Who wrote: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold “?

A. William Butler Yeats
B. James Joyce
C. Thomas Moore
D. Edgar Allan Poe

A. William Butler Yeats

John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry?

A. William Wordsworth
B. Alexander Pope
C. Ben Jonson
D. George Herbert

C. Ben Jonson

In which work do you read: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. “?

A. The Canterbury Tales
B. The Dark Angel
C. The Wild Swans of Coole
D. The Second Coming

D. The Second Coming

Which of the following is a typically Romantic poetic form?

A. the fractal
B. the figment
C. the fragment
D. the aubade

C. the fragment

When the Parliament, controlled by the puritans, took power in England, one of the acts that greatly influenced Literature of that time was

A. The closing of theatres
B. The return of the King.
C. King Arthurs’ dead
D. King to exile

A. The closing of theatres

Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true?

A. Hand labor became less common with the invention of power-driven machinery.
B. Velcro replaced buttons and snaps.
C. Steam, as opposed to wind and water, became a primary source of power.
D. both a and c

D. both a and c

What is Shakespeare’s longest play

A. Taming of the Shrew
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
D. Hamlet

D. Hamlet

Who became the first prime minister of Great Britain in the reign of George II?

A. Henry St. John
B. Robert Harley
C. John Churchill
D. Robert Walpole

D. Robert Walpole

Which of the following became the most popular Romantic poetic form, following on Wordsworth’s claim that poetic inspiration is contained within the inner feelings of the individual poet as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”?

A. the lyric poem was written in the first person
B. the sonnet
C. doggerel rhyme
D. the political tract

A. the lyric poem was written in the first person

4- The Enlightenment (Neoclassical) Period (1660-1790)

Who wrote: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold “?

John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry?

In which work do you read: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. “?

Which of the following is a typically Romantic poetic form?

When the Parliament, controlled by the puritans, took power in England, one of the acts that greatly influenced Literature of that time was

Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true?

What is Shakespeare’s longest play

Who became the first prime minister of Great Britain in the reign of George II?

Which of the following became the most popular Romantic poetic form, following on Wordsworth’s claim that poetic inspiration is contained within the inner feelings of the individual poet as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”?

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