Who was the ancient Gaelic warrior-bard considered by Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson to have been greater than Homer ?

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1. Who was the ancient Gaelic warrior-bard considered by Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson to have been greater than Homer ?

   A. Macpherson
   B. Merlin
   C. Decameron
   D. Ossian

2. To whom does the Ancient Mariner tell his story in “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” ?

   A. Coleridge
   B. Dorothy Wordsworth
   C. The Wedding Guest
   D. Life-in-Death

3. Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?

   A. Sir Thomas Malory
   B. Geoffrey Chaucer
   C. Caedmon
   D. John Gower

4. Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?

   A. Bede
   B. Sir Thomas Malory
   C. Geoffrey Chaucer
   D. Caedmon

5. What impulse probably accounts for the rise of distinguished translations of works, such as Homer’s lliad and Odyssey, into English during the sixteenth century ?

   A. human reverence for the classics
   B. the belief that the English were direct descendants of the ancient Greeks
   C. pride for the vernacular language
   D. a and c only

6. ‘On Translating Homer’ is written by________________?

   A. Mathew Arnold
   B. Walter Pater
   C. T. S. ELiot
   D. William Hazlit

7. This literary critic warned: “We must remember that the greater part of our current reading matter is written for us by people who have no real belief in a supernatural order . . . And the greater part . . . is coming to be written by people who not only have no such belief, but are even ignorant of the fact that there are still people in the world so ’backward’ or so ’eccentric’ as to continue to believe.” ?

   A. C.S. Lewis
   B. T.S. Eliot
   C. G.K. Chesterton
   D. Matthew Arnold

8. According to Dr. Roger Dunkle, in ancient times, what was considered a tragedy ?

   A. A worship of the gods
   B. A song for the prize or sacrifice of a goat
   C. A comedic performance
   D. A story that ended with a marriage

9. Which event marked the defeat of Napoleon ?

   A. The execution of the King of France
   B. The battle at Waterloo
   C. The Reign of Terror
   D. Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor of France

10. Napoleon’s decision to__________________can be understood as representative of the French Revolutionary spirit because this decision served to radically reposition France in contemporary European political affairs ?

    A. Engage in the Napoleonic Wars
    B. Change all aspects of French law
    C. Involve himself directly in affairs in the United States
    D. Offer landmark political writings calling for peace with other European nations