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LITERATURAS CONTEMPORANEAS DE LÍNGUA INGLESA 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402665452) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In the contemporary period, authors prioritize individual searches for identity in ALL the following areas BUT: sexual legal artistic economic social 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402697732) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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? III I IV V II Gabarito Comentado 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402697724) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The term "modernity" when applied to literary studies covers... the first half of the 19th century the second half of the 20th century the second half of the 19th century the first half of the 20th century the first half of the 21st century Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402665473) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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.... Beloved, by Toni Morrinson Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez 'The house on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg Gabarito Comentado 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402743867) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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. traditional issues innovation well known people ancient searches old concepts 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402743840) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) A second area of concern in twentieth-century drama is that of the individual´s search for ---------- in an unfriendly outside world, and the difficulty and fear of communicating with other individuals. happiness properties ideals identity abilities 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402743842) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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. large group private and separate person close friend strange person special group 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402743817) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Mark the only event which did not mark the first half of the 20th century: the Civil war the existence of technocratic governments the development of totalitarian systems the World War II the World War I 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402665563) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In 'Death of a Salesman', reality versus illusion is a major theme. In order to get the dream he wants, Willy has created a world of illusion that included all BUT: he's great at his job he's well liked and has many friends he has material wealth he has many mistresses his sons are on their way to something big 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402665540) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Which genre does 'A Streetcar Named Desire' belong to? short story poetry chronicle drama novel 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402697785) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Option ______ is not one of the major themes in ´Death of a Salesman´: contradiction religion denial the quest for order versus disorder identity Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402743880) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Choose the option which describes the American Dream as it was originally conceived: technical devices equal opportunities competitive life illogical choices frustrating actions 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402784015) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Although Williams ´s protagonist in A streetcar named Desire is the romantic Blanche DuBois, the play is a work of -------------------. the older generation a simple style of literature local american writers social realism transcendentalists 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402743887) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In A streetcar named desire, it may seem that Williams is writing this play simply to work out his own fantasies and neuroses, but in fact his play is nothing less than a study of personal -----------------. educational resources identity sanity genres refinement 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402781700) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The American Dream in Death of a salesman is an element that makes the family get more and more united becomes the guarantee of a successful life is for most part of people unattainable is a grant for happiness can be reached by anyone who works hard 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402665570) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 'Hyde Park Gate News' was the title of.... Virginia Woolf's family paper England's most famous paper in the 1900s Virginia Woolf's favorite British short story Virginia Woolf's first novel Sir Leslie Stephen's (Woolf's father) favorite novel 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402697847) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The novel ´Ulisses´ is set in the city of..... London Dublin Belfast Glasgow Yorkshire Gabarito Comentado 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402697849) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Who is the author of ´The Waste Land? Virginia Woolf Tennessee Wiliams Samuel Beckett James Joyce T.S.Eliot Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402743277) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Virginia Woolf was an innovator of the English literature: her experiment with the --------------- helped her to be considered an author with a highly experimental language denouncing the traditional literary techniques. social themes romantic techniques poetry poor societies stream of consciousness 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402743286) Fórum de Dúvidas (0)Saiba (0) The stream-of-consciousness novel is said to be the literary expression of a ------------- doctrine in that nothing is certainly real except one's own existence industrial psychological sociological historical social 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402743325) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In Ulysses, Joyce discusses how women view ------------------- differently from men and that is fully shown towards the end of Molly's stream of consciousness narrative. economy inventions love and family excuses work 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402743317) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The stream-of-consciousness novel is said to be the literary expression of a ------------- doctrine that nothing is certainly real except one's own existence. philosophical classical local cultural social 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402665572) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Which option does not reflect a characteristic of Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway'? issues of feminism post-Second World War England setting homosexuality issues of mental illnesses interior monologues 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402665578) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Postmodern works are seen as a response against ______________ thinking and _____________ approaches to literature. Puritan/Realistic Modernist/Enlightenment Enlightenment/Modernist Medieval/Puritan Modernist/Realistic 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402697914) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The novel ´Mercy´ (2008) by Toni Morrison is set on a farm in 17th century New York and focus on the roots of ______________ AND _________________ old and new love and hate pride and prejudice lost and found slavery and racism Gabarito Comentado 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402697921) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The hero of Morrison´s novel ´Home´ is 24-year-old Frank Money, recently returned from the war against ___________________. Indonesia China Korea Vietnam Japan Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402743770) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) A Mercy, published in 2008, joins Toni Morrison´s celebrated body of work exploring the African American experiences of -------------------------- success romance novels the French style slavery 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402743783) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Characters in A Mercy by Morrison come from Africa Portugal various nations Brazil South Africa 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402665580) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) It is said that for many Postmodern writers, the various disasters that occurred in the last half of the 20th century left a number of them with a profound sense of ________________. peace paranoia incredulity love belonging 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402697928) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Consider the list below and choose the one odd: In Morrison´s novel´A Mercy´(2008), the characters have various origins BUT ..... African American Dutch Portuguese Spanish English Gabarito Comentado 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402743795) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In A Mercy it is said that there is an Eden-like quality of the New World, along with many decencies that transcend the evil elements. The New World is described like that because of its poor soil characters cold climate famous songs beauty 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402665603) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In this book, British writer Zadie Smith tackles issues of race and the experience of immigrants in working class and middle class England. Terrorist The Rabbit Series White Teeth Death of a Salesman A Streetcar Name Desire 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402665598) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Considering the different periods of literary development, in which one characters are seen as more important than action and plot? Modernism Puritanism Post-Modernism Romanticism Realism 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402697955) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Aging, loneliness, illness, wickedness, and regret. Which of these ´degradations of life´ is not present in Updike´s ´The Terrorist´? wickedness aging loneliness regret illness Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402743241) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In White Teeth, issues of --------------- are explored through characters' ethnicities, the way they speak, their socioeconomic class, and more. We can say that it is everywhere in this book. definition humour civilization identity culture 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402743236) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) This kind of realism shows a great contrast between elaborately absurd prose, plotting, or characterization and careful, detailed investigations of real specific social phenomena. What kind of realism is this? traditional hysterical common gloomy spiritual 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402743257) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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. interesting traditional comprehensive local complex 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402743263) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Updike's themes, with a few exceptions, are place, human yearning (which covers art, sex, and religion), and ---------------, in both its physical and mythical sides. Europe South America America France Africa 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402665699) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Which famous writer was keen of the idea of "giving the mundane its beautiful due"? Virginia Woolf Tony Morrison Tennessee Williams John Updike Arthur Miller 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402665223) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) You can´t lump all writers together- not even the Bohemians. What´s the only name which has NO direct connection with ´the beats? Life magazine Ginsberg Norman Mailer Kerouac Times magazine 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402665715) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The historical event known as 'Cold War' was pretty much the overwhelming tension between which countries?The US and Germany The US and Iraq The US and the Soviet Union England and Germany England and the Soviet Union 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402665711) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The G.I. Bill was created in the 1950s in the US in order to.... subsidized low-cost mortgages for all Americans subsidized low-cost highway construction subsidize low-cost mortgages for returning soldiers form WW II subsidized American with high credit card debts subsidized low-cost housing in areas destroyed by WW II 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402665722) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Jack Kerouac was an American writer best known for the novel ______________, an American classic. Naked Lunch The Rabbit Series Death of a Salesman Junky On the Road 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402666543) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) William Burroughs (1914-97) was loosely associated with the ´The Beats´, which was mainly placed in New York and San Francisco San Francisco and Boston Texas and New England San Francisco and Washington New York and Berlin 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402743039) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The ------------------- is a revolutionary literary group which were relevant from the mid 1950s until the early 1960s. Boston poets Transcendentalists Puritan writers Lost generation Beat generation 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402743218) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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. the double of exactly much more than no fewer than one third of Gabarito Comentado 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402743054) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The --------------- lives by his ideas and emotions which while easily convertible to money are not then left intact. Poverty, moreover, becomes desirable by freeing a person´s attachment to the physical niceties of living beyond, as Walt Whitman said, the easy dollars that supply the year´s plain clothing and meals¿. This, they would argue, liberates the spirit for the joyful intensities of the human condition. Unnatural Naturalist Mentalist Colonist Bohemian 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402743995) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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 ----------- minimalism fields areas output quality Gabarito Comentado 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402665741) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Oedipa Maas starts working on the inventory of her late ex-boyfriend, Pierce Inverarity, only to discover the conspiracy that involves a parallel system of mail to the official (and obviously secret) which is in operation since the late Middle Ages and leaving (purposely or not) clues of its existence in plays and postage stamps . - This is the basic plot of which Thomas Pynchon's book? Vineland Gravity's Rainbow Against the Day Mason & Dixon The Crying of Lot 49 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402697973) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The nationalities of Thomas Pynchon, Samuel Beckett and Sandra Cisneros are respectively: American, Irish, and American American, English, and American American, Irish, and Mexican American, American, and Mexican American, English, and Mexican Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402743987) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) It is said that Beckett and Borges divide the distinction of introducing in literature what has come to be called -------------------------------- Victorian age romantism postmodernism traditional period realism 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402743961) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Although postmodern authors treat very serious subjects such as World War II, the Cold War, conspiracy theories from a position of distance and disconnect, they choose to depict their histories ------------------------------- sadly ironically carefully originally completely 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402743971) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) To create a new narrative voice, or to comment on the writing of their contemporaries, many postmodern authors combined, or pasted elements of previous -------------- and styles of literature. cases women stories genres moments fantasies 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402743979) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Choose the right writer:--------------------, one of the most important postmodern authors, uses, for example, pop culture references, elements from detective fiction, songs, science fiction, and war fiction, and well-known, obscure, and fictional history. Thomas Pynchon Shakespeare John Milton Herman Melville Chaucer 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402666571) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Although Postmodern authors treat very serious subjects such as World War II, the Cold War, conspiracy theories (from a position of distance and disconnection) , they choose to depict their stories seriously ironically historically politically ideologically 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402698750) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Among the aspects that made ´Lolita´ not only confusing and complicated but also the first fiction of postmodernism in the history of American literature, one can find all below BUT.... The complicacy of subject matter. Symbolic configuration between the leading character. Suspicion and denial of traditional values. The search for missing the main body and carefully depicted details. Weak use of language Gabarito Comentado 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402698758) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Nabokov´s ´Lolita´ is filled with sordid subjects, including all below BUT: rape, murder, pedophilia, and incest. pedophilia fraud murder incest rape 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402787467) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is his most famous novel, and is often considered his finest work in English. It exhibits the love between---------------- a mature couple an old lady and a young boy a middle aged man and a young girls two cousins a young couple 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402698728) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Vladimir Nabokov wrote eight novels in English. In most of thm he reflected upon the illusory nature of _________________and on his relationship to his craft, proving the formulation of the illusion. men reality love feelings beauty 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402698736) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) This work is known as Vladimir Nabokov´s masterpiece. Mrs. Dolloway Monalisa Lolita Matilda Jane Eyre 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402698740) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In the US, Modernism started to develop into Postmodernism in the ........ 60s 40s 80s 50s 70s 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402666374) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Choose the alternative that correctly fills the blanks: ___ was considered the James Dean of the literary world. As the rash and ruthless bad boy he was loved by adventurous women all over ____ . We can say that being extremely handsome, he became the poster-boy for the sensitive and enlightened ____ generation. Jack Kerouac - America - Realists Jack Kerouac - America - Beatles Herman Melville - America - Beat Jack Kerouac - Africa - Beat Jack Kerouac - America - Beat 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402666377) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) t's very difficult to describe Naked lunch in terms of plot because it is a _____. Choose the alternative that fits the blank non-linear poetry linear narrative non-linear narrative non narrative non-poetic narrative 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402787526) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In 2008, McEwan publicly spoke out against Islamism for its views on women and on homosexuality. He was quoted as saying that fundamentalist Islam wanted to create a society that he -----------. respected loved copied helped abhorred 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402666363) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) _____ is the author of several books including The house on Mango Street, Caramelo, loose woman, and, most recently, Have you seen Marie? She is the founder of two organizations that serve writers, the Macondo Foundation (now administered by the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center). Choose the alternative that correctly fills in the blank Zadie Smith Virginia Woolf Tony Morrison Sandra Cisneros Jane Austen 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402698813) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) ______________________ is Ian McEwan greatly acclaimed novel, considered by Time Magazine as the best novel of 2002. It was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Black dogs The innocent Enduring love The child in time Atonement 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402666366) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) What was the beat generation? The Transcedentalists is a literary group also known as The Beats which were relevant from the mid ¿ 1950s until the early 1960s. Its most well known members were: the novelists John Clellon Holmes (1926-88) and Jack Kerouac (1922-69);and the poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Philip Whalen (1923), Gary Snyder (1930), and Gregory Corso (1930-2001). The beat generation is a literary group also known as The Beats which were relevant from the mid ¿ 1950s until the early 1960s. Its most well known members were: the novelists John Clellon Holmes (1926-88) and Jack Kerouac (1922-69);and the poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Philip Whalen (1923), Gary Snyder (1930), and Gregory Corso (1930-2001). The beat generation is a painters group also known as The Beats which were relevant from the mid ¿ 1950s until the early 1960s. Its most well known members were: the novelists John Clellon Holmes (1926-88) and Jack Kerouac (1922-69);and the poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Philip Whalen (1923), Gary Snyder (1930), and Gregory Corso (1930-2001). The beat generation is a literary group also known as The Beats which were relevant from the mid ¿ 1920s until the early 1960s. Its most well known members were: the novelists Oscar Wild (1926-88) and Jack Kerouac (1922-69);and the poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Philip Whalen (1923), Gary Snyder (1930), and Gregory Corso (1930-2001). The beat generation is a literary group also known as The Beatles which were relevant from the mid ¿ 1950s until the early 1960s. Its most well known members were: the novelists John Clellon Holmes (1926-88) and Jack Kerouac (1922-69);and the poets Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Philip Whalen (1923), Gary Snyder (1930), and Gregory Corso (1930-2001). 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402666383) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Choose the CORRECT alternative: 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 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 questions the differences between romantic 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. 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402666389) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) What is the role of Expressionism in contemporary literature? Expressionism contained passionate reaffirmations of individuality. The expressionist rebellions contained impulses towards the fulfillment and spiritual realization of the individual combined with results against repressive social- cultural conditions. Herein is contained the ambivalent heritage of Expressionism that at once attacks bourgeois society, yet it is excessively individualistic and thereby retools traditional bourgeois ideologies of objectivity. Expressionism contained passionate reaffirmations of collectivity. The expressionist rebellions contained impulses towards the unfulfillment and spiritual realization of the individual combined with results against repressive social- cultural conditions. Herein is contained the ambivalent heritage of Expressionism that at once attacks bourgeois society, yet it is excessively individualistic and thereby retools traditional bourgeois ideologies of subjectivity. Expressionism contained passionate reaffirmations of individuality. The expressionist rebellions contained impulses towards the fulfillment and spiritual realization of the individual combined with results against repressive social- cultural conditions. Herein is contained the ambivalent heritage of Expressionism that at once attacks bourgeois society, yet it is excessively individualistic and thereby retools traditional bourgeois ideologies of subjectivity. Expressionism contained passionate reaffirmations of individuality. The expressionist rebellions contained impulses towards the fulfillment and material realization of the individual combined with resultsagainst repressive social- cultural conditions. Herein is contained the ambivalent heritage of Expressionism that at once attacks bourgeois society, yet it is excessively individualistic and thereby retools traditional bourgeois ideologies of subjectivity. Expressionism contained frigid reaffirmations of individuality. The expressionist rebellions contained impulses towards the fulfillment and spiritual realization of the individual combined with results against repressive social- cultural conditions. Herein is contained the ambivalent heritage of Expressionism that at once attacks bourgeois society, yet it is excessively individualistic and thereby retools traditional bourgeois ideologies of subjectivity. 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402787516) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Cyberpunk literature features advanced technology and science, such as information technology and cybernetics, coupled with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the -------------------. political order social order education nature economical order 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402787490) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Cyberpunk is a subgenre of ------------- in a future setting, noted for its focus on "high tech and low life" gothic literature novelette science fiction short stories poetry Gabarito Comentado 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402787503) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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. ecological issues political debates social classes economical debates artificial intelligences Gabarito Comentado 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402698850) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) This graphic American novel written by Alan Moore in the 90s reached the big screen in 2002 having Scottish actor Sean Connery in a leading role. What´s its title? Anathen The Justice League The league of extraordinary gentlemen Dead Poet´s Society The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook
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