A. the representation of a large and comprehensive social world in realistic detail
B. a surrealist exploration of alternate states of consciousness
C. the attempt of a protagonist to define his or her place in society
D. A and C
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of Gaskell’s novels has been called a Victorian Much Ado About Nothing ?
A. Cranford
B. North and South
C. Ruth
D. Mary Barton - Experimentation in which of the following areas of poetic expression characterize Victorian poetry and allow Victorian poets to represent psychology in a different way ?
A. the use of pictorial description to construct visual images to represent the emotion or situation of the poem
B. sound as a means to express meaning
C. perspective, as in the dramatic monologue
D. all of the above - Experimentation in which of the following areas of poetic expression characterize Victorian poetry and allow Victorian poets to represent psychology in a different way ?
A. the use of pictorial description to construct visual images to represent the emotion or situation of the poem
B. sound as a means to express meaning
C. perspective, as in the dramatic monologue
D. all of the above - The term ‘the Palliser Novels’ is used to describe the political novels of ______________?
A. Charles Dickens
B. Anthony Trollope
C. W. H. White
D. B.Disraeli - How is “Jane Eyre” different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?
A. Its protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression.
B. It is a Bildungsroman.
C. It explains strange phenomena.
D. The theme of imprisonment is prominent. - Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?
A. studied melancholy and aestheticism
B. sincere earnestness and Protestant zeal
C. raucous celebration mixed with self congratulatory sophistication
D. paranoid introspection and cryptic dissent - Which best describes the general feeling expressed in literature during the last decade of the Victorian era ?
A. studied melancholy and aestheticism
B. sincere earnestness and Protestant zeal
C. raucous celebration mixed with selfcongratulatory sophistication
D. paranoid introspection and cryptic dissent - Which of the following most accurately describes the relationship between Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and Victorian society and its ideals ?
A. Darwin’s work echoed Victorian thought with its emphasis on struggle while disrupting Victorian faith by decentering humans.
B. Darwin’s work was almost universally accepted from its first appearance.
C. Darwin’s work had little initial influence on Victorian society and culture.
D. Almost all religious authorities rejected Darwin’s work completely. - Which of th following novels is called a “Novel without a hero” ?
A. Vanity Fair
B. Mill on the Floss
C. Northanger Abbey
D. Pickwick Papers - What was the relationship between Victorian poets and the Romantics ?
A. The Romantics remained largely forgotten until their rediscovery by T. S. Eliot in the 1920s.
B. The Victorians were disgusted by the immorality and narcissism of the Romantics.
C. The Romantics were seen as gifted but crude artists belonging to a distant, semibarbarous age.
D. The Victorians were strongly influenced by the Romantics and experienced a sense of belatedness.
