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Which of the following is true about authors of the Victorian time period?

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They exhibited an unprecedented degree of social mobility in achieving literary success.

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Tennyson’s poetry was deepened and enriched by

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The death of his best friend.

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Which of the following rhetorical devices is evident in the following excerpt from In Memoriam?
“Our wills are ours, we know not how; / Our wills are ours, to make them thine.”

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Anaphora

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In Tennyson’s In Memoriam, all of the following ideas are reflected except

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A stoic resignation to accept the loss of faith and its subsequent despair.

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What is the conclusion of In Memoriam?

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Arthur Hallam and all souls will join the World Soul.

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Which of the following rhetorical devices is evident in the following excerpt from “Ulysses?”
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”

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Parallelism

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“Crossing the Bar” encapsulates an older Tennyson’s perspective on

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Dying.

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Which of the following works has the clearest plot arc?

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“Porphyria’s Lover”

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Which aspect of time is an organizing factor in Sonnet 43?

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Past, present, and future (all of the above)

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Which of the following statements is Carlyle’s thesis in “The Condition of England?”

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England has wealth that has not benefited society - poor and rich alike.

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With what allusion does Carlyle end “The Condition of England” to solidify his argument?

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An allusion to the story of Midas.

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In “Signs of the Times,” Carlyle names the current age of England as being

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The Mechanical Age.

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According to Dickens in Hard Times, what is the only thing that can save his society?

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Love and duty.

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Which of the following descriptions of Jane in Jane Eyre is true, given your reading of the excerpt in this unit?

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Despite conflict within, Jane maintains a balanced exterior; while often quiet and thoughtful, she does fully engage with and have care for others.

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Which of the following scenes from Jane Eyre is the most gothic in how Brontë relates it?

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Jane and Mr. Rochester’s meeting on the road from Hay to Thornfield.

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Who is responsible for the theory of social Darwinism?

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Herbert Spencer

17
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What movement extended Darwinism into literature, and what key author wrote in such a vein?

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Naturalism; Thomas Hardy

18
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“The Darkling Thrush” reflects all of the following except the

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Consoling power of man’s ability to rise above the past.

19
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What device is evident in the following excerpt from Hopkins’s “Pied Beauty?”
“Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings”

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Alliteration

20
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What two devices are evident in the following excerpt from “God’s Grandeur?”
“It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil / Crushed.”

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Alliteration and enjambment

21
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How did Oscar Wilde refer to the Victorian era?

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The “Age of Ideals”

22
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What is Wilde’s purpose in his crafting of Lady Bracknell”s character in The Importance of Being Earnest?

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To voice the shallow principles of Victorian high society.

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According to Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, what is the consequence of public education in England?

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Education has no effect on English society.

24
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What animal acts as a major image in fleshing out McGoggin’s character in “The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin?”

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A horse

25
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What is the name of the condition that McGoggin has in “The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin” and what is its effect on him?

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Aphasia; he lost control of his speech and mind.

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What is the movement that is typified by the phrase “art for art’s sake?”

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Aestheticism

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What one issue of Ernest’s past proved insurmountable for Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest?

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He was without parents (abandoned in a handbag).

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What substance do the characters in the excerpt from Heart of Darkness seek?

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Ivory