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1
In
The Social Contract
, Rousseau writes: "Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains."
this is a metaphor
this is a paradox
this is an oxymoron
this is an allusion
2
Matre Hauchecome is called to defend and answer for himself...
at a church tribunal
in front of the king
in the mayor's office
with the city elders
3
Baudelaire's lines "themoth towards the candle flies, then fizzles, falls, and falters" uses...
consonance
alliteration
rhyme
onomatopoeia
4
The narrator in Maupassant's
The Apparition
decides to share his story because he...
realizes he is among friends who believe him
of advanced age and no longer fears the judgment of others
is aware that his tale is too fantastic to believe
knows others have had similar experiences
5
Phaedra suggests that she is under a curse from the goddess...
Athena
Diana
Juno
Venus
6
In
Around the World in Eighty Days,
the members of the Reform Club wager while playing...
chess and checkers
a game of cards
on the racquetball court
an extended game of golf
7
In
The Dance of Death
, Baudelaire affirms all EXCEPT that...
death is a univeral part of death
death is to be feared
all are made equal in death
there is vanity in life's pursuits
8
In
The Apparition
with the disappearance of the old Marquis' friend, suggests that perhaps
he escaped from something corrupt and evil
the woman in white was alive and well
his friend was also an apparition
the boundary to sanity is very thin
9
Phileas Fogg is a man most characterized by...
isolated and punctuality
moodiness and directness
decorum and intellect
fastidiousness and punctuality
10
Rousseau, in pursuit of his argument in
The Social Contract
, alludes to all EXCEPT the...
statesman Jefferson
fictional Robinson Crusoe
biblical Noah
emperor Caligula
11
The Dance of Death
suggests that mortal beings...
are morbidly fascinated with death
see death as a destination
undrstand death's meaning
become hysterical when faced with death
12
Baudelaire views autumn as a time of...
regeneration and rebirth
hostility and dread
confusion and chaos
relaxation and freedom
13
Phileas Fogg's attitude toward the marvelous sights of Egypt and India is one of...
careful observation and curiosity
complete indifference and ennui
total immersion in native life
hostility toward interruptions
14
Closest to Orgon in mood and temperament is...
Elmire
Tartuffe
Pernelle
Cleante
15
In addition to its merits as a novel,
Around the World in Eighty Days
reads as...
a romance document
a personal diary
an advice column
a travel guide
16
Phileas Fogg hires the ship
Tankader
, which is piloted by...
William Sewell
John Bunsby
Captain Fix
Major Aiuda
17
Tartuffe
has a "happily ever after" ending in that...
Tartuffe must pay heavy fines
Valere and Marianne will wed
Elmire and Orgon divorce
Pernelle gets her money back
18
Maupassant introduces the harness maker watching Hauchecome pick up string; this is...
foreshadowing
juxtaposition
conflict
irony
19
Matre Hauchecome's life was changed because he...
refused to accept his fate
stopped to pick up a piece of string
bought a crippled calf
argued with the local police
20
Following Fogg's travels, we learn that much of India is under British control; however...
British engineers could not penetrate the jungles
too often the climate makes some areas undesirable
only areas serviced by the railroads could be protected
local rajahs maintain their hold on remote areas
21
Panope is a minor character in
Phaedra
, her purpose in the drama is to...
describe Hippolytus' death
comfort Theseus in his sorrow
bring reports about the queen
bring order to the grieving state
22
The first major stop described on Fogg's journey takes him to...
Bombay, India
Calais, France
Suez, Egypt
Peking, China
23
For Baudelaire in
Autumn
, the season is a reminder that...
only the fit and hale survive autumn
summer left him wanting more
the horrors of winter lie ahead
nature deserves respect and dignity
24
Moliere's drama,
Tartuffe
, is an example of...
tragedy
melodrama
farce
comedy
25
Maupassant's
The Apparition
falls into the category of...
gothic tales
science fiction
fairy tales
romance literature
26
In
Hymn to Beauty
, Baudelaire poses a question that asks...
the purpose of art and beauty
about the origins of beauty
if beauty is a lasting attribute
how to define a woman's beauty
27
At the end of
Phaedra
, Theseus declares that...
Phaedra will become an immortal
he is unfit to be a decent ruler
Aricia is to be his daughter
Hippolytus will rule as king
28
In the final scenes of
Tartuffe
, the fate of Orgon and his family is determined by...
James I
Louis XIV
Charles II
Henry VII
