Which of the following discoveries, theories, and events contributed to Victorians feeling less like they were a uniquely special, central species in the universe and more isolated ?

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Which of the following best defines Utilitarianism ?

A. a farming technique aimed at maximizing productivity with the fewest tools B. a moral arithmetic, which states that all humans aim to maximize the greatest pleasure to the greatest number C. a critical methodology stating that all words have a single meaningful function within a given piece of literature D. a philosophy dictating that … Which of the following best defines Utilitarianism ?Read More...

What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose ?

A. a new market position for nonfiction writing and an exalted sense of the didactic function of the writer B. a Puritanical distrust of fictions and a thirst for trivia C. the forbiddingly high cost of threevolume novels and the difficulty of finding poetry in bookshops outside of London D. the deconstruction of the truth-fiction … What factors contributed to the increased popularity of nonfiction prose ?Read More...

Fill in the blanks from Tennyson’s The Princess. Man for the field and woman for the _________ Man for the sword and for the ____________ she: Man with the head and woman with the …..: Man to command and woman to ____________?

A. crop; scabbard; foot; agree B. throne; scepter; soul; decree C. school; scalpel; pen; set free D. hearth; needle; heart; obey...

For what do Matthew Arnold’s moral investment in nonfiction and Walter Pater’s aesthetic investment together pave the way ?

A. a renewed secularism in the twentieth century B. modern literary criticism C. late nineteenth-century and earlytwentieth- century satirical drama D. the surrealist movement...

Which of the following was Elizabeth known as ____________?

A. Unintelligent B. Rude C. Stingy D. Fanatic...