Which of the following does NOT accurately describe Robinson Crusoe’s and Oroonoko’s relationship to central features of the early English novel ?

A. Where oroonoko foregrounds supernatural agents, robinson crusoe avoids religion completely.
B. Both are largely set in south america, reflecting the relationship between empire and the early english novel.
C. Oroonoko seems to defend the aristocracy, where robinson crusoe elaborates the struggles of the middle class.
D. Both make claims to historical veracity.

Which poet did Arthur Henry Hallum associate with “the picturesque” ?

A. Alexander pope
B. Percy shelley
C. Samuel taylor coleridge
D. Alfred tennyson

Which of the following works is considered to be the first Gothic novel ?

A. Congreve’s the way of the world
B. Richardson’s pamela
C. Radcliffe’s the mysteries of udolpho
D. Walpole’s the castle of otranto

Which of the following texts is an example of a sentimental novel ?

A. Pope’s the rape of the lock
B. Swift’s “a modest proposal”
C. Richardson’s pamela
D. Lewis’s the monk

Shelley expresses all of the following ideas in A Defence of Poetry, EXCEPT______________?

A. Reason can help MAN understand beauty.
B. Civilization comes through beauty.
C. Language shows humanity’s impulse towards order.
D. Poetry has no effect on society.

Which of the following statements does NOT accurately characterize a lyric poem ?

A. The lyric poem is a popular form in the romantic era.
B. The lyric poem has a song-like quality.
C. The lyric poem creates a personal sense of emotion.
D. The lyric poem focuses on action.

What was the “white man’s burden” that Kipling speaks of in his poem of the same title ?

A. The pressure of conforming to preexisting social conventions
B. The burden of white colonizers who are forced to learn to live in new lands
C. The eurocentric idea that the colonizer has a social responsibility to civilize other nations
D. The concept that all white men do not share the same imperial duties

Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko is a transitional text in all of the following ways EXCEPT________________?

A. Like a romance, it focuses on an aristocratic character considered superior to average individuals.
B. Like a novel, it tells its story with an emphasis on realistic detail and the everyday passage of time.
C. Like an epic, it involves gods and goddesses.
D. Like a novel, it makes claims to historical realism.

Complete the following sentence. The opening frame narrative of Frankenstein comes from_______________?

A. Walton, a failed poet who is attempting to discover the north pole.
B. The creature, after he has killed victor frankenstein.
C. Victor frankenstein’s diary.
D. Mrs. saville, frankenstein’s cousin.

Which of the following does NOT accurately characterize Jane Eyre’s relationship to other literary works ?

A. Like great expectations, jane eyre addresses the power of wealth and class.
B. Like “dover beach,” jane eyre mourns the diminishing power of christian faith.
C. Through rochester, jane eyre develops a byronic hero.
D. Like great expectations, jane eyre can be read as a bildungsroman.