Whose great Dictionary, published in 1755, included more than 114,000 quotations ?
A. William Hogarth
B. Jonathan Swift
C. Samuel Johnson
D. Ben Jonson
What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets ?
What was most frequently considered a source of pleasure and an object of inquiry by Augustan poets ?
A. civilization
B. woman
C. God
D. nature
The poem ’The Battle of Maldon’ celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between______________?
The poem ’The Battle of Maldon’ celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between______________?
A. Danes and English
B. Dutch and English
C. Normans and English
D. French and English
Which of the following charges were commonly leveled at the novel by its detractors at the dawn of the Romantic era ?
Which of the following charges were commonly leveled at the novel by its detractors at the dawn of the Romantic era ?
A. Too many of its readers were women.
B. It required less skill than other genres.
C. It lacked the classical pedigree of poetry and drama.
D. all of the above
Which of the following texts addresses class as a social and economic reality ?
Which of the following texts addresses class as a social and economic reality ?
A. William Godwin’s Inquiry Concerning Political Justice
B. Percy Bysshe Shelley’s England in 1819
C. William Godwin’s Caleb Williams
D. all of the above
What did Byron deride with his scathing reference to “’Peddlers,’ and ’Boats,’ and ’Wagons’!” ?
What did Byron deride with his scathing reference to “’Peddlers,’ and ’Boats,’ and ’Wagons’!” ?
A. the neo-classical influence of Pope and Dryden
B. the clumsiness of Shakespeare’s plots
C. the Orientalist fantasies of Coleridge
D. Wordsworth’s devotion to the ordinary and everyday
A “classic” book is usually one that possesses what quality ?
A “classic” book is usually one that possesses what quality ?
A. It has universal appeal.
B. It can stand the test of time.
C. It makes connections.
D. All of the above.
Which of the following women exposed themselves to scandal by writing racy stories for the popular press ?
Which of the following women exposed themselves to scandal by writing racy stories for the popular press ?
A. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mary Wroth, and Elizabeth Cary
B. Aphra Behn, Delarivier Manley, and Eliza Haywood
C. Anne Finch, Anne Killigrew, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
D. Rachel Speght, Katherine Philips, and Frances Burney
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 ?
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
What London locale, where many poor writers lived, became synonymous with hacks and scandal mongers ?
What London locale, where many poor writers lived, became synonymous with hacks and scandal mongers ?
A. Elephant and Castle
B. Grub Street
C. Covent Garden
D. Cheapside