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CLEP World Literature

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






2. One of the earliest English history plays - telescopes most of Edward II's reign into a single narrative - beginning with the recall of his favourite - Piers Gaveston - from exile - and ending with his son Edward III's execution of Mortimer Junior fo






3. 17th century authors






4. What form is Faerie Queen written in?

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






6. 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






7. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






8. 'Tub' is a pun for what?






9. The Comedians was written by who






10. 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)






11. The 'shrew' of the title






12. Jane Austen wrote ...






13. Rudyard Kipling wrote what story?






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






15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. What is the rhyme scheme of Faerie Queen?






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






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






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






22. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






24. Alfred Tennyson wrote what ?






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






26. 18th Century Irish Satirist






27. 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.






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






29. 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






30. What is it called when each stanza contains nine lines in total: eight lines in iambic pentameter followed by a single 'Alexandrine' line in iambic hexameter. what story is written this way?

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






32. 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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33. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






35. The first of 4 stanzas discusses concerns about lost vision - the second of 4 stanzas describes how age causes man to lose sight of the divine - and the third of 3 stanzas is hopeful in that the memory of the divine allows us to sympathise with our f






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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. 18th Century authors






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






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






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






48. Middle English Authors (1066-1485)






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






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