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CLEP World Literature

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1. Written about - Emperor of Persia... defeats different countries - He claims he is greater than God and is struck dead - his sons gain power






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






3. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






4. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






6. 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.






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






8. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






10. William Yeats wrote...






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Famous works written by Lord Byron are?

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






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






18. '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 -






19. The poem satirises a petty squabble by comparing it to the epic world of the gods - Pope keeps a sense that beauty is fragile - and that the loss of a lock of hair touches Belinda deeply.






20. 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






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






22. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






23. '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.'






24. 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.






25. Works by Charles Dickens






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. Who wrote The Eve of St. Agnes - Ode to a Nightingale - Ode on a Grecian Urn






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






32. 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.






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






34. 18th Century Irish Satirist






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






36. 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






37. This book is a fictional autobiography of the title character - a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela - encountering Native Americans - captives and mutineers before being rescued.






38. 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






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






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






41. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






42. 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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43. 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






44. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






45. 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






46. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






48. 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...






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