Joyce’s novel ’Ulysses’ takes place over what period of time ?
A. A week
B. 24 hours
C. A lifetime
D. 6 months
The 18th century work ’Tom Jones” was written by whom ?
The 18th century work ’Tom Jones” was written by whom ?
A. Samuel Johnson
B. Henry Fielding
C. John Donne
D. Tobias Smollett
In which century was Piers Plowman written ?
In which century was Piers Plowman written ?
A. 14th
B. 12th
C. 10th
D. 11th
Which of the following phrases best describes the central goal of Imagist poets ?
Which of the following phrases best describes the central goal of Imagist poets ?
A. “Emotional power achieved through suggestive visual images”
B. “Exploration of philosophical paradoxes through visual images”
C. “Clarity of expression through the use of precise visual images”
D. “Inclusion of natural objects as symbols”
Many critics see similarities between the tenets of Futurism and which of the following political philosophies ?
Many critics see similarities between the tenets of Futurism and which of the following political philosophies ?
A. Marxism
B. Fascism
C. Democracy
D. Libertarianism
Which of the following features of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” make it classifiable as a Victorian poem ?
Which of the following features of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” make it classifiable as a Victorian poem ?
A. It has a regular rhyme scheme (aa/bb/cc/dd…), which is sustained throughout the poem.
B. It is primarily a narrative poem.
C. It is concerned with conventional 19thcentury relations between a man and a woman.
D. All of these answers
Complete the following sentence. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” is illustrative of modernist poetry, because it________________?
Complete the following sentence. Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach” is illustrative of modernist poetry, because it________________?
A. employs free verse.
B. has an undertow of nihilism.
C. is chauvinistic about British “exceptionalism.”
D. was composed between WW I and WW II.
Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?
Which of the following statements best characterizes the role played by Gertrude Stein in American modernism ?
A. Stein was a crucially important figure in the Paris émigré community.
B. Stein was primarily a muse for modernist poets.
C. Stein was a proponent of low modernism.
D. Stein was an opponent of vanguard trends.
Which of the following traditions was particularlyimportant in Hart Crane’s modernist poetry ?
Which of the following traditions was particularlyimportant in Hart Crane’s modernist poetry ?
A. French Classicism
B. British Romanticism
C. American Romanticism
D. German Romanticism
Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” ?
Which of the following statements best characterizes Randall Jarrell’s 1945 poem “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” ?
A. The poem contrasts the image of a child in its mother’s womb with cruel devaluation of human life in wartime.
B. The poem praises those technological achievements which protect human life in wartime.
C. The poem uses images of the apocalypse to criticize the cruelty of war.
D. The poem presents the war as a natural part of the perennial cycles of human history.