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LITERATURAS CONTEMPORANEAS DE LÍNGUA INGLESA Aula 1 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402667754) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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 pop and classic new and old good and bad high and low 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402667762) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In the contemporary period, authors prioritize individual searches for identity in ALL the following areas BUT: economic legal sexual social artistic 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402700034) 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 first half of the 21st century the first half of the 20th century the second half of the 19th century Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402667783) 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.... One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez Beloved, by Toni Morrinson Stone Butch Blues, by Leslie Feinberg 'The house on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman Gabarito Comentado 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402746177) 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. ancient searches old concepts well known people innovation traditional issues 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402746150) 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. properties identity abilities happiness ideals 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402746152) 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. strange person close friend large group private and separate person special group 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402746127) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Mark the only event which did not mark the first half of the 20th century: the existence of technocratic governments the World War II the Civil war the development of totalitarian systems the World War I Aula 2 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402667873) 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 has material wealth his sons are on their way to something big he's well liked and has many friends he has many mistresses he's great at his job 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402667850) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Which genre does 'A Streetcar Named Desire' belong to? novel chronicle short story drama poetry 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402700095) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Option ______ is not one of the major themes in ´Death of a Salesman´: denial religion contradiction the quest for order versus disorder identity Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402746190) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Choose the option which describes the American Dream as it was originally conceived: equal opportunities illogical choices technical devices competitive life frustrating actions 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402786325) 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 local american writers social realism a simple style of literature transcendentalists 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402746197) 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 -----------------. identity refinement genres sanity educational resources 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402784010) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The American Dream in Death of a salesman can be reached by anyone who works hard is a grant for happiness is for most part of people unattainable is an element that makes the family get more and more united becomes the guarantee of a successful life Aula 3 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402667880) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 'Hyde Park Gate News' was the title of.... Virginia Woolf's first novel Virginia Woolf's family paper Sir Leslie Stephen's (Woolf's father) favorite novel England's most famous paper in the 1900s Virginia Woolf's favorite British short story 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402700157) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The novel ´Ulisses´ is set in the city of..... Glasgow London Yorkshire Belfast Dublin Gabarito Comentado 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402700159) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Who is the author of ´The Waste Land? T.S.Eliot Virginia Woolf James Joyce Samuel Beckett Tennessee Wiliams Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402745587) 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. romantic techniques social themes stream of consciousness poetry poor societies 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402745596) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Thestream-of-consciousness novel is said to be the literary expression of a ------------- doctrine in that nothing is certainly real except one's own existence sociological psychological industrial historical social 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402745635) 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. work economy excuses inventions love and family 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402745627) 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. classical philosophical social local cultural 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402667882) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Which option does not reflect a characteristic of Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway'? issues of feminism issues of mental illnesses interior monologues post-Second World War England setting homosexuality Aula 4 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402746093) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Characters in A Mercy by Morrison come from various nations Portugal South Africa Africa Brazil 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402667890) 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 love belonging paranoia incredulity 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402700231) 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 Japan Vietnam Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402746080) 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 -------------------------- romance the French style slavery success novels 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402746105) 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 famous songs characters beauty cold climate poor soil 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402746088) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) 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 fourteenth century fifteenth century nineteenth century eighteenth century 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402746111) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Mickey Sabbath, who embarks in search of a suitable ending for his ignominious life´s story in Sabbath´s Theater, chooses each action and word for ----------------------------- its shock value its loving values its incredible jokes its entertaining stories its foreign words 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402700238) 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 ..... English Dutch African American Spanish Portuguese Aula 5 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402667913) 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. A Streetcar Name Desire The Rabbit Series White Teeth Death of a Salesman Terrorist 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402667908) 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? Romanticism Post-Modernism Modernism Realism Puritanism 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402700265) 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´? aging regret illness loneliness wickedness Gabarito Comentado 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402745551) 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 culture identity civilization 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402745546) 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? spiritual gloomy traditional common hysterical 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402745567) 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. traditional complex interesting comprehensive local 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402745573) 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. Africa America South America France Europe 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402668009) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Which famous writer was keen of the idea of "giving the mundane its beautiful due"? Virginia Woolf Tennessee Williams John Updike Arthur Miller Tony Morrison Aula 6 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402667533) 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? Norman Mailer Times magazine Life magazine Kerouac Ginsberg 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402668025) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The historical event known as 'Cold War' was pretty much theoverwhelming tension between which countries? The US and Iraq England and the Soviet Union The US and the Soviet Union England and Germany The US and Germany 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402668021) 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 American with high credit card debts subsidized low-cost housing in areas destroyed by WW II subsidized low-cost highway construction subsidize low-cost mortgages for returning soldiers form WW II 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402668032) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Jack Kerouac was an American writer best known for the novel ______________, an American classic. Death of a Salesman The Rabbit Series Junky Naked Lunch On the Road 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402668853) 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 New York and Berlin San Francisco and Washington Texas and New England 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402745349) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) The ------------------- is a revolutionary literary group which were relevant from the mid 1950s until the early 1960s. Lost generation Transcendentalists Boston poets Puritan writers Beat generation 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402745528) 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. one third of no fewer than exactly the double of much more than Gabarito Comentado 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402745364) 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. Mentalist Naturalist Unnatural Colonist Bohemian Aula 7 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402668051) 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? Gravity's Rainbow Against the Day Mason & Dixon Vineland The Crying of Lot 49 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402700303) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) What Latino writer shares with Beckett the diistinction of introducing in literature what has come to be called postmodernism? Jesús Colón Gabriel Garcia Marquez Rigoberto González Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Amado Gabarito Comentado 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402668881) 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 politically historically seriously ironically ideologically 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402700283) 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, English, and Mexican American, American, and Mexican American, Irish, and Mexican Gabarito Comentado 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402746297) 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 -------------------------------- realism Victorian age romantism postmodernism traditional period 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402746271) 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 ------------------------------- originally sadly ironically completely carefully 7a Questão (Ref.: 201402746281) 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. women stories fantasies cases moments genres 8a Questão (Ref.: 201402746289) 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. John Milton Thomas Pynchon Herman Melville Chaucer Shakespeare Aula 8 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402701060) 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.... Weak use of language 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. Gabarito Comentado 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402701068) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Nabokov´s ´Lolita´ is filled with sordid subjects, including all below BUT: rape, murder, pedophilia, and incest. incest pedophilia fraud murder rape 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402789777) 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---------------- two cousins a middle aged man and a young girls an old lady and a young boy a mature couple a young couple 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402701038) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) Vladimir Nabokov wrote eight novelsin 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. feelings beauty love reality men 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402701046) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) This work is known as Vladimir Nabokov´s masterpiece. Monalisa Mrs. Dolloway Jane Eyre Lolita Matilda 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402701050) Fórum de Dúvidas (0) Saiba (0) In the US, Modernism started to develop into Postmodernism in the ........ 70s 80s 50s 40s 60s Aula 9 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402668684) 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 - Beat Jack Kerouac - America - Realists Jack Kerouac - Africa - Beat Jack Kerouac - America - Beatles Herman Melville - America - Beat 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402668687) 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-poetic narrative non-linear narrative linear narrative non-linear poetry non narrative 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402789836) 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 -----------. abhorred helped loved copied respected 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402668673) 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 Virginia Woolf Jane Austen Zadie Smith Sandra Cisneros Tony Morrison 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402701123) 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. The child in time Black dogs Atonement The innocent Enduring love 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402668676) 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 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). 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). Aula 10 1a Questão (Ref.: 201402668693) 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 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. 2a Questão (Ref.: 201402668699) 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 material 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 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 frigid reaffirmations of individuality. The expressionistrebellions 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 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. 3a Questão (Ref.: 201402789826) 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 -------------------. social order political order nature education economical order 4a Questão (Ref.: 201402789800) 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" poetry novelette short stories gothic literature science fiction Gabarito Comentado 5a Questão (Ref.: 201402789813) 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. artificial intelligences social classes ecological issues political debates economical debates Gabarito Comentado 6a Questão (Ref.: 201402701160) 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 Dead Poet´s Society The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook The Justice League The league of extraordinary gentlemen
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