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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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






2. Jane Austen wrote ...






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






4. Deals with man's relationship with time - the universe - and the divine - only through realizing Christ's sacrifice for mankind is an individual capable of being saved.






5. The 'shrew' of the title






6. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






7. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






8. Written by Graham Greene - The plot concerns Querry - who is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference - he no longer finds meaning in art or pleasure in life






9. The Heart of the Matter - A Burnt Out Case - The Comedians






10. A cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet






11. 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






12. '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 -






13. Written by Thpmas Moore - in Latin -frame narrative - primarily depicting a fictional island society and the religious - social - and political customs.






14. First person point of view of the orphan Pip - Miss Havisham and Estella are characters






15. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






16. Sent to a boarding school - walks to find his only relative - his aunt - marries Agnes and has a child whom he names after Aunt Betsy






17. Written by William Blake - a collection of illustrated poems






18. 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






19. Mary Shelley was his second wife






20. Modern English authors






21. 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.






22. John Keats was known for what kind of writings?






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






24. 18th Century Irish Satirist






25. 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






26. Gertrude - Claudius - Ophelia - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern - 'double - double - toil and trouble.'






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






28. Works by Charles Dickens






29. 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






30. Wrote Frankenstein - started writing at age 18 - and published at age 21






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






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






33. What form is Faerie Queen written in?


34. Is meant to represent man's sinful attachment to worldly things - Amelia and Becky are characters in what story?






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






36. This book is a fictional autobiography of the title character - a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela - encountering Native Americans - captives and mutineers before being rescued.






37. An English poet - polemicist - and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England - wrote Paradise Lost






38. Men and Women - a collection of fifty-one poems in two volumes - all of which are monologues spoken by different narrators - some identified and some not - was written by...






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






40. Cassio -Iago - Roderigo are characters in which Shakespeare play?






41. Criseyde then falls for Deiphobus - Troilus is killed by who?






42. William Yeats wrote...






43. A poem






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






45. What does Troilus reflect on in the story of Troilus and Criseyde?






46. Songs of Innocence (and of experience) written by who






47. 17th century authors






48. The founder of gothic literature - Wrote The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne - Gaston de Blondeville - The Italian - The Mysteries of Udolpho - The Romance of the Forest and A Sicilian Romance.






49. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






50. Written by Percy Shelley - the torments of the Greek mythological figure Prometheus and his suffering at the hands of Zeus.