famous playwright poet and others Mcqs
201. In The Dead, what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ?
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A. the snow represents the promise of love

B. the snow represents Irelands inability to become independent

C. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

D. the snow represents the characters ability to escape Ireland

202. Who wrote Canterbury Tales ?
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A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. King Richard II

C. Dick Whittington

D. Thomas Lancaster

205. Who says history is like a nightmare from which I must awake ?
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A. Joe Donnelly

B. Stephen Dedalus

C. Leopold Bloom

D. Little Chandler

206. In Two Gallants, Joyces major critical commentary is__________________?
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A. that women are more at fault than men

B. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems

C. that individuals are too passive

D. that people work too hard for change

207. What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form ?
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A. Hyperboles

B. Personification

C. Alliteration

D. Onomatopoeia
208. Auld Lang Syne is a famous poem by whom ?
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A. William Butler Yeats

B. Sir Walter Scott

C. Robert Burns

D. Henry Longfellow

209. What is the study of poetrys meter and form called ?
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A. Potology

B. Scansion

C. Prosody

D. Rheumatology

210. Who is Voltimand ?
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A. Ambassador to the King of Norway from the King of Denmark

B. Assassin in the service of Fortinbras

C. Hamlets cousin

D. Ambassador to the King of Denmark from the King of Norway

212. To whom did Edmund Spenser addresses his sonnet sequence Amoretti ?
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A. Lisa Boyle

B. Elizabeth Boyle

C. Mary Jane

D. Queen Elizabeth

213. Who is the main focus of a number of Shakespeares sonnets ?
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A. Hamlet

B. The Dark Lady

C. Christopher Marlow

D. Hamnet Shakespeare

215. Who said that Shakespeare in his comedies has only heroines and no heroes ?
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A. Ben Jonson

B. Thomas Carlyle

C. William Hazlitt

D. John Ruskin
217. In Shakespeares plays, when is rhyme often used ?
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A. When characters speak naturally

B. When the play necessitates ritualistic, choral, and sensuous effect

C. When ghosts speak

D. When a lower class character speaks

218. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?
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A. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.

B. They must walk through thick smoke.

C. They are punished with whips and bridles.

D. They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs.
219. Which of the following is Hamlets mother ?
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A. Beatrice

B. Margaret

C. Gertrude

D. Rosalind

220. Who is Cato ?
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A. A character who appears in the lust circle of hell

B. A character who appears in the ninth circle of hell

C. An ancient pagan that Dante meets in purgatory

D. The example Dante uses to show a perfect Christian man

223. Desdemona was _____________?
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A. wife of Othello

B. daughter of Othello

C. both a and b

D. none of above

224. 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 came to prefer the idea of an enlightened emperor.

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

226. What is the best definition of humanism ?
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A. The movement to write more in vernacular

B. The movement based on literature about courtly love

C. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity

D. The scientific movement away from classical antiquity

227. How is Dantes relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ?
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A. The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrices physical, moral, and divine beauty.

B. All of the above

C. The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches.

D. The relationship focuses on Beatrices chastity and purity.

228. With whom is the concept of claritas associated ?
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A. Thomas Aquinas

B. Charles Parnell

C. Augusta Gregory

D. Ezra Pound

229. Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice is a__________________?
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A. Historical novel

B. Domestic novel

C. Picaresque novel

D. Gothic novel

230. Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek old comedy was often characterized as being ?
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A. Satirical and political

B. Highly sexual

C. Not comedic at all

D. Grounded in religion

231. Who was Can Grande ?
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A. Dantes enemy

B. The emperor of Italy in Dantes lifetime

C. The poet who leads Dante on a tour of hell

D. Dantes patron
232. In the play, Macbeth, according to the witches, who will inherit the Scottish throne ?
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A. The children of the witches

B. The children of Banquo

C. The children of Macbeth

D. The children of Macduff

233. In which important medieval city was Dante born ?
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A. London

B. Sorrento

C. Florence

D. Rome

234. The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
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A. The planets

B. The Augustan calendar

C. The seven sacraments

D. The seven deadly sins
235. In The Paradiso, Dante focuses on which kind of politics ?
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A. The politics of Ravenna

B. The politics of Italian city-states

C. The politics of the Roman Empire

D. The politics of ancient Greece

237. Shakespeares Sonnet 153 is what kind of poem ?
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A. A poem about Shakespeare and his father

B. A poem about love

C. A poem about writing poetry

D. A poem about death

238. Which of the following poems is considered to be the most neglected of Shakespeares ?
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A. The Rape of Lucrece

B. A Lovers Complaint

C. The Phoenix and Turtle

D. Venus and Adonis

239. Who was Shakespeares wife ?
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A. Elizabeth Marlowe

B. Joan Shakespeare

C. Anne Hathaway

D. Juliet Shakespeare

240. Which of the following was a popular medieval criticism about the Church ?
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A. Many people were unable to understand Church texts written in Latin.

B. Many people took issue with the Popes inordinate wealth and power.

C. All of the above

D. Many people were unable to understand the language of the Mass.

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

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

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.

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.