A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1950
Related Mcqs:
- In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?
A. The knight had not finished his tale.
B. The miller did not ask politely.
C. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
D. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him. - Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as “a sort of poet-king Arthur” ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. William Blake
C. Lord Byron
D. Percy Shelley - Which poet did Arthur Henry Hallum associate with “the picturesque” ?
A. Alexander Pope
B. Percy Shelley
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Alfred Tennyson - Which of the following is true of Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity” ?
A. It ends with the lines: “Eternity./It is the sea run off/ With the sun.”
B. It suggests that the quest for knowledge and enlightenment is deeply satisfying.
C. The poem speaks of the necessity of seeking human approval and communal acceptance.
D. It begins with the lines: “I kissed the dawn of summer.” - Arthur, the good King of Britain…held a rich and royal court ?
A. This line suggests that Britain was the most important place in the medieval world.
B. This line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.
C. This line suggests that Arthur was beloved by the English, because he was good.
D. This line suggests the elegance necessary for the feudal king to display being at the top of the economic hierarchy. - In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?
A. As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar
B. As a warrior king
C. As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters
D. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders - Which of the following images in Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity” undermines the idea that eternity is something fixed and permanent ?
A. The image of a sentinel
B. The image of the sun reflected on the sea
C. The image of a quest for knowledge
D. The image of satiny embers - Which of the following themes appears in “The Miller’s Tale” ?
A. The misuse of scripture
B. The contrast between vulgar love and courtly love
C. The misdirected kiss
D. All of these answers - Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria appeared in the year ?.
A. 1817
B. 1818
C. 1718
D. 1717 - Which of the following periodical publications (reviews and magazines) first appeared in the Romantic era ?
A. London Magazine
B. The Spectator
C. The Edinburgh Review
D. a and c only