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1
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According to the text, which of the following were precursors to the novel

A

French Romances
Spanish romances
Italian romances
epic poetry

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In Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded Pamela’s master attempts to seduce her. How does the story end?

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Pamela marries her master.

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dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show

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pantomime

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a manner of speech or writing which uses irony, mockery, or wit to ridicule something

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satire

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5
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Who wrote Pamela

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Samuel Richardson

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6
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often cited as the first European novel

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Don Quixote

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characterized by stereotypical heroes and violence

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Heroic drama

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literary form in which a person writes about his own life

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autobiography

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comparison of two things that are alike in some respects using a familiar object to explain an unfamiliar object

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analogy

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heroes were “lively” gentlemen of questionable conduct

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Restoration comedy

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literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style

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burlesque

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12
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When he tries to describe the creative process, a novelist often describes _____.

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methods and events

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13
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The novel In His Steps was written by

A

Charles Sheldon

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14
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William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson were writers of _____.

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Elizabethan drama

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15
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William Congreve and John Dryden were writers of _____.

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Restoration comedies

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According to the text, which of the following were reasons the novel was not initially accepted by literate society (Mark all that apply.?

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Early novels were overly sentimental and moralizing.
Novels were often for and about women.
Novels targeted working class readers.

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17
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Which of the following are traditionally considered criteria that must be met for a work to be considered a masterpiece

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aesthetics
universality
subject Matter
authenticity

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18
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“Artistic unity” falls under the standard of _____.

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aesthetics

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19
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What is the figure of speech.

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metaphor

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20
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what represents both itself and something else

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symbol

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21
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What qualities which best describe the character.

Edward Norman

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respectable
purposeful
strong
dedicated
sensitive

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22
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What is essential to the plot

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Conflict

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23
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the information needed to understand a story

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exposition

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24
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artificial ordering of events

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plot

25
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fictional person

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character

26
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long prose narrative

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novel

27
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the catalyst that begins the major conflict

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complication

28
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partially established by the setting

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mood

29
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the turning point in the story that occurs when characters try to resolve the complication

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climax

30
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the set of events that bring the story to a close

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resolution

31
Q

The novel form is most closely related to what writing form that came before it?

A

romances

32
Q

In His Steps might be considered a novel of _____.

A

motives

33
Q

A novel of manners deals with _____.

A

customs

34
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A plot is made up of how many events?

A

more than one

35
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Maxwell could be described as _____.

A

unselfish

36
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Loreen could be described as _____.

A

unrefined

37
Q

The Bishop was very _____.

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supportive of Dr. Bruce

38
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The novelist portrays character through (Mark all that apply.): _____.

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direct exposition
action
representing character from within

39
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a literal and concrete representation of an experience of the senses or of an object know by the senses

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image

40
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an intentional departure from the normal order, construction, or meaning of words

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figure of speech

41
Q

Where is the sinful, fleshly section of the city

A

Rectangle

42
Q

A book review is a form of _____.

A

critical essay

43
Q

The book review evaluates a book and focuses on what question?

A

Was what he said worthwhile?

44
Q

Rose was a _____.

A

dependent person

45
Q

Norman was _____.

A

generous and serving

46
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Burns was a _____.

A

drunk

47
Q

Chase was _____.

A

bitter

48
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An intentional departure from a normal meaning of words is a(n) _____.

A

figure of speech

49
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The plot of a novel is a(n) _____.

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artificial ordering of events

50
Q

A critique that centers on how the writer says what he says is an _____.

A

analysis

51
Q

The question “What does the writer say?” is a question of _____.

A

interpretation

52
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The question “Was what the author said worthwhile?” is a question of _____.

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evaluation

53
Q

The question “How does the author say what he says” is a question of _____.

A

analysis

54
Q

The type of criticism that deals directly with technique and style is _____.

A

analysis

55
Q

What does the city represent in the novel (Mark all that apply.)?

A

place of change
place of decision
man’s lowest state

56
Q

What literary tradition immediately preceded the novel tradition?

A

romance

57
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A literary or dramatic work that ridicules a subject either by presenting a solemn subject in an undignified style or an inconsequential subject in a dignified style is _____.

A

burlesque

58
Q

The first European novel is generally considered to be _____.

A

Don Quixote

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