CLEP Humanities : Identifying Titles, Authors, or Schools of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Poetry
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Example Question #36 : Poetry
Le Morte D'Arthur was written by which of the following authors?
T. H. White
Richard Adams
William Blake
Thomas Malory
Alfred Tennyson
Thomas Malory
Le Morte D'Arthur ("The Death of Arthur") is a collection of stories written by Thomas Malory that chronicle the life, adventures, and death of King Arthur.
Example Question #81 : Literature
Who wash the Scottish poet who wrote the lyrics to the song "Auld Lang Syne"?
John Barclay
Robert Burns
Alexander Hume
Allan Ramsay
James MacPherson
Robert Burns
Robert Burns (1759-1796) is largely considered Scotland's national poet, and among his most famous compositions is the lyrics to the popular New Year's tune "Auld Lang Syne." Burns both compiled and edited a number of Scottish folk songs, and wrote his own lyrics to traditional tunes. Burns' birthday, January 25, is celebrated as a holiday in Scotland and around the world by the Scottish diaspora.
Example Question #82 : Literature
Who was the seventeenth-century English poet who wrote both sensual love poems and deeply religious poems?
Christopher Marlowe
John Milton
Thomas Kyd
John Donne
Thomas Hobbes
John Donne
The poet John Donne was an Anglican clergyman, and wrote many poems which reflect a deep and pious religious faith. Donne, however, also excelled at writing sonnets that fit in with a traditional sonnet form, including extremely sensual love poems filled with erotic imagery.
Example Question #83 : Literature
Candide, a satyrical eighteenth century novella, was writen by which Englightenment author?
Fraçois-Marie Voltaire
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Francis Bacon
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Fraçois-Marie Voltaire
Candide was written by Voltaire, a French Enlightenment author, in 1759 and systematically details a series of ills of European society. It targets religion and challenges the authority of the monarchy.
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