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1
Which of these are descriptive definitions of literature?
Ambiguity of texts, clear purpose, attitude towards text
Unclear purpose, attitude of author
Relationship - text to reality, language function, creative power of author
Subjective evaluation of the quality of literature
2
(British) Romantic period lasted from...?
1830 to 1900
1780 to 1830
1760 to 1830
1910 to 1950
3
What rhyme scheme is this: abba cddc
Embracing/Enveloping/Enclosing rhyme
Alternate rhyme
Chain rhyme
Interlocking rhyme
4
Ascribing meaning to a text in close reading is part of...?
Reading
Analysis
Interpretation
Introducing
5
(British) Renaissance lasted from 1500 to 1660
False
True
6
What rhyme scheme is this: aa bb cc
Chain rhyme
Enclosing rhyme
Enveloping rhyme
Paired rhyme/Couplet
7
Which American period is this: Showing life as it is, no/less Idealisation, Powerlessness of the people
Transcendentalism (1830s-1860s)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Romantic period (1780-1830)
8
Which metrical foot begins with an unstressed syllable?
Iamb
Dactly
Trochee
Spondee
9
Old English literature lasted from...?
1660 to 1780
1600 to 1760
1100 to 1500
500 to 1100
10
Middle English Literature lasted from...?
1600 to 1760
1100 to 1500
1500 to 1660
1830 to 1900
11
Signs and Sign Systems...
... are prerequisite (erforderlich) to 'understand' the world
... Only include non-linguistic signs
... Are not ubiquitous (Allgegenwärtig)
... Only consist of Linguistic signs
12
Which literary period is considered to celebrate emotion and its expression above all else?
Victorian period
Revolutionary and Early Republican period
Colonial period
Romantic period
13
An internal rhyme (Binnenreim) is...
... a rhyme of two or more words in the same line
... When the whole poem follows one rhyme (aaaaa...)
... a constantly stressed rhyme
... a constantly unstressed rhyme
14
What kind of metrical foot is this: unstressed, stressed, unstressed
Amphibrach
Iamb
Anapaest
Spondee
15
Which British period is this: Age of science, Time of strong social change, Women fighting for equal rights
Renaissance (1500-1660)
Victorian period (1830-1900)
Romantic period (1780-1830)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
16
Romanticism and American Renaissance lasted from...
1830s to 1900s
1820s to 1860s
1780s to 1830s
1660s to 1780s
17
A 'feet' is the smallest unit of a verse
True
False
18
(British) Victorian period lasted from 1830 to 1900
False
True
19
Which American period is this: Great Depression, Failure of American Dream, Humans are disconnected from God
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Transcendentalism (1830s-1860s)
Postmodernism (1950-today)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
20
A novel...
... is capable of providing a fictional world
... normally only presents a small number of characters
... Can be interpreted in only one way
... mostly only has one genre
21
Romanticism and American Renaissance also includes 'Transcendentalism' lasting from 1830s to 1860s
True
False
22
Literary history...
Names the different periods after the political context of the time
Refrains from making generalizations
Reconstructs literary traditions exactly as they were
Can be useful for orientation
23
(American) Postmodernism and beyond refers to the literature period going on since the 1950s
True
False
24
Which American period is this: Aftermath of WWll, Socio-political movements, No real truth anymore
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Contemporary period (1945-today)
Transcendentalism (1830s-1860s)
Postmodernism and beyond (1950s-today)
25
Literature is traditionally divided into which three (main) genres?
Essay, sermon, letter
Tragedy, ballad, Sonnet
Short story, novel, tragedy
narrative text/prose, poetry, drama
26
The method of close reading includes several stages, one of which is called 'analysis'. Here you...
... ascribe meaning to the elements of the text to find out what they mean
... read the text and pay attention to the content
Both options are incorrect
Both options are correct
27
This is the structure of an Italian Sonnet: 2 quatrains (octet) + 2 tercets (sestet) ; volta after octet
False
True
28
What rhyme scheme is this: abab cdcd efef
interlocking rhyme
alternate rhyme/cross rhyme
Paired rhyme
embracing rhyme
29
The Histoire of a narrative text looks at...
... 'What happens on the surface level?', 'What is the plot?'
... 'How is the content presented?' 'In what time order do things happen?'
30
According to Freytag, which is the correct order of elements in dramatic plots?
retarding element, exposition
climax, exposition
peripety, falling action
denoument, climax
31
Which British period is this: Age of Poetry, Idealisation of nature, Age of Revolution
Victorian period (1830-1900)
Renaissance (1500-1660)
Romantic period (1780-1830)
Middle English Literatur (1100-1500)
32
The Discourse of a narrative text looks at...
... 'How is the content presented?' 'In what time order do things happen?'
... 'What happens on the surface level?', 'What is the plot?'
33
What kind of metrical foot is this: unstressed, unstressed stressed
Dactyl
Amphibrach
Anapaest
Trochee
34
One text can not feature more than one genre
True
False
35
What is a frequent characteristic of poetry?
Little to no part of a poem is charged with meaning
Generally, very long
Language you use everyday
Mostly no plot, but: high degree of subjectivity
36
Home as: 'the place where you live' is an example for...?
Connotation
Denotation
37
(American) Modernism lasted from...
1900s to 1945s
1860s to 1930s
1910s to 1950s
1920s to 1960s
38
What kind of metrical foot is this: unstressed, stressed
Anapest
Dactyl
Iamb
Trochee
39
In close reading the question 'Are there any patterns you can identify?' is used for...?
Interpretation
Introducing
Analysis
Reading
40
American Realism and Naturalism lasted from...
1910s to 1940s
1860s to 1910s
1900s to 1945s
1830s to 1860s
41
Which British period is this: "Golden Age" of English theatre, Struggle for stability, religious revolution
Romantic period (1780-1830)
Renaissance (1500-1660)
Old English Literature (500-1100)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
42
Which American period is this: Focus on Puritan life, Religious poetry, "New world" vs. "Old world"
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Colonial period (1600s-1760s)
Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820s)
Victorian period (1830-1900)
43
American literature is divided into 6 periods
False
True
44
Examples for genres of non-fictional literature are...?
Essay, Travelogue, letter
Travelogue, Paranormal, Magic Realism
Essay, YA novel, Sermon
Dystopia, Utopia, Romance
45
In close reading 'paying attention to the content' is part of...?
Analysis
Interpretation
Reading
Introducing
46
During a dramatic monologue...
... the focus is on the speaker
... there are more than one speaker
... the adressee is never present
... the speaker doesn't speak for the entirety of the poem
47
What is harmatia?
A morphological stylistic figure: a word repetition in immediate succession
A term used in the theater of the absurd to describe word scenery
A term to describe discrepant awareness in drama
A term used in tragedy to describe a tragic hero*ine's error in judgment
48
Periods of American literature only started in the 17th century while British literature started in the year 500
True
False
49
(American) Revolutionary and Early Republican period lasted from...
1600s to 1760s
1910s to 1950s
1820s to 1860s
1760s to 1820s
50
(British) Contemporary period/Postmodernism has been going on since 1945
True
False
51
Examples for subgenres are...?
Short story, novel, tradgedy, ballad
Poetry, short story, drama
Metre, rhyme, stanza
Prose, ballad, novel
52
(British) Modernist period lasted from...?
1860 to 1910
1910 to 1940
1900 to 1945
1920 to 1950
53
Connotation stands for an implicit interpretation of reality
True
False
54
In Lyrical communication the Lyrical I is the author
True
False
55
(British) Restauration period & Neo-Classicism lasted from...?
1760 to 1820
1660 to 1780
1820 to 1860
1780 to 1830
56
Which American period is this: America as a great new country, Individualism, self making
Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820)
Contemporary period (1945-today)
Romantic period and American Renaissance (1820s-1860s)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
57
What kind of metrical foot is this: stressed stressed
Iamb
Trochee
Spondee
Amphibrach
58
'Introducing' is part of close reading
True
False
59
Home as: 'origin, security, place of warmth and comfort' is an example for...?
Denotation
Connotation
60
Which British period is this: Separation of English Church, Civil war
Colonial period (1600s-1760s)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Restoration period & Neo-Classicism (1660-1780)
61
What kind of metrical foot is this: stressed, unstressed
Iamb
Amphibrach
Trochee
Anapaest
62
The major forms of Narrative Texts are the short story and the novel
False
True
63
An Elegy...
... is always presented as song
... has originally been about love, now about death/loss
... usually has no consolation (Trost) at the end
... has always been about love
64
This is the structure of an Shakespearean Sonnet: 3 quatrains + 1 couplet; volta before the couplet
True
False
65
If we group the characters in The Handmaid's Tale according to political power, who ranks how?
Nick is more powerful than Serena Joy
Serena Joy is less powerful than Cora
Moira is more powerful than Aunt Lydia
Professor Piexoto is more powerful than Offred
66
What kind of metrical foot is this: stressed, unstressed, unstressed
Dactyl
Iamb
Amphibrach
Trochee
67
What rhyme scheme is this: aba bcb cdc
Harmony rhyme
Interlocking rhyme/chain rhyme
Enclosing rhyme
Rich rhyme
68
Which British period is this: Poetry doesn't need to rhyme anymore, More international writers, Language as a game
Victorian period (1830-1900)
Contemporary period/Postmodernism (1945-today)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Postmodernism and beyond (1950-today)
69
British literature periods are divided into 8 time spans
False
True
70
A Ballad...
... tells a story
... contains no dialogue
... has an abrupt ending
... is always orally presented
71
A short story...
... is stating rather than implying
... has characters with a lot of depth
... starts right in the action
... has a clear ending
72
(American) Colonial period lasted from...
1760s to 1820s
1600s to 1760s
1860s to 1910s
1820s to 1860s
73
There are different versions of a Ballad, two of those would be the Traditional Ballad and the Literary Ballad
True
False
74
Which American period is this: American nature as sublime, Industrial revolution, Importance of the individual
Romantic period and American Renaissance (1820-1860)
American Realism and Naturalism (1860s-1910s)
Colonial period (1600s-1760s)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
75
Sonett, Ballad, Dramatic Monologue, Elegy and Ode are the Genres of poetry
True
False
76
The aim of 'close reading' is interpretation
False
True
77
Which British period is this: Women gain the right to vote, Old structures and certainties are broken apart
Renaissance (1500-1660)
Revolutionary and Early Republican period (1760s-1820s)
Modernism (1910s-1950s)
Modernist period (1900-1945)
78
A Sonnet...
... contains multiple thoughts
... usually has 14 lines
... has three main forms: English, Shakespearean and Italian
... contains a volta (turn) at a random point
79
What is Literary History?
Very stable over the course of time
Only an abstract, generalized concept
An orientation for authors
Subjective viewing of literariness
80
Denotation stands for an explicit interpretation of reality
False
True
