Which of the following was probably not a stock phrase in eighteenth-century poetry ?

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1. 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

2. 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 American and French revolutions
   D. the creation of the bourgeois novel as a commodity

3. 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

4. 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

5. John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Ben Jonson
   D. George Herbert

6. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

7. Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?

   A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers.
   B. The Futurists praised speed, whereas World War II poets often evoked images of nature to describe the human condition.
   C. The Futurists privileged the part over the whole, whereas World War II poets did not deal with the problem of modernity and alienation.
   D. The Futurists focused on advancements in technology and industry, whereas World War II poets ignored advancements in technology, especially in modern warfare.

8. Which of the following statements best expresses the difference between how visual images functioned in World War I poetry and Imagist poetry ?

   A. There were no significant differences in the functioning of visual images in these two types of poetry.
   B. The Imagists relied on visual images to achieve clarity of expression, whereas World War I poets relied on visual images to subtly punctuate their often desperate political messages.
   C. The Imagists valued brevity, which could be achieved with precise visual images, whereasWorldWar I poets preferred declamatory statements in their poems.
   D. WorldWar I poets valued clarity of expression through visual images, whereas Imagists relied on complex expression through emotional visual images.

9. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Georgian poetry and English World War I poetry ?

   A. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.
   B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.
   C. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with women’s rights.
   D. World War I poets like Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen adapted the Georgian poetic manner to write about modern subjects; most Georgian poets focused on individual experience and avoided writing about the upheavals of modernity.

10. Which of the following best characterizes the contrast between Gertrude Stein’s poetry and Imagist poetry ?

    A. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.
    B. Stein experimented with language that skirted the edges of sense, whereas the Imagists sought precision and clarity of expression.
    C. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.
    D. Stein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery.