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CLEP World Literature

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






2. 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






3. 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.






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






5. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






6. Falls into a stream after going crazy






7. Modern English authors






8. 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...






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






10. The 'shrew' of the title






11. His magnum opus was called 'The Prelude' - also wrote Ode on Intimation of Immortality






12. 17th century authors






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






14. Written by George Bernard Shaw - old version of My Fair Lady






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Pen name for Mary Anne Evans - one of the leading writers of the Victorian era - went by a male name so that she would be taken seriously. Wrote The Mill on the Floss (1860) - Silas Marner (1861) - Middlemarch (1871-72) - and Daniel Deronda (1876)






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






22. The Comedians was written by who






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






24. About the legend og King Aurthur who is still in love with who?.






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






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






27. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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28. What is the satirical hyperbole in Jonathon Swifts 'A Modest Proposal'?






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






30. 19th Century authors






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






32. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A poem






40. Written by William Blake - the Lily - the Cloud - the Worm - the Clod of Clay...characters - asks the question 'why does the springtime of life inevitably fade so that all things must end?'






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. 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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47. 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.






48. 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.






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. 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