Literatura Inglesa II

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1.
		Although the Napoleonic Wars had stifled the more ardent cries of ¿Liberty, Equality, Fraternity¿, one of the most significant aspects of nineteenth-century English life was the slow but steady application of the principles of democracy. Which of the following IS NOT applicable to the reality of the late nineteenth-century England: 
	
	
	
	
	
	More and more village girls had access to public schools.
	
	
	Sunday schools were organized.
	
	
	Medical care became available as hospitals were built.
	
	
	Great movements were begun to reform the prisons, to free the slaves and to regulate the conditions of child labor.
	
	
	Gradually English Society began to awaken to its obligation to the miserable and the helpless.
	
	
	
		2.
		The mood of Wuthering Heights is best described as¿ 
	
	
	
	
	
	nostalgic and sad 
	
	
	dark and intense 
	
	
	cold and formal 
	
	
	playful and witty 
	
	
	
		3.
		Which of the following statements can be associated with the Idea of Romanticism?
	
	
	
	
	
	The Norton Anthology of English Literature states that Romanticism started in the sixteenth century.
	
	
	The Romantic Age was a moment of peace of mind in England.
	
	
	The Independence of the USA and The British Revolution influenced not only the Enlightenment but also the Romanticism.
	
	
	Having started as a reaction to the age of Enlightenment, it produced most of the most renowned artists of all times in all cultural fields.
	
	
	Romantics valued love, intimacy between men and women as well as logic and reason.
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		4.
		How would you establish a comparison between the Enlightenment thinkers and the Romantic ones?
	
	
	
	
	
	While Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority, the Romantics embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. 
	
	
	While the Enlightenment was a cultural movement of intellectuals, the Romanticism was a confluence of ideas and activities that took place throughout the sixteenth century which might be associated with the Age of Reason.
	
	
	While Enlightenment thinkers valued logic, reason, and rationality, Romantics valued emotion, passion, and individuality.
	
	
	While The Age of Enlightenment refers to the 18th century in European philosophy, and is often thought of as part of a larger period which includes the Age of Reason, The Romantic movement was characterized by a focus on religious belief and piety and was influenced by the natural philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton.
	
	
	While The enlightenment was a religious movement of the XVIII century, The Romanticism was marked by a rejection to traditional political ideas in the XVII century.
	
	
	
		5.
		Why is The Romantic age regarded as one of the most fruitful eras in the literary history?
	
	
	
	
	
	Because my favorite writers are the romantic ones.
	
	
	Because the romantic novels used to sell a lot of books.
	
	
	Because Shakespeare was a romantic writer.
	
	
	Because the novels which were produced at that period of time were interesting ones.
	
	
	Because it produced most of the most renowned artists of all times in all cultural fields.
	
	
	
		6.
		Which of the following movements influenced the Romantic movement?
	
	
	
	
	
	The Spanish-American War. 
	
	
	The Vietnam War.
	
	
	World War I.
	
	
	The Independence of the USA in 1776 and The French Revolution.
	
	
	The Beat generation movement.
	
	
	
		7.
		Many of Heathcliff¿s actions are motivated by his desire for¿ 
	
	
	
	
	
	social status 
	
	
	revenge 
	
	
	respect 
	
	
	wealth 
	
	
	
		8.
		During the French revolution, every important British man of letters responded warmly to the cry of the French people for ¿Liberty, Equality, Fraternity¿. Which of the following writers belonged to this group?
	
	
	
	
	
	Oliver Goldsmith 
	
	
	William Wordsworth.
	
	
	Emily Bronte
	
	
	William Shakespeare.
	
	
	Jonathan Swift
	
	
	
		1.
		Although the Napoleonic Wars had stifled the more ardent cries of ¿Liberty, Equality, Fraternity¿, one of the most significant aspects of nineteenth-century English life was the slow but steady application of the principles of democracy. Which of the following IS NOT applicable to the reality of the late nineteenth-century England: 
	
	
	
	
	
	More and more village girls had access to public schools.
	
	
	Sunday schools were organized.
	
	
	Medical care became available as hospitals were built.
	
	
	Great movements were begun to reform the prisons, to free the slaves and to regulate the conditions of child labor.
	
	
	Gradually English Society began to awaken to its obligation to the miserable and the helpless.
	
	
	
		2.
		The mood of Wuthering Heights is best described as¿ 
	
	
	
	
	
	nostalgic and sad 
	
	
	dark and intense 
	
	
	cold and formal 
	
	
	playful and witty 
	
	
	
		3.
		Which of the following statements can be associated with the Idea of Romanticism?
	
	
	
	
	
	The Norton Anthology of English Literature states that Romanticism started in the sixteenth century.
	
	
	The Romantic Age was a moment of peace of mind in England.
	
	
	The Independence of the USA and The British Revolution influenced not only the Enlightenment but also the Romanticism.
	
	
	Having started as a reaction to the age of Enlightenment, it produced most of the most renowned artists of all times in all cultural fields.
	
	
	Romantics valued love, intimacy between men and women as well as logic and reason.
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		4.
		How would you establish a comparison between the Enlightenment thinkers and the Romantic ones?
	
	
	
	
	
	While Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority, the Romantics embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. 
	
	
	While the Enlightenment was a cultural movement of intellectuals, the Romanticism was a confluence of ideas and activities that took place throughout the sixteenth century which might be associated with the Age of Reason.
	
	
	While Enlightenment thinkers valued logic, reason, and rationality, Romantics valued emotion, passion, and individuality.
	
	
	While The Age of Enlightenment refers to the 18th century in European philosophy, and is often thought of as part of a larger period which includes the Age of Reason, The Romantic movement was characterized by a focus on religious belief and piety and was influenced by the natural philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton.
	
	
	While The enlightenment was a religious movement of the XVIII century, The Romanticism was marked by a rejection to traditional political ideas in the XVII century.
	
	
	
		5.
		Why is The Romantic age regarded as one of the most fruitful eras in the literary history?
	
	
	
	
	
	Because my favorite writers are the romantic ones.
	
	
	Because the romantic novels used to sell a lot of books.
	
	
	Because Shakespeare was a romantic writer.
	
	
	Because the novels which were produced at that period of time were interesting ones.
	
	
	Because it produced most of the most renowned artists of all times in all cultural fields.
	
	
	
		6.
		Which of the followingmovements influenced the Romantic movement?
	
	
	
	
	
	The Spanish-American War. 
	
	
	The Vietnam War.
	
	
	World War I.
	
	
	The Independence of the USA in 1776 and The French Revolution.
	
	
	The Beat generation movement.
	
	
	
		7.
		Many of Heathcliff¿s actions are motivated by his desire for¿ 
	
	
	
	
	
	social status 
	
	
	revenge 
	
	
	respect 
	
	
	wealth 
	
	
	
		8.
		During the French revolution, every important British man of letters responded warmly to the cry of the French people for ¿Liberty, Equality, Fraternity¿. Which of the following writers belonged to this group?
	
	
	
	
	
	Oliver Goldsmith 
	
	
	William Wordsworth.
	
	
	Emily Bronte
	
	
	William Shakespeare.
	
	
	Jonathan Swift
		In the novels, the author reveals aspects of the characters which are involved in the narrrative and each of them typifies some definite quality.
How is Elizabeth Bennet, the main female character in Pride and Prejudice, depicted by Jane Austen? 
	
	
	
	
	
	As a woman who believed in marriage as long as there was love involved in the relationship. Elizabeth stands out as a unique individual in the society she was immersed. Considering the features of the Romantic age, she represents the power of emotions over reason. 
	
	
	Elizabeth Bennet was depicted as being optimistic even though she did not have the ability to laugh off her misfortunes. She had no other option than to face the reality of her life, hoping her situation might change, which reinforced the tone of the novel.
	
	
	She was a silly and conceited young woman, who enjoyed a life of dancing, fashions and gossips.
	
	
	As a woman who was able to dominate Mr. Collins and to entertain herself with Wickham just to call Mr. Darcy´s attention as she hoped to marry a rich man. 
	
	
	Besides being a gentle and kind-hearted young lady, she showed passion for being a good pianist attempting to find a valid mode of existence in society.
	
	
	
		2.
		Although Jane Austen´s novels did not prove especially popular in her own days, one of her novels, Emma, was dedicated to an admirer of her work, The Prince Regent.
 What would you say about Jane Austen´s novels? 
	
	
	
	
	
	She provides the reader with an emphasis on biological determinism, and in the environmental forces and internal stresses that drive the individuals to act the way they do.
	
	
	She was committed with a strong reaction to puritanism, she distrusted innovation and invention and there is a widespread acceptance of classical literature.
	
	
	They already bear some of the characteristics of the movement that was to follow Romanticism, Realism, because of the way she describes the society she was immersed in.
	
	
	She used conventional situations as well as melodic phrases to keep the interest of the reader. There is always the presence of moral which were typical of the time she lived, Elizabethan Age.
	
	
	Their success depends partly on the end of the stories and partly upon her spectacular style of writing, in which comic aspects as well as tragic ones play an important role on stage.
	
	
	
		3.
		Austen is famous principally for her refinement of the English novel. 
Which are some of the characteristics of her novels? 
	
	
	
	
	
	As distinct from earlier literary works, Austen portrayed society in her novels concerned with: manners, customs, and beliefs.
	
	
	The revolt against the simple themes drawn from humble life expressed in the language of ordinary people.
	
	
	Idolatry for the wild, a sharp reaction to the conventions established by the society against women rights and sensitivity to modern industrialism. 
	
	
	Harmony in nature, relevance to medieval heroes and a chief concern with religious influence in life.
	
	
	Individual consciousness and perception became the primary concern of representation as well as the sensational use of horrors.
	
	
	
		4.
		Among the items below there is one that HAS NO connection with Sir Walter Scott¿s life. Which one is it? 
	
	
	
	
	
	Sir Walter Scott published his first novel, "Waverley," in 1814, and it quickly became one of the most successful English novels ever published. 
	
	
	Sir Walter Scott was raised on the old Border tales and ballads that would later influence his historical novels, Scott was a clever and active child. 
	
	
	Sir Walter Scott wrote about women and their lifestyle in early England.
	
	
	Sir Walter Scott began writing poetry at an early age, and so distinguished himself in this that he was offered the Poet Laureateship in 1813. 
	
	
	Sir Walter Scott was born August 15, 1771, in Edinburgh, Scotland. 
	
	
	
		5.
		The following authors are famous for their romantic prose in English literature, except
	
	
	
	
	
	Charles Lamb.
	
	
	Jane Austen.
	
	
	Mary Shelley.
	
	
	Charles Dickens.
	
	
	Walter Scott.
	
	
	
		6.
		Which were some of the main features of Scott´s works?
	
	
	
	
	
	In some of his novels he chose Italy or Spain as the background to his stories and the 15th or 16th centuries as time references.
	
	
	His texts make the readers feel the glamour and the magic of places as he captures the spirit of the age going deeply into the historical events as a way of telling the reader about real facts which had already happened.
	
	
	His novels were much more related to the chivalry romance because they were written at a time when there was the revival of the Anglo-Saxon Period and the authors referred to the past as a source of inspiration for their works.
	
	
	The union of tradition and romance: a combination between the novel of manners and elements of romance - he used to combine the customs of Scottish life with the history of Scotland´s recent past.
	
	
	His work is set in the time of Kind Arthur and the main characters are the knights of the Round Table, like Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a fictional Saxon nobleman).
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		7.
		In Pride and Prejudice, the novel ends with
	
	
	
	
	
	Darcy marrying Elizabeth, and Bingley marrying Miss Darcy.
	
	
	Bingley marrying Jane, and Elizabeth marrying Wickham.
	
	
	Darcy marrying Elizabeth, and Wickham marrying Jane.
	
	
	Darcy marrying Jane.
	
	
	Bingley marrying Jane, and Darcy marrying Elizabeth.
	
	
	
		8.
		Which of the following statements is CORRECT as far as Pride and Prejudice is concerned?
	
	
	
	
	
	It is a novel which typifies the social aspects of life in England during the Elizabethan Age.
	
	
	It is a gothic novel which deals with the difficulties Elizabeth and Darcy go through to finally reach happiness in the afterlife.
	
	
	It is a love story between Elizabeth and Darcy who fell in love with each other the first time they met.
	
	
	It is a political novel which reflects the consequences of the industrial revolution in the lives of the Bennet family.
	
	
	It is a novel of manners that is set in the English countryside during the ending of the 1800´s and beginning of the 1900´s. The events in the novel surround the Bennet family.
	
	
	
	
		1.
		The record of marriage the person reads to stop the wedding is from how many years back? 
	
	
	
	
	
	Ten. 
	
	
	Five. 
	
	
	Twenty.
	
	
	Fifteen. 
	
	
	
		2.
		Catherine married . n 
	
	
	
	
	
	Edward Lando
	
	
	Edward Miles
	
	
	Edgar LintonEdward Stone
	
	
	Ethan Lockwood 
	
	
	
		3.
		Which were some of the major evolutions in learning with the advent of the Industrial Revolution?
	
	
	
	
	
	Technological improvements led to the development of science in the modern sense.
	
	
	They trusted in a political change in order to have a better educational system.
	
	
	As the printing machine was invented, books became more easily available.
	
	
	Thinkers of this era were united under a common objective: religious reform at schools.
	
	
	They finally understood that research was important for the development of politics in England.
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		4.
		► Choose the literary movement which may be associated with the following explanation:
''Its aim was to portray real and typical contemporary people and situations with truth and accuracy, not avoiding the unpleasant or sordid aspects of life.''
	
	
	
	
	
	Realism.
	
	
	Romanticism.
	
	
	Naturalism.
	
	
	Classical literature.
	
	
	Modernism.
	
	
	
		5.
		After supper on the night before they are to be married, how does Mr. Rochester respond when Jane asks him if he feels calm and happy? (from Chapter XXV) 
	
	
	
	
	
	Calm, yes. And happy. 
	
	
	Calm, yes. But unhappy
	
	
	Calm, no. But happy. 
	
	
	Calm, no. And unhappy. 
	
	
	
		6.
		What is the term The Industrial Revolution associated with in England?
	
	
	
	
	
	The term Industrial Revolution is associated with the use of iron, steel and aluminum as growing characteristics in English dressing- style industry.
	
	
	The term the Industrial Revolution improved farming techniques, which generated both increased agricultural production and growing prosperity even for the poor people all over the country so the term is associated with an agricultural revolution.
	
	
	The most important feature of the revolution in Britain is associated with the declining number of people who were expected to come to the rapidly expanding urban areas to provide much of the labour-force for the new manufacturing industries.
	
	
	Broadly speaking, The industrial revolution defines the transformation of Britain from a predominantly rural and agrarian society to an increasingly urban one based on manufacturing and industry, new transportation and communication systems and the application of scientific principles to industry among others.
	
	
	The term is associated with the fight for power England went through against the U.S.A.
	
	
	
		7.
		During the second half of the nineteenth century, the paradigm in novel writing was no longer the Romantic idealism of the earlier part of the century but a new approach to character and subject matter, a school of thought which later came to be known as Realism. Which of the following ideas DOES NOT fit into Realism?
	
	
	
	
	
	Realism is exactly what it sounds to be: the attention to detail and an effort to portray the true nature of reality in a way that novelists had never attempted before. 
	
	
	It was believed that the function of the novels was simply to report what happened, without any comment or judgment. 
	
	
	Realists rebelled against the exotic subject matter and exaggerated emotionalism and drama of the Romantic movement. 
	
	
	Realist works described the life of rich people in situations that arose in everyday life.
	
	
	Realism is a reaction against Romanticism. Realistic writers rebelled against the emotional writing of the Romantics and started a movement in search of a more realistic portrait of life.
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		8.
		Why did populations migrate from rural areas into urban communities during the industrial revolution?
	
	
	
	
	
	As a consequence of the fact that factories were being built in the countryside.
	
	
	For religious reasons. The rural churches were demanding too much of the population.
	
	
	In search of employment.
	
	
	Because industries paid lower salaries than they were used to receiving in the farms.
	
	
	Because as there were fewer people reaching working age, the industries were offering better living conditions as they paid much better salaries.
	
	
	
	hat was a characteristic of the Bronte sisters?
		
	
	They were raised by an uncle of theirs since their parents died when they were still very young.
	
	They appreciated writing about the industrial revolution and life in big cities.
	
	They published their poems and novels under masculine pseudonyms, following the custom of the time practised by female writers.
	
	They were all born in Stratford-on-Avon and went to a school for the daughters of clergymen.
	
	They were the first women writers to publish their novels using their own names.
	
	
	
	
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	What can we say about the Bronte novels?
		
	
	As one of the major themes in their novels was persuasion, the writers were pretty much concerned with how to persuade people to support their point of view.
	
	The Bronte novels were committed with showing the reader women could be respected if they decided to be writers.
	
	Their novels were criticized because the Bronte novels did not portray the reality of life in London in the eighteenth century. 
	
	As women were not supposed to feel passion at the time the Bronte sisters lived, their novels became a direct assault on Victorian morality.
	
	The overcoming resistance to realism turned their novels into best sellers.
	
	
	
	
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	Which events were going on in Europe during the time Pride and Prejudice was being written?
		
	
	Major events occurring during this time were the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, and the Industrial Revolution, although none of these events figure prominently in the novel.
	
	The industrial revolution, the Roman decline and Freud¿s theories were put into practice.
	
	Newspapers started being produced, The French Revolution, which lasted for over a century, finally got to an end and the Renaissance in literature started.
	
	The invention of the printing press, the French Revolution and the war between The USA and England for freedom.
	
	The industrial revolution led a lot of people to the countryside, cars started being built in Germany and Realism turned out to be the favorite genre in literature. 
	
	
	
	
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	According to Mr. Rochester, he tells Jane that it has been ten years since he has flown from Europe with what three things as his companion? 
		
	
	Happiness, peace, and relief. 
	
	Gratitude, forgiveness, and faith. 
	
	Disgust, hate, and rage.
	
	Sorrow, blame, and despair. 
	
	
	
	
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	What do the opening lines of Pride and Prejudice: " "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." accomplish? 
		
	
	It accomplishes that women were subject to men's rule, a fact which is developed throughout the book, along with the fight for women's liberation, which, as a consequence of this novel, gave women the right to belong to the English Parliament.
	
	It indicates that single men needed to find a wife if they wanted to keep their fortune.
	
	It accomplishes that men who had no money were not interestedin getting married.
	
	It indicates the basic necessity of women in the beginning of the XIX century in Europe.
	
	It indicates the novel's central subject of marriage, along with the financial considerations usually involved in it. It also sets the tone of irony that will pervade the novel.
	
	
	
	
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	Which of the following statements is CORRECT as far as Pride and Prejudice is concerned?
		
	
	It is a love story between Elizabeth and Darcy who fell in love with each other the first time they met.
	
	It is a novel which typifies the social aspects of life in England during the Elizabethan Age.
	
	It is a novel of manners that is set in the English countryside during the beginning of the 1800¿s. The events in the novel surround the Bennet family.
	
	It is a gothic novel which deals with the difficulties Elizabeth and Darcy go through to finally reach happiness in the afterlife.
	
	It is a political novel which reflects the consequences of the industrial revolution in the lives of the Bennet family.
	
	
	
	
	 7a Questão (Ref.: 201602927829)
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	How can the Bronte´s novels be seen?
		
	
	As expressions of early feminism.
	
	As romantic novels in which the main characters die at the end of the novels.
	
	As traditional novels which represent the seventeenth century.
	
	As political novels.
	
	As post-war novels, they are committed in showing the reader the difficulties people faced after wars.
	
	
	
	
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	The Bronte´s novels can be seen as expressions of early feminism where the protagonist struggles to gain independence and self-reliance. Which of the following is applicable to this statement?
		
	
	The Canterbury Tales
	
	Mrs. Dalloway.
	
	Frankenstein.
	
	Oliver Twist
	
	Jane Eyre.