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CLEP World Literature

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1. 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)






2. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






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






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






6. '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.






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






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






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






10. 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?

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11. 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.






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






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






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






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. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






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






20. Mary Shelley was his second wife






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 19th Century authors






25. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Christian allegory - main character's name is CHRISTIAN - about his journey from his hometown 'city of Destruction' to the 'celestial City' (Heaven)

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31. Jane Austen wrote ...






32. 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






33. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






35. Written by William Blake - the Lily - the Cloud - the Worm - the Clod of Clay...characters - asks the question 'why does the springtime of life inevitably fade so that all things must end?'






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






37. Written by Sir Walter Scott - Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe is disliked by his father because he loves a girl and is friends with some of the Normans -there is a tournament - and Ivanhoe is injured and the daughter wants to take him to get help - -battles e






38. Self published books by Robert Browning are entitled as what?






39. 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.






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






41. The 'shrew' of the title






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






43. 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






44. The Comedians was written by who






45. 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.






46. 18th Century Irish Satirist






47. William Yeats wrote...






48. Modern English authors






49. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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50. 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.