Jorge Luis Borges was born the same year as what other famous modern author ?

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According to Max Simon Nordau in his work “Degeneration,” which of the following best describes the term “Fin de Siècle” ?

A. “The impotent despair of a sick man, who feels himself dying by inches in the midst of an eternally living nature blooming insolently forever” B. A term that means nothing except for the signification given to it by the user C. “A confession and a complaint” D. All of the above...

According to Dr. Dino Felluga’s module on Freud, Sigmund Freud’s work on transference and trauma argues which of the following points ?

A. There is an undeniable “tension between the death-instinct and the sexual instincts.” B. Repetition-compulsion does not help to come to terms with one’s own mortality. C. Most victims of trauma do not exhibit “the compulsion of the human psyche to repeat traumatic events over and over again.” D. Talk therapy will not help cure … According to Dr. Dino Felluga’s module on Freud, Sigmund Freud’s work on transference and trauma argues which of the following points ?Read More...

Which of the following statements best describes the “British East India Company ?”

A. The British East India Company was originally a group of London businessmen engaged in importing spices from South Asia. B. The British East India Company first entered South Asia as importers of British Tea. C. The British East India Company was essentially a covert British army. D. Both A and B...

What is meant by the “Haussmannization” of Paris ?

A. It was an urban modernization project that reorganized Parisian city streets so that the bourgeoisie could flaunt their new wealth. B. It was an urban renovation project which offered social services in city slums. C. It was a political movement intended to overthrow Napoleon III. D. It was a religious movement intended to celebrate … What is meant by the “Haussmannization” of Paris ?Read More...

According to T.S. Eliot in his essay on “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” which of the following is true of “tradition ?”

A. In English literature, we cannot refer to “the tradition” or to “a tradition;” at most, we employ the adjective in saying that the poetry of so-and-so is “traditional” or even “too traditional.” B. Tradition is the great conversation which links all English literature and is a coherent and stable cannon. C. All of the … According to T.S. Eliot in his essay on “Tradition and the Individual Talent,” which of the following is true of “tradition ?”Read More...