Test End Flashcards
Which of the following is true about authors of the Victorian time period?
They exhibited an unprecedented degree of social mobility in achieving literary success.
Tennyson’s poetry was deepened and enriched by
The death of his best friend.
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.”
Anaphora
In Tennyson’s In Memoriam, all of the following ideas are reflected except
A stoic resignation to accept the loss of faith and its subsequent despair.
What is the conclusion of In Memoriam?
Arthur Hallam and all souls will join the World Soul.
Which of the following rhetorical devices is evident in the following excerpt from “Ulysses?”
“To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”
Parallelism
“Crossing the Bar” encapsulates an older Tennyson’s perspective on
Dying.
Which of the following works has the clearest plot arc?
“Porphyria’s Lover”
Which aspect of time is an organizing factor in Sonnet 43?
Past, present, and future (all of the above)
Which of the following statements is Carlyle’s thesis in “The Condition of England?”
England has wealth that has not benefited society - poor and rich alike.
With what allusion does Carlyle end “The Condition of England” to solidify his argument?
An allusion to the story of Midas.
In “Signs of the Times,” Carlyle names the current age of England as being
The Mechanical Age.
According to Dickens in Hard Times, what is the only thing that can save his society?
Love and duty.
Which of the following descriptions of Jane in Jane Eyre is true, given your reading of the excerpt in this unit?
Despite conflict within, Jane maintains a balanced exterior; while often quiet and thoughtful, she does fully engage with and have care for others.
Which of the following scenes from Jane Eyre is the most gothic in how Brontë relates it?
Jane and Mr. Rochester’s meeting on the road from Hay to Thornfield.
Who is responsible for the theory of social Darwinism?
Herbert Spencer
What movement extended Darwinism into literature, and what key author wrote in such a vein?
Naturalism; Thomas Hardy
“The Darkling Thrush” reflects all of the following except the
Consoling power of man’s ability to rise above the past.
What device is evident in the following excerpt from Hopkins’s “Pied Beauty?”
“Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings”
Alliteration
What two devices are evident in the following excerpt from “God’s Grandeur?”
“It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil / Crushed.”
Alliteration and enjambment
How did Oscar Wilde refer to the Victorian era?
The “Age of Ideals”
What is Wilde’s purpose in his crafting of Lady Bracknell”s character in The Importance of Being Earnest?
To voice the shallow principles of Victorian high society.
According to Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, what is the consequence of public education in England?
Education has no effect on English society.
What animal acts as a major image in fleshing out McGoggin’s character in “The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin?”
A horse
What is the name of the condition that McGoggin has in “The Conversion of Aurelian McGoggin” and what is its effect on him?
Aphasia; he lost control of his speech and mind.
What is the movement that is typified by the phrase “art for art’s sake?”
Aestheticism
What one issue of Ernest’s past proved insurmountable for Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest?
He was without parents (abandoned in a handbag).
What substance do the characters in the excerpt from Heart of Darkness seek?
Ivory
