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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries

What does the shift in weather in Chapter 23 of Jane Eyre reflect about the plot ?

What does the shift in weather in Chapter 23 of Jane Eyre reflect about the plot ?

A. It functions as a metaphor for the women’s rights movement.
B. It foreshadows a negative shift in mood.
C. It symbolizes the increase in scientific knowledge.
D. It acts as an allusion to the importance of nature in the Romantic period.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

Complete the following sentence. Unlike many Enlightenment thinkers, Adam Smith and Rousseau_____________?

Complete the following sentence. Unlike many Enlightenment thinkers, Adam Smith and Rousseau_____________?

A. traveled to America.
B. believed in God.
C. emphasized the importance of human emotions as guiding behavior.
D. rejected Newton’s view of the universe.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following does NOT accurately characterize Jane Eyre’s relationship to other literary works ?

Which of the following does NOT accurately characterize Jane Eyre’s relationship to other literary works ?

A. Like Great Expectations, Jane Eyre addresses the power of wealth and class.
B. Like “Dover Beach,” Jane Eyre mourns the diminishing power of Christian faith.
C. Through Rochester, Jane Eyre develops a Byronic hero.
D. Like Great Expectations, Jane Eyre can be read as a bildungsroman.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

Complete the following sentence. The opening frame narrative of Frankenstein comes from_______________?

Complete the following sentence. The opening frame narrative of Frankenstein comes from_______________?

A. Walton, a failed poet who is attempting to discover the North Pole.
B. the creature, after he has killed Victor Frankenstein.
C. Victor Frankenstein’s diary.
D. Mrs. Saville, Frankenstein’s cousin.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is a transitional text in all of the following ways EXCEPT________________?

Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is a transitional text in all of the following ways EXCEPT________________?

A. like a romance, it focuses on an aristocratic character considered superior to average individuals.
B. like a novel, it tells its story with an emphasis on realistic detail and the everyday passage of time.
C. like an epic, it involves gods and goddesses.
D. like a novel, it makes claims to historical realism.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

Complete the following sentence. We can best understand the medieval setting of Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto as______________?

Complete the following sentence. We can best understand the medieval setting of Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto as______________?

A. revealing his interest in Chaucer.
B. enabling his 18th-century readers access to a world they would see as less rational.
C. promoting the rise of museums.
D. commenting on the French and Indian War.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following characteristics is NOT closely associated with a comedy of manners ?

Which of the following characteristics is NOT closely associated with a comedy of manners ?

A. Witty banter
B. Epic heroes
C. Sexual promiscuity
D. Hidden identities

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs

How was the philosophical and popular emphasis on sensibility in the 18th century related to the development of the novel ?

How was the philosophical and popular emphasis on sensibility in the 18th century related to the development of the novel ?

A. Like the novel, it focused on romantic relationships.
B. Like the novel, it foregrounded abstract reason over experience and emotion.
C. Like the novel, it emphasized the importance of sympathy and individual feelings.
D. Like the novel, it demonized the aristocracy.

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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs