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CLEP World Literature

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






2. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






4. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






5. William Yeats wrote...






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






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






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






9. 'April is the cruellest month' (its first line); 'I will show you fear in a handful of dust'; and (its last line) the mantra in the Sanskrit language 'Shantih shantih shantih.'






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






11. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






13. 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.






14. 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






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. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






18. Biographia Literaria - coined the term suspension of disbelief - a long - loosely structured autobiography of who? Samuel Coleridge






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. The 'shrew' of the title






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






26. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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27. 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






28. The Waste Land and Four Quartets are written by...






29. The Comedians was written by who






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






42. Yeats' concerns with confronting his old age come to the fore with this work






43. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






45. 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






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






47. 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.

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






49. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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50. Mary Shelley was his second wife