2951. Who says history is like a nightmare from which I must awake ?
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A. Stephen Dedalus

B. Joe Donnelly

C. Little Chandler

D. Leopold Bloom

2952. In coleridges poem The rime of the Ancient Marinerwhere were the three gallants going ?
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A. To the races

B. A wedding

C. Market

D. A funeral

2953. The quote take then henceforth thy pleasure for guide comes from which text ?
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A. The Divine Comedy

B. De Vulgari Eloquentia

C. The Convivio

D. Vita Nuova

2954. In Finnegans Wake, to which text(s) does Joyce make an allusion ?
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A. All of the Above

B. Vicos La Scienza Nuova

C. the Book of the Dead

D. the Bible

2955. When did Edmund Spenser die ?
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A. 1599

B. 1621

C. 1632

D. 1589

2956. Who is Voltimand ?
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A. Ambassador to the King of Norway from the King of Denmark

B. Hamlets cousin

C. Ambassador to the King of Denmark from the King of Norway

D. Assassin in the service of Fortinbras

2957. In what context does Joyce use the term amor matris, or motherly love ?
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A. in The Dubliners, Gabriel uses it in his discussions about death

B. in The Dubliners, Chandler uses it to describe family relationships

C. in Ulysses, Leopold uses it to describe his personal identity

D. in Ulysses, Stephen uses it in his lectures on art
2958. According to Margot Norris, what is the significance of guilt in Finnegans Wake ?
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A. it represents original sin

B. it represents the Freudian primal scene

C. it is linked with sexual perversions

D. All of the Above
2959. In The Divine Comedy, what do many critics believe Beatrice allegorically represents ?
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A. All of the above

B. The light of grace

C. Revelations

D. Natural light

2960. In The Dubliners, which negative characteristic(s) does Joyce associate with Dublin as a place ?
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A. boredom

B. commonness

C. All of the Above

D. backwardness

2961. Which of the following is a common element of vision literature ?
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A. A characters body is separated from his soul

B. A guide leads the narrator on a spiritual journey

C. The themes usually involve life after death

D. All of the above
2962. According to critics, how does Dantes underworld differ from Virgils hell ?
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A. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld is concerned with destiny and future.

B. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld is not expected to last forever.

C. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld focuses on punishment for sins.

D. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld does not include examples of justice.

2963. To what does the title of Joyces short story After the Race refer ?
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A. the race to establish an empire

B. the race for Irelands welfare

C. the race for more modes of transportation

D. the decline of the Irish race

2964. Margaret Atwood was born in which Canadian city ?
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A. Vancouver

B. Montreal

C. Ottowa

D. Toronto

2965. The repetition of similar ending sounds_______________?
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A. alliteration

B. rhyme

C. none of the above

D. onomatopoiea

2966. What does transhumanize mean ?
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A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven.

B. It is the ability to reunite with the body.

C. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body.

D. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell.

2967. According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners third person narration ?
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A. it is used only to disrupt the more prominent first-person narration

B. it breaks through the sense of paralysis

C. it makes the stories seem more impersonal

D. it counters the sense of unrequited love
2968. Which of the following is a Japanese poetic form ?
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A. Villanelle

B. Tanka

C. Ode

D. Jintishi
2969. Which of the following historical events occurred in Dantes lifetime ?
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A. The Crusades

B. The Enlightenment

C. The Italian Renaissance

D. The Black Death

2970. In The Dubliners, how does Joyce use epiphanies ?
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A. All of the Above

B. they are often coupled with resignation, sadness, and frustration

C. they create a system of hope, followed by passive acceptance

D. they sometimes clarify the connection between death and life

2971. In The Inferno, how is heresy defined ?
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A. As the decision to indulge in various sins

B. As the rejection free will

C. As the denial of the souls immortality

D. As the choiceof lust over love

2972. What is the significance of the words moocow and tuckoo, according to most critics ?
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A. it captures the intellectual perceptions of a child

B. it represents Joyces decision not to use stream of consciousness

C. it emulates an adults intellectual process

D. it represents Joyces shift to more conventional language

2973. Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
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A. Sapia

B. Cato

C. Sordello

D. All of the above
2974. In Two Gallants, Joyces major critical commentary is__________________?
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A. that people work too hard for change

B. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems

C. that individuals are too passive

D. that women are more at fault than men

2975. What was/were the reaction(s) to Ulysses when it was first published ?
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A. it was considered inferior by most authors who read it

B. it was considered too conventional for publication

C. it was praised by the government and churches

D. it was banned for obscenity
2976. Which royal dynasty Edmund Spenser celebrates in his epic poem The Faerie Queene ?
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A. Plantagenet

B. Anjou

C. Stuart

D. Tudor
2977. In The Dead, what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ?
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A. the snow represents Irelands inability to become independent

B. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

C. the snow represents the characters ability to escape Ireland

D. the snow represents the promise of love

2978. The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as_____________?
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A. simile

B. personification

C. none of the above

D. metaphor

2979. In which work of Edmund Spenser the Ape and the Fox serve to satirize the customs of the court ?
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A. The Teares of the Muses

B. Ruines of Rome: by Bellay

C. Prosopopoia, or Mother Hubberds Tale

D. Muiopotmos, or the Fate of the Butterflie

2980. Which is an exaggeration ?
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A. Haiku

B. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole

D. Prose

2981. In Saturn, what does Peter Damian say about Gods ways ?
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A. He says that Gods ways are similar to those of Roman emperors.

B. He says that Gods ways are extremely simple.

C. He says that Gods ways are beyond human understanding.

D. He says that Gods ways are only available to those in heaven.

2982. Who was Can Grande ?
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A. The poet who leads Dante on a tour of hell

B. Dantes enemy

C. The emperor of Italy in Dantes lifetime

D. Dantes patron
2983. In The Dubliners, what do most critics say is the function of paralysis ?
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A. it is represented in a way that implies collective activity is needed

B. it reveals characters literal inability to move away from Ireland

C. All of the Above

D. it reveals the sense of imprisonment that comes from routine

2984. Who wrote this famous line: Shall I compare thee to a summers day/ Thou art more lovely and more temperate ?
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A. TS Eliot

B. Shakespeare

C. Charlotte Bronte

D. Lord Tennyson

2985. In The Inferno, how are the wrathful punished ?
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A. They are burned in their graves.

B. They roll heavy stones onto one another.

C. They violently fight each other in a muddy swamp.

D. They are forced to lie under the surface of a marsh.

2986. In The Inferno, what quality does Virgil represent ?
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A. Compassion

B. Temperance

C. Fortitude

D. Reason
2987. What is the name of the playlet Hamlet stages for Claudius ?
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A. The Murder of Gonzago

B. Vice of Kings

C. The Slaying of Lucianus

D. Slings and Arrows

2988. Please identify the text from which then must any what you like in the power of empthoo comes ?
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A. The Dead

B. Araby

C. Finnegans Wake

D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

2989. In The Paradiso, who leads Dante on his tour of heaven ?
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A. Ulysses

B. Virgil

C. Beatrice

D. Cato

2990. From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ?
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A. a poem by Eliot

B. a poem by Yeats

C. a popular Irish ballad

D. an ancient epic

2991. What are the three parts of Stephens espoused aesthetic theory ?
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A. kinesis, clarity, and perception

B. clarity, wholeness, and kinesis

C. wholeness, harmony, and clarity

D. perception, clarity, and wholeness

2992. In The Inferno, Cerberus is the protector of which circle of hell ?
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A. The circle of lust

B. The circle of gluttony

C. The circle of heresy

D. The circle of treachery

2993. a description that appeals to one of the five senses____________?
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A. none of the above

B. imagery

C. metaphor

D. personification

2994. In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
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A. Brutus and Cassius

B. Rachel and Leah

C. Dido and Aeneas

D. Pope Boniface and Pope Clement

2995. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?
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A. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.

B. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.

C. He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.

D. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
2996. Which character does Dante meet at the end of his journey through purgatory ?
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A. Homer

B. Cato

C. Virgil

D. Beatrice
2997. Who does Polonius send to spy on Laertes in Paris ?
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A. Samson

B. Gorgonzola

C. Reynaldo

D. Francisco

2998. In De Monarchia, what political opinion does Dante express about empire ?
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A. He promotes the separation of Church and State.

B. He declares papal authority infallible.

C. He declares emperors infallible.

D. He says that all empires should be ruled by dictators.

2999. During which war the castle of Edmund Spenser, Kilcolman by name burnt by native Irish forces ?
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A. Hundred Years War

B. Ten Years War

C. Nine Years War

D. Seventeen Years War

3000. What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor ?
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A. A simile uses as or like to make a comparison and a metaphor doesnt.

B. A simile is more descriptive.

C. No difference. Simply two different ways in referring to the same thing.

D. A simile must use animals in the comparison.