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1.	In which place of England Christopher Marlow born ?
A.	London
B.	Norflock
C.	Canterbury
D.	Warwick
Answer» D. Warwick

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2.	In which of the following ways was Dante involved in the Italian politics of his time ?
A.	He held several positions in the local government.
B.	He conducted diplomatic missions.
C.	He literally fought at the Battle of Campaldino.
D.	All of the above
Answer» E.

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3.	In which magazine, in the year 1787, that William Wordsworth made his debut as a writer by publishing a sonnet ?
A.	The European Magazine
B.	New Poetry
C.	The Tatler
D.	The Rambler
Answer» B. New Poetry

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4.	In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?
A.	Trieste
B.	Paris
C.	Zurich
D.	All of the Above
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	in which language the stories of Canterbury tale are written ?
A.	French
B.	Latin
C.	Middle english
D.	English
Answer» D. English

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6.	In which important medieval city was Dante born ?
A.	London
B.	Rome
C.	Florence
D.	Sorrento
Answer» D. Sorrento

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7.	In which hospital John Keats registered as a medical student after finishing his apprenticeship with Hammond ?
A.	Queen’s Chamber
B.	Guy’s Hospital
C.	New Chapman Hospital
D.	Trinity Hospital
Answer» C. New Chapman Hospital

Discussion

8.	In which establishment Coleridge enlisted himself in December 1793 by using the false name “Silas Tomkyn Comberbache” ?
A.	The Poets society
B.	British Royal Navy
C.	Solicitors office
D.	Royal Dragoons
Answer» E.

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9.	In which edition of the novel Frankenstein the name of the author Mary Shelley first appeared ?
A.	2nd Edition
B.	1st Edition
C.	4th Edition
D.	3rd Edition
Answer» B. 1st Edition

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10.	In which dialect is Dante’s Vita Nuova primarily written ?
A.	Latin
B.	Tuscan
C.	English
D.	French
Answer» C. English

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11.	In which country is Macbeth set ?
A.	Spain
B.	Denmark
C.	Scotland
D.	Canada
Answer» D. Canada

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12.	In which college Edmund Spenser study ?
A.	Pembroke College
B.	Latin College
C.	Corpus Christi
D.	Queens College
Answer» B. Latin College

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13.	In which century was Shakespeare born ?
A.	16th
B.	14th
C.	15th
D.	17th
Answer» B. 14th

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14.	In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?
A.	The circle of violence
B.	The circle of wrath
C.	The circle of heresy
D.	The circle of treachery
Answer» B. The circle of wrath

Discussion

15.	In which book of the Bible does the story of Adam and Eve occur ?
A.	Leviticus
B.	Exodus
C.	Genesis
D.	Deuteronomy
Answer» D. Deuteronomy

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16.	In what year was the First Folio published ?
A.	1626
B.	1621
C.	1623
D.	1629
Answer» D. 1629

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17.	In what year did the Easter Rising occur ?
A.	1901
B.	1916
C.	1922
D.	1934
Answer» C. 1922

Discussion

18.	In what year did Ireland acquire national independence ?
A.	1847
B.	1893
C.	1906
D.	1922
Answer» E.

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19.	In what way(s) did the events of the Easter Rising affect the work of writers ?
A.	it led many Irish writers to criticize British colonial practices
B.	it led to more depictions of violence and sacrifice in Irish literature
C.	it inspired Irish writers to create an Irish national identity
D.	All of the Above
Answer» E.

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20.	In what form did Dylan Thomas’s ’Under Milk Wood’ first become known ?
A.	Book of poetry
B.	A radio play
C.	A stage play
D.	a short film
Answer» C. A stage play

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21.	In what country is ’Dr Faustus’ based ?
A.	England
B.	Italy
C.	France
D.	Germany
Answer» E.

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22.	In what context does Joyce use the term “amor matris,” or motherly love ?
A.	in The Dubliners, Chandler uses it to describe family relationships
B.	in The Dubliners, Gabriel uses it in his discussions about death
C.	in Ulysses, Stephen uses it in his lectures on art
D.	in Ulysses, Leopold uses it to describe his personal identity
Answer» D. in Ulysses, Leopold uses it to describe his personal identity

Discussion

23.	In what book does the fall take place ?
A.	Book VIII
B.	Book X
C.	Book IX
D.	Book VII
Answer» D. Book VII

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24.	In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?
A.	Love is an ennobling force that offers a chance for salvation.
B.	Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.
C.	Love has little to do with spirituality.
D.	Love obscures all possibility for salvation.
Answer» B. Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.

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25.	In verse, “meter” refers to which of the following ?
A.	The length of a written line
B.	The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
C.	The height of the stage
D.	The number of words in a line
Answer» C. The height of the stage

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26.	In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond ?
A.	Odysseus
B.	Telemachus
C.	Nestor
D.	Nausicaa
Answer» C. Nestor

Discussion

27.	In Ulysses, which stylistic characteristic(s) appear ?
A.	stream of consciousness
B.	repetition of words
C.	shifts in narrative voice
D.	All of the Above
Answer» E.

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28.	In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ?
A.	puns
B.	parodies
C.	unconventional syntax
D.	All of the Above
Answer» E.

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29.	In Ulysses, which characteristic(s) can be considered Modernist ?
A.	the sequential construction of time
B.	the lack of taboo topics
C.	the use traditional language
D.	the inclusion of various types of media
Answer» E.

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30.	In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism ?
A.	Leopold Bloom
B.	Mr. Deasy
C.	Gabriel Conroy
D.	Molly Ivors
Answer» C. Gabriel Conroy

Discussion

31.	In Ulysses, to what does Bloom often compare life ?
A.	a newspaper
B.	a stream
C.	a law
D.	a book
Answer» C. a law

Discussion

32.	In Ulysses, Joyce retells which ancient story ?
A.	Homer’s The Iliad
B.	Homer’s The Odyssey
C.	Virgil’s The Aeneid
D.	Sophocles’s Antigone
Answer» C. Virgil’s The Aeneid

Discussion

33.	In “Two Gallants,” Joyce’s major critical commentary is__________________?
A.	that women are more at fault than men
B.	that individuals are too passive
C.	that people work too hard for change
D.	that Catholicism is not to blame for problems
Answer» C. that people work too hard for change

Discussion

34.	In “the tragic history of Doctor Faustus”. Faustus was a ?
A.	German scholar
B.	French scholar
C.	Spanish scholar
D.	Greek scholar
Answer» B. French scholar

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35.	In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?
A.	Rachel and Leah
B.	Brutus and Cassius
C.	Dido and Aeneas
D.	Pope Boniface and Pope Clement
Answer» B. Brutus and Cassius

Discussion

36.	In The Purgatorio, whom does Dante cite as his example of temperance ?
A.	Pope Boniface
B.	Pope Clement
C.	Saint Stephen
D.	John the Baptist
Answer» E.

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37.	In The Purgatorio, where does Dante physically set purgatory ?
A.	In the southern hemisphere
B.	In the northern hemisphere
C.	In Florence
D.	In Rome
Answer» B. In the northern hemisphere

Discussion

38.	In The Purgatorio, the opening of the text resembles which type of poem ?
A.	Sonnet
B.	Aubade
C.	Ode
D.	Elegy
Answer» C. Ode

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39.	In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?
A.	The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.
B.	The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.
C.	The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.
D.	The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.
Answer» D. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.

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40.	In The Purgatorio, what do the steps to the Gate of Purgatory represent ?
A.	The seven deadly sins
B.	The seven types of sin that keep people from heaven
C.	The three components of the perfect confession
D.	The eight beatitudes
Answer» D. The eight beatitudes

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41.	In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?
A.	He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.
B.	He must walk through an immense wall of flames.
C.	He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.
D.	He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.
Answer» C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.

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42.	In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?
A.	They are punished with whips and bridles.
B.	They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs.
C.	They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.
D.	They must walk through thick smoke.
Answer» C. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.

Discussion

43.	In the poem ‘Tintern Abbey’, ‘dearest friend’ refers to ?
A.	Nature
B.	Dorothy
C.	Coleridge
D.	Wye
Answer» C. Coleridge

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44.	In the play, “Twelfth Night,” who rescues Sebastian after his shipwreck ?
A.	Antonio
B.	Maria
C.	Olivia
D.	None of the above
Answer» B. Maria

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45.	In the play, “Twelfth Night,” what country is Orisono from ?
A.	France
B.	Denmark
C.	Illyria
D.	England
Answer» D. England

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46.	In the play, “Twelfth Night,” who is Sebastian ?
A.	Viola’s twin brother
B.	Viola’s eventual lover
C.	A clown
D.	Olivia’s uncle
Answer» B. Viola’s eventual lover

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47.	In the play, “Twelfth Night,” what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man ?
A.	Orsino
B.	Sir Toby
C.	Antonio
D.	Cesario
Answer» E.

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48.	In the play, “Richard III,” who speaks of “the winter of our discontent” (I.i.1) ?
A.	Richmond
B.	Queen Elizabeth
C.	Richard III
D.	The princes
Answer» D. The princes

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49.	In the play, “Richard III,” who is the mother of Prince Edward ?
A.	Lady Anne
B.	Queen Elizabeth
C.	Margaret
D.	Duchess of York
Answer» D. Duchess of York

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50.	In the play, “Richard III,” who is Richard’s primary accomplice ?
A.	Buckingham
B.	Clarence
C.	Tyrell
D.	Richmond
Answer» B. Clarence

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In which place of England Christopher Marlow born ?

In which of the following ways was Dante involved in the Italian politics of his time ?

In which magazine, in the year 1787, that William Wordsworth made his debut as a writer by publishing a sonnet ?

In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?

in which language the stories of Canterbury tale are written ?

In which important medieval city was Dante born ?

In which hospital John Keats registered as a medical student after finishing his apprenticeship with Hammond ?

In which establishment Coleridge enlisted himself in December 1793 by using the false name “Silas Tomkyn Comberbache” ?

In which edition of the novel Frankenstein the name of the author Mary Shelley first appeared ?

In which dialect is Dante’s Vita Nuova primarily written ?

In which country is Macbeth set ?

In which college Edmund Spenser study ?

In which century was Shakespeare born ?

In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?

In which book of the Bible does the story of Adam and Eve occur ?

In what year was the First Folio published ?

In what year did the Easter Rising occur ?

In what year did Ireland acquire national independence ?

In what way(s) did the events of the Easter Rising affect the work of writers ?

In what form did Dylan Thomas’s ’Under Milk Wood’ first become known ?

In what country is ’Dr Faustus’ based ?

In what context does Joyce use the term “amor matris,” or motherly love ?

In what book does the fall take place ?

In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?

In verse, “meter” refers to which of the following ?

In Ulysses, with which mythical character does Stephen best correspond ?

In Ulysses, which stylistic characteristic(s) appear ?

In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ?

In Ulysses, which characteristic(s) can be considered Modernist ?

In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism ?

In Ulysses, to what does Bloom often compare life ?

In Ulysses, Joyce retells which ancient story ?

In “Two Gallants,” Joyce’s major critical commentary is__________________?

In “the tragic history of Doctor Faustus”. Faustus was a ?

In The Purgatorio, which of the following characters does Dante dream about ?

In The Purgatorio, whom does Dante cite as his example of temperance ?

In The Purgatorio, where does Dante physically set purgatory ?

In The Purgatorio, the opening of the text resembles which type of poem ?

In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents’ punishments ?

In The Purgatorio, what do the steps to the Gate of Purgatory represent ?

In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?

In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?

In the poem ‘Tintern Abbey’, ‘dearest friend’ refers to ?

In the play, “Twelfth Night,” who rescues Sebastian after his shipwreck ?

In the play, “Twelfth Night,” what country is Orisono from ?

In the play, “Twelfth Night,” who is Sebastian ?

In the play, “Twelfth Night,” what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man ?

In the play, “Richard III,” who speaks of “the winter of our discontent” (I.i.1) ?

In the play, “Richard III,” who is the mother of Prince Edward ?

In the play, “Richard III,” who is Richard’s primary accomplice ?