Which poet did Arthur Henry Hallum associate with “the picturesque” ?
A. Alexander Pope
B. Percy Shelley
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Alfred Tennyson
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Robinson Crusoe’s and Oroonoko’s relationship to central features of the early English novel ?
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Robinson Crusoe’s and Oroonoko’s relationship to central features of the early English novel ?
A. Where Oroonoko foregrounds supernatural agents, Robinson Crusoe avoids religion completely.
B. Both are largely set in South America, reflecting the relationship between empire and the early English novel.
C. Oroonoko seems to defend the aristocracy, where Robinson Crusoe elaborates the struggles of the middle class.
D. Both make claims to historical veracity.
What was the “white man’s burden” that Kipling speaks of in his poem of the same title ?
What was the “white man’s burden” that Kipling speaks of in his poem of the same title ?
A. The pressure of conforming to preexisting social conventions
B. The burden of white colonizers who are forced to learn to live in new lands
C. The Eurocentric idea that the colonizer has a social responsibility to civilize other nations
D. The concept that all white men do not the same imperial duties
Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize a lyric poem ?
Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize a lyric poem ?
A. The lyric poem is a popular form in the Romantic era.
B. The lyric poem has a song-like quality.
C. The lyric poem creates a personal sense of emotion.
D. The lyric poem focuses on action.
Shelley expresses all of the following ideas in A Defence of Poetry, EXCEPT______________?
Shelley expresses all of the following ideas in A Defence of Poetry, EXCEPT______________?
A. reason can help man understand beauty.
B. civilization comes through beauty.
C. language shows humanity’s impulse towards order.
D. poetry has no effect on society.
Which of the following texts is an example of a sentimental novel ?
Which of the following texts is an example of a sentimental novel ?
A. Pope’s The Rape of the Lock
B. Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”
C. Richardson’s Pamela
D. Lewis’s The Monk
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.
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.
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.
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.