Ages, era, period

A. Britain’s manifest destiny to colonize the world
B. the moral responsibility to bring civilization and Christianity to the peoples of the world
C. the British need to improve technology and transportation in other parts of the world
D. the importance of solving economic and social problems in England before tackling the world’s problems

A. It did not carry the burden of an august tradition like poetry.
B. It was a popular form whose market women could enter easily.
C. It was seen as a frivolous form where one shouldn’t make serious statements about society.
D. all but C

A. Dombey and Son
B. Little Dorrit
C. Our Mutual Friend
D. Edwin Drood

A. New Criticism
B. Critical Inquiry
C. Scientific Bibliology
D. Higher Criticism

A. In Memorium
B. 1st September
C. Ultima Ratio Regum
D. The Charge of the Light Bridge

A. the grueling working conditions for women in textile factories
B. the debate on women’s suffrage
C. the need to enlarge and improve educational opportunities for women, resulting in the establishment of the first women’s college in London
D. the question of monarchical succession and if a woman should hold royal power

A. Cranford
B. Hard Times
C. Emma
D. Great Expectation

A. 1843
B. 1854
C. 1892
D. 1876

A. Britain’s preeminence as a global power will depend on mastery of foreign languages.
B. Even a foreign author is better than a homegrown scoundrel.
C. Abandon the introspection of the Romantics and turn to the higher moral purpose found in Goethe.
D. In a carefully veiled critique of the monarchy, Byron and Goethe stand in symbolically for Queen Victoria and Charles Darwin respectively.

A. 1%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 25%