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Graham Greene's novels are marked by?
Protestantism
Buddhism
Catholicism
Paganism
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between Fowler, Pyle, and Phuong in The Quiet American?
Love triangle
Colleagues
Enemies
Good friends
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968?
The rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos, The emergence of a major cohort of women dramatists, The diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
The rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
The diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
The emergence of a major cohort of women dramatists
The death of the musical
Which text exemplifies the anti-Victorianism prevalent in the early twentieth century?
The Way of All Flesh
Eminent Victorians
Philistine Victorians
Jungle Books
Eminent Victorians, The Way of All Flesh
Which of the following writers wrote historical novels?
Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley
Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte
Jack Worthing, the central character in The Importance of Being Earnest, is found as a baby in a handbag in the cloakroom of which railway station
Victoria
Paddington
Waterloo
Euston
Who wrote "The Hound of the Baskervilles?"
P D James
H Ryder-Haggard
Agatha Christie
Arthur Conan Doyle
Which of the following phrases best characterizes the late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of modernism?
Art for art's sake
Art for God's sake
Art for the masses
Art for intellect's sake
Where was Oscar Wilde born?
Cork
Dublin
Glasgow
London
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence What is the title of Wilde's only novel?
The Picture of Declan Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Deominic Gray
The Picture of Damien Gray
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence What is the title of Wilde's only novel?
The Picture of Declan Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Deominic Gray
The Picture of Damien Gray
What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form?
Personification
Hyperboles
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Where did O. Henry flee to avoid trial?
Canada
Brazil
Honduras
Which humourous weekly was started by O. Henry?
Shankar's Weekly
Eve's Weekly
The Rolling Stone
How many dollars does Della get for her hair in The Gift of the Magi?
80
60
20
Where did O. Henry work as a teller?
ANZGrindlays Bank, Atlanta
First American Bank, Washington
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
First National Bank, Austin
What does Jim buy for Della in The Gift of the Magi?
Silver bracelet
Combs
Diamond ring
Gold chain
Where did O. Henry die?
London
New York
Philadelphia
Austin
Which story by O. Henry deals with sacrifices husband and wife make for buying Christmas presents for each other?
The Gift of the Magi
The Gentle Grafter
Let me feel your pulse
Heart of the West
Which story by O. Henry deals with kidnappers who find the kidnapped boy a nuisance and want to return him with money?
The Cop and the Anthem
Christmas by Injunction
The Duplicity of Hargraves
The Ransom of Red Chief
What was O. Henry's real name?
Arthur Kent
William Sidney Porter
Henry Ford
Clark Cable
When was O. Henry born?
3 June 1868
14 April 1865
2 January 1870
11 September 1862
Questions on literary terms What is a sonnet?
A poem of six lines
A poem of eight lines
A poem of fourteen lines
A poem of twelve lines
Where did O. Henry work as a teller?
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
First National Bank, Austin
First American Bank, Washington
ANZGrindlays Bank, Atlanta