A. Buddha
B. Tiresias
C. Smyrna Merchant
D. Augustine
Related Mcqs:
- One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: A formalist approach might enable us to choose between a reading which sees the dissolution of society in Lord of the Flies as being caused by too strict a suppression of the “bestial” side of man and one which sees it as resulting from too little suppression. We can look to the text and ask: What textual evidence is there for the suppression or indulgence of the “bestial” side of man? Does Ralph suppress Jack when he tries to indulge his bestial side in hunting? Does it appear from the text that an imposition of stricter law and order would have prevented the breakdown? Did it work in the “grownup” world of the novel? What purpose does this prescribe to ?
A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the reading.
B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
D. All of the above answers are correct. - The final line of “We Are Seven” is: “And said, ‘Nay’ we are seven.” This line suggests that________________?
A. The little girl refuses to cast the dead out of her life.
B. The little girl is insane or delusional
C. The little girl’s siblings have not died
D. The little girl herself is dead - Marlowe’s poem ’The Passionate Shepherd to His Love’ begins with the line “Come live with me and be my love”; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line ?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Thomas Kyd
C. John Dryden
D. John Donne - What is the title of the poem that begins thus – ’What is this life, if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare’ ?
A. Comfort
B. Leisure
C. Relaxation
D. Tranquility - Usher can only stand types of noises in his acutely uncomfortable state. The narrator describes a number of impromptus that Usher plays for him on which instrument ?
A. The harp
B. The guitar
C. The ukulele
D. The violin - What literary term is suggested by thequote steadfast companions will stand by him from Beowulf ?
A. The golden torque
B. Hurnting
C. Comitatus ethic
D. Kenning - Near the end of “Samson Agonistes,” Samson has decided not to perform for attendants at a certain event when (starting with line 1381) he suddenly reverses positions and agrees to go. Why does he do this ?
A. He experiences some “rousing motions” which might be from God.
B. Manoa convinces him to do it or the Philistines will execute Samson.
C. The Chorus demands he stay in his prison cell and Samson reacts against them.
D. He wishes to see Dalila one last time in the crowd. - Identify the rhetorical figure used in the following line of Tennyson “Faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.” ?
A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Synecdoche - Which of the following best describes the significance of the following line from Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love”: “all manner of things shall be well” ?
A. The world is a happy and wonderful place.
B. We can make the world better if we work hard.
C. There are many things in the world to love.
D. The love and grace of God can change lives for the better. - Complete the following famous line from Hamlet: Something is rotten in the state of_____________?
A. England
B. Venice
C. Denmark
D. Maine
