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CLEP World Literature

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1. Book of poems






2. The 'shrew' of the title






3. 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)






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






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






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






7. Written by George Bernard Shaw - old version of My Fair Lady






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. Falls into a stream after going crazy






13. 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






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






15. The first tale from Canterbury Tales - this story was written in iambic pentameter - about courtly love and ethical dilemmas - Arcite and Palamon are imprisoned. They both fall for a woman named Emily which causes tension and hate.

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16. 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






17. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






24. Written about - Emperor of Persia... defeats different countries - He claims he is greater than God and is struck dead - his sons gain power






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






26. Who wrote The Eve of St. Agnes - Ode to a Nightingale - Ode on a Grecian Urn






27. 18th Century authors






28. 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.






29. Explores new thoughts on death by comparing/contrasting the mortal human with the immortal nightingale - ends with accepting the idea that pleasure must end and that death in not escapable






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






31. 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.






32. Modern English authors






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Works by Charles Dickens






41. 17th century authors






42. 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






43. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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44. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






45. 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...






46. Scobie - Yusef - Tallit - Dicky commits suicide - and tries to make it seem natural






47. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






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






50. 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