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CLEP World Literature

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1. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






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






4. John Keats was known for what kind of writings?






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






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






8. 18th Century authors






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






11. Surface meaning: hell - Heaven - and purgatory -The Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Mary Shelley was his second wife






15. Jane Austen wrote ...






16. Works by Charles Dickens






17. The 'shrew' of the title






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






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






20. An English poet - polemicist - and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England - wrote Paradise Lost






21. Falls into a stream after going crazy






22. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






24. William Yeats wrote...






25. 19th Century authors






26. 17th century authors






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






47. 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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48. Taming of the Shrew was written by...






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. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?







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