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CLEP World Literature

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






2. Tamburlaine the Great was written by who?






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






4. Who wrote Piers Plowman?






5. Book of poems






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






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






8. 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.


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






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






11. '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.'






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






13. The 'shrew' of the title






14. What form is Faerie Queen written in?


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






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






17. What is the ships name in Gullivers Travels






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






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






20. Mary Shelley was his second wife






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






22. Works by Jonathon Swift


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






24. Criseyde becomes the object of affection for Troilus (a man who had scoffed at love) - There is an exchange of prisoners between the Trojans and the Greeks. Criseyde has to escape - but promises she will return to Troilus in 10 days. Who wrote this s






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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






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






30. Criseyde then falls for Deiphobus - Troilus is killed by who?






31. 19th Century authors






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 17th century authors






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Falls into a stream after going crazy






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. Is a group of sonnets thematically unified to create a long work - although generally - unlike the stanza - each sonnet so connected can also be read as a meaningful separate unit.






45. Works by Charles Dickens






46. 18th Century authors






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






48. 'Tis better to have loved and lost - Than never to have loved at all. is an account of all Tennyson's thoughts and feelings as he copes with his grief over such a long period.






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






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