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341. The quote abandon all hope ye who enter here is from which text ?
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A. The Divine Comedy

B. Vita Nuova

C. De Monarchia

D. De Vulgari Eloquentia

342. In the play, A Midsummer Nights Dream, who is the queen of the fairies ?
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A. Lysander

B. Hermia

C. Oberon

D. Titania

343. In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?
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A. Love obscures all possibility for salvation.

B. Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.

C. Love has little to do with spirituality.

D. Love is an ennobling force that offers a chance for salvation.

344. According to critics, how does Dantes underworld differ from Virgils hell ?
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A. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld focuses on punishment for sins.

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

C. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld is concerned with destiny and future.

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

345. According to skeptics of Shakespeares authorship, all of the following are considered to be the true authors of some of Shakespeares plays EXCEPT________________?
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A. John Shakespeare.

B. Thomas More.

C. Francis Bacon.

D. Earl of Oxford.

346. Which poem of Coleridge is an opium dream ?
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A. Kubla Khan

B. Ode on the Departing Year

C. Christabel

D. The Ancient Mariner

347. In the play, Richard III, who is manipulated into marrying Richard ?
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A. Duchess of York

B. Lady Anne

C. Margaret

D. Queen Elizabeth

348. In The Purgatorio, where does Dante physically set purgatory ?
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A. In Florence

B. In Rome

C. In the southern hemisphere

D. In the northern hemisphere

349. According to scholars, what is the function of the rose that Dante sees in paradise ?
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A. It symbolizes perfection and paradise.

B. It is a symbol of the Virgin Mary.

C. It alludes to the Garden of Eden.

D. All of the above

350. In what year did the Easter Rising occur ?
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A. 1916

B. 1901

C. 1922

D. 1934

351. Epic similes are found in which work of John Milton ?
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A. Lycidas

B. Areopagitica

C. Sonnets

D. Paradise Lost

352. In the play, Hamlet, who is Yorick ?
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A. A friend of Hamlets from school

B. A castle guard

C. The King of Norway

D. King Hamlets former jester

353. In The Inferno, how does his journey end ?
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A. He returns to earth.

B. He remains in hell.

C. He escapes into Purgatory.

D. He emerges in Paradise.

354. Who is Bertrams main companion throughout much of the play, Alls Well that Ends Well ?
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A. Lafew

B. Parolles

C. The First Lord

D. The Clown

355. In the play, Richard III, who does Richard hire to kill the young princes ?
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A. Tyrell

B. Ratcliffe

C. Richmond

D. Clarence

356. In the play, Richard III, who is Richards primary accomplice ?
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A. Clarence

B. Buckingham

C. Richmond

D. Tyrell

357. In Hamlet, which character is left alive at the end of the play ?
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A. Gertrude

B. Claudius

C. Hamlet

D. Horatio

358. Where does the sonnet form originate from ?
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A. England

B. Italy

C. Spain

D. France

359. In the play, Henry V, who is the Queen of France ?
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A. Queen Alice

B. Queen Isabel

C. Queen Montjoy

D. Queen Nim

360. In The Paradiso, which class of people does Dante place on the moon ?
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A. Those with the most constancy of characters

B. The best emperors and rulers

C. The souls of those who abandoned their vows

D. The proud

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