Which of the following works is considered to be the first Gothic novel ?

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Which of the following social issues does Dickens confront in Great Expectations ?

A. Penal reform B. Educational reform C. The role of the monarchy D. Both A and B...

Complete the following sentence. The politics of Radcliffe’s medieval settings______________?

A. indicates her longing for the older aristocracy. B. suggests her commitment to the Catholic Church. C. is at odds with her explicit socialist politics. D. implies that contemporary British society has overcome the institutions leading to the horrors its characters experience....

Which of the following characteristics is NOT closely associated with a comedy of manners ?

A. Witty banter B. Epic heroes C. Sexual promiscuity D. Hidden identities...

Which of the following statements about Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s sonnet 43 (“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”) is false ?

A. Sonnet 43 is similar to most other sonnets in its focus on love. B. Sonnet 43 is part of a sonnet sequence “Sonnets from the Portuguese.” C. Sonnet 43 consists of fourteen lines, like other sonnets. D. Sonnet 43 is a romantic poem in the same way Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” is a romantic poem....

Jonathan Swift’s suggestion in “A Modest Proposal” that the Irish eat their children exemplifies the characteristics of a satire in all of the following ways EXCEPT_______________?

A. its mocking tone. B. its absurd response to a real issue. C. its sentimental plea to its audience. D. its attempt to shock readers into acting....