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CLEP World Literature

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1. '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.'






2. Lord Byron wrote a satiric poem based on the legend of who?






3. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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4. A poem






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






6. Works by Jonathon Swift

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7. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






8. 17th century authors






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 18th Century authors






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. The Faerie Queene - an allegorical work - written in praise of Queen Elizabeth I - an epic - incomplete poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the?






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






22. 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.






23. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 18th Century Irish Satirist






30. 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.






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






32. Mary Shelley was his second wife






33. Modern English authors






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. '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.






43. 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.






44. 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






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






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






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






48. William Yeats wrote...






49. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






50. 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.