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302. Twelfth Night opens with the speech of ?
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A. Viola

B. Malvolio

C. Olivia

D. Duke
303. What is contrapasso ?
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A. The structure of the cantos in The Divine Comedy

B. The idea that the punishment fits the crime

C. The theme of love and lust in The Divine Comedy

D. The poetic verse form used in Vita Nuova

304. Which of the following is the theme of Dantes Vita Nuova ?
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A. His love for Beatrice

B. His dislike of the vernacular language

C. His experiences in exile

D. His opposition to the separation of Church and State

305. Dr. Ian Johnson suggests which of the following ideas about the play, Henry V ?
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A. emarkable shift in personality over the course of the play

B. That none of the characters undergo

C. That it is an incomplete play and possibly not authored by Shakespeare

D. That it is a satire of European monarchies

E. That it is historically accurate

307. What is the translation of the term dolce stil novo ?
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A. The sweet silence

B. Sweet and still

C. The sweetness of love

D. Sweet new style
308. Which of the following best represents Dantes criticism of the medieval Church ?
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A. He thought that the popes were the only successful part of the Church.

B. He thought the popes failed to live up the requirements of their offices.

C. He disbelieved in the Christian doctrine.

D. He believed that most of the teachings were incorrect.

309. According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners third person narration ?
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A. it makes the stories seem more impersonal

B. it counters the sense of unrequited love

C. it is used only to disrupt the more prominent first-person narration

D. it breaks through the sense of paralysis

311. In The Inferno, how is heresy defined ?
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A. As the choiceof lust over love

B. As the decision to indulge in various sins

C. As the denial of the souls immortality

D. As the rejection free will

312. Who was Fortinbras ?
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A. Son to the king of Norway

B. Hamlets Mend

C. Ophelias lover

D. Claudiuss son

313. What does transhumanize mean ?
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A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven.

B. It is the ability to reunite with the body.

C. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell.

D. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body.

314. According to Dante, when is it most appropriate to use Latin ?
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A. In written literature

B. In essays

C. In everyday speech

D. In love poetry

315. Hamlet is considered to be what kind of play ?
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A. Comedy

B. History

C. Tragedy

D. Epic poem

317. According to most critics, Vita Nuova is an example of which of the following genres ?
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A. Autobiography

B. All of the above

C. Framed narrative

D. Lyric poetry

318. In The Inferno, who initially leads him around hell ?
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A. Homer

B. Virgil

C. Judas

D. Saint Augustine

319. Which of the following is a common element of vision literature ?
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A. A guide leads the narrator on a spiritual journey

B. A characters body is separated from his soul

C. All of the above

D. The themes usually involve life after death

320. The Chartist Movement sought ?
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A. Protection of the political rights of the working class

B. Protection of the political rights of the middle class

C. Recognition of chartered trading companies

D. Political rights for women

321. In The Purgatorio, whom does Dante cite as his example of temperance ?
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A. Pope Clement

B. Saint Stephen

C. John the Baptist

D. Pope Boniface

323. In the play, Twelfth Night, who is Sebastian ?
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A. Violas eventual lover

B. Violas twin brother

C. Olivias uncle

D. A clown

325. For Joyce, what are epiphanies ?
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A. dream-like pieces of writing

B. short prose sketches that vary in character

C. All of the Above

D. deep realizations linked with religious faith

326. What is terza rima ?
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A. A poetic form with five-line stanzas

B. A poetic form with an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme

C. A form of blank verse

D. A traditional type of poetry rejected by Dante in favor of new rhyme schemes

327. In The Inferno, Cerberus is the protector of which circle of hell ?
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A. The circle of lust

B. The circle of heresy

C. The circle of gluttony

D. The circle of treachery

328. At the end of the play Richard III, what happens to Richard ?
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A. He is crowned king.

B. He was sent into exile.

C. He is arrested.

D. He is killed.
329. Oedipus Complex is________________?
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A. a brothers attraction towards his sister

B. a kind of vitamin

C. a sons attraction towards his mother

D. a kind of physical ailment

330. Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante ?
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A. Brunetto Latini

B. Thomas Aquinas

C. All of the above

D. Cicero

331. Shakespeare sometimes used the trochee, which in meter refers to which of the following? In Shakespeares plays, a troche is___________________?
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A. Only one syllable for the length of a foot

B. The same as an iamb with an unstressed and stressed syllable in a foot

C. The opposite of an iamb with a stressed and then unstressed syllable in a foot

D. None of the above

332. Fill in the blank. In the play, Macbeth, a number of characters refer to the Three Witches as________________?
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A. The violent trio

B. The Fatal Sisters

C. The Weird Sisters

D. The Dead Sisters

333. Epipsychidion is composed by ______________?
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A. Coleridge

B. Wordsworth

C. Keats

D. Shelley
334. Which was a common metaphor used by Irish writers in their depictions of the nation ?
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A. the metaphor of Ireland as a child

B. the metaphor of Ireland as a novel

C. the metaphor of Ireland as a soldier

D. the metaphor of Ireland as a woman
335. The theme of Tennysons Poem The Princess is ?
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A. Rise of Democracy

B. Industrial Revolution

C. Womens Education and Rights

D. Queen Victorias coronation

336. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dantes purgatory from his hell ?
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A. Purgatory is less future-oriented.

B. Purgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.

C. Purgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.

D. Purgatory includes references to time.
337. According to Dante, what does the term gramatica mean ?
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A. It is the only kind of illustrious vernacular.

B. It is synonymous with natural language.

C. It is the language spoken by everyday people.

D. It is static language with unchanging rules.
338. The quote women who have intellect of love is from which text ?
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A. De Monarchia

B. The Divine Comedy

C. De Vulgari Eloquentia

D. Vita Nuova
339. For his poems, Shakespeare is thought to have drawn upon all of the following for influence and ideas EXCEPT ?
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A. Greek mythology

B. Early scientific studies

C. The works of earlier poets

D. European history

340. In which way was Dante a precursor of humanism ?
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A. He was uninterested in the poetics of the sublime.

B. He promoted the worship of idolatrous statues from the ancient times.

C. He rejected the influence of Scholasticism.

D. He wrote classical epics with Christian materials.
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

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.

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