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1.
		The theme of alienation serves to mirror the feeling within society that people have become increasingly disconnected. A good example of alienation is the work....
	
	
	
	Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg
	
	
	Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman
	
	
	'The house on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros
	
	
	One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez
	
	
	Beloved, by Toni Morrinson
		
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		2.
		Consider the following characteristics of prose: I - lack of rhythmical construction II- lack of specific line breaks III- no need of rhyming words IV- lack of economic words V- use of metaphors From the characteristics above, only ONE CAN also be applied to poetry. Which one?
	
	
	
	V
	
	
	III
	
	
	I
	
	
	IV
	
	
	II
		
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		3.
		Choose the option which best completes the following sentence: Certainly, poets are often influenced by other poets, and those who live through the same social and political events may well share a common outlook on them, but in the end each poet works as a -----------------------who makes his or her own world from his or her own deep concerns.
	
	
	
	strange person
	
	
	private and separate person
	
	
	large group
	
	
	special group
	
	
	close friend
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		4.
		Choose the option which best completes the sentence: Postmodern narrative styles generally present ------------- and writers from this period look for places not only for themselves in the always-shifting canon of contemporary literature, but also for the communities they represent in the popular imagination´s concepts of contemporary societies.
	
	
	
	well known people
	
	
	ancient searches
	
	
	old concepts
	
	
	traditional issues
	
	
	innovation
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		5.
		Read the text below:
This type of fiction offers a vision of the future, in which societies are in cataclysmic decline, with characters who battle environmental ruin, technological control, and government oppression. Normally published as novels, these literary productions can challenge readers to think differently about current social and political climates, and in some instances can even inspire action.
► Due to societal and economic changes caused by World Wars I and II, a specific type of literary production can be related to the text above. Which one?
	
	
	
	Historical novels
	
	
	Utopian novels
	
	
	Short stories
	
	
	Folktales
	
	
	Dystopian novels
	
Explicação:
Dystopian literature is a form of speculative fiction that began as a response to utopian literature. A dystopia is an imagined community or society that is dehumanizing and frightening. A dystopia is an antonym of a utopia, which is a perfect society.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		6.
		The world literary canon is hugely diverse and includes writers of various styles, genres and political persuasions. Which author listed below was major literary influence in the 20th century?
	
	
	
	Jane Austen
	
	
	Gabriel García Márquez
	
	
	Mark Twain
	
	
	Oscar Wilde
	
	
	Charles Dickens
	
Explicação:
Gabriel García Márquez was one of the most significant authors of the 20th century, particularly in the Spanish language, who won in 1982 the Nobel Prize in Literature.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		7.
		Postmodern literature questions the differences between high and low culture. What option below does not feature a characteristic of the postmodern period?
	
	
	
	The political context is not exactly a factor in Postmodern literature.
	
	
	Postmodern narrative styles generally present innovation.
	
	
	Authors prioritize individual searches for identity in the following areas: legal, social, cultural, sexual and artistic.
	
	
	Some examples of Postmodern literature convey several kinds of critical theory, in particular the ones which deal with reader-response and deconstructionist approaches.
	
	
	It introduced subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature.
	
Explicação:
The political context is a major factor for postmodern writers since being in contact with ideologies and a quest for identity is a contextual matter embedded in the fabric of society, therefore the political ambience matters.
	
	
	
	 
		
	
		8.
		Read the text below:
One Hundred Years of Solitude
The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love¿in rich, imaginative prose that has come to define an entire genre known as ''magical realism.''
► The text refers to an important literary production in the twentieth century. Who wrote it?
	
	
	
	Luigi Pirandello
	
	
	Mario Vargas Llosa
	
	
	Bertolt Brecht
	
	
	Gabriel García Márquez
	
	
	Pablo Neruda
		
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	In the contemporary period, authors prioritize individual searches for identity in ALL the following areas BUT:
		
	
	legal
	 
	economic
	
	artistic
	
	sexual
	
	social
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	The American Dream in Death of a salesman
		
	
	can be reached by anyone who works hard
	
	is an element that makes the family get more and more united
	 
	is for most part of people unattainable
	
	is a grant for happiness
	
	becomes the guarantee of a successful life
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		3a
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	'Hyde Park Gate News' was the title of....
		
	
	England's most famous paper in the 1900s
	
	Virginia Woolf's first novel
	
	Sir Leslie Stephen's (Woolf's father) favorite novel
	 
	Virginia Woolf's family paper
	
	Virginia Woolf's favorite British short story
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		4a
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	In A Mercy, Morrison goes back to the beginning of slavery in America, in the late --------------------, a period during which America was far more diverse and complex than is generally imagined today.
		
	 
	seventeenth century
	
	fifteenth century
	
	eighteenth century
	
	nineteenth century
	
	fourteenth century
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		5a
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	With On Beauty, Smith takes a more ----------- storytelling route; one where the language is more calm and sedate a slight letdown, in a way, considering what she has proven herself capable of achieving.
		
	
	local
	 
	traditional
	
	comprehensive
	
	interesting
	
	complex
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:15:32
	
		6a
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	Choose the option which best completes the following sentence: By the time On the road was released in 1957, Kerouac was in the uncomfortable and rare position of having --------------half a dozen manuscripts he wanted to publish.
		
	 
	no fewer than
	
	exactly
	
	one third of
	 
	the double of
	
	much more than
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		7a
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	The latter period brought Beckett international and time-consuming eminence in theatre, radio and television, and he concentrated more and more on the search for dramatic -----------
		
	
	fields
	
	quality
	
	output
	 
	minimalism
	
	areas
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:19:56
	
		
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		8a
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	In the US, Modernism started to develop into Postmodernism in the ........
		
	
	70s
	 
	50s
	
	80s
	
	60s
	
	40s
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:17:41
	
		9a
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	______________________ is Ian McEwan greatly acclaimed novel, considered by Time Magazine as the best novel of 2002. It was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
		
	
	Enduring loveBlack dogs
	
	The child in time
	
	The innocent
	 
	Atonement
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:17:53
	
		10a
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	Cyberpunk plots often center on a conflict among ----------------, and megacorporations, and tend to be set in a future Earth, rather than the far-future settings or galactic vistas found in novels such as Isaac Asimov's Foundation or Frank Herbert's Dune.
		
	
	political debates
	
	ecological issues
	
	social classes
	 
	artificial intelligences
	
	economical debates
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	Complete the sentence: 'Post modern literature questions the differences between ____________ culture with the introduction of subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature."
		
	 
	foreign and national
	
	new and old
	 
	high and low
	
	good and bad
	
	pop and classic
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:22:06
	
		2a
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	Tennessee Williams¿ play ¿A Streetcar named desire¿ features the psychological tribulations of Blanche DuBois who mentally struggles with her life. What is the name of her husband who committed suicide and triggered an avalanche of spiraling events in Blanche¿s life?
		
	 
	Allan Grey
	
	Mitch
	
	Pablo
	
	Steve
	
	Stanley Kowalski
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	Explicação:
Allan Grey committed suicide after he was caught cheating by Blanche. His death and unfaithfulness are connected to Blanche¿s mental instability and misfortunes.
	
		3a
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	Which option does not reflect a characteristic of Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway'?
		
	 
	homosexuality
	
	issues of mental illnesses
	 
	post-Second World War England setting
	
	interior monologues
	
	issues of feminism
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:22:10
	
		4a
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	Consider the list below and choose the one odd: In Morrison´s novel´A Mercy´(2008), the characters have various origins BUT .....
		
	 
	Spanish
	
	African American
	
	English
	
	Portuguese
	
	Dutch
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:22:11
	
		
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		5a
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	Aging, loneliness, illness, wickedness, and regret. Which of these ´degradations of life´ is not present in Updike´s ´The Terrorist´?
		
	 
	aging
	
	illness
	
	loneliness
	
	regret
	 
	wickedness
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:22:12
	
		
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	The Beat Generation was centered in the bohemian artist communities of: I- San Francisco¿s North Beach II- Chicago's Suburbs III- New York City¿s Greenwich Village IV- Philadelphia's Center City V- Los Angeles¿ Venice West
		
	 
	All of them
	
	III only
	
	II, III and V
	 
	I, III and V
	
	I, IV and V
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		7a
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	The nationalities of Thomas Pynchon, Samuel Beckett and Sandra Cisneros are respectively:
		
	 
	American, English, and Mexican
	 
	American, Irish, and American
	
	American, American, and Mexican
	
	American, Irish, and Mexican
	
	American, English, and American
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		8a
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	This work is known as Vladimir Nabokov´s masterpiece.
		
	 
	Mrs. Dolloway
	 
	Lolita
	
	Monalisa
	
	Matilda
	
	Jane Eyre
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:22:17
	
		9a
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	Margaret Atwood is considered a versatile and prolific writer. One of her most famous works, "The Handmaid¿s Tale" has been successfully adapted to television. Which characteristics below does not fit into the thematic diversity tackled by the author in her writings?
		
	 
	Feminist subjects.
	
	 Canadian national identity.
	
	 Biotechnology.
	 
	Sports competitions.
	
	Environmental issues.
	Respondido em 04/06/2023 22:22:18
	
	Explicação:
The theme of sports and competitions has never been the focus of Atwood's writings. Her focal points are various, among them the relations between Canada, the United States and Europe and human rights issues.
	
		10a
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	Choose the CORRECT alternative:
		
	 
	Post modern literature questions the differences between high and low culture with the introduction of subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature.
	
	Post modern literature questions the similarities between high and low culture with the introduction of subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature.
	 
	Post modern literature does not question the differences between high and low culture with the introduction of subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature.
	
	Post modern literature questions the differences between high and low culture with the introduction of subjects and genres which have always been considered appropriate for literature.
	
	Post modern literature questions the differences between romantic and low culture with the introduction of subjects and genres which have never been considered appropriate for literature.