2552. Which poet invented the concept of the variable foot in poetry ?
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A. Gerard Manly Hopkins

B. Robert Frost

C. Emily Dickinson

D. William Carlos Williams
2554. Which of the following would probably NOT be the topic of a Romantic poem ?
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A. The experience of common people

B. The French Revolution

C. Mans relationship to nature

D. A celebration of the aristocratic
2555. Which is an example of a proverb ?
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A. Get a stake in our business.

B. The snow was white as cotton.

C. Youre driving me crazy.

D. You cant have your cake and eat it, too
2556. Which event marked the defeat of Napoleon ?
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A. The battle at Waterloo

B. The Reign of Terror

C. The execution of the King of France

D. Napoleons coronation as Emperor of France

2558. Which action served to ignite the French Revolution ?
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A. The madness of King George

B. The ruling of Bonaparte

C. The execution of King Louis XVI

D. The rise of King William

2559. Which of the following writers wrote historical novels ?
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A. Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth

B. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

C. Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte

D. Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley

2561. Which Romantic poet would be the least likely to write a piece of literary criticism ?
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A. Lord Byron

B. William Hazlitt

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. Percy Shelley

2562. Which Romantic poet died relatively unknown but would become famous posthumously, in the 19th century ?
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A. Lord Byron

B. William Wordsworth

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. William Blake
2565. Which poem is considered Wordsworths magnum opus ?
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A. We Are Seven

B. The Prelude

C. Lines Written in Early Spring

D. Lyrical Ballads

2566. A person who has the ability to use only one language is called__________?
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A. Monolingual

B. None of the above

C. Monologue

D. Monologal

2567. Who wrote Canterbury Tales ?
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A. King Richard II

B. Dick Whittington

C. Thomas Lancaster

D. Geoffrey Chaucer
2568. Thomas Paines The Rights of Man argues that ________________?
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A. Revolution is proper when a government does not take care of its people

B. Revolution never succeeds

C. Every government should be revolted against

D. Revolution is inhumane

2569. Which among the following is not an aim of linguistics_______________?
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A. To study the nature of language

B. To describe a language and all languages

C. To propound stories of the origin of language

D. To establish a theory of language

2570. In Of Poetry in General,William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from ____________?
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A. Strong feeling

B. The intellect

C. The authors personal pain

D. Rewriting Homer

2571. Percy Shelley can be understood as a poet with _________________?
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A. A dark and twisted outlook on the world

B. A desire to make the world into a better place

C. A strong dislike of women

D. No sense of reality

2575. Paul OBrien argues that Shelley did not lose his passion for the French Revolution, but that _____________did?
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A. John Keats and William Blake

B. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge

C. Lord Byron and John Clare

D. Lord Byron and William Blake

2576. Which poem ends I shall but love thee better after death ?
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A. Ode to a Grecian urn

B. Let me not to the marriage of true minds

C. How do I love thee

D. In faith I do not love thee with mine eyes

2579. Who introduced in linguistics the concept similar to Chomskys competence and Performance ?
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A. Ferdinand De Saussure.

B. Charles Sanders Pierce

C. Leonard bloom Filed.

D. Edward Sapir

2580. Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language ?
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A. Language is arbitrary

B. Language is systematic

C. Language is dynamic

D. Language is instinctive.
2581. With whom did John Keats have a love affair ?
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A. Mary Shelley

B. Fanny Brawne

C. Mary Keats

D. Dorothy Wordsworth

2582. The poem London can be best understood as ______________?
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A. An attack on William Wordsworth

B. A celebration of the citys beauty

C. An examination of the citys past

D. A protest against social inequality
2583. Which of the following would probably NOT occur in a William Wordsworth poem ?
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A. Psychological insight

B. Mockery of political figures

C. Use of common, everyday language

D. Engagement with the natural world

2586. Which poet would be most likely to compose a poem and illustrations to accompany it ?
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A. William Blake

B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

C. Lord Byron

D. Percy Shelley

2587. Edmund Burkes Reflections on the French Revolution ______________?
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A. Celebrates the French Revolution

B. Champions Napoleons political vision

C. Attacks the ideals of the French Revolution

D. Encourages the United States to Support the French Revolution

2589. Which poet would be most likely to write about his time in revolutionary France ?
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A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

B. William Wordsworth

C. John Keats

D. William Blake

2590. The final /m/ in the word Prism is an instance of ____________?
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A. Syllabic consonants

B. Suffixes

C. None of the above

D. Sibilants

2592. Who wrote The Winters Tale ?
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A. George Bernard Shaw

B. William Shakespeare

C. John Dryden

D. Christopher Marlowe

2598. Which among the following is not a branch of linguistics ?
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A. Philology

B. Semantics

C. Morphology

D. Phonology