Contexts of British Prose - AP English Literature and Composition
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Who is the author of Brideshead Revisited?
Who is the author of Brideshead Revisited?
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Brideshead Revisited (1945) is Evelyn Waugh’s most famous novel and the work he considered his magnum opus.
Kingsley Amis wrote Lucky Jim (1954), Graham Greene wrote The Third Man (1950), Ian McEwan wrote Solar (2010), and D.H Lawrence wrote Sons and Lovers (1913).
Brideshead Revisited (1945) is Evelyn Waugh’s most famous novel and the work he considered his magnum opus.
Kingsley Amis wrote Lucky Jim (1954), Graham Greene wrote The Third Man (1950), Ian McEwan wrote Solar (2010), and D.H Lawrence wrote Sons and Lovers (1913).
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During what decade was Brideshead Revisited published?
During what decade was Brideshead Revisited published?
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Brideshead Revisited was written after the author’s parachute accident in 1943 and was published in 1945.
Brideshead Revisited was written after the author’s parachute accident in 1943 and was published in 1945.
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During what decade is Brideshead Revisited mainly set?
During what decade is Brideshead Revisited mainly set?
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Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited (1945) begins in the 1920s in Britain and concludes in the late 1940s, shortly after the end of World War II.
Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited (1945) begins in the 1920s in Britain and concludes in the late 1940s, shortly after the end of World War II.
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Which of the following is not another novel by the author of Brideshead Revisited?
Which of the following is not another novel by the author of Brideshead Revisited?
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Decline and Fall (1928), A Handful of Dust (1934), Scoop (1938), and The Loved One (1948) are all by Evelyn Waugh. The Quiet American is a 1955 novel by the English author Graham Greene.
Decline and Fall (1928), A Handful of Dust (1934), Scoop (1938), and The Loved One (1948) are all by Evelyn Waugh. The Quiet American is a 1955 novel by the English author Graham Greene.
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Who is the author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?
Who is the author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) is Jeanette Winterson’s acclaimed first novel. It is a coming of age story about an adopted lesbian girl in a Pentecostal community in England and contains themes of sexuality and gender normativity as well as elements of autobiography.
Angela Carter wrote Love (1971), Hilary Mantel wrote Wolf Hall (2009), Zadie Smith wrote White Teeth (2000), and A.S Byatt wrote The Shadow of the Sun (1964).
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) is Jeanette Winterson’s acclaimed first novel. It is a coming of age story about an adopted lesbian girl in a Pentecostal community in England and contains themes of sexuality and gender normativity as well as elements of autobiography.
Angela Carter wrote Love (1971), Hilary Mantel wrote Wolf Hall (2009), Zadie Smith wrote White Teeth (2000), and A.S Byatt wrote The Shadow of the Sun (1964).
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During what decade was Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit published?
During what decade was Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit published?
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was published in 1985 and won a Whitbread Award for a First Novel the same year.
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit was published in 1985 and won a Whitbread Award for a First Novel the same year.
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Which of the following is not another work by the author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?
Which of the following is not another work by the author of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?
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Jeanette Winterson wrote the novels Sexing the Cherry (1989) and Lighthousekeeping (2004),the essay Art Objects: Essays in Ecstasy and Effrontery (1995), and the memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (2011). The Bloody Chamber is a 1979 collection of short stories by the English author Angela Carter.
Jeanette Winterson wrote the novels Sexing the Cherry (1989) and Lighthousekeeping (2004),the essay Art Objects: Essays in Ecstasy and Effrontery (1995), and the memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? (2011). The Bloody Chamber is a 1979 collection of short stories by the English author Angela Carter.
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What genre of novel is Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?
What genre of novel is Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?
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Another term for a coming-of-age novel is a bildungsroman. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) concerns the coming-of-age of its lesbian protagonist, Jeanette.
Another term for a coming-of-age novel is a bildungsroman. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) concerns the coming-of-age of its lesbian protagonist, Jeanette.
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Which of the following is not another novel by the author of Atonement?
Which of the following is not another novel by the author of Atonement?
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The Sense of an Ending is a 2011 novel by Julian Barnes. Enduring Love (1997), Saturday (2005), Solar (2010), and The Cement Garden (1978) are all by Ian McEwan.
The Sense of an Ending is a 2011 novel by Julian Barnes. Enduring Love (1997), Saturday (2005), Solar (2010), and The Cement Garden (1978) are all by Ian McEwan.
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There was a contention as far as a suit (in which, piety and dignity, religion and estimation, were mingled) which of the religious orders should ring to prayers first in the morning; and it was determined, that they should ring first that rose earliest. If we understand aright the dignity of this bell, that tolls for our evening prayer, we would be glad to make it ours, by rising early, in that application, that it might be ours as well as his, whose indeed it is. The bell doth toll for him, that thinks it doth; and though it intermit again, yet from that minute, that that occasion wrought upon him, he is united to God. Who casts not up his eye to the sun when it rises? But who takes off his eye from a comet, when that breaks out? who bends not his ear to any bell, which upon any occasion rings? But who can remove it from that bell, which is passing a piece of himself out of this world?
The author of this passage served as the Dean of which of the following cathedrals?
There was a contention as far as a suit (in which, piety and dignity, religion and estimation, were mingled) which of the religious orders should ring to prayers first in the morning; and it was determined, that they should ring first that rose earliest. If we understand aright the dignity of this bell, that tolls for our evening prayer, we would be glad to make it ours, by rising early, in that application, that it might be ours as well as his, whose indeed it is. The bell doth toll for him, that thinks it doth; and though it intermit again, yet from that minute, that that occasion wrought upon him, he is united to God. Who casts not up his eye to the sun when it rises? But who takes off his eye from a comet, when that breaks out? who bends not his ear to any bell, which upon any occasion rings? But who can remove it from that bell, which is passing a piece of himself out of this world?
The author of this passage served as the Dean of which of the following cathedrals?
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The author of the passage is John Donne, who served as the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London from 1621 until his death in 1631. This sermon was Donne's most famous piece of prose and is one that you should definitely know for the test.
Adapted from "Meditation XVII" in Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, and Severall Steps in My Sicknes by John Donne (1624)
The author of the passage is John Donne, who served as the Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London from 1621 until his death in 1631. This sermon was Donne's most famous piece of prose and is one that you should definitely know for the test.
Adapted from "Meditation XVII" in Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, and Severall Steps in My Sicknes by John Donne (1624)
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Which of the following is an integral literary device in To the Lighthouse?
Which of the following is an integral literary device in To the Lighthouse?
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The novel, written by Virginia Woolf in 1927, is a classic example of modernist stream-of-consciousness. Although the plot centers around a family’s vacations to a Scottish island, it is much more concerned with consciousness, emotions, and perceptions than with fast-paced action or plot.
The novel, written by Virginia Woolf in 1927, is a classic example of modernist stream-of-consciousness. Although the plot centers around a family’s vacations to a Scottish island, it is much more concerned with consciousness, emotions, and perceptions than with fast-paced action or plot.
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During what decade was The Remains of the Day published and awarded the Man Booker Prize?
During what decade was The Remains of the Day published and awarded the Man Booker Prize?
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The Remains of the Day was published in 1989, and it won the Booker Prize that same year. It is Kazuo Ishiguro’s third novel.
The Remains of the Day was published in 1989, and it won the Booker Prize that same year. It is Kazuo Ishiguro’s third novel.
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In James Joyce’s seminal modernist work Ulysses, a hapless dreamer named Leopold Bloom goes about his daily routine in which city?
In James Joyce’s seminal modernist work Ulysses, a hapless dreamer named Leopold Bloom goes about his daily routine in which city?
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Published in 1922, Ulysses occurs on a single day in Dublin. The novel is highly experimental, relying heavily on allusion, stream-of-consciousness, and esoteric wordplay.
Published in 1922, Ulysses occurs on a single day in Dublin. The novel is highly experimental, relying heavily on allusion, stream-of-consciousness, and esoteric wordplay.
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Which of the following male author names is actually the pseudonym of a female writer?
Which of the following male author names is actually the pseudonym of a female writer?
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This is George Eliot, whose given name was Mary Anne Evans and who wrote nineteenth-century masterpieces such as Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, and The Mill on the Floss. She is said to have used a pen name in part to protect her privacy and in part to ensure that her works would be taken seriously and not considered as representative of the light-hearted romances that women were assumed to write exclusively.
This is George Eliot, whose given name was Mary Anne Evans and who wrote nineteenth-century masterpieces such as Middlemarch, Daniel Deronda, and The Mill on the Floss. She is said to have used a pen name in part to protect her privacy and in part to ensure that her works would be taken seriously and not considered as representative of the light-hearted romances that women were assumed to write exclusively.
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Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities was set during which significant historical event?
Charles Dickens’ 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities was set during which significant historical event?
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A Tale of Two Cities takes place in the years leading up to and during the French Revolution (1789-1799). It concerns the adventures of Sydney Carton, his doppelgänger Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette and her father, the Defarges, Jacques One through Three, and the Crunchers.
A Tale of Two Cities takes place in the years leading up to and during the French Revolution (1789-1799). It concerns the adventures of Sydney Carton, his doppelgänger Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette and her father, the Defarges, Jacques One through Three, and the Crunchers.
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Which of the following are subjects of Wuthering Heights?
Which of the following are subjects of Wuthering Heights?
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Wuthering Heights, published in 1847 by Emily Brönte, concerns jealousy and a love triangle between the lower-class Heathcliff, the middle-class Catherine Earnshaw, and the wealthy Edgar Linton.
Wuthering Heights, published in 1847 by Emily Brönte, concerns jealousy and a love triangle between the lower-class Heathcliff, the middle-class Catherine Earnshaw, and the wealthy Edgar Linton.
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What country was the author of The Remains of the Day born in?
What country was the author of The Remains of the Day born in?
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Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan. He moved to England with his family when he was five years old and is considered an English author.
Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan. He moved to England with his family when he was five years old and is considered an English author.
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With which movement is Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray most closely associated?
With which movement is Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray most closely associated?
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Published in 1891, The Picture of Dorian Gray investigates the relationship between aesthetics and morality. It does so through the story of a young man (Dorian Gray) who has a magical portrait painted of him (by Basil Hallward) that enables him to remain young and unblemished despite his increasingly repugnant and unethical actions. The novel’s emphasis on the utility of art and the artist and preoccupation with beautiful things make it most closely linked to aestheticism, which emphasizes form and style above all else.
Published in 1891, The Picture of Dorian Gray investigates the relationship between aesthetics and morality. It does so through the story of a young man (Dorian Gray) who has a magical portrait painted of him (by Basil Hallward) that enables him to remain young and unblemished despite his increasingly repugnant and unethical actions. The novel’s emphasis on the utility of art and the artist and preoccupation with beautiful things make it most closely linked to aestheticism, which emphasizes form and style above all else.
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The 1726 work Gulliver’s Travels satirizes which then-popular type of writing?
The 1726 work Gulliver’s Travels satirizes which then-popular type of writing?
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Written by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels parodies the popular travelogues of eighteenth-century Europe. It was considered fashionable at the time to travel to an exotic land and then publish an account of the journey, but Swift’s satire transcends the genre by presenting a deeper investigation of human nature and social goods.
Written by Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels parodies the popular travelogues of eighteenth-century Europe. It was considered fashionable at the time to travel to an exotic land and then publish an account of the journey, but Swift’s satire transcends the genre by presenting a deeper investigation of human nature and social goods.
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Which of the following is the earliest novel written in English amongst the answer choices?
Which of the following is the earliest novel written in English amongst the answer choices?
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Daniel Defoe’s 1719 Robinson Crusoe is the first novel written in English among these answer choices. While Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quixote precedes Robinson Crusoe by more than a hundred years, it originally was written in Spanish.
Daniel Defoe’s 1719 Robinson Crusoe is the first novel written in English among these answer choices. While Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quixote precedes Robinson Crusoe by more than a hundred years, it originally was written in Spanish.
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