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The English Civil War was waged between what two political groups ?
A. Royalists and Monarchists
B. Royalists and Parliamentarians
C. Parliamentarians and Roundheads
D. Anarchists and Royalists
In Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis,” how is Adonis killed ?
A. In a hunting accident
B. By Venus
C. By execution
D. By old age
What was the first published title of Christopher Marlow’s play The Jew of Malta ?
A. The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta
B. The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
C. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
D. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta
What poets before Milton were famous for writing epics ?
A. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Spenser
B. Homer, Virgil, and Spenser
C. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Spenser
D. Gilgamesh, Petrarch, and Dryden
What event occurs in the final lines of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Adam and Eve hold hands and walk across an arid plain.
B. Adam and Eve promise to be fruitful and multiply.
C. Adam and Eve curse their God.
D. Adam and Eve curse Satan.
Which Welsh poet wrote “Under Milk Wood ? “
A. Anthony Hopkins
B. Richard Burton
C. Tom Jones
D. Dylan Thomas
What is unique about the structure of Finnegans Wake ?
A. the last sentence and first sentence are circular
B. the novel has a traditional plot; nothing is particularly unique about it
C. the start of the book bears no resemblance to the end
D. the novel is clearly written from the future to the past
In what context does Joyce use the term “amor matris,” or motherly love ?
A. in The Dubliners, Chandler uses it to describe family relationships
B. in The Dubliners, Gabriel uses it in his discussions about death
C. in Ulysses, Stephen uses it in his lectures on art
D. in Ulysses, Leopold uses it to describe his personal identity
Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ?
A. 1564
B. 1580
C. 1577
D. 1550
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