Which of the following discoveries, theories, and events contributed to Victorians feeling less like they were a uniquely special, central species in the universe and more isolated ?

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1. Which of the following discoveries, theories, and events contributed to Victorians feeling less like they were a uniquely special, central species in the universe and more isolated ?

   A. geology
   B. evolution
   C. discoveries in astronomy about stellar distances
   D. all of the above

2. Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction ?

   A. Radio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents.
   B. The Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils.
   C. Regional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country.
   D. all of the above

3. According to John Milton’s view of the structure of the universe, the “Created Universe” is surrounded by what ?

   A. Heaven
   B. Hell
   C. Chaos
   D. Sunshine

4. Who argues that language is a unique evolutionary development of the human species and distinguished from modes of communication used by any other animal species ?

   A. Ferdenand de Sassure
   B. Albert Chomsky
   C. Noam Chomsky
   D. Noah Webster

   Submitted by: Abdul Sami Bhayo

5. 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

6. 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

7. The complex ranking system that Elizabethans believed ordered every single thing in the universe was known as_______________?

   A. The Great Order of Life
   B. The Great Chain of Being
   C. The Great System of Shakespeare
   D. The Great Sonnet Symbolism Maker

8. Which of the following contributed to the growing awareness in the Late Victorian Period of the immense human, economic, and political costs of running an empire ?

   A. the India Mutiny in 1857
   B. the Boer War in the south of Africa
   C. the Jamaica Rebellion in 1865
   D. all of the above

9. Which of the following contributed to the growing awareness in the Late Victorian Period of the immense human, economic, and political costs of running an empire ?

   A. the India Mutiny in 1857
   B. the Boer War in the south of Africa
   C. the Jamaica Rebellion in 1865
   D. all of the above

10. Which of the following factors contributed to literature becoming a profitable business ?

    A. Commercial and public lending libraries were established in order to provide for an enlarged reading public
    B. Education reform increased literacy, thus creating a demand for commercial and public lending libraries.
    C. A new aesthetics of valuing literature for its own sake emphasized reading for pleasure.
    D. all of the above