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In the Preface to The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne’s metaphors for romantic realism and romance are:
moonlight and firelight.
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The “vast similitude” in On the Beach at Night Alone
harmonizes the multitude of worlds.
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The first line of Ode to Autumn by John Keats begins with a(n)
……
trochee.
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”Thou art as wise as thou art …….” Titania tells the enchanted
Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
beautiful
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In Death of a Salesman, how did Ben end up in Africa?
By trying to get to Alaska.
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In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne’s New England is rendered for:
effects of romantic distance and picturesque.
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bottom says, “I’ll .….. like a nightingale”.
roar
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Alonso recognizes Stephano in the last scene of The Tempest as being…………
my drunken butler.
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Shelley’s sonnet Ozymandias treats the classical theme of ……
sic transit gloria mundi.
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In the main narrative in Heart of Darkness, the point of view is
I-as-protagonist.
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The Whitmanian poem On the Beach at Night Alone is constructed upon one of the following figures-of-speech:
an ample enumeration.
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Shelley’s sonnet Ozymandias has ….… speaker(s).
three
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In the Preface of The Scarlet Letter, in Hawthorne’s vision
……… is the neutral
territory between reality and fairy land, where the Actual and the
Imaginary meet and fuse.
the floor
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During the rehearsal scene in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Bottom suggests the mechanicals should write a prologue showing
that
will alleviate the spectators’ fear
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In Death of a Salesman, the object Biff stole from the office was:
a fountain pen.
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In On the Beach at Night Alone …………… provides cohesion to the entire existence
a vast similitude
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Which of the following sentences referring to the novel Great
Expectations is true:
.
Through Jaggers, Miss Havisham adopts the beautiful young child, Estella
Întrebarea nr. 18 0 points Save
Helena’s father in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is
Nedar.
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In Heart of Darkness, Charlie Marlow gets a job due to
his aunt.
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In the Forest of Athens in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lysander and Demetrius nearly fight over
Helena.
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The villains Pip has to face in the world of Great Expectations
are:
Orlick and Compeyson
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Which of the following sentences referring to the novel The
Scarlet Letter is true:
Hester’s husband, Arthur Dimmesdale, returns incognito and settles in the town under the name of Richard Chillingworth.
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Sycorax in The Tempest was born…….
in Algiers.
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Originally, Heart of Darkness was destined to
all of the above.
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In Great Expectations, Pip’s real benefactor/benefactress is:
Abel Magwitch.
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In Death of a Salesman, Willy does not expect a lot of people to come to his funeral.
False
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In Tristram Shandy, the narrator is
Tristram Shandy
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream of the four fairies attending on Titania, it is… of whose house “giant-like oxbeef has devoured many a gentleman” according to Bottom.
Mustardseed
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Satis House, in Great Expectations, a haunting Gothic residence, symbolizes:
social and biological degeneration.
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Heart of Darkness consists of
three parts.
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Although Keats is famous for his unique combination of various types of images, in Ode to Autumn he clearly favours the use of
…… images
visual
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In Death of a Salesman, Biff’s job with Oliver was:
shipping clerk.
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In Death of a Salesman, Biff failed his Math exam because
he didn’t score enough points.
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The imagery Shelley uses in Ozymandias construct ……
a wasteland.
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In Heart of Darkness, the entrance to the company director’s office is guarded by
a mastiff.
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………… are among the characters introduced in Part I of Eliot’s
The Waste Land.
Soothsayers
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Ode to Autumn by John Keats is written in ……
crossed rhymes.
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, when Puck is sent by Oberon to correct his error, he says that “nought shall go……”
ill.
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The pronouns “thou” and “thee” in the second stanza of Ode to
Autumn by John Keats refer to……
autumn.
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The long lists of the multiple forms of existence upon which On
the Beach at Night Alone is constructed illustrates Whitman’s belief in:
the Over-Soul.
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Who is Corporal Trim of Sterne’s Tristram Shandy ?
Uncle Toby’s servant.
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The first stanza of Ode to Autumn by John Keats has an obviously
……. quality.
pictorial
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In The Tempest ……… presents a utopian imaginary world with no class divisions and laws.
Gonzalo
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In Great Expectations, who else apart from Pip was subjected to
Mrs. Joe Gargery bringing up “by hand”?
Joe Gargery
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Claudius asks Hamlet if there is no…… in the play performed at court.
offence
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”It’s not what you do, it’s who you know and the smile on your face”. Whose is this creed in Death of a Salesman?
Willy’s.
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In the end of the novel The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale found the resolve to admit in public that:
he was Pearl’s father.
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In Tristram Shandy, Book One, a black page is connected with
Yorick’s passing away.
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Eliot’s The Waste Land is an epic poem concerned, among others, with
the dissolution of Western culture.
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In The Tempest the King of Naples was returning from .…….to
Naples when Prospero raised the tempest.
Tunis
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In On the Beach at Night Alone the “husky song” is sung by:
the sea.
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In The Tempest after Prospero tells Miranda who they are and where they come from, he
hypnotizes her and she falls asleep.
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The “unreal city” in Eliot’s The Waste Land is
London.
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Tristram’s father was:
a natural philosopher
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In Great Expectations, when Pip becomes a gentleman he starts acting heartlessly and snobbishly towards:
Joe and Biddy.
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In Death of a Salesman, how did Willy and Ben’s father earn his living?
.
By travelling across the country selling flutes.
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The play-within-the play in Hamlet is called…
The Mousetrap
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In Hamlet, shortly before the beginning of the play-within-the play, in a speech to the First Player, Hamlet
complains about the excesses of bad acting.
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The other seasons mentioned in Ode to Autumn by John Keats alongside autumn are ……
spring and summer.
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What is the name that Tristram’s parents intended for him?
Trismegistus
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The main purpose of Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy is:
to illustrate the way a narrative is built.
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In Death of a Salesman, Bernard, now a successful man, excells in what sport?
Tennis.
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In Heart of Darkness, Kurtz gets
none of the above.
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Stetson in The Waste Land is a figure standing for the
none of the above.
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Dickens’ narrative point(s) of view in David Copperfield and
Great Expectations was/were:
the first person?
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Which term best describes T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land?
fragmentary
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Shelley’s sonnet Ozymandias is characterized by…….
the use of a few visual images.
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In The Tempest the goddesses conjured by Prospero to wed
Ferdinand and Miranda are……..
Ceres, Juno, Iris.
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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, before their wedding, Theseus invites Hippolyta to listen to the music of his…….
hounds.
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In Heart of Darkness, Charlie Marlow goes looking for
all of the above.
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While the first stanza of Ode to Autumn by John Keats presents the richness and bounty of the season, the second stanza rather refers to ……..
specific seasonal occupations.
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Before stabbing Polonius, Hamlet wants to
set up a glass so that his mother may see herself in it.
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The last words in Hamlet are spoken by…….
Fortinbras.
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In Death of a Salesman, Willy believes his son is going to waste his life
out of spite.
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Eliot’s The Waste Land is built on a series of
ironic parallelisms
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In Heart of Darkness, Charlie Marlow witnesses
all of the above.
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The poem On the Beach at Night Alone poses:
a riddle of existence.
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In “Great Expectations”, Pip learns from Magwitch, Joe and
Biddy that:
social and educational improvement are irrelevant if moral worth is not heeded.
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Heart of Darkness is an early example of
modernist fiction.
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The poem On the Beach at Night Alone projects an image of
the amplitude of nature and time.
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When Claudius asks Hamlet how he feels in Act Three, Scene Two, Hamlet answers that he eats from the…
chameleon’s dish.
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Tristram Shandy was published in
the Age of Reason.
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In Heart of Darkness, when Charlie Marlow gets a job, a doctor wants to measure
his head.
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Thisbe’s part in Pyramus and Thisbe from A Midsummer Night’s
Dream is played by
Flute.
Întrebarea nr. 85 0 points Save
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, answering Theseus’ invitation
to go to the woods, Hippolyta recollects her hunting party in a
wood of Crete with…
Hercules and Cadmus.
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In On the Beach at Night Alone “the old mother” is a metaphor for:
the sea.
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In The Tempest Prospero, who is grateful to Gonzalo for his help
at the time of his exile, calls him……
my true preserver.
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In Death of a Salesman, besides Willy who else talks to Ben?
Linda.
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In The Tempest during his rebellion against Prospero in Act Four, Caliban calls him …...
a blind mole.
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Tristram Shandy consists of:
nine books.
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In Death of a Salesman, the dramatic meeting at the hotel between
Biff and Willy takes place in:
Boston, Massachusetts.
Întrebarea nr. 92 0 points Save
In Death of a Salesman, Biff’s dreams are described as
stronger and less acceptable than Happy’s.
Întrebarea nr. 93 0 points Save
The opening lines of The Waste Land contain a reference to
“The Canterbury Tales”.
Întrebarea nr. 94 0 points Save
It has been claimed that the main voice in Eliot’s The Waste Land
belongs to
Tiresias.
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The Waste Land is a masterpiece of …………. literature.
modernist
Întrebarea nr. 96 0 points Save
The obsessive repetition of the word …………… in On the Beach
at Night Alone emphasizes the inclusion of everything in the
Universe.
all
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In Death of a Salesman, who first suggests the idea that suicide would bring in a 20,000 dollars sum of money?
Willy.
Întrebarea nr. 98 0 points Save
The Waste Land contains original German text from
Tristan und Isolde.
Întrebarea nr. 99 0 points Save
At the beginning of his narrative, Marlow makes a parallel between the British Empire and
the Roman Empire.
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On the Beach at Night Alone celebrates
the indivisible unity of creation.
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The story of Tristram’s life and opinions begins in:
book 4
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Tristram was:
he had an elder brother.
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In On the Beach at Night Alone the connection between the multitude of worlds is reinforced by
the repetitions and parallel structures contained in the poem.
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Which Oriental sources did Eliot use in The Waste Land?
the Vedas
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From a technical point of view, which is the difference between the concepts of story and of plot?
.
Story is the chronologically-ordered representation of all the information concerning characters, events and settings. It is an abstract version of events, while the plot is the structured
matter of the novel.
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Hamlet thinks that actors
should not improvise but stick to the text of the play.
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In Death of a Salesman, Linda takes Willy’s side, against her sons.
True
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In Heart of Darkness, who is desperate about Kurtz’s leaving his
African outpost?
None of the above.
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In Death of a Salesman, Ben is present during every moment in the play although only Willy can see him.
False
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In Death of a Salesman, in what circumstances did Willy decide
to become a salesman?
After meeting an 84 years old successful salesman.
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In Death of a Salesman, before the showdown between Willy and
Biff, the former
is planting the garden.
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In Tristram Shandy, what is Corporal Trim’s main interest?
military fortifications
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In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s vision, romance transforms the
ordinary world into ………. and then back into the impression of life.
fairy tale
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In Heart of Darkness, Kurtz’s fence is decorated with
none of the above.
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For Gertrude, the Ghost is just the coinage of Hamlet’s……
madness.
fantasy.
imagination.
brain.
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Which are the famous opening words of T. S. Eliot’s The Waste
Land?
”
“April is the cruellest month”
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“The Burial of the Dead” is
Part I of “The Waste Land”.
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In The Scarlet Letter, Hester’s husband reveals his true identity
to her as he tries:
to find out who her lover is.
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Ode to Autumn by John Keats is written in
pentameters.
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The First Player recites at Hamlet’s request Priam’s slaughter by
Pyrrhus.
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Ozymandias in Shelley’s eponymous sonnet is ………
a king.
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The image of the sea in On the Beach at Night Alone is
dynamic.
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The first stanza of Ode to Autumn by John Keats
introduces intimations of death and mortality.
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Which of the following statements about Laurence Sterne’s novel
Tristram Shandy is true?
it is a meta-novel,using a subjective, psychological time.
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In Heart of Darkness, Marlow’s story is told to
.
all of the above.
.
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The “I” in On the Beach at Night Alone measures “time” and
“place” in
distances.
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In The Tempest Miranda exclaims “O brave new world” when she first sees……
the castaways.
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Laurence Sterne’s narrative method was:
an initiation of the stream-of-consciousness technique.
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Hamlet, being aware that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern spy on him, calls the former…….
a sponge.
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In Death of a Salesman, Linda refers to her husband as
a little boat looking for a harbour.
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In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne describes the customs of:
.
the 17th century Puritan New England.
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Shakespeare wrote the play-within-a play in A Midsummer
Night’s Dream to show
the tensions and censorship of his age
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One of the chief sources of inspiration for T.S. Eliot in writing
The Waste Land was
James Frazer’s “The Golden Bough”.
Întrebarea nr. 134 0 points Save
In Great Expectations, most characters are conceived:
both allegorically and mimetically.
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Shelley’s sonnet Ozymandias is written in
several types of rhymes.
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Prospero was usurped by his brother………. years before the action of The Tempest.
twelve
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The “I” in the poem On the Beach at Night Alone seems to find the key to the existential enigma against the backdrop of:
the sea and the sky together.
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In The Waste Land Eliot quotes original lines from
“Tristan und Isolde”.
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The “I” in On the Beach at Night Alone postulates the existence of
a plurality of universes.
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In magazine form, Heart of Darkness was first published in
Blackwood’s Magazine.
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In Death of a Salesman, Linda is nervous about Willy’s possible suicidal mood when she notices
a small rubber pipe connected to the heater.
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Shelley’s sonnet Ozymandias shows that ….…
time mocks man’s affirmation of his omnipotence.
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In Tristram Shandy, Walter Shandy explains to Uncle Toby the contents of Slawkenbergius’s Latin treatise. What is this treatise about?
Noses.
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In The Tempest Caliban, Trinculo and Stephano are punished by
being pursued by…
dogs.
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In Tristram Shandy, in the closing paragraphs, the characters are preoccupied with:
a cock-and-bull story.
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In The Scarlet Letter, according to Hawthorne’s philosophical tenets, the Unpardonable Sinner is an individual who tries to separate his intellect from the heart, in a lack of reverence for the human soul, looking on mankind as the subject of his experiment. What character can be considered as such:
Roger Chillingworth
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In Death of a Salesman, how does Ben Loman call his brother?
William
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In Death of a Salesman, Biff excelled in:
baseball.
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The visage the traveler comes upon in Shelley’s Ozymandias
expresses
contempt for all the human beings.
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In Tristram Shandy, Sterne uses a series of unconventional techniques. Thus, a cross appears on the page when Dr. Slop crosses himself, blank pages appear to represent pages torn out. What is the purpose of these technical devices in Sterne’s construction of the narrative?
to involve the reader in the process of ‘creation’ of the text
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Polonius tells Hamlet that in his youth he played, as an actor, the role of
Julius Caesar.
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Specify the interpretation that can be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence below:
You will put the box in the van.
request
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Choose the appropriate tense for the verbs in brackets:
a). the simple present perfect b). the past tense progressive
c). the present perfect progressive
1). He (live) in Bucharest for 10 years.
2). I’ll call you after my guests (leave).
3). I (walk) in the street when my cousin called me.
1c, 2a, 3b
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Specify the aspectual classes listed in a-c to which the underlined predicates belong:
a). achievement b). activity
c). accomplishment
1). John taught linguistics in a college.
2). They left the country two years ago.
3). She wrote her significant novels in her youth.
1b, 2a, 3c
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Identify the aspectual class of the underlined verb phrases:
a). activity b). state
c). achievement
1). The argument rests on an invalid assumption.
2). During the floods the river was flowing through the center of the town.
3). He noticed the typing mistake in a second.
1a, 2b, 3c
1b, 2a, 3c
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Identify the type of aspectual recategorization undergone by the underlined verb below:
He walked the dog out.
from an activity into an accomplishment
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Specify the value of the modal verb in the sentence below:
Could I leave now?
habituality
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Identify the type of aspectual recategorization undergone by the underlined verb below:
He composed the symphony last year.
from an activity into an accomplishment
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Specify the type of article that one should use before the underlined nouns:
1) She took him by .......hand and they left.
2) She went to ......university to continue her education.
3) She went to ......university to meet her husband.
a) the zero article
b) the indefinite article c) the definite article
1c, 2a, 3c
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Specify which of the underlined nouns is an inherently [-count] noun and which is a contextually [+count] noun:
1) You cannot prevent your neighbours having a nice gossip in the street.
2) Waiter, there is a hair in my soup.
3) In my leisure hours I would listen to opera music.
a) inherently [-count]
b) contextually [+count]
1b, 2b, 3a
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Identify the temporal values of the present tense in the sentences listed in 1-3:
a). the generic value b). the habitual value
c). the instantaneous value
1). Dogs bark.
2). I beg your pardon.
3). John smokes cigars.
1a, 2c, 3b
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Specify the type of article that one should use before the underlined nouns:
1) I often listen to classical music on .....radio.
2) .....Indian tea is famous all over the world.
3) He seldom goes sailing on .......Lake Geneva
a) the definite article
b) the indefinite article c) the zero article
1a, 2c, 3c
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Identify the value of the first tense in the following sentence:
He wrote the address and posted the envelope.
the past perfect
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Identify the aspectual class of the underlined verb phrases:
a). accomplishment b). activity
c). state
1). John is losing temper.
2). James drank himself silly.
3). Samuel owned two apartments.
1b, 2a, 3c
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Specify which of the tenses listed under a-c can be used with the adverbs indicated in 1-3:
a). only with the future perfect tense
b). only with the present perfect c). with both the above tenses
1). yet
2). by this time next week
3). already
1b, 2a, 3c
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Specify which of the following properties characterizes English modal verbs:
modals lack conjugation
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Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: Cafeaua era deja dulce si n-ar fi trebuit sa-i mai pun zahar.
My coffee was already sweet so I needn’t have put any sugar
in it.
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Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the following elements: determiners and pluralization:
1) They're installing a lot of new machinery at the factory.
2) They are installing a lot of new machineries at the factory.
3) The accoustics of this auditorium are excellent.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1a, 2b, 3a
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Specify which of the following tests can be performed on the underlined predicates without inducing aspect shift:
a). the progressive form
b). the adverbial in two hours
1). Mary discovered the treasure in the backyard.
2). John ran to the car on fire.
3). Harry walked in the park.
1b, 2a, 3a
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Specify whether the underlined predicates form grammatical or ungrammatical predications:
a). grammatical
b). ungrammatical
1). John is believing in spirits.
2). The concert is sounding too loud.
3). He drove to Sibiu in two hours.
1b, 2b, 3a
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Identify the aspectual class of the underlined verb phrases:
a). activity
b). accomplishment c). state
1). They sailed into the harbour.
2). They sailed in the Pacific for three weeks.
3). John believes in the devil.
1b, 2a, 3c
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Specify the type of aspectual recategorization undergone by the underlined verbs in the contexts given in 1-3:
a). an activity recategorized into an accomplishment
b). a state recategorized into an activity
c). an achievement/semelfactive recategorized into an activity
1). John kicked the ball for a couple of minutes.
2). John read the whole chapter last night.
3). I am smelling smoke coming from the kitchen.
1c, 2a, 3c
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Identify the aspectual class of the underlined verb phrases:
a). accomplishment b). state
c). activity
1). Martin wrote a few lines.
2). Martin was writing a few lines when his sister entered.
3). The statue stands in the corner of the street.
1a, 2c, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 23 0 points Save
Specify the interpretation that may be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence below:
We can meet one day after work.
suggestion
Întrebarea nr. 24 0 points Save
Specify the interpretation that can be assigned to the modal verbs in the following sentence
You must be a faithful husband.
both readings are possible depending on a larger context
Întrebarea nr. 25 0 points Save
Specify the type of aspectual recategorization undergone by the underlined verbs in the contexts given in 1-3:
a). a state recategorized into an activity
b). an accomplishment recategorized into an activity c). an achievement recategorized into an activity
1). John is being shy for a change.
2). He was falling asleep when he heard a noise in the hall.
3). Jane was playing a Mozart sonata.
1a, 2c, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 26 0 points Save
Identify the value of the present perfect in the following sentence:
He has broken the china plate.
resultative
Întrebarea nr. 27 0 points Save
Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the following elements: verbal agreement and determiners:
1) These fish are overcooked.
2) This fish is overcooked.
3) These fishes is overcooked.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1b, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 28 0 points Save
Specify the value of the modal verb in the sentence below:
May I start now?
permission
Întrebarea nr. 29 0 points Save
Identify the value of the modal verb MUST in the following sentence:
You must have told her about it beforehand.
reproach
Întrebarea nr. 30 0 points Save
Identify the type of aspectual recategorization undergone by the underlined verb below:
He pushed the cart to the backyard.
from an activity into an accomplishment
Întrebarea nr. 31 0 points Save
Choose the appropriate tense for the verbs in brackets:
a). the simple past tense
b). the simple present perfect c). the past tense progressive
1). No, I (call) only on Monday.
2). She broke her arm while she (come down) the stairs.
3). In China, Thomas (notice) different table customs from Europe.
1a, 2c, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 32 0 points Save
Which is the time sphere that the verb COULD covers in the following sentences:
a) the present time sphere / extended present time sphere b) the past time sphere
1) Your brother was out and couldn’t have the key.
2) There could be trouble at the match tomorrow.
3) Do you think you could solve the problem?
1b, 2a, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 33 0 points Save
Choose the appropriate tense for the verbs in brackets:
a). the simple future tense
b). the future progressive tense c). the simple present tense
1). She (be) twenty next week.
2). This time next year he (sit) in the chairman’s chair.
3). If my daughter (travel) abroad she will need a new suitcase.
1a, 2b, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 34 0 points Save
Identify the temporal meaning conveyed by the following underlined verbal forms:
a). situation that involves a prediction
b). situation that involves a planned action
c). situation scheduled by external factors
1). You will feel better after some rest.
2). I need your help tomorrow.
3). Mary is starting work tomorrow.
1a, 2c, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 35 0 points Save
Specify the effect triggered by the presence of a perfect infinitive after the modal verb in the sentence:
You must be a faithful husband.
a change from the deontic to the epistemic interpretation of the modal
Întrebarea nr. 36 0 points Save
Specify the interpretation that can be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence below:
A falling drop will hollow the stone.
habitual WILL
Întrebarea nr. 37 0 points Save
Specify which of the underlined nouns is an inherently [-count]
noun and which is a contextually [-count] noun:
1) He shouted a lot of filth at the other driver.
2) Add some melon to this salad and taste it.
3) He never reads the gossip column in the magazines.
a) inherently [-count]
b) contextually [-count]
1a, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 38 0 points Save
Specify which of the adverbials in a-c can be used with the tenses indicated in 1-3:
a). only with the past tense
b). only with the present perfect c). with neither of these tenses
1). not long after that
2). as soon as
3). in the future
1a, 2b, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 39 0 points Save
Specify the aspectual class to which the underlined predicates belong:
a). achievement b). activity
c). accomplishment
1). The bomb exploded in a few seconds.
2). Eat up your soup!
3). He has been smoking quite a lot lately.
1a, 2c, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 40 0 points Save
Specify the status of the underlined nouns in point of countability:
1) Are they going to eat soup?
2) This grass grows only in a damp climate.
3) She arranged some attractive grasses with the flowers.
a) mass term
b) general term c) singular term
1a, 2c, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 41 0 points Save
Specify which of the tenses listed under a-c can be used with the adverbs indicated in 1-3:
a). only with the past tense
b). only with the present perfect c). with both the above tenses
1). 10 years ago
2). lately
3). recently
1a, 2b, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 42 0 points Save
Specify which of the following properties characterizes English modal verbs:
modals can appear in the ‘coda’
Întrebarea nr. 43 0 points Save
Specify the value of the modal verb in the sentence below:
You needn’t pay the fine now.
lack of obligation
Întrebarea nr. 44 0 points Save
Choose the correct translation for the following sentence: N-a fost nevoie sa plec mai devreme pentru ca George s-a oferit sa ma ia cu masina.
I didn’t need to leave earlier as George offered to take me in his car.
Întrebarea nr. 45 0 points Save
Specify which of the following properties characterizes English modal verbs on their epistemic interpretation:
modals can occur in the progressive
modals cannot occur with the perfect infinitive form
modals have specific restrictions on the subject
Întrebarea nr. 46 0 points Save
Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the following elements: determiners and pluralization:
1) That ring your mother gave you is a fine jewelry.
2) You shouldn't keep so much jewelry in the house.
3) You shouldn't keep so many jewelries in the house.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1b, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 47 0 points Save
Specify the value of the modal verb in the sentence below:
He can’t be that tall!
impossibility
Întrebarea nr. 48 0 points Save
Identify the aspectual class of the underlined verb phrases:
a). achievement b). activity
c). accomplishment
1). John drank three bottles of wine.
2). Martin drinks a lot.
3). Mary spotted the thief.
1c, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 49 0 points Save
Specify the modal effect triggered by the presence of the perfect infinitive after the modal verb in the sentence below:
You must be a faithful friend.
a change from a deontic to an epistemic interpretation
Întrebarea nr. 50 0 points Save
Identify the type of aspectual recategorization undergone by the underlined verb below:
The ball rolled down the hill.
from an activity into an accomplishment
Întrebarea nr. 51 0 points Save
Specify the type of aspectual effect induced by the presence of be- progressive:
a). incompletion b). iteration
1). James has been looking for a new hat
2). Her old uncle was dying
3). The train has been arriving late recently
1a, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 52 0 points Save
Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the use of the definite article:
1) The murderer was thrown into the prison.
2) They went sightseeing to the Danube Delta.
3) The mount Fujiyama is a real symbol for the Japanese.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1b, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 53 0 points Save
Specify the status of the underlined nouns in point of countability:
1) He is successfully running his own company at the age of 25.
2) The duke is proud of his family's antiquity.
a) mass term
b) general term c) singular term
1b, 2a
Întrebarea nr. 54 0 points Save
Specify whether the underlined predicates form grammatical or ungrammatical predications:
a). grammatical
b). ungrammatical
1). Harry is keeping an eye on the kettle.
2). It is being quite windy today.
3). Your books are lying under the shelf.
1a, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 55 0 points Save
Specify which of the following tests can be performed on the underlined predicates without inducing aspect shift:
a). the adverbial in two hours
b). the adverb intentionally
1). Jane wrote a reporton what had happened.
2). The police shot the suspect.
3. John ran three laps round the stadium.
1a, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 56 0 points Save
Specify the interpretation that can be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence below:
I mustdo what I can to protect my friend.
self-compulsion
Întrebarea nr. 57 0 points Save
In adverbial clauses of time the present perfect is used with one of the following values:
the future perfect tense value
Întrebarea nr. 58 0 points Save
On the epistemic interpretation modal verbs evince the following syntactic patterns:
they can occur with the perfect infinitive
Întrebarea nr. 59 0 points Save
Identify the aspectual class of the underlined verb phrases:
a). state
b). activity
c). achievement
1). Mary is being clumsy.
2). Mary is clumsy.
3). Jane sat down suddenly on the chair.
1b, 2a, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 60 0 points Save
Choose the appropriate tense for the verbs in brackets:
a). the past tense
b). the present perfect
1). Since you (explain) the main point to me I could solve the problem.
2). I will call you after my parent (leave).
3). He (abandon) the cause many years ago.
1a, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 61 0 points Save
Specify which of the following tests performed on the underlined predicates induce aspectual recategorization:
a). the progressive aspect
b). a mass noun as direct object
1). John read the first chapter of the book.
2). Thomas ate apples for quite a while.
3). Jane is kind to her children.
1a, 2b, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 62 0 points Save
Identify the interpretation that can be assigned to the modal verb
MUST in the following sentence:
You must be a faithful friend.
both readings are possible depending on the larger context
Întrebarea nr. 63 0 points Save
Specify whether the underlined predicates form grammatical or ungrammatical predications:
a). grammatical
b). ungrammatical
1). John is knowing Latin.
2). I am seeing my friend from abroad tomorrow.
3). Ukraine is lying North-East of Romania.
1b, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 64 0 points Save
Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the use of the definite article:
1) The museums of the town are closed on Monday.
2) I'll see you the next Monday.
3) The next Monday is a holiday.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1a, 2b, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 65 0 points Save
Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the use of the articles:
1) The unemployment became worse as industries failed.
2) Public health in England is of a high order.
3) The goverment is trying to find work for the unemployed.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1b, 2a, 3a
Întrebarea nr. 66 0 points Save
Specify the appropriate agreement with the verb for the underlined nouns:
1) Police (be) here.
2) Macaroni (be boiled) in water.
3) The aircraft (be due) to take off in half an hour.
a) the verb in the singular b) the verb in the plural
c) the verb either in the singular or in the plural
1b, 2a, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 67 0 points Save
Specify whether the following sentences are grammatical or not by taking into account the following elements: determiners and pluralization:
1) James has made a great progress since he joined our class.
2) James has made great progress since he joined our class.
3) James has made great progresses since he joined our class.
a) grammatical sentence
b) ungrammatical sentence
1b, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 68 0 points Save
Match the following features with the aspectual situation types listed in 1-3:
a). [+stativity] b). [-telicity] c). [+telicity]
1). state predications
2). activity predications
3). event predications
1a, 2b, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 69 0 points Save
Choose the appropriate tense for the verbs in brackets:
a). the simple past perfect b). the simple past tense
c). the past tense progressive
1). How long had he lived here when the war (break) out?
2). John (be) a writer for five years before he became a teacher.
3). While he (pump) the bicycle tyres a man looked over the garden wall.
1b, 2a, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 70 0 points Save
Identify the temporal values of the present perfect tense in the sentences listed in 1-3:
a). the existential value b). the continuous value c). the resultative value
1). Susan has lived in Sibiu for 10 years now.
2). John has been to Japan twice.
3). Margaret has broken my bicycle again.
1b, 2a, 3c
Întrebarea nr. 71 0 points Save
Choose the appropriate tense for the verbs in brackets:
a). the simple past tense
b). the past tense progressive c). the simple present perfect
1). I not (speak) with him since last week.
2). When you (receive) the long distance call?
3). While he (inspect) the precious art object he noticed a nasty flaw.
1c, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 72 0 points Save
Which class of verbs is compatible with the modal verb CAN:
verbs of cognition
Întrebarea nr. 73 0 points Save
Specify the interpretation that can be assigned to the modal verb in the sentence below:
He may come later in the afternoon.
both interpretations depending on the larger context
Întrebarea nr. 74 0 points Save
Specify the interpretation of the modal verb CAN in the sentence below:
She can be awful at times.
characteristic reading
Întrebarea nr. 75 0 points Save
Specify the status of the underlined nouns in point of countability:
1) The cat was hidden in the laundry basket.
2) Her sister worked in a laundry.
3) The audience were rocking with laughter at he cinema.
a) contextually[+count]
b) inherently [-count]
c) inherently [+count]
1b, 2a, 3b
Întrebarea nr. 76 0 points Save
Specify the status of the verb WILL in the following sentences:
a) auxiliary modal verb
b) auxiliary verb indicating the future tense
1) I will do that.
2) Unless he will come I go there alone.
3) He will do it tomorrow.
1a, 2b, 3a