College English Literature CLEP Exam
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QUESTION
was a small work, expressing Milton's beliefs that education should prepare a student to enter
the workforce and to follow after God.
Answer:
of education
QUESTION
It was the time when granted from the gods
The first sleep creeps most sweet in weary folk.
Lo! in my dream before mine eyes, methought,
With rueful chere I saw where Hector stood,
(Out of whose eyes there gushed streams of tears)
Drawn at a caras he of late had been,
Distained with bloody dust, whose feet were bowln
With the strait cords wherewith they haled him.
Ay me, what one? that Hector how unlike,
Which erst returned clad with Achilles' spoils;
Or when he threw into the Greekish ships
The Trojan flame! so was his beard denied,
His crisped locks all clustered with his blood,
With all such wounds, as many he received
About the walls of that his native town.
Whom frankly thus methought I spake unto,
With bitter tears and doleful deadly voice:
'O Troyan light! O only hope of thine!
The excerpt above is a translation of the epic poem, The , by Virgil.
Answer:
,Aenid
QUESTION
A major linguistic transition that occurred within Modern English during the Renaissance was
addition of new as Latin and Greek influences, along with imported cultures, began to be
integrated.
traditions
theories
deities
cuisine
vocabulary
Answer:
vocabulary
QUESTION
Lord Byron (1788-1824) wrote a closet drama entitled ________, a Dramatic Poem (1817).
Answer:
manfred
QUESTION
was written as a form of ghost story (which was popular at the time in England). In it, the main
character, Manfred, expresses regret for sin of which he could not speak.
Answer:
manfred by lord byron
QUESTION
, A prolific writer and perhaps the most notable author of the time, Geoffrey _____________
(1343-1400), is best known for writing the large, unfinished compilation of narratives, The
Canterbury Tales.
Answer:
chaucer
QUESTION
had several positions working for various English kings. His work has been divided into three
sections: French, Italian, and English.
His largest poem was Troilus and Cressida, but The Canterbury Tales was his most popular
work. Although it was never completed, it was written to tell the tales of 29, 30, or 31 travelers
(depending on which review you read)—some other stories intersect, but they are largely
unconnected to each other. Only 24 of the stories exist, but four of those are unfinished.
Answer:
geoffrey chaucer
QUESTION
Although he wrote in the Romantic Period, George Gordon, Lord _____________ (1788-1824)
wrote in a style closer to that of authors in the Neoclassical Period.
Answer:
byron
QUESTION
was a frequent critic of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey (the most prominent of the Lake
Poets). His proper style differed from theirs, which was more relaxed. He used several of his
works to express his feelings toward them and his opinions about their poetry.
Answer:
lord byron
, QUESTION
After the collapse of the Roman Empire (476 AD), the former Roman outpost of Britannia was
invaded by the Anglo-Saxons (Germanic tribes). In addition to banishing the Celts to the coasts,
the Anglo-Saxons brought with them their idealism of the concept of the hero. This tradition was
preserved through ___________ poetry and was often recited or sung to the rhythms of a harp.
Answer:
oral
QUESTION
A short piece of non-fiction that often (but not always) describes the opinion of the author is
called a(n) .
Answer:
essay
QUESTION
form is attractive to authors seeking to articulate their views on any number of subjects. Popular
topics for essays throughout literature are politics, religion, and life lessons.
Answer:
essays
QUESTION
A fixed-verse form invented for use in the epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) was the
___________ stanza. In this form, each stanza contains nine iambic lines with the rhyming
scheme A-B-A-B-B-C-B-C-C. The first eight lines are in pentameter while the concluding line is
written in hexameter.
Answer:
spensarian
(NEW 2023/ 2024 Update) | Already Graded
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Correct
QUESTION
was a small work, expressing Milton's beliefs that education should prepare a student to enter
the workforce and to follow after God.
Answer:
of education
QUESTION
It was the time when granted from the gods
The first sleep creeps most sweet in weary folk.
Lo! in my dream before mine eyes, methought,
With rueful chere I saw where Hector stood,
(Out of whose eyes there gushed streams of tears)
Drawn at a caras he of late had been,
Distained with bloody dust, whose feet were bowln
With the strait cords wherewith they haled him.
Ay me, what one? that Hector how unlike,
Which erst returned clad with Achilles' spoils;
Or when he threw into the Greekish ships
The Trojan flame! so was his beard denied,
His crisped locks all clustered with his blood,
With all such wounds, as many he received
About the walls of that his native town.
Whom frankly thus methought I spake unto,
With bitter tears and doleful deadly voice:
'O Troyan light! O only hope of thine!
The excerpt above is a translation of the epic poem, The , by Virgil.
Answer:
,Aenid
QUESTION
A major linguistic transition that occurred within Modern English during the Renaissance was
addition of new as Latin and Greek influences, along with imported cultures, began to be
integrated.
traditions
theories
deities
cuisine
vocabulary
Answer:
vocabulary
QUESTION
Lord Byron (1788-1824) wrote a closet drama entitled ________, a Dramatic Poem (1817).
Answer:
manfred
QUESTION
was written as a form of ghost story (which was popular at the time in England). In it, the main
character, Manfred, expresses regret for sin of which he could not speak.
Answer:
manfred by lord byron
QUESTION
, A prolific writer and perhaps the most notable author of the time, Geoffrey _____________
(1343-1400), is best known for writing the large, unfinished compilation of narratives, The
Canterbury Tales.
Answer:
chaucer
QUESTION
had several positions working for various English kings. His work has been divided into three
sections: French, Italian, and English.
His largest poem was Troilus and Cressida, but The Canterbury Tales was his most popular
work. Although it was never completed, it was written to tell the tales of 29, 30, or 31 travelers
(depending on which review you read)—some other stories intersect, but they are largely
unconnected to each other. Only 24 of the stories exist, but four of those are unfinished.
Answer:
geoffrey chaucer
QUESTION
Although he wrote in the Romantic Period, George Gordon, Lord _____________ (1788-1824)
wrote in a style closer to that of authors in the Neoclassical Period.
Answer:
byron
QUESTION
was a frequent critic of Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey (the most prominent of the Lake
Poets). His proper style differed from theirs, which was more relaxed. He used several of his
works to express his feelings toward them and his opinions about their poetry.
Answer:
lord byron
, QUESTION
After the collapse of the Roman Empire (476 AD), the former Roman outpost of Britannia was
invaded by the Anglo-Saxons (Germanic tribes). In addition to banishing the Celts to the coasts,
the Anglo-Saxons brought with them their idealism of the concept of the hero. This tradition was
preserved through ___________ poetry and was often recited or sung to the rhythms of a harp.
Answer:
oral
QUESTION
A short piece of non-fiction that often (but not always) describes the opinion of the author is
called a(n) .
Answer:
essay
QUESTION
form is attractive to authors seeking to articulate their views on any number of subjects. Popular
topics for essays throughout literature are politics, religion, and life lessons.
Answer:
essays
QUESTION
A fixed-verse form invented for use in the epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) was the
___________ stanza. In this form, each stanza contains nine iambic lines with the rhyming
scheme A-B-A-B-B-C-B-C-C. The first eight lines are in pentameter while the concluding line is
written in hexameter.
Answer:
spensarian
