signifiers, and signs

B. All of the above answers are correct

C. An infants inability to speak prior to the mirror stage

D. The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work
2291. We associate Nathaniel Hawthrone with what literary movement ?
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A. Nationalism

B. Transcendentalism

C. Romanticism

D. Indian Autobiography

2292. Berrymans The Ball Poem can be categorized as a_______________?
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A. Metaphorical poem

B. Delusional poem

C. Fragmental poem

D. Confessional poem
2293. What writing describes the death of two settlers at the hands of 300 bowmen ?
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A. General History of Virginia

B. Beowulf

C. Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves

D. Walum Olum

2294. Who says Earth is the right place for love ?
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A. Robert Frost

B. Wallace Stevens

C. Silvia plath

D. Langston Hughes

2296. What was the original title of Hemingways novel The Old Man and the Sea ?
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A. Fiesta

B. The Assistant

C. Farewell to Arms

D. The Sea in Being
2297. Who is the author of Ars Poetica ?
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A. Horace

B. Longinus

C. Aristotle

D. Plato