A. folklore.
B. nationalism.
C. parody.
D. exoticism
A. They enabled discussion about important literary texts.
B. They created a space for the exchange of pamphlets.
C. They offered people a private place in which they could plan political revolts.
D. Both A and B
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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs A. Familiar essays
B. Comedies of manners
C. Romanticism
D. Medievalism
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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs A. its mocking tone.
B. its absurd response to a real issue.
C. its sentimental plea to its audience.
D. its attempt to shock readers into acting.
A. His Promethean striving to exceed human limitations as explored by Byron and Percy Shelley
B. Its suggestion that the natural order has laws beyond human control
C. His desire to create a political revolution
D. Both A and B
A. it thematizes the importance of choosing action over complacency.
B. it reflects a Victorian attitude of continuing to fight against loss of hope or faith.
C. it uses Greek mythology to comment on contemporary questions.
D. it emphasizes the internal life of the mind over social action.
A. Ann Radcliffe
B. William Wordsworth
C. John Keats
D. Alfred Lord Tennyson
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Cultural and Literary 18th-19th Centuries, English Literature Mcqs A. scientific emphasis on detailed observation.
B. the political focus on individuals and their rights.
C. philosophical theories of sympathy and human emotions.
D. the continuing importance of mythological stories.
A. devotion to traditional authority in political and theoretical matters.
B. emphasis on the world being governed by laws that could be discerned through rational exploration.
C. reliance on classical scholarship.
D. defense of violent emotions as natural.
A. William Congreve
B. Ann Radcliffe
C. Matthew Lewis
D. Charles Dickens
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