The Gothic novel, a popular genre for the Romantics, exemplified in the writing of Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, could contain which of the following elements ? A. supernatural phenomenon B. perversion and sadism, often involving a maiden’s persecution C.…
Who wrote: “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings / Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!” ? A. Lord ByronB. Percy Bysshe Shelley C. William Woodsworth D. Emily Dickinson
Who became the first “prime minister” of Great Britain in the reign of George II ? A. Henry St. John B. Robert Harley C. John ChurchillD. Robert Walpole
Who applied the term “Romantic” to the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ? A. Wordsworth because he wanted to distinguish his poetry and the poetry of his friends from that of the ancien régime, especially satireB. English historians…
In which work do you read: “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” ? A. Lovesong of J.Alfred Prufrock B. Sonnets from the Portuguese C. Prelude D. The Last Decalogue
What was “restored” in 1660 ? A. the monarchy, in the person of Charles IIB. the dominance of the Tory Party C. the “Book of Common Prayer” D. toleration of religious dissidents
What word did writers in this period use to express quickness of mind, inventiveness, a knack for conceiving images and metaphors and for perceiving resemblances between things apparently unlike ? A. wit B. sprezzatura C. naturalism D. gusto
In which of the following works is the social outcast represented and addressed ? A. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein B. William Worsworth’s Lyrical Ballads C. John Keats’s “To Autumn”D. all but C
Which of the following would not have been an appropriate protagonist for a Romantic literary text ? A. a French revolutionary B. a Greek or Roman mythological figure C. a monster fabricated in a laboratoryD. All would have been appropriate…
Who is termed as “The Morning Star of Renaissance” ? A. Spenser B. John GowerC. Geoffrey Chaucer D. Langland