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1
Which of the following is a challenge to religious beliefs?
All of the Above
Materialism
German criticism
Utilitarianism
2
Which of the following represents Utilitarianism?
Only D
The greatest pleasure to the greatest number
Both A and D
Fails to recognize people's spiritual needs
3
Which of the following attitudes of life do Dorian and Lord Henry share?
Scientific
Pre-Raphaelit
Aesthetic
Ethical
4
Which of the following IS a change for women during this period?
Women can divorce
Women can vote
Women can take degrees at twelve universities
Women are property owners
5
Which of the following methods does Lord Henry use on Dorian Gray?
Scientific Analysis of the Passions
Experimental Method
Both B and C
Social Darwinism
6
Which of the following does
Aurora Leigh
NOT include in her narrative?
Narrator scorns "books on womanhood."
Narrator puts down aunt's hypocrisy.
Aurora accepts her cousin's rebuke.
Work should represent the age.
7
What does Dante Gabriel Rossetti focus primarily on in
The Blessed Damozel?
aesthetic critique of industrialization
issue of sexual falleness
fulfillment of love in a spirtual sense
development of female poet
8
"Collective mediocrity" applies to being a non-conformist in society.
False
True
9
How does Lord Henry treat Sibyl Vane to show the patriarchal viewpoint of the times?
She is equal to the other sex.
She is merely decorative.
Both B and C.
She has nothing to say.
10
Why did the Chartists create a fear of revolution in the English people?
They talked about the Apocalypse
Engaged in agitation through fiery speeches
Beheaded people in the streets
They threatened to murder someone in Parliament
11
Which of the following is NOT a way that the Victorian poets build upon Romanticism?
Art for its own sake
Poetry tends to be pictorial and uses sound
Poetry conveys a pessimistic view of the world
Seeks to represent psychology
12
A hedonist seeks to please others in an effort to build a better world.
True
False
13
Which of the points does John Stuart Mill NOT make in
The Subjection of Women?
Women who read are disturbing
Women are consenting parties to rule of men
Marriage of equal conditions
Men enslave women's minds
14
What famous phrase appears in the
Preface
of the novel?
"All art is necessary for moral instruction."
"Art for art's sake"
"All art is quite useless."
"Art soothes the soul."
15
From which of the novels of the time did Oscar Wilde borrow?
Silas Marner
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Frankenstein
Hard Times
16
Who does Dorian turn to help with disposing of Basil's body?
Sibyl Vane
Alan Campbell
Lord Henry
James Vane
17
What event led to Oscar Wilde's demise as an author?
His trial for indecency
His poverty
18
Which of the following is the climax of the novel?
Dorian's killing of Basil
Sibyl Vane's suicide
Introduction to Lord Henry
Dorian's killing of himself
19
Which of the following poets made the
dramatic monologu
e famous?
Thomas Carlyle
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Christina Rossetti
Robert Browning
20
What was one of the most important reforms during this period?
Abolition of Corn Laws
Women's right to vote
Reform Bill of 1832
Abolition of rotten boroughs
21
What was the dominant form in Victorian literature?
Drama
Poetry
Novel
Essay
22
Which of the following is the "Cult of Domesticity"?
A cult that uses housewives
Queen Victoria's followers
Women have a special nature
Men are made domestic
23
Which of the following is Sibyl's nickname for Dorian?
Sir Lancelot
Prince Gallant
Prince Charming
Ulysses
24
Which of the following has to do with the Quest for Truth in Tennyson's "Ulysses"?
Search for Adventure
Act of Moderation
Act of striving
Both A and C
25
Which of these is NOT a theme in
The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Power of art to move
Negative consequences of influence
Supremacy of youth and beauty
Superficial nature of society
