Question 1

A poetic form featuring 14 lines and often written in iambic pentameter is

Accepted Answer

A)  lyrical poetry. 
B)  blank verse. 
C)  haiku. 
D)  the sonnet. 
A)  lyrical poetry. 
B)  blank verse. 
C)  haiku. 
D)  the sonnet.

Question 2

A work of literature that has endured over time and continues to be relevant is considered a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  classic. 
B)  masterpiece. 
C)  genre. 
D)  epic. 
A)  classic. 
B)  masterpiece. 
C)  genre. 
D)  epic.

Question 3

What is the Jazz Age?

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With its flappers, bathtub gin, sleek ro

Question 4

John Updike's short story "Varieties of Religious Experience" shows

Accepted Answer

A)  how themes of religious poetry can be used in prose fiction. 
B)  a set of perspectives on the tragedy of 9/11. 
C)  a post-modern backlash against realism. 
D)  a return to realism as a backlash against the post-modern. 
A)  how themes of religious poetry can be used in prose fiction. 
B)  a set of perspectives on the tragedy of 9/11. 
C)  a post-modern backlash against realism. 
D)  a return to realism as a backlash against the post-modern.

Question 5

What is a conceit?

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A conceit is a compl

Question 6

John Donne's Holy Sonnet 14, "Batter My Heart" contains a number of conceits and metaphors. Identify at least four different examples of metaphors and discuss how they might apply to a larger conceit in the poem.
I. Identify and explain four metaphors such as "knock, breathe, shine, mend;" "break, blow, burn;" "reason, your viceroy;" "betroth'd to your enemy;" etc.
II. Explain how these fit into the larger conceit of the speaker's plea that God use greater force to keep him from sinning.

Accepted Answer

I. In John Donne's Holy Sonnet 14, "Batt

Question 7

Describe the Harlem Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The Harlem Renaissance was a l

Question 8

The first novel of the Western world is entitled

Accepted Answer

A)  Don Quixote. 
B)  The Iliad. 
C)  Gilgamesh. 
D)  The Tale of Genji. 
A)  Don Quixote. 
B)  The Iliad. 
C)  Gilgamesh. 
D)  The Tale of Genji.

Question 9

According to many historians, the first prose fiction novel is

Accepted Answer

A)  The Tale of Genji. 
B)  The Iliad. 
C)  Don Quixote. 
D)  Gilgamesh. 
A)  The Tale of Genji. 
B)  The Iliad. 
C)  Don Quixote. 
D)  Gilgamesh.

Question 10

The genius of Shakespeare's sonnets is that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are the first to add couplets at the end of sonnets. 
B)  merge complex thoughts with masterful rhyme and meter. 
C)  provide models of metrical regularity. 
D)  invent the poetic form known as the sonnet. 
A)  are the first to add couplets at the end of sonnets. 
B)  merge complex thoughts with masterful rhyme and meter. 
C)  provide models of metrical regularity. 
D)  invent the poetic form known as the sonnet.

A poetic form featuring 14 lines and often written in iambic pentameter is

A work of literature that has endured over time and continues to be relevant is considered a(n)

What is the Jazz Age?

John Updike's short story "Varieties of Religious Experience" shows

What is a conceit?

Describe the Harlem Renaissance.

The first novel of the Western world is entitled

According to many historians, the first prose fiction novel is

The genius of Shakespeare's sonnets is that they

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A poetic form featuring 14 lines and often written in iambic pentameter is

A work of literature that has endured over time and continues to be relevant is considered a(n)

What is the Jazz Age?

John Updike's short story "Varieties of Religious Experience" shows

What is a conceit?

Describe the Harlem Renaissance.

The first novel of the Western world is entitled

According to many historians, the first prose fiction novel is

The genius of Shakespeare's sonnets is that they

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Art

Music

Theater

The Musical Stage: Opera, Musical Theater, Dance

Film and Television

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

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