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241. I have no other but a womans reason I think him so, because I think him so Which of Shakespeares play contain above lines ?
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A. The two gentle men of Verona

B. Measure for measure

C. Merry wives of Windsor

D. The noble Kinsman

242. In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently ?
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A. chiasmus

B. pentameter

C. fantasy

D. acatalectic

243. Who is the central heroine of the play, Twelfth Night ?
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A. Orsino

B. Feste

C. Viola

D. Maria

244. In Hamlet, who says that something is rotten in the state of Denmark ?
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A. Horatio

B. Claudius

C. Hamlet

D. Marcellus

245. In which section of The Divine Comedy does Saint Bernard appear ?
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A. The Paradiso

B. The Purgatorio

C. The Inferno

D. The Convivio

246. The play, Richard III, takes place in what country ?
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A. Norway

B. France

C. England

D. Greece

247. In his lectures on Shakespeares tragedies, A.C. Bradley states that he will not do which of the following ?
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A. Compare Shakespeare to other writers.

B. Discuss any aspect of Shakespeares philosophy.

C. Consider anything about Shakespeares comedies.

D. Evaluate and examine Hamlet.

248. In The Purgatorio, the opening of the text resembles which type of poem ?
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A. Sonnet

B. Elegy

C. Aubade

D. Ode

249. For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ?
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A. Because he was embroiled in the conflict between the Black Guelphs and White Guelphs

B. Because many people were deeply offended by The Divine Comedy

C. Because Beatrices family wanted the two lovers separated

D. Because Pope Boniface VIII was upset by his representation of the church in The Divine Comedy

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

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

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

D. They roll heavy stones onto one another.

251. By which religious writer was Joyce most clearly influenced ?
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A. John Foxe

B. William Bradshaw

C. William Tyndale

D. Thomas Aquinas

252. Which of the following is the theme of De Vulgari Eloquentia ?
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A. The difference between grammar and language

B. The language of different literary genres

C. The historical evolution of language

D. All of the above

253. In The Inferno, how is the idea of Fortune represented ?
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A. Fortune is a divine minister similar to an angel.

B. Fortune is responsible for the distribution of worldly goods.

C. Fortune is beyond human understanding.

D. All of the above

254. Which of the following characterizes Modernism ?
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A. the use of traditional formal structure

B. the desire to break with established forms

C. the desire to show realistic forms

D. the lack of interest in characters psyches

255. In The Paradiso, what event does Dante allegorically represent ?
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A. The souls descent into hell

B. The souls ascent to heaven

C. The souls tour of purgatory

D. The souls union with the body

256. In the play, Twelfth Night, who rescues Sebastian after his shipwreck ?
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A. Olivia

B. Maria

C. None of the above

D. Antonio

257. In the play, Twelfth Night, what country is Orisono from ?
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A. England

B. Denmark

C. Illyria

D. France

258. By which physical affliction was Joyce affected ?
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A. loss of limb

B. deafness

C. autism

D. blindness

259. According to most critics, how does Dante distinguish love from lust ?
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A. Lust is often pure, while love tends to be crude.

B. Lust and love are both sins that place the sinner in hell.

C. Lust involves the subordination of reason to desire.

D. Lust leads to moral improvement, while love is a more destructive force.

260. Shakespeares Henry IV, Pt I contains his _______________?
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A. senecan attitude

B. platonic ideals Plays by Shakespeare..

C. love of nature

D. patriotism

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