Carlyle’s work On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History is a course of ?

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1. Who is praised as a hero by Carlyle in his lecture on the ‘Hero as King’ ?

   A. Johnson B. Cromwell C. Shakespeare D. Luther...

2. ‘On Heroes and Hero…worship is written by________________?

   A. Huxley B. Carlyle C. Ruskin D. Mill...

3. ‘Hero and Hero worship’ was written by______________?

   A. Ruskin B. Carlyle C. Mill D. None of these...

4. Who said that Shakespeare in his comedies has only heroines and no heroes ?

   A. Ben Jonson B. John Ruskin C. Thomas Carlyle D. William Hazlitt...

5. The title of Carlyle’s ‘Sartor Resartus’ means ?

   A. Religious Scripture B. Seaside Resort C. Tailor Repatched D. None of these...

6. How does this quotation from Behn’s Oroonoko most suggest its status as an early novel: “I do not pretend, in giving you the history of this Royal Slave, to entertain my reader with adventures of a feigned hero, whose life and fortunes fancy may manage at the poet’s pleasure.” ?

   A. It focuses on a royal hero. B. It denies being imagined in favor of claims of realism. C. It focuses on adventures. D. It connects to poetry....

7. Which of the following is NOT a common attribute of Byronic heroes ?

   A. Arrogance B. Nihilism C. Good spirits D. Dark humor...

8. How would “Natural Supernaturalism” be best characterized as a Romantic notion introduced by Carlyle ?

   A. a form of animism in which objects in the natural world are believed to be inhabited by spirits B. a spontaneous belief in the supernatural based upon a surprise encounter with a supernatural being C. a process by which things that are familiar and thought to be ordinary are made to appear miraculous and...

9. What did Thomas Carlyle mean by “Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe” ?

   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...

10. What did Thomas Carlyle mean by \Close thy Byron; open thy Goethe\ ?

    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...