Practice Exam

What does Dorian’s remark reveal about his character’s priorities?

• His indifference to reputation

• His craving for social attention

• His disdain for gossip

• His commitment to privacy

“What do women most desire?” (Wife of Bath’s Tale)
What does this reveal about medieval marriage views?

• Church power

• Feudal obligation

• Female sovereignty

• Individualism

Which social class does Chaucer omit from his satire?

• Aristocracy

• Clergy

• Merchants

• Peasants

Which Metaphysical device is employed here?

• Allegory

• Conceit

• Fragmentation

• Simile

What idea about art and time is suggested?

• Art endures beyond time

• Faith sustains effort

• Glory is fleeting

• Nature is cruel

What does Pope warn against?

• Enlightened elites

• Misleading partial knowledge

• Overreliance on emotion

• Underestimating faith

Which satirical method does Swift use?

• Exaggeration

• Logical reasoning

• Metaphor

• Sentimentality

Which Enlightenment argument does Wollstonecraft make?

• Emotion over reason

• Hierarchy by nature

• Reason demands reform

• Tradition defines virtue

What moral role for literature does Johnson describe?

• Encouraging rebellion

• Evoking fear

• Teaching virtue through pleasure

• Presenting scenery

What ironic statement about power is made?

• Art outlives time

• Decay overtakes empire

• Divinity grants immortality

• Monuments ensure fame