The gothic tradition - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

ABCTE English Exam 178 Questions with Verified Answers The history of English is divided into what three periods? - CORRECT ANSWER Early English (Beginning-1066), Middle Enlgish (), Modern English Danelaw - CORRECT ANSWER a political demarcation established by King Alfred the Great in 868 that gave the eastern half of England to the Danes, but guaranteed that the English who lived there would be treated as full citizens... this preserved the English language What type of literature was ...

COMPLETE - Elaborated Test Bank for Art-A Brief History Revel 7E Marilyn Stokstad & Michael Cothren. ALL Chapters Included 1-20. 631 Pages of Content- A+ Graded for 2023 COMPLETE - Elaborated Test Bank for Art-A Brief History Revel 7E Marilyn Stokstad & Michael Cothren. ALL Chapters Included 1-20. 631 Pages of Content- A+ Graded for 2023 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Prehistoric Art in Europe 2. Art of the Ancient Near East 3. Art of Ancient Egypt 4. Early Asian Art 5. Art...

How does the contemporary film Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? represent classical influence? - ANSWER The protagonist's journey draws on a number of motifs, themes, and characters from the classical epic The Odyssey. In his work, The Republic, Plato describes how best to create a fair and orderly society. Which of the following most closely represents his argument? - ANSWER People are able to think rationally, but they are predisposed to act in their own self-interest, so they should be ruled b...

Arthur Miller - Answer- "The Death of a Salesman" depicted a man whose failure made him feel like an outcast. Alexander Pope - Answer- (1710-1728) "Rape of the Lock", "An Essay on Man", "The Dunciad" Classical Period - Answer- 1200bc - 455ce Forms: lyric poetry, greek drama (tragedy, comedy)(chorus, deus ex machina) Themes: life/death, morality, season changes, political commentary, satire, Greek mythology, Greek wars, Greek Gods, Roman life Homer (Greek) - Answer- The Iliad a...

C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers, Graded A Document Content and Description Below C100 WGU Objective Assessment Questions and Answers, Graded A A 35-volume compilation of human knowledge that is viewed as one of the crowning achievements of Enlightenment thinking. Correct Answer - Encyclopedie A first-person account that documents the inhumanity and human rights abuses enacted by slavery, which helped to gather support for the abolitionist movement. Correct Answer- The Narra...

APHG REQUIRED Cumulative Set Exam 753 Questions with Verified Answers cartography - CORRECT ANSWER the science of mapmaking purposes of maps - CORRECT ANSWER 1. As a reference tool, to find the shortest route between two distances 2. As a communications tool, to depict the distribution of human activities or physical features as well as to think about the reasons underlying a distribution Eratosthenes - CORRECT ANSWER (276?-194?, B.C.) the first person of record to use the word geograp...

WGU Intro to Humanities C100(Verified answer)2023Charles Dickens A Realist author that is is best remembered for works that addressed social inequalities and the struggles of the working class in 19th century England. Oedipus Play written by Sophocles the Parthenon Greek building most revered for its use of ratio and perspective the Pantheon Roman engineering allowed the _______________ to have the largest single span dome for centuries. Everyday life In Plato's...

abase - Answer (v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.) abate - Answer (v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.) abdicate - Answer (v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.) abduct - Answer (v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy...

World Lit II: Modernism & Postmodernism Exam Questions With Revised Answers Munroe - answerA reporter who dies in "The Lurking Fear" Institutions - answerModernists seek to make their readers aware of the incoherence of modern life and the alienating influence of modern ____ Love - answerThe tramp in "A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud" develops what he calls a "science of ____ Camus - answerFrench Existentialist philosopher of the absurd who captures the sense of being alienated from social c...

Two pages of notes on the Gothic Tradition - including a range of texts from 1764 (The Castle of Otranto) to 1886 (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde).