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CLEP World Literature

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1. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






2. Modern English authors






3. What time period are -Thomas Moore -Philip Sidney -Edmund Spenser -Shakespeare -Christopher Marlowe






4. Taming of the Shrew was written by...






5. If the daughters don't marry and the father dies - the girls and their mom will be left without a home. Main characters: Elizabeth Bennett and Darcy






6. In Faustus the protagonist is compared to ________ and indicates a fall from hubris (excessive pride)






7. 19th Century authors






8. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






9. Surface meaning: hell - Heaven - and purgatory -The Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso






10. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes






11. Hamlet thinks ________ is Claudius and kills him through the curtain






12. Written by Emily Bronte - the name of a farmhouse - the all-encompassing and passionate - yet thwarted - love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.






13. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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14. The Comedians was written by who






15. Viewed as a precursor of modernist literature - His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors






16. Who is taken as prisoner to a people group smaller than him in Jonathon Swifts famous work?






17. Criseyde becomes the object of affection for Troilus (a man who had scoffed at love) - There is an exchange of prisoners between the Trojans and the Greeks. Criseyde has to escape - but promises she will return to Troilus in 10 days. Who wrote this s






18. The Waste Land and Four Quartets are written by...






19. What is Gulliver's downfall in Gullivers Travels?






20. The Faerie Queene - an allegorical work - written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I - an epic - incomplete poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the?






21. Heroine thinks she is good at matchmaking and thinks that she will never find love for herself - ends up with Knightley after a long time






22. Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Christabel.is associated with what?






23. Falls into a stream after going crazy






24. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






25. About the legend og King Aurthur who is still in love with who?.






26. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






27. Works by Jonathon Swift

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28. The poem satirises a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods - Pope keeps a sense that beauty is fragile - and that the loss of a lock of hair touches Belinda deeply.






29. 'Money - money - money - and what money can make of life' - a rich man dies - the will says that John Harmon will get the estate if he marries a woman named Bella whom he has never met -






30. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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31. What is the satirical hyperbole in Jonathon Swifts 'A Modest Proposal'?






32. Two famous magicians in Tragical History of Dr. Faustus






33. A collection of English poems by Robert Browning - first published in 1845 as the seventh volume in a series of self-published books






34. The 'shrew' of the title






35. Hamlet is acting mad but he thinks that _________ killed his brother to gain power - has to admit to killing






36. Written by Christopher Marlowe - Barabas is the protagonist - who uses his daughter (Abigail) to make others mad - and when she finds out - she joins a nunnery. She is then poisoned.






37. Many different types of people tell stories of their journeys - much more about the stories they tell - rather than the actual traveling.






38. Orphan who endures hardships - ends up with pickpocket-ers






39. 17th century authors






40. Mary Shelley was his second wife






41. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






42. This story is made up of 108 sonnets and 11 songs - 'aster' (star) Greek 'Stella' (star) Latin - 'Phil' (lover) - Thus Astrophel is the star lover - and Stella is his star.






43. English Christian writer and preacher Wrote Pilgrim's Progress - during his first imprisonment






44. Book of poems






45. Written by John Milton - epic poem in blank verse - separated into 12 books - the story of the Fall of Man - contains two arcs: One of Satan (Lucifer) and another of Adam and Eve - about how Satan volunteers himself to poison the newly created Earth






46. The poem focuses on two scenes: one in which a lover eternally pursues a beloved without fulfilment - and another of villagers about to perform a sacrifice.






47. Leads readers from the first story into the smaller one within it - employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed - at least in part - for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of






48. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






49. Major italian poet - known as the 'Supreme Poet' - 'Father of the Italian Language' - Wrote Divine Comedy - a masterpiece of the world and very well known






50. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)







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