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281. Dantes mention of the sound of the angelic trumpet refers to which religious event ?
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A. The Annunciation

B. The Last Judgment

C. Baptism

D. Holy Communion

282. In the play, Hamlet, what is the name of Poloniuss daughter ?
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A. Ophelia

B. Laertes

C. Gertrude

D. Fortinbras

283. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?
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A. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.

B. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.

C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.

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

284. According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?
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A. The circles of Hell

B. The Dark Wood

C. The Garden of Eden

D. The Gate to Limbo

285. In The Inferno, who defends the city of Dis ?
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A. The sinners in the heretic circle

B. The angelic messengers

C. The fallen angels

D. The furies

286. What is the function of the Primum Mobile ?
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A. It symbolizes Dantes distrust of the Church.

B. It separates heaven from hell.

C. It is the home of the angels.

D. It reminds Dante of his own pride

287. In drama, a soliloquy refers to which of the following ?
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A. A rhyming line

B. A dialogue between two characters

C. A characters final words before dying

D. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

288. In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?
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A. The circle of wrath

B. The circle of heresy

C. The circle of treachery

D. The circle of violence

289. In the play, Richard III, who speaks of the winter of our discontent (I.i.1) ?
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A. The princes

B. Queen Elizabeth

C. Richard III

D. Richmond

290. In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?
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A. Zurich

B. Paris

C. All of the Above

D. Trieste

291. Which of the following are tragedies of Shakespeare ?
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A. Hamlet, Othello and Troilus and Cressida

B. Coriolanus, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus

C. King Lear, Measure for measure and The merchant of Venice

D. Macbeth, Much ado about nothing and Antony and Cleopatra

292. What is the craftsmens play at the end of A Midsummer Nights Dream about ?
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A. Pucks adventures

B. The history of Athens

C. Pyramus and Thisbe

D. Summertime dreams

293. In the play Richard III, where does Richard imprison the young princes ?
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A. In another country

B. In a pit

C. In a prison

D. In a tower

294. S. T. Coleridge was an Associate of__________________?
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A. The Royal Society of Edinburgh

B. Royal Society of Literature

C. The Royal Society ofLondon

D. Royal Society of Arts

295. Which qualities do the fixed stars in paradise represent ?
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A. Faith, hope, and love

B. Faith, wisdom, and love

C. Love, compassion, and pride

D. Justice, temperance, and faith

296. Othello was a _________________?
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A. General of Denmark

B. Prince of England

C. General of England

D. Prince of Denmark

297. In The Paradiso, on what day do the events occur ?
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A. Wednesday after Easter

B. Good Friday

C. Easter Sunday

D. All Saints Day

298. In Hamlet, what is Hamlets uncles name ?
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A. Polonius

B. Horatio

C. Claudius

D. Fortinbras

299. Which author(s) are associated with Modernism ?
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A. Ezra Pound

B. T.E. Hulme

C. T.S. Eliot

D. All of the Above

300. According to most scholars, what does the chariot in The Purgatorio symbolize ?
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A. The righteousness of the Roman Empire over time

B. The conflict between ancient Romans and the early Church

C. The impossibility for sinners to repent

D. The absence of heretics and monsters in medieval church history

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