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CLEP World Literature

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






2. The Comedians was written by who






3. 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.






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






13. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






14. 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)






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






16. Lord Byron wrote a satiric poem based on the legend of who?






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






18. Works by Charles Dickens






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






20. Three witches - protagonist loses himself to insanity and gets his wife involved as well - is declared king






21. 17th century authors






22. What is it called when each stanza contains nine lines in total: eight lines in iambic pentameter followed by a single 'Alexandrine' line in iambic hexameter. what story is written this way?


23. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






24. 18th Century Irish Satirist






25. What form is Faerie Queen written in?


26. Modern English authors






27. Who wrote Faerie Queen? Recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






36. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






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






38. '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 -






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






40. Book of poems






41. 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...






42. 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.






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






44. One of the earliest English history plays - telescopes most of Edward II's reign into a single narrative - beginning with the recall of his favourite - Piers Gaveston - from exile - and ending with his son Edward III's execution of Mortimer Junior fo






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






46. Falls into a stream after going crazy






47. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






48. 'Tis better to have loved and lost - Than never to have loved at all. is an account of all Tennyson's thoughts and feelings as he copes with his grief over such a long period.






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






50. The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who - disillusioned with a life of pleasure and revelry - looks for distraction in foreign lands.