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CLEP World Literature

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1. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






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






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






5. 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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6. 18th Century authors






7. '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 -






8. The first of 4 stanzas discusses concerns about lost vision - the second of 4 stanzas describes how age causes man to lose sight of the divine - and the third of 3 stanzas is hopeful in that the memory of the divine allows us to sympathise with our f






9. 18th Century Irish Satirist






10. Viewed as a precursor of modernist literature - His narrative style and anti-heroic characters have influenced many authors






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






12. 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






13. The Comedians was written by who






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






15. 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






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






17. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






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






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






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






22. Surface meaning: hell - Heaven - and purgatory -The Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso






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






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






25. Mary Shelley was his second wife






26. 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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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34. 17th century authors






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 19th Century authors






42. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






43. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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. 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






46. 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






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






48. William Yeats wrote...






49. Works by Charles Dickens






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







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