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Contents

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Part One

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Famous people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1

John Keats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2

Christopher Marlowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.3

John Milton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.4

The Poetry of John Milton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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William Wordsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Paradise Lost- John Milton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Frankenstein-Mary Shelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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William Shakespeare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Play by sakespear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Edmund Spenser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Geoffrey Chaucer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

1.13

James Joyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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Dante . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Part two Middle Ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

16th Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Early 17th Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Restoration and 18th Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Romantic Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Victorian Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

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20th Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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Elizabethan Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Jacobean Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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The Life Of John Milton(The Renaissance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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Middle ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Elizabethan era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

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Part Three

American Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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Multiple choice questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 True and false . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Single answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

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Literary Theory and Criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

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Part One

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Famous people . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14

John Keats Christopher Marlowe John Milton The Poetry of John Milton William Wordsworth Paradise Lost- John Milton Frankenstein-Mary Shelley Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Shakespeare Play by sakespear Edmund Spenser Geoffrey Chaucer James Joyce Dante

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John Keats

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1. Famous people

1. When did John Keats die? A. 11 May 1838

B. 12 March 1833

C. 23 February 1821

D. 19 August 1825 2. When was John Keats born? A. 25 December 1767 B. 30 April 1789

C. 31 October 1795

D. 22 November1756 3. What was the profession of Thomas Hammond under whom John Keats joined for apprenticeship? A. teacher B. surgeon C. banker

D. lawyer 4. Which is the first extant poem of John Keats, which is written in the year 1814 when when was 19 years of age?

C. Ode to a Skylark

D. An Imitation of Spenser 5. In which school did John Keats study? A. John Clarke’s school B. King’s Grammar School C. Harrow

D. Eton 6. Which period of John Keats as called "the most placid time in Keats’s life" by Cowden Clarke, a close friend of Keats? A. His visit to Lake District B. Keats’ lodging in the attic above the surgery at 7 Church Street C. Keats stay in Italy

D. Keats’ travel to Alps 7. In which hospital John Keats registered as a medical student after finishing his apprenticeship with Hammond? A. Queen’s Chamber B. Guy’s Hospital

A. La Belle Dame Sans Mercy

C. New Chapman Hospital

B. Ode on a Grecian Urn

D. Trinity Hospital

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1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D

5. A 6. B 7. B

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Christopher Marlowe

A. Doctor Faustus B. Dido, Queen of Carthage C. Edward the Second D. Tamburlaine the Great

2. From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584? A. Oxford University B. Trinity College C. Corpus Christi College D. Queens college

A. 30 May 1593 B. 12 September 1598

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1. The title page which play of Christopher Marlow attributes the play to Marlowe and Thomas Nashe?

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3. In which year the play of Christopher Marlow The Jew of Malta first performed? A. 1597 B. 1601 C. 1587

D. 1592

4. When was Christopher Marlowe baptized? A. 26 February 1564 B. 12 January 1569

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C. 30 April 1560

D. 10 October 1547

5. To which theater was Christopher Marlow associated with? A. English Puritan theatre B. English Renaissance theatre C. Restoration theatre D. English Neo-Classical theatre 6. When did Christopher Marlow die?

C. 26 April 1601

D. 15 February 1611 7. Which one of the following plays of Christopher Marlow tells the story of the disposition of a king by his barons and the Queen? A. Doctor Faustus

B. Edward the Second

C. The Massacre at Paris

D. The Jew of Malta 8. At what age did Christopher Marlow die? A. 33 B. 29 C. 47 D. 54 9. In which place of England Christopher Marlow born? A. London B. Norflock C. Canterbury

D. Warwick 10. 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 11. Which one of the following dramas attributed to Christopher Marlow is believed to have been his first?

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A. The Jew of Malta

C. Dutch

B. Dido, Queen of Carthage

D. American 15. What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowe’s father?

C. Edward the Second D. Tamburlaine the Great

A. Carpenter

12. From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education?

B. Civil servant

A. Corpus Christi College

C. Cobbler

B. Cambridge

D. Farmer

C. oxford

16. Marlow died of?

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A. Illness

13. How many children did Shakespeare have?

B. stabbing

C. poisoned

A. 3

D. Hanged

B. 5

17. Which was Marlowe’s first play?

C. 8

A. Dr.Faustus

D. 12

B. Tamburlaine

14. What is Christopher Marlowe’s Nationality?

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C. The Tragedy of Dido

A. British

D. The Jew of Malta,

B. German

Answers

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. B 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. B

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John Milton

1. Which famous work of John Milton’s was based on the fall of man?

3. When did John Milton publish Tenure of Kings and Magistrates?

A. Paradise Regained

A. 1628

B. Paradise Lost

B. 1649

C. Samson Agonistes

C. 1645

D. On the Late Massacre in Piedmont 2. What is the meaning of Milton’s work Samson Agonistes?

D. 1637 4. In whose memory did John Milton write Methought I saw my late espousèd saint?

A. Theist

A. Katherine Woodcock

B. Atheist

B. Oliver Cromwell

C. Antagonist

C. Edward II

D. Wrestler

D. Mary Powell

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5. Which book was about the temptation of Christ?

A. 1667 B. 1639

A. L’Allegro

C. 1669

B. Paradise Regained

D. 1651

C. Samson Agonistes

11. When was John Milton born?

D. Paradise Lost

A. 12 June 1628

6. Which Poem caused Milton’s stature as a poet to be recognized?

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B. 2 May 1614

C. 17 August 1612

A. Paradise Lost

D. 9 December 1608

B. Il Penseroso C. Areopagitica

12. Which one of Milton’s senses were lost during writing his works?

D. Lycidas 7. Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born? A. London

A. Taste

B. Voice

C. Hearing

B. Bristol

D. Vision

C. Wales

13. Who did Milton have to write his works down when he became Blind?

D. Yorkshire

A. his friends

8. Which college did John Milton attend?

B. his friends

A. Queens college B. Trinity college

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C. his daughters

C. Christ’s college

D. Warwick college

9. When did John Milton die?

D. his sons 14. Whom did John Milton marry at the age of 34?

A. 22 June 1675

A. Agnes

B. 9 December 1670

B. Ann Powell

C. 14 February 1669

C. Lynda

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D. 8 November 1674 10. When was Paradise Lost published?

1. B 2. D

D. Mary Powell

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3. B 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. D

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10. A 11. D

12. D

13. C 14. D

The Poetry of John Milton

1. Which of the following elements DOES NOT characterize epic poetry? A. An Epic Council B. An “Arming of the Hero” Scene

C. A “Tragic Recognition” Speech D. An Invocation to the Muse 2. Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English

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Civil War?

A. Michelangelo

A. Charles I

B. Charles II

B. Charles II

C. Galileo

D. Henry VIII 3. 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. 4. “Samson Agonistes” is described as a “Closet Drama,” which means A. it can be acted out on a very small stage.

A. Royalists and Monarchists B. Royalists and Parliamentarians C. Parliamentarians and Roundheads D. Anarchists and Royalists 8. John Milton’s “Comus” is best described by which of the following genres? A. Pastoral elegy

B. Prose polemic

C. Blank verse tragedy

D. Masque 9. In the early books of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Satan conspires with which of the following characters?

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B. it was written to be read but not acted upon a stage.

D. A and B 7. The English Civil War was waged between what two political groups?

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C. Queen Anne

C. people will read it in secret and not publically admit they read it.

D. it was written to be acted in a church.

5. Near the end of “Samson Agonistes,” Samson has decided not to perform for attendants at a certain event when (starting with line 1381) he suddenly reverses positions and agrees to go. Why does he do this? A. He experiences some “rousing motions” which might be from God. B. Manoa convinces him to do it or the Philistines will execute Samson.

C. The Chorus demands he stay in his prison cell and Samson reacts against them. D. He wishes to see Dalila one last time in the crowd. 6. After graduating from university, John Milton toured the continent of Europe and likely met with which of the following individuals?

A. Baal B. Beelzebub C. Michel

D. A and B 10. What British Romantic author was particularly inspired by the work of John Milton? A. William Blake B. Alfred Lord Tennyson C. Elizabeth Barrett Browning

D. T.S. Eliot 11. In John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Satan assumes the character and form of what creature in order to tempt Eve to eat at the Tree of Knowledge? A. A toad B. A serpent C. A lion D. A tiger 12. In Book One of “Paradise Lost,” the narrator identifies the fallen angels or devils by what names?

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A. In “Samson,” Harapha is Samson’s enemy, but he is not in “Judges.”

B. The names of pagan gods C. The names of foreign countries D. The names of the angels they will become

C. In “Samson,” Samson marries the Woman of Timnah, but not in “Judges.” D. In “Samson,” Samson never worships Dagon, but he does in “Judges.”

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13. In “Samson Agonistes,” the Chorus describes the approaching Dalila as beautifully and lavishly dressed to better seduce Samson. This is interesting because

B. In “Samson,” Samson is a Jew, but he is not in “Judges.”

A. the Chorus has just stated it hates this kind of lavish, external beauty.

18. John Milton’s “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” are companion poems and are both written in

B. Samson hates this kind of lavish, external beauty.

A. iambic pentameter

C. Dalila usually dresses in a more understated Puritan manner.

C. heroic couplets

D. Samson is blind.

14. In “Paradise Lost,” what is the relationship between Satan and Death? A. Death is Satan’s father. B. Death is Satan’s son.

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C. Death is Satan’s brother. D. Death is Satan’s daughter.

15. John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” is most similar in linguistic style to what books from “Paradise Lost”? A. Three and Four B. Five and Six

B. tetrameter couplets

D. Shakespearean sonnets

19. According to John Milton’s view of the structure of the universe, the “Created Universe” is surrounded by what? A. Heaven B. Hell

C. Chaos D. Sunshine 20. In “Samson Agonistes,” Samson’s father, Manoa, is trying to get Samson freed from imprisonment mainly so he can help Samson to

C. Eight and Nine

A. get revenge on his enemies

D. Eleven and Twelve

B. re-instated as a Judge

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16. As originally envisioned by John Milton, “Paradise Lost” would consist of how many books? A. Nine B. Ten C. Eleven D. Twelve 17. “Samson Agonistes” differs from its source material, the Biblical book of “Judges,” in what way(s)?

C. retire D. convert 21. John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is best described by which of the following genres? A. Pastoral elegy B. Prose polemic C. Blank verse tragedy D. Epic

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A. the prediction is never fulfilled. B. the prophet Enoch had made the same prediction centuries earlier. C. Samson doesn’t know he himself will fulfill the prediction. D. the prediction is finally fulfilled much later when Jesus defeats Dagon. 23. In Book Six of “Paradise Lost,” Adam is told of what major event? A. The fall of the Son

B. Prose polemic C. Blank verse tragedy D. Masque 27. In “Samson Agonistes,” Harapha exits because of what reason: A. Samson will not fight him. B. He does not want to fight Samson. C. He must hurry to catch up with Dalila. D. He has been called back to his hometown of Gath.

28. The foundation story of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” derives from what text? A. The Book of “Genesis”

B. The Book of “Revelations” C. “The Odyssey”

D. “Canterbury Tales”

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B. The fall of the Rebel Angels

A. Pastoral elegy

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22. Despite Samson’s defeat and shame, Samson predicts that God will “arise and his great name assert” by making Dagon receive “Such a discomfit, as shall quite despoil him / Of all these boasted Trophies won on me / And with confusion blank his Worshippers” (467–71). This prediction is interesting because

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C. The fall of God

D. The death of Michael

24. In Book Three of “Paradise Lost,” God the Father alludes to what theological principle in the following quotation: “I made him [Adam] just and right, / Sufficient to have stood though free to fall.” A. Transubstantiation B. Free will

C. Predestination D. Sufficience

25. John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” is written in a(n) style. A. plain B. luminescent C. Latinate D. Sophistic

26. John Milton’s “Lycidas” is best described by which of the following genres?

29. Which of the following themes IS NOT important to John Milton’s “Paradise Regained”? A. Sexual desire B. Seeking God’s Will and Guidance C. What it means to...