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AULA 1 1. Choose the option which best completes the following sentence: There was a great challenge for contemporary authors to subvert the status quo to demand legal and cultural recognition as -------------------subjects with unique identities. single traditional dependent active independent 2. Mark the only event which did not mark the first half of the 20th century: the development of totalitarian systems the World War I the Civil war the World War II the existence of technocratic governments 3. 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 'The house on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros Beloved, by Toni Morrinson Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel García Márquez Gabarito Coment. 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. ancient searches traditional issues innovation old concepts well known people 5. 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. ideals happiness abilities identity properties 6. 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. close friend strange person special group private and separate person 7. 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 IV II I V 8. The term "modernity" when applied to literary studies covers... the first half of the 20th century AULA 2 1. Although Williams ´s protagonist in A streetcar named Desire is the romantic Blanche DuBois, the play is a work of -------------------. social realism 2. The American Dream in Death of a salesman can be reached by anyone who works hard is a grant for happiness becomes the guarantee of a successful life is for most part of people unattainable 3. 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 many mistresses 4. Option ______ is not one of the major themes in ´Death of a Salesman´: religion 5. 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 6. Which genre does 'A Streetcar Named Desire' belong to? poetry novel chronicle drama 7. Choose the option which describes the American Dream as it was originally conceived: equal opportunities AULA 3 sociological historical psychological industrial social 2. 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 excuses love and family inventions economy 3. The title of ´The Waste Land´ was taken from a line in the Anglican burial service and it is formed by distinct vignettes (short sketches). Which one is considered as the most surreal for portraying a man who walks through a London populated by ghosts of the dead? Vignette V Vignette II Vignette IV Vignette III Vignette I 4. Which option does not reflect a characteristic of Woolf's 'Mrs. Dalloway'? issues of feminism issues of mental illnesses post-Second World War England setting 5. Who is the author of ´The Waste Land`? T.S.Eliot 6. 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. social classical philosophical 7. 'Hyde Park Gate News' was the title of.... Virginia Woolf's first novel Virginia Woolf's family paper 8. 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. stream of consciousness AULA 4 1. Consider the list below and choose the one odd: In Morrison´s novel´A Mercy´(2008), the characters have various origins BUT ..... African American English Spanish Dutch Portuguese Gabarito Coment. 2. 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 ________________. love incredulity paranoia 3. 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 characters beauty 4. Postmodern works are seen as a response against ______________ thinking and _____________ approaches to literature. Medieval/Puritan Modernist/Realistic Enlightenment/Modernist 5. 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 foreign words its entertaining stories its incredible jokes its shock value 6. The novel ´Mercy´ (2008) by Toni Morrison is set on a farm in 17th century New York and focus on the roots of ______________ AND _________________ slavery and racism 7. The hero of Morrison´s novel ´Home´ is 24-year-old Frank Money, recently returned from the war against ___________________. China Korea 8. A Mercy, published in 2008, joins Toni Morrison´s celebrated body of work exploring the African American experiences of -------------------------- novels the French style success slavery Considering the different periods of literary development, in which one characters are seen as more important than action and plot? Realism Post-Modernism AULA 5 1. 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. comprehensive local interesting traditional 2. Aging, loneliness, illness, wickedness, and regret. Which of these ´degradations of life´ is not present in Updike´s ´The Terrorist´? illness wickedness 3. 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? gloomy hysterical 4. 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 Europe America 5. What are the main themes in Smith´s ´White Teeth´? friendship and identity 6. Which famous writer was keen of the idea of "giving the mundane its beautiful due"? Virginia Woolf Tennessee Williams Tony Morrison John Updike 7. 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. identity 8. In this book, British writer Zadie Smith tackles issues of race and the experience of immigrants in working class and middle class England. The Rabbit Series Death of a Salesman White Teeth AULA 6 1. 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 I, IV and V II, III and V III only I, III and V All of them 2. William Burroughs (1914-97) was loosely associated with the ´The Beats´, which was mainly placed in Texas and New England San Francisco and Washington New York and Berlin San Francisco and Boston New York and San Francisco 3. Mark the only option whose name cannot be associated to the term beat: Life magazine "beat" Kerouac "beat" Norman Mailer "beat" Arthur Miller beat Ginsberg "beat" 4. 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. exactly much more than no fewer than 5. ----------------------- was considered the James Dean of the literary world. As the rash and ruthless bad boy he was loved by adventurous women all over America. We can say that being extremely handsome, he became the poster-boy for the sensitive and enlightened Beat generation. Melville Philip Roth Jack Kerouac 6. The historical event known as 'Cold War' was pretty much the overwhelming tension between which countries? The US and the Soviet Union 7. 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. Naturalist Bohemian 8. Jack Kerouac was an American writer best known for the novel ______________, an American classic. On the Road AULA 7 1. The idea that life is without objective meaning or purpose, present in many of Samuel Beckett's plays, is a definition for the word.... Boredom nihilism Absurd pessimism depression Gabarito Coment. 2. 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 ------------------------------- completely carefully originally ironically sadly 3. 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 ----------- quality output fields areas minimalism Gabarito Coment. 4. 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. Chaucer John Milton Herman Melville Shakespeare Thomas Pynchon 5. 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. genres moments fantasies women stories cases 6. 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? Mason & Dixon The Crying of Lot 49 Gravity's Rainbow Against the Day Vineland 7. ► In terms of the Postmodernism perspective, it is CORRECT to affirm that (choose the right option): Postmodernism sees human experience as unstable, internally contradictory, ambiguous, inconclusive, indeterminate, unfinished, fragmented, continuous, jagged, with no one specific reality possible. Postmodernism sees human experience as unstable, internally contradictory, ambiguous, conclusive, indeterminate, unfinished, fragmented, discontinuous, jagged, with no one specific reality possible. Postmodernism sees human experience as stable, internally contradictory, ambiguous, inconclusive, indeterminate, unfinished, fragmented, discontinuous, jagged, with no one specific reality possible. Postmodernism sees human experience as unstable, internally contradictory, ambiguous, inconclusive, indeterminate, unfinished, fragmented, discontinuous, jagged, with no one specific reality possible. Postmodernism sees human experience as unstable, externally contradictory, ambiguous, inconclusive, indeterminate, unfinished, fragmented, discontinuous, jagged, with no one specific reality possible. 8. The nationalities of Thomas Pynchon, Samuel Beckett and Sandra Cisneros are respectively: American, Irish, and Mexican American, Irish, and American AULA 8 1. Nabokov´s ´Lolita´ is filled with sordid subjects, including all below BUT: rape, murder, pedophilia, and incest. rape pedophilia incest murder fraud 2. This work is known as Vladimir Nabokov´s masterpiece. Monalisa Jane Eyre Matilda Mrs. Dolloway Lolita 3. In the US, Modernism started to develop into Postmodernism in the ........ 50s 70s 40s 80s 60s 4. 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. reality beauty 5. Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is his most famous novel, and is often considered his finest work in English. It exhibits the love between---------------- a middle aged man and a young girls two cousins 6. 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 1. Nabokov´s ´Lolita´ is filled with sordid subjects, including all below BUT: rape, murder, pedophilia, and incest. incest pedophilia fraud murder rape 2. This work is known as Vladimir Nabokov´s masterpiece. Lolita Matilda Mrs. Dolloway Jane Eyre Monalisa 3. In the US, Modernism started to develop into Postmodernism in the ........ 40s 50s 80s 60s 70s 4. 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 beauty love feelings 5. Nabokov's Lolita (1955) is his most famous novel, and is often considered his finest work in English. It exhibits the love between---------------- a young couple a mature couple a middle aged man and a young girls an old lady and a young boy two cousins 6. 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. Suspicion and denial of traditional values. Symbolic configuration between the leading character. Weak use of language AULA 9 1. ______________________ 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 2. 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 -----------. loved helped respected copied abhorred 3. What was the beat generation? 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 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 ¿ 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 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). 4. 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 5. 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 narrative 6. _____ 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 Sandra Cisneros AULA 10 1. Cyberpunk literature features advanced technology and science, such as information technology and cybernetics, coupled with a degree of breakdown or radical change in the -------------------. nature education social order political order economical order 2. 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. economical debates social classes ecological issues political debates artificial intelligences Gabarito Coment. 3. Choose the CORRECT alternative: 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 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. 4. What is the role of Expressionism in contemporary literature? 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. 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. 5. Cyberpunk is a subgenre of ------------- in a future setting, noted for its focus on "high tech and low life" novelette science fiction 6. 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? The league of extraordinary gentlemen TEST 1a Questão (Ref.:201709675101) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 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." high and low pop and classic foreign and national new and old good and bad Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:49:00 2a Questão (Ref.:201709707381) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 The term "modernity" when applied to literary studies covers... the first half of the 19th century the second half of the 19th century the first half of the 21st century the second half of the 20th century the first half of the 20th century Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:49:51 Gabarito Coment. 3a Questão (Ref.:201709793672) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Although Williams ´s protagonist in A streetcar named Desire is the romantic Blanche DuBois, the play is a work of -------------------. local american writers transcendentalists a simple style of literature social realism the older generation Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:50:22 4a Questão (Ref.:201709791357) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 The American Dream in Death of a salesman is for most part of people unattainable is a grant for happiness can be reached by anyone who works hard becomes the guarantee of a successful life is an element that makes the family get more and more united Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:53:04 5a Questão (Ref.:201709675227) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 'Hyde Park Gate News' was the title of.... Virginia Woolf's first novel Sir Leslie Stephen's (Woolf's father) favorite novel Virginia Woolf's favorite British short story Virginia Woolf's family paper England's most famous paper in the 1900s Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:53:31 6a Questão (Ref.:201709707504) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 The novel ´Ulisses´ is set in the city of..... Yorkshire London Dublin Belfast Glasgow Respondido em 12/09/2019 13:01:39 Gabarito Coment. 7a Questão (Ref.:201709753440) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Characters in A Mercy by Morrison come from Portugal various nations Brazil South Africa Africa Respondido em 12/09/2019 13:01:58 8a Questão (Ref.:201709675237) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 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 ________________. belonging paranoia love incredulity peace Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:55:19 9a Questão (Ref.:201709752914) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 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 comprehensive local complex traditional Respondido em 12/09/2019 12:57:22 10a Questão (Ref.:201709675255) Acerto: 1,0 / 1,0 Considering the different periods of literary development, in which one characters are seen as more important than action and plot? Puritanism Modernism Romanticism Realism
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