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CLEP World Literature

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1. Written by Emily Bronte - the name of a farmhouse - the all-encompassing and passionate - yet thwarted - love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.






2. The Comedians was written by who






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






4. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






5. 18th Century authors






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






10. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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.


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






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






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






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






20. First person point of view of the orphan Pip - Miss Havisham and Estella are characters






21. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






22. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






24. 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.






25. What form is Faerie Queen written in?


26. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






28. English Christian writer and preacher Wrote Pilgrim's Progress - during his first imprisonment






29. Works by Charles Dickens






30. Kubla Khan The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Christabel.is associated with what?






31. Cassio -Iago - Roderigo are characters in which Shakespeare play?






32. 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






33. 17th century authors






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






35. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






36. 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...






37. Written by Thpmas Moore - in Latin -frame narrative - primarily depicting a fictional island society and the religious - social - and political customs.






38. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






40. Written by John Milton - epic poem in blank verse - separated into 12 books - the story of the Fall of Man - contains two arcs: One of Satan (Lucifer) and another of Adam and Eve - about how Satan volunteers himself to poison the newly created Earth






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. '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.






48. 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.


49. A poem






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