3001. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what does the phrase the little bark mean ?
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A. It means that sinners must resign themselves to life in hell.

B. It implies that Beatrice will return later in the poem.

C. It highlights the idea that Dante is on a journey of poetry.

D. It suggests that paradise is close to purgatory.

3002. In which of the following ways was Dante involved in the Italian politics of his time ?
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A. He conducted diplomatic missions.

B. All of the above

C. He held several positions in the local government.

D. He literally fought at the Battle of Campaldino.

3003. What is the title of the prose pamphlet Edmund Spenser wrote in the year 1596 ?
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A. The Ruines of Time

B. The Visions of Petrarch

C. A View of the Present State of Ireland

D. Visions of the worlds vanitie

3004. In Ulysses, Joyce retells which ancient story ?
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A. Sophocless Antigone

B. Virgils The Aeneid

C. Homers The Iliad

D. Homers The Odyssey
3006. In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents punishments ?
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A. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.

B. The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.

C. The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.

D. The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.

3007. Which of the following are popular sources of dispute in the critical study of Finnegans Wake ?
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A. whether the novel has a plot

B. whether the novel has definite characters

C. whether the novel has a protagonist

D. All of the Above
3008. Which writer arranged for the publication of The Dubliners ?
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A. Virginia Woolf

B. Ezra Pound

C. W.B. Yeats

D. Ernest Hemmingway

3009. The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
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A. The seven deadly sins

B. The planets

C. The Augustan calendar

D. The seven sacraments

3010. Which of the following themes is/are addressed in Ulysses ?
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A. national identity

B. religious identity

C. married relationships

D. All of the Above
3011. Which of the following is the theme of De Vulgari Eloquentia ?
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A. The language of different literary genres

B. All of the above

C. The difference between grammar and language

D. The historical evolution of language

3012. In The Paradiso, how does Dantes journey through heaven end ?
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A. With his exclusion from purgatory

B. With a vision of the Trinity

C. With his death

D. With his return to hell

3014. In which way(s) is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a Modernist novel ?
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A. it does not explore a characters internal development

B. it uses experimental language

C. it follows a traditional narrative structure

D. it celebrates the simplicity of everyday life

3015. In which way was Dante a precursor of humanism ?
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A. He rejected the influence of Scholasticism.

B. He wrote classical epics with Christian materials.

C. He was uninterested in the poetics of the sublime.

D. He promoted the worship of idolatrous statues from the ancient times.

3016. In The Paradiso, which class of people does Dante place on the moon ?
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A. The best emperors and rulers

B. The souls of those who abandoned their vows

C. The proud

D. Those with the most constancy of characters

3019. Which represents an example of alliteration ?
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A. Language Arts

B. A beautiful scenery with music

C. I like music

D. Peter Piper Picked Peppers
3020. Which one of the following works of Geoffrey Chaucer is an elegy written for Blanche of Lancaster ?
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A. The Legend of Good Women

B. The House of Fame

C. Troilus and Criseyde

D. The Book of the Duchess
3021. In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephens relationship with his Catholic faith ?
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A. because he has been raised Catholic, he never struggles with his faith

B. he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral

C. he is opposed to the Catholic faith for the entire novel

D. he is committed to priesthood for the entire novel

3022. In which work Edmund Spenser celebrates his marriage with Elizabeth Boyle ?
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A. Epithalamion

B. Amoretti

C. Prothalamion

D. Faerie Queen

3023. According to Robert Hollander, what are the two types of allegory used by Dante ?
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A. Allegory of speech and allegory of irony

B. Allegory of speech and allegory of the theologians

C. Allegory of speech and allegory of the poets

D. Allegory of the poets and allegory of the theologians
3025. What is terza rima ?
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A. A form of blank verse

B. A poetic form with five-line stanzas

C. A traditional type of poetry rejected by Dante in favor of new rhyme schemes

D. A poetic form with an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme
3026. In The Dubliners, which literary style is used ?
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A. fantasy

B. realism

C. impressionism

D. gothic

3027. In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ?
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A. All of the Above

B. it represents the desire to flee Ireland

C. it represents the heros fear that he will overestimate his abilities

D. it implies that the artist must take flight to do his work

3029. What is the translation of the term dolce stil novo ?
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A. The sweetness of love

B. Sweet new style

C. The sweet silence

D. Sweet and still

3030. The magazine Contemporary Poetry and Prose was inspired by which exhibition ?
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A. The Festival of Britain

B. People of the 20th Century

C. Drawing the 20th Century

D. The Surrealist Exhibition
3031. Which one of the following is an unfinished work of Edmund Spenser ?
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A. Amoretti

B. Astrophel

C. The Shepheardes Calender

D. The Faerie Queene
3032. chaucer was imprisoned during_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. Black death

C. hundred years war

D. Peasant revolt

3033. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what do Dantes planets represent ?
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A. The sacraments

B. The deadly sins

C. The liberal arts

D. The historical religious eras

3034. Which of the following is not a work of John Keats ?
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A. Endymion

B. To some ladies

C. None of above

D. To hope

3036. While in exile, how did Dantes opinions about monarchy shift ?
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A. He decided that only a dictator should be in power.

B. He came to the realization that all emperors are unjust.

C. He decided that only the Catholic Church should be in power.

D. He came to prefer the idea of an enlightened emperor.
3037. To whom was Joyce married ?
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A. Sylvia Beach

B. Nora Barnacle

C. Molly Bloom

D. Augusta Gregory

3038. In The Paradiso, Dante focuses on which kind of politics ?
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A. The politics of Italian city-states

B. The politics of the Roman Empire

C. The politics of ancient Greece

D. The politics of Ravenna

3039. Which of the following themes are developed in Finnegans Wake ?
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A. married relationships

B. the movement of time

C. dreams

D. All of the Above
3040. In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented ?
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A. All of the Above

B. as a romantic hero

C. as a friend

D. as a family member

3041. With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?
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A. Wolfe Tone

B. Father Arnall

C. Charles Stuart Parnell

D. Daniel OConnell

3042. Which poet is considered a national hero in Greece ?
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A. Sappho

B. Lord Byron

C. Solan

D. John keats

3043. According to Dante, which class of people reside on the planet Mars ?
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A. The warriors of faith

B. The wise

C. The contemplative

D. The justice rulers

3044. In The Paradiso, who questions Dante about hope ?
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A. Saint John

B. Saint Thomas

C. Saint Peter

D. Saint James
3045. How are Polonius and Laertes related ?
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A. Uncle/nephew

B. Cousin/cousin

C. Father/son

D. Brother/brother

3046. In 1960 The Colossus was the first book of poems published by which poetess ?
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A. Marianne Moore

B. Elizabeth Bishop

C. Sylvia Plath

D. Laura Jackson

3047. Which best describes the tone at the end of Araby ?
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A. joyful

B. satiric

C. hopeful

D. disappointed
3048. Which of the following best represents Dantes criticism of the medieval Church ?
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A. He thought that the popes were the only successful part of the Church.

B. He believed that most of the teachings were incorrect.

C. He thought the popes failed to live up the requirements of their offices.

D. He disbelieved in the Christian doctrine.

3050. Keatss Endymion is dedicated to _______________?
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A. Thomas Chatterton

B. Leigh Hunt

C. Shakespeare

D. Milton