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CLEP World Literature

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1. His magnum opus was called 'The Prelude' - also wrote Ode on Intimation of Immortality






2. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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3. 18th Century Irish Satirist






4. The Comedians was written by who






5. What are Mary Anne Evans writings well known for?






6. Is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work - although generally - unlike the stanza - each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.






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






8. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






9. What are the three things that are represented in 'Tale of the Tub'?






10. What is significant about Jonathon Swift's story 'Tale of a Tub'






11. 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.






12. Wrote 'Troilus and Criseyde' - 'The Knight's Tale' - 'Canterbury Tales' - known as the 'Father of English Literature' - considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages - first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey






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






14. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






16. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






17. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






18. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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19. 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






20. Written by Christopher Marlowe - story about a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge - allotted twenty-four years of life on Earth - during which time he will have Mephistophilis as his personal servant. Then - he must repay with ti






21. Wrote Rape of the Lock - most famous for his heroic couplet






22. Book of poems






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






24. 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






25. 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.






26. Wrote 'Astrophel and Stella' - one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age - English poet - courtier - and soldier






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






28. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






30. 19th Century authors






31. The 'shrew' of the title






32. Story written by Ben Johnson - there is an outbreak of the plague - and Lovewit leaves for the country - leaving a butler in charge of his house - -crazy things happen in the house - and the depravity of man and greed are shown by their actions when






33. A poem






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






35. Pen name for Mary Anne Evans - one of the leading writers of the Victorian era - went by a male name so that she would be taken seriously. Wrote The Mill on the Floss (1860) - Silas Marner (1861) - Middlemarch (1871-72) - and Daniel Deronda (1876)






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






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






38. 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






39. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 17th century authors






46. The Lady of the Lake - an Arthurian Legend was written by...






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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