A. formal diplomatic relations with China
B. the exploitation of colonial resources, labor, and the slave trade
C. the American and French revolutions
D. the creation of the bourgeois novel as a commodity
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following was a major factor in the unprecedented economic wealth of Great Britain during the eighteenth century ?
A. formal diplomatic relations with China
B. the exploitation of colonial resources, labor, and the slave trade
C. the creation of the bourgeois novel as a commodity
D. the union of England and Wales with Scotland - Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry ?
A. verdant mead
B. checkered shade
C. simian rivalry
D. shining sword - Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry ?
A. verdant mead
B. checkered shade
C. simian rivalry
D. shining sword - In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
A. The focus on the middle and working classes
B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
C. Plots taken from everyday life
D. The exploration of cultural taboos - Who became the first \prime minister\of Great Britain in the reign of George II ?
A. Henry St. John
B. Robert Harley
C. John Churchill
D. Robert Walpole - Who became the first “prime minister” of Great Britain in the reign of George II ?
A. Henry St. John
B. Robert Harley
C. John Churchill
D. Robert Walpole - Which thinker had a major impact on early-twentieth-century writers, leading them to reimagine human identity in radically new ways?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Sir James Frazer
C. Immanuel Kant
D. all but C - Which thinker had a major impact on early-twentieth-century writers, leading them to re-imagine human identity in radically new ways ?
A. Sigmund Freud
B. Sir James Frazer
C. Immanuel Kant
D. all but C - Of which poet was it said ’Even if he’s not a great poet, he’s certainly a great something’ ?
A. Elliot
B. Kipling
C. Cummings
D. Brooke - Which of the following poets wrote during the Victorian period but was not published until the 20th century ?
A. Christina Rossetti
B. Gerard Manley Hopkins
C. Elizabeth Barret Browning
D. Ted Hughes
