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famous playwright poet and others Mcqs
381. Hamlet is_________________?
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A. an intellectual

B. a passionate lover

C. an over ambitious man

D. a man of action

382. The Pre-Raphaelite poets were mostly indebted to the poets of the ?
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A. Romantic revival

B. Metaphysical school

C. Puritan movement

D. Neo-classical age

383. Who is King of Scotland at the start of the play, Macbeth ?
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A. Duncan

B. Banquo

C. Macbeth

D. Donalbain

384. In what year did Ireland acquire national independence ?
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A. 1893

B. 1922

C. 1847

D. 1906

385. 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 the sense of imprisonment that comes from routine

C. All of the Above

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

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

B. The deadly sins

C. The historical religious eras

D. The liberal arts
387. In The Inferno, what quality does Virgil represent ?
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A. Reason

B. Temperance

C. Fortitude

D. Compassion

388. In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
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A. Rachel and Leah

B. Dido and Aeneas

C. Brutus and Cassius

D. Pope Boniface and Pope Clement

389. Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debra Schwartz, Greek new comedy was often characterized as being ?
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A. Violent

B. Satirical

C. Dull and political

D. Highly sexual
390. Why did Miss Havisham remain a spinster throughout her life in Great Expectations ?
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A. She was unwilling to marry

B. Because she was betrayed by the bridegroom

C. She was poor

D. She was arrogant
391. In Macbeth, where is Macduff when he learns of his familys execution ?
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A. France

B. England

C. Norway

D. Scotland

392. Which of Shakespeares play is his only play that has never been adopted for film or Television ?
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A. Cymbeline

B. Taming of the Shrew

C. Troilus and Cressida

D. The two Noble Kinsmen
393. Alls Well that Ends Well is considered to be what kind of a play ?
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A. Tragedy

B. History

C. Epic poem

D. Comedy
394. In the play, Macbeth, how does Macbeth kill Duncan ?
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A. He shoots him.

B. He strangles him.

C. He stabs him.

D. He beheads him.

395. In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell ?
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A. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas

B. Homer, Dante, and Virgil

C. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement

D. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca

396. What did Dante have in common with Aquinas ?
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A. Both believed that reason was unrelated to faith.

B. Both believed in the joint power of the Church and the State.

C. Both believed that only faith was an important part of the Christian worldview.

D. Both believed that reason and faith were part of the quest for truth.
397. To which character in Hamlet does the following description apply? The tedious wiseacre who meddles his way to his doom. ?
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A. Polonius

B. Claudius

C. Hamlet

D. Rosencrantz

398. Which cultural event(s) led to the rise of Modernism ?
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A. the spread of Freuds theories

B. the increased pace of everyday life

C. All of the Above

D. the controversy over traditional ideas of certainty and morality

399. What country does the play, Alls Well that Ends Well, take place in ?
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A. France

B. England

C. Spain

D. Denmark

400. Who is the heroin of The Tempest ?
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A. Helena

B. Desdemona

C. Ophelia

D. Miranda