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CLEP World Literature

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






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






3. A poem






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






5. The title comes from the day (or evening) before the feast of Saint Agnes






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






7. Many different types of people tell stories of their journeys - much more about the stories they tell - rather than the actual traveling.






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






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






10. '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 -






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






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






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






21. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






23. Hamlet thinks ________ is Claudius and kills him through the curtain






24. Modern English authors






25. Leads readers from the first story into the smaller one within it - employs a narrative technique whereby an introductory main story is composed - at least in part - for the purpose of setting the stage for a fictive narrative or organizing a set of






26. Works by Charles Dickens






27. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






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






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






30. Works by Jonathon Swift

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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






42. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






43. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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






45. Written by Christopher Marlowe - story about a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge - allotted twenty-four years of life on Earth - during which time he will have Mephistophilis as his personal servant. Then - he must repay with ti






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






47. 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.






48. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






49. Sent to a boarding school - walks to find his only relative - his aunt - marries Agnes and has a child whom he names after Aunt Betsy






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