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Introduction To English Major

Subject : english
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Attempt to capture the extraordinary in the ordinary






2. Urbanity - wit - licentiousness






3. Contrast between court culture and lingering Puritan culture






4. Valuing of external world of nature






5. Rebellious movement






6. Impact of the Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression






7. Beat Generation






8. Dates of the Romantic Period (Britain)






9. What is the retreat of the tide in 'Dover Beach' a metaphor for?






10. Interiority - less optimistic version of Transcendentalism






11. Cultural response to political upheavals and the new world of constant change






12. Christianized Germanic culture






13. Product of mass migrations (after 1910)






14. Rejection of form and order - Emphasis on uncertainty and play






15. Celebration of common people

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16. Edwin Arlington Robinson

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17. 'The Disappointment' - Restoration Period/Neoclassical Period

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18. Questioning of traditional religion






19. Expansion into new topics - esp. graphic treatments of sexuality






20. English colonization






21. Radical break with tradition






22. Literature articulates history and history articulates literature






23. the 'Poet of the American Revolution'

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24. (Period and definition)






25. Self-referentiality (Period and definition)






26. (Title and period)

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27. (Period and definition)






28. Emphasized contemporary life in actual setting






29. Radical break with tradition






30. From Jamestown to the American Revolution






31. (Title and period)

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32. Applied Darwin's ideas to society






33. A spiritual biography (Title and period)






34. Impact of WWII






35. Focuses on ordinary people in ordinary circumstances






36. Three revolutions of British Romantic Period






37. Decolonization throughout 20th century






38. (Title and period)

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39. Dramatic monologue - stream of consciousness

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40. Dates of Early Modern Period/Renaissance






41. Process of Iroquois prayer-song






42. Thomas Hardy

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43. Protest movements and counterculture






44. Development of printing press






45. Westward expansion






46. Responds to crises of the period






47. Radically experimental and diverse






48. Dramatic monologue - stream of consciousness

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49. Avant-garde






50. How are sentimentality and emotions portrayed in 'The Wild Honey Suckle' by Freneau?

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