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1 The characters in James fiction enjoy an unlimited freedom in acting; they are not pressed by the circumstances; neither are Thomas Hardys characters. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 2 0 In a Dickens comic character, looks, mimicry, idiosyncratic gesture, clothing, hobby or language are: autonomous from the characters psychological or moral identity; they simply delight or repel. outward signs of inward life. irrelevant of the inward identity; they exist to simply facilitate the readers memorizing them. ntrebarea nr. 3 In James fiction, a favorite theme is the collision of European innocence and American experience. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 4 The time space of Pride and Prejudice is the future of the characters hopes. the past. the present. ntrebarea nr. 5 Jane Austens narrators are ironic about Gothic imaginings and Romanticized sensibility. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 6 Who are the international Americans (Americans living in Europe and adopting the European ways) in the novel The Portrait of a Lady: Henrietta Stackpole, Ralph Touchett, Isabel Archer? Isabel Archer, Madame Merle, Gilbert Osmond? Pansy Osmond, Caspar Goodwood, Isabel Archer?

ntrebarea nr. 7 As a realist novelist, Austen is generous, lavish in landscape descriptions objectifying the characters moods. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 8 In The Mill on the Floss, the crisis of the narrative turns on Maggies need to choose between her fidelity to: Red Deeps and her love for Philip. the rural society of St Oggs and her love for Stephen. the Cloven Tree and her love for Tom . ntrebarea nr. 9 The setting in Fieldings Tom Jones is blurred by remoteness and imprecision. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 10 In the Preface to The Scarlet Letter, Hawthornes metaphors for romantic realism and romance are: moonlight and stage light moonlight and firelight moonlight and torchlight. ntrebarea nr. 11 In James fiction, protagonists, European by extraction, choose to settle down in America Adevarat Fals

ntrebarea nr. 12 In The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale believes that Hesters sin is greater than his own. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 13 In the novel David Copperfield, the character Betsey Trotwood is: --a pretty empty-headed girl; Davids attempts to turn her into a competent house-keeper and to form her mind are making them both miserable -strong-headed and eccentric. She separated from a cruelhusband, resumed her maiden name and took a cottage at Dover. -a girl of exceptionally sweet and high-minded disposition, who exercises a powerful influence on the rest of Davids life. ntrebarea nr. 14 In the metaphysical novel, the symbolic setting is often used as a mirror to reflect: the name and the place of some special people living there. the customs of the people living in that area. the psychological state of the characters. ntrebarea nr. 15 In Jane Austens world of economic survival and genteel propriety, the person getting married to a mate marries society as well. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 16 Characteristically, a Jane Austen novel starts: at the outset of the protagonists adulthood. in the protagonists mid childhood. in ripe maturity of the protagonists emotional intelligence. ntrebarea nr. 17 Isabel has a typically American hunger for experience coupled with a puritanical fear of her ego, which means that her freedom remains abstract and unreal. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 18 In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the mature Elisabeth Jane is the same girl who assisted in her mothers being sold. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 19 The world George Eliot gives birth to in her novels is a fast advancing world of change. a slowly changing world originating in past links. ntrebarea nr. 20 In The Mill on the Floss, the crisis of the narrative turns on Maggies need to choose between her fidelity to: Dorlcote Mill and her love for Philip. the river Floss and her love for Tom. the rural society of St Oggs and her love for Stephen. ntrebarea nr. 21 In The Mayor of Casterbridges, agrarian world of the 1830s, the road at the opening of chapter 1 justifies the picaresque pattern of the plot. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 22 Henry Fielding had an in-depth knowledge of human nature so he conceived his character,Tom Jones,: with his vices and virtues. perfectly virtuous, never erring. ntrebarea nr. 23 In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Dimmesdale are, ultimately, Archetypes of sinning and that is why their moral development is frozen in Stereotyped patterns. Adevarat Fals

ntrebarea nr. 24 Match the following "point of view" regarding Isabel's identity with the name of the character who has uttered it: I think you are my guardian angel! (The Portrait of a Lady) Henrietta Stackpole Pansy Osmond Madame Merle Ralph Touchett Lord Warburton ntrebarea nr. 25 A notorious case of fiction told mostly in omniscient narrative voice interspersed with authorial intrusions, in disciplined or irregular ways, is: Tom Jones The Portrait of a Lady. The Scarlet Letter. ntrebarea nr. 26 In the traditional romance, love stories or historical, e.g. W. Scotts, J. F.Coopers, character is: complex, unpredicatable, developing. shallow, stereotyped, polarized. ntrebarea nr. 27 In James fiction, most of the protagonists are cultured, educated, and aristocratic. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 28 In Tom Jones, to his great surprise, Mr. Allworthy finds out that Toms mother was his own daughter. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 29 At the end of the novel The Scarlet Letter, Dimmesdale found the resolve to admit in public that: he hated Chillingworth. he wanted to leave New England. he was Pearls father. ntrebarea nr. 30 In Eliots novels the idea of is a key one absolute freedom of the individual. kinship. the conflict between kinship and the freedom of the individual. ntrebarea nr. 31 The picaresque novel and the detective novel are patterned upon plots of: fortune. thought. character. ntrebarea nr. 32 In Joseph Andrew, Fielding burlesqued his own novel, Tom Jones. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 33 Along with other American writers, Mark Twain and W. D. Howells, Henry James satirized the European manners. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 34 The space setting of Pride and Prejudice, can be measured in: a few hours coach ride between London and a village or an estate. a weeks coach ride between London and a village or an estate. a one hour odd journey between country estates. ntrebarea nr. 35 In Pride and Prejudice, before Elizabeth admitted her fault of pride, She -behaved on friendly, encouraging terms with Darcy. -disliked Darcy because he was attracted to her sister, Jane. -overlooked Darcys insensitive remarks about her looks.

ntrebarea nr. 36 Dickens provides traditional novel endings marriage, coming into fortune, social settlement a comic world vision i.e. the reordering of temporary disintegration or confusion. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 37 In Hawthornes vision is the neutral territory between reality and fairy land, where the Actual and the Imaginary meet and fuse. the window the ceiling the floor ntrebarea nr. 38 In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the mature Elisabeth Jane is a cousin of the initial Elisabeth Jane, who has borrowed her name. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 39 Sophia's name means sorrow, and expresses Fielding's sense of sadness. wisdom, and she represents wisdom in Tom Jones. softness, and she provides a tribute to Fielding's sister. beauty, and she expresses Fielding's admiration for women. ntrebarea nr. 40 In The Scarlet Letter, Hesters husband, Arthur Dimmesdale,returns incognito and settles in the town under the name of Richard Chillingworth. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 41 In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the mature Elisabeth Jane is the daughter of the initial Elisabeth Jane. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 42 James admiration for European culture led him to an interest in the conflict of the American and European personalities. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 43 In Pride and Prejudice, Mr Bennet always asks his wife a series of questions because he teases his wife by deliberately misunderstanding her. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 44 Hardys descriptions of his native Wessex nature are achieved both from a close proximity and from a cosmic distance. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 45 In Hawthornes vision, romance transforms the ordinary world into cold allegory and then back into the impression of life. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 46 The past tense in which events are narrated in fiction is transferred by the reader into: dramatic showing (scene), dialogue. summary. ntrebarea nr. 47 The masculine pen-name of Marian Evans disguises the distance separating herself as the moral, serious author, favourably reviewed and read, from herself as an adulteress and an agnostic. Adevarat Fals

ntrebarea nr. 48 The theme of James The Portrait of a Lady is the dangerously deceptive disregard of the correlation of ethics and aesthetics. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 49 What character is described in The Mill on the Floss as a "healthy, fair, plump, and dull-witted, the flower of her family for beauty and amiability"? Philip's mother. Maggie's mother. Stephen's mother. Lucy's mother. ntrebarea nr. 50 The style of Tom Jones can be best described as: comic and ironic. awkward but quite moving. grand and majestic in tone. ntrebarea nr. 51 Charles Dickens pictures human nature from the outside, like a playwright, identifying the psyche with looks, gesture, speech. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 52 Hawthornes ROMANCES differ from NOVELS in their preference for allegory and psychological exploration. realistic social observation. artificial constrains of commercial civilization. ntrebarea nr. 53 In The Mill on the Floss, Maggie Tulliver is a girl who needs love from her family since she never deserved it. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 54 Fielding was a playwright before being a novelist, which explains his dramatic vision of chapters as vivid, alert scenes, and of books as acts. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 55 In Pride and Prejudice, Darcys pride, in the beginning, has a social cause: he behaves in this way towards Elisabeth because she is his inferior socially. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 56 In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen analyses the outcome of the Industrial Revolution: the economic, cultural and social rise of the middle class. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 57 In The Mayor of Casterbridge, on remarrying Susan, Michael Henchard chose to return to a woman he had always loved. he did not love anymore but felt compelled to marry out of guilt. whose beauty he was very proud of although he despised her humble origin. ntrebarea nr. 58 Tesss fate is metaphorically dramatized when associated with: doomed snakes, rats, pheasants. the plight of sea faring people. still-born babies. ntrebarea nr. 59 The earth in Tess of the DUrbevilles (i.e. the green fertile vale of Blackmoor, Talbothays dairy, the uplands of Flintcomb-Ash) is: -simply a natural setting for the characters to live in. -a dramatic factor of causation in characters lives. -a dramatic primitive antagonist of human consciousness,consequently transcending the natural into a mythic opponent to human protagonists. ntrebarea nr. 60

In Tom Jones, one character in the list below is not the narrators comic object: Mr. Allworthy. Lady Bellaston. Thwackum. Square. Blifil. ntrebarea nr. 61 Hardys descriptions of solitary spots or of expanses of nature are often loaded with: denotative significance only; he is the perfect realistic regional novelist. symbolic, archetypal connotations, betraying a poets sensibility. ntrebarea nr. 62 Dickens is a metaphysical novelist because his fiction fuses: realism and myth. philosophical thought and realism. realism and romance. ntrebarea nr. 63 When Hardy describes the heath from close proximity he is a realist, when he does it from Olympian distances he is an impressionist and a thoughtful skeptic. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 64 The cosmic dimension of his characters is the novelty Hardy brought to the centurys fiction. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 65 Dickens did not modify the traditional picaresque. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 66 In Austens fictional world the protagonist lives only by the dictates of her emotional intelligence, leaping over the societys ethics. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 67 St. Ogg, the legendary patron of the town bearing his name in The Mill on the Floss, was a poor boater rewarded for his pity by the Blessed Virgin herself. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 68 In The Mill on the Floss, after an expedition down the Floss with Stephen he offers to marry her, and Maggie: accepts and goes home immediately. returns alone to St. Oggss. asks her brother for permission. ntrebarea nr. 69 Tom Jones setting is fairly divided into: country-side and London. country-side and highways. country-side, highways and London. ntrebarea nr. 70 In The Mill on the Floss, Maggies wit, impetuosity, compassionate nature, intellectual and sensuous curiosity are associated with: her cousin Lucys traits of character. her brother Toms. her fathers. her mothers. ntrebarea nr. 71 One character in the list below does not belong to the world of James The Portrait of a Lady. Who is he? Gaspar Goodwood Gilbert Osmond Lord Wellington

Ralph Touchett ntrebarea nr. 72 In Pride and Prejudice, Mr Collins, proposing to Elizabeth, states a couple of reasons. Decide which reason of the followings is not mentioned by him. to obey his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. because he loves her. to make himself happy. ntrebarea nr. 73 From Hardys point of view, the protagonist gives up struggling at the first signs of disillusionment. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 74 The Portrait of a Lady is a tragedy, like Tess or The Mayor of Casterbridge. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 75 In Fieldings novel Tom Jones, the theme of human nature as conflicting and harmoniously balanced moral consciousness and instinctive feeling is embodied by: Mr. Allworthy. Blifil. Tom Jones. Squire Western. ntrebarea nr. 76 A novelist is involved implicitly or explicitly in: eluding the social, historical, cultural commentary of an age. a social, historical, cultural commentary of both the fictional time and of his own time. ntrebarea nr. 77 Picaresque is a terms used to describe: Fielding's sense of irony. particularly descriptive writing. stories of travel, relating to the protagonist's adventures along the route of his journey. ntrebarea nr. 78 The narrative point of view in David Copperfield and Great Expectations is: the omniscient. the first person. the multiply-selective omniscient. ntrebarea nr. 79 Hardys logical reasoning shows him that it is impossible to reconcile the benevolence of an omnipotent and omniscient force with ones freedom of choice. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 80 Henry Fielding describes Tom Jones as a comic epic in prose. It is indeed epic in short length and describes a small cross-section of people in a comic way. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 81 In Great Expectations, who else apart from Pip was subjected to Mrs. Joe Gargerys bringing up by hand? her child Estella Joe her sister ntrebarea nr. 82 Match the following "point of view", regarding Isabel's identity, with the name of the character who has uttered:Isabels changing every day Shes not the bright American girl she was.Shes taking different views, a different colour, and turning away from her old idealsIve got a fear in my heart that shes going to marry one of theseEuropeans, and I want to prevent it. (The Portrait of a Lady) Henrietta Stackpole Pansy Osmond Madame Merle Ralph Touchett

Lord Warburton ntrebarea nr. 83 In Pride and Prejudice, before Darcy admitted his fault of snobbery, he and Elisabeth could not communicate as sensibilities on a par. could communicate perfectly easily. avoided any private intercourse. ntrebarea nr. 84 Satis House, in Great Expectations, a haunting Gothic residence,symbolizes: social and biological degeneration. triumphant love outliving perishable youth and beauty. magnificence of aristocratic wealth and prestige. ntrebarea nr. 85 With Hardy the tragic is necessarily related to: the excellence of human nature, irrespective of the social extraction. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 86 Hardys characters are neither absolutely good nor absolutely wicked. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 87 Reduction and exaggeration are devices used by: a caricaturist? a sensational novelist? a history-oriented novelist? ntrebarea nr. 88 Dickens work exhibits a strong link between Romantic imagination and .., which renders his fictional world as stylized perception of the real world. reality fairy-tale fancy pessimism ntrebarea nr. 89 In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the pessimistic vision of Michael Henchards fate is the grimmest at: the beginning of the novel. the end of the novels last chapter. the plots climax. ntrebarea nr. 90 Hardys descriptions of the heath are always achieved from close proximity. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 91 Austens flat characters e.g. Mr. Woodhouse, Charlotte Lucas, Mrs Bennet may be seen as reducible to dominant ideas such as: sense, pride, snobbery and prejudice but they are not simply: flat. round. ntrebarea nr. 92 How many sections is Tom Jones divided into? Five: Love, Travel, War, London, and Home Four: Love, Travel, War, and Home. Three: England, France, and Spain. Three: The Country, The Road, and London. ntrebarea nr. 93 In David Copperfield, David walked penniless to Dover to throw himself on the mercy of his aunt, Betsy Trotwood after -he entered Doctors Commons, being articled to Mr. Spenlow,of the firm of Spenlow and Jorkins. -he was sent to menial employment in London where he lived a life of poverty and misery. -his mothers second husband, Mr Murdstone, punished him repeatedly. ntrebarea nr. 94 In The Mill on the Floss the conflict is generated by: the protagonists irreparably damaging her relationship with the community by a moments free choice. the community living by amoral codes. the community, as repository of long shared moral values.

ntrebarea nr. 95 In the novel David Copperfield, the character Agnes Wickfield is a pretty empty-headed girl; Davids attempts to turn her into a competent housekeeper and to form her mind are making them both miserable. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 96 In The Mill on the Floss, as Maggie drifts down the river with , she repudiates her own moral will. Tom Philip Stephen ntrebarea nr. 97 In The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, although only a small child, embarrasses Dimmesdale by asking him if: he will allow her to call him father. he will love her mother as long as he lives. he will stand on the pillory with her and her mother the following day. ntrebarea nr. 98 In The Mill on the Floss, the Tullivers are placed against the Dodsons. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 99 Charles Dickens is preeminently a novelist of self-contained,provincial places. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 100 Match the following "point of view" about Isabel with the name of the character who has uttered it: I like her very much. Shes all you described her She has only one fault. () She has too many ideas". (The Portrait of a Lady) Lord Warburton Gilbert Osmond Ralph Touchett ntrebarea nr. 101 Smolletts and Dickens delight in human eccentricity converged. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 102 In The Mill on the Floss, within a world controlled by financial security or bankruptcy, the life of the Tullivers is a series of: financial crises. comfortable equilibriums between financial gains and losses from investment. ntrebarea nr. 103 In Great Expectations, when Pip becomes a gentleman he starts acting heartlessly and snobbishly towards Drummle, Herbert and Orlick. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 104 In his relation with Dora, David seems to be torn between wishing his wife were more mature and reproaching himself for wanting to change her.(David Copperfield) Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 105 In Pride and Prejudice, The Bennets have five daughters, Jane,Elisabeth, Mary, Miranda, Lydia and Mrs Bennets driving ambition is to see all of them married. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 106 In The Scarlet Letter, Hesters husband reveals his true identity to her as he tries: to shun some evil men who are searching for him. to practice his job of a physician. to find out who her lover is. ntrebarea nr. 107 In the novel David Copperfield, the character Dora Spenlow is a girl of exceptionally sweet and high-minded disposition, who exercises a powerful influence on the rest of Davids life. Adevarat

Fals ntrebarea nr. 108 The time-setting of a romance is: remote. specifically historicized. ntrebarea nr. 109 In The Mill on the Floss, by whisking her off the river, Stephen is depriving Maggie of her right: to sell Dorlcote Mill. to see her brother. to decide for her own future. to talk to Philip. ntrebarea nr. 110 The setting in Fieldings Tom Jones, is historically individualized. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 111 In Pride and Prejudice, Mr Bennet always asks his wife a series of questions because he is genuinely interested in what his wife is talking about. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 112 Hawthornes pictorial analogies for his verbal art of the ROMANCE can be associated with the Romantics cult of the picturesque. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 113 Match the following "point of view" about Isabel with the name of the character who has uttered it: Shes beautiful, generous and, for an American, well-born. Shes also very clever and she has a handsome fortune I want you of course to marry her (The Portrait of a Lady) Henrietta Stackpole Pansy Osmond Madame Merle ntrebarea nr. 114 The provincial society of The Mill on the Floss is located in: -the paternalistic, feudal relationships among the squire as the top of the local hierarchy and tenant farmers, artisans, field labourers. -the money governed social and economic (in)security controlled by impersonal economic forces in late 1820s and early 1830s. ntrebarea nr. 115 Hawthorne considered himself a romantic realist, much like Dickens. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 116 In Austens fictional world the individual is made of the substanceof the social environment exactly as in a romance. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 117 A third-person omniscient narrator tells the story in: David Copperfield. The Portrait of a Lady. Great Expectations. ntrebarea nr. 118 Hawthorne modified the traditional romance into psychological romance. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 119 In The Mill on the Floss, Maggie loves to live in her world of imaginations and illustrations, however, her brother, Tom, likes to socialize and shapes a big contrast with Maggie. Maggie's family loves Tom's way of living, hates Maggie. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 120 The Mill on the Floss is George Eliots unsparing analysis of philistinism. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 121

In The Portrait of a Lady, initially, Isabel Archers quest is: generous; a quest of self-forgetfulness and devotion to the welfare of her family selfish; a quest of self-fulfilment, personal happiness. ntrebarea nr. 122 The sequence of events reconstructed from a fictional arrangement of episodes and happenings, is a: story. plot. ntrebarea nr. 123 The message concluding The Scarlet Letter could be: to develop ones moral potential one must: plunge into the depth of experiential knowledge in order to ascend. protect ones moral worth because it is irreparable ntrebarea nr. 124 G. Eliot voiced her doctrine of realism in chapter 17 of The Mill on the Floss. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 125 David Copperfield is preeminently: a picaresque novel? a Bildungsroman? a romance? a utopia? ntrebarea nr. 126 In The Mayor of Casterbridge, the mature Elisabeth Jane is another girl than the one we encounter at the beginning of the book. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 127 The omniscient obtrusive narrator interrupts the narrative and uses it as a starting point for: a new chapter of the book. some comment or generalization he/she wishes to make. a change in the plot. ntrebarea nr. 128 In the world of David Copperfield the villain type is embodied by Traddles and the Micawbers. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 129 The plots of Dickens novels are picaresque in design in the sense that: they are not episodically structured. the writer struggled not to depart from the 18th century literary tradition. he was trying to see the term picaresque from a new perspective. ntrebarea nr. 130 One of the following statements does not refer to Stonehenge, the symbolic setting Hardy chose for Tesss last appearance before she is hanged: -A very Temple of the Winds. -[The Temple] is older than the centuries; older than the dUrbervilles! -The heathen temple, you mean? -[The Temple] was without doors and the pillars lay under the roof. ntrebarea nr. 131 In the novel Tom Jones, Blifil wants to marry Sophia because: he wants the Western estate and revenge for her rejectionof him. he ardently admires Squire Western. he's infatuated with her and driven by desire. he is looking forward to having a lot of children. ntrebarea nr. 132 Even if David is younger than Dora, he feels sympathy for her much in the same way as an adult feels sympathy for a child.(David Copperfield) Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 133 In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen focuses on a type of marriage like that of which fuses the individuals sentiment with the individuals welfare. Jane and Mr Bingley Charlotte and Mr Gardiner Lydia and Mr Forster

ntrebarea nr. 134 The Roman ruins about the town of Casterbridge could metaphorically suggest the heroism of famous Roman leaders of the Empire. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 135 Fielding conceived the novel as a comic romance, meant to expose the Ridiculous arisen from: Selfishness and Meanness. Self-sufficiency and Foolishness. Affectation, Vanity and Hypocrisy. ntrebarea nr. 136 Overtly the Austen society keep up civilized conventions; covertly they live on hunting for the appropriate man. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 137 In Hardys view, man is ultimately still an animal as may be readily observed when his passions are aroused. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 138 In Dickens fiction most characters are conceived: allegorically, reduced to ideas, concepts of human nature. mimetically, in abundant varieties of human likeness. both allegorically and mimetically. neither allegorically nor mimetically. ntrebarea nr. 139 Dickens plots, in the picaresque tradition, are loose and episodic,rather than compact and justified by character. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 140 In The Mill on the Floss, Philip Wakem makes Maggie feel she finally finds one person that knows inside of her and appreciate her quality. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 141 In Hardys view, destiny subjecting humans to a number of external influences (e.g. ones environment) is strongly related to: the belief in God that most characters share. everyones ability to avoid all possible mistakes. the development of ones character. ntrebarea nr. 142 Tess pendulum-like swing between Alec and Angel is a swing between: selfishness and altruism. wealth and poverty. flesh and spirit. pride and modesty. ntrebarea nr. 143 The picaresque plays an important role in George Eliots novels. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 144 Fielding responded to the challenge of the romance and of the classic epic by: a lyric introspection in the ambiguities of heroism. a melodramatic assertion of the heros rights to greatness. a comic redefinition of the epic protagonist and plot. ntrebarea nr. 145 The illusion of the readers involvement in the fictions present immediacy is ensured by the: omniscient point of view. lavish use of dialogue. ntrebarea nr. 146 In the novel The Mill on the Floss, Tom Tulliver, a man from upper class adds color in Maggie's life and lets her experience the beauty of love. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 147 In his novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne describes the customs of the 19th century Puritan New England.

Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 148 Dickens romantic fancy coheres with fairy-tales imagination. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 149 In the novel David Copperfield, the character Clara Copperfield is a girl of exceptionally sweet and high-minded disposition, who exercises a powerful influence on the rest of Davids life. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 150 The Russian formalists concept of plot is: the sequence of events assumed to have occurred in a chronological order. the particular selection and chronological or not chronological(re)ordering of fictional events. ntrebarea nr. 151 There are Dickensian flat characters, e.g. The Gargeries, Wemmick, Betsey Trotwood or Pegotty, who: are strictly shallow. are not shallow, they vibrate with liveliness. ntrebarea nr. 152 In The Mill on the Floss, the almost anthropologic analysis of the Dodsons, portraits and routines, is achieved in the playfully humorous tone, never in the satiric. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 153 In Joseph Andrews, Fielding burlesqued his own novel, Amelia. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 154 In the novel Great Expectations, Miss Havisham is a comic portrait of a jilted woman. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 155 In The Mill on the Floss, seeking an intellectual as her equal, Maggie forms a close attachment to Stephen Guest, the crippled son of a local lawyer. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 156 Hawthornes New England is rendered for: historical veracity of the facts. historical setting. romantic distance and picturesque effects. ntrebarea nr. 157 Self-conscious narrators i.e. aware of themselves as tellers, narrate the story in: Pride and Prejudice. The Portrait of a Lady. The Mill on the Floss. ntrebarea nr. 158 George Eliots The Mill on the Floss is temporally located in: a short span of time. an average span of time. a great span of time. ntrebarea nr. 159 Is one of Hardys recurrent terms for fate: The Immanent Will? the given? The President of the Immortals? ntrebarea nr. 160 Young Maggie Tullivers favourite books, Daniel Defoe's History of the Devil, Esop's Fables, or Pilgrim's Progress, as were illustrated; she liked them because: of the colorful images; she particularly liked the green and yellow pictures. she could imagine stories of her own to accompany the pictures.

ntrebarea nr. 161 In Pride and Prejudice, almost every character exhibits too much pride or too little pride. Decide what kind of pride Mr Collins exhibits -he has pride of the right sort. He is proud to help the person he loves and her socially embarrassing family. -he has no special pride, and so, though a nice man, spinelessly lets himself be managed by others. -he glories in what are mere reflections from the rank of his titled patroness and from his status. ntrebarea nr. 162 In his preface "The Custom House" of the novel The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne talking about ROMANCE says "If a man ... cannot dream strange things and make them look like truth, he need never try to write romance, meaning that ROMANCE allows the romancer to release his private fantasies. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 163 In Tom Jones, one of Toms teachers is Mr Thwackum, a brutish and sadistic church chaplain. a nice and friendly professor. a good friend of Tom and Blifil. ntrebarea nr. 164 To Maggie Tulliver, in The Mill on the Floss, the past is an inherent part of the character; loyalty to it, as to oneself, is a must. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 165 In the acquisitive society and culture of James fiction money symbolizes: control of action. obstruction of action. freedom of action. ntrebarea nr. 166 Master Blifil (Tom Jones) is a neighbouring irascible fox-hunting squire. Mr. Allworthys nephew. a pedantic philosopher and tutor. ntrebarea nr. 167 Mr. Allworthy (Tom Jones) is a rich and benevolent lawyer. an amiable schoolmaster. a country squire. ntrebarea nr. 168 What point of view does Hardy use in Tess of the DUrbervilles? Omniscient. Selective omniscient. Subjective. ntrebarea nr. 169 The Reform Bill of 1884 enfranchised all male voters. gave rights to women voters. enfranchised the working classes of towns. ntrebarea nr. 170 In Fieldings Tom Jones, who is Sophia supposed to marry according to her fathers will? captain Blifils son Tom George Seagrim ntrebarea nr. 171 Who visited Crusoe on the island? the cannibals the wise horses the giants the dwarves a group of castaways ntrebarea nr. 172 What is the name that Tristrams parents intended for him? Heracles John Trismegistus

Winston Charles ntrebarea nr. 173 Which author(s) anticipates the postmodern techniques? Hardy Defoe Sterne Fielding ntrebarea nr. 174 Fieldings use of names in Tom Jones (Allworthy, Sophia, Tom Jones,Lady Bellaston) is idiosyncratic, accidental. allegorical. satirical, ironical, humorous. ntrebarea nr. 175 Why is it said that Gulliver is a persona? Because of the personal tone of this fictional autobiography, in fact a first person narrative; He does not have the consistency and solidity of a character, lacks a coherent psychology, there is no element of growth. Because in him Swift realizes his personal satire of the political conflicts that were dividing England at the time. Because in creating Gulliver, the author is following the inner development of an individual as a result of the multiple adventures and experiences he has. ntrebarea nr. 176 George Eliot used suggestive names in her novels, such as: Uriah Heep,Mr. Bounderby, Mr. Veneering, Mr. Murdstone, Pecksniff. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 177 Which of the following authors rejects the mimetic principle in the construction of his narrative, and sets out to challenge the convention of the novel: Laurence Sterne Daniel Defoe Jonathan Swift Samuel Richardson ntrebarea nr. 178 The Mill on the Floss is set in a provincial town. the countryside. Floss. ntrebarea nr. 179 Miss Havisham (Dickenss Great Expectations) is generally taken as a Gothic, Romantic character. a Realistic description of British aristocracy. ntrebarea nr. 180 Which of the following novels represent a modern version of an initiation journey at the end of which the hero finds maturity and respectability? Gullivers Travels Robinson Crusoe Tristram Shandy ntrebarea nr. 181 The Victorian period proved to be one of generalised literacy and industrial development. cultural recession. ntrebarea nr. 182 Henry Fielding compares literature to conversational commentaries. a feast meant to entertain the readers/guests. ntrebarea nr. 183 Which of the following are NOT novels in a strict sense: George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy. ntrebarea nr. 184 Dickenss panorama of characters/plots/scenes is merely social. universally human, having in view the whole set of humanity.

ntrebarea nr. 185 Melville uses Queequegs image in order to assert the value of pagan morality warn the readers about the dangers of primitiveness ntrebarea nr. 186 In Chapter XI we are told that, after 15 years of solitude on the island, Robinson finds a footprint on the sand. He is terrified by the sight and thinks that: there are cannibals on the island. the devil left it there to scare him. it was his own footprint. it was Fridays footprint. ntrebarea nr. 187 The Hardyesque character is rendered through a conflict between instinct and reason in a fictional world which abounds in signs of ill-omen, accidents, unhappy coincidences, magic beliefs, ancient rituals. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 188 Which of the following statements is true? The literature of the 18th century is generally written in the first person; it has a very pronounced introspective and subjective character, there is direct interaction between authors and their readers. The literature of the 18th century is predominantly written in the third person, and uses the omniscient narrator. It has a pronounced objective character, an impersonal touch. The author hides behind his text, and there is no direct interaction between author and reader. The literature of the 18th century is written both in the third and in the first person, and focuses on the exploration of the inner workings of the human mind. It uses the stream of consciousness technique and the free indirect speech, and tries to explain human psychology from within. ntrebarea nr. 189 Which of the following statements is true of Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy ? It is a Bildungsroman. In it Sterne constructs a critique of the patriarchal 18th century society. In his construction of the plot, Sterne manipulates time, playing with order,duration and frequency. In his development of his characters, Sterne uses pre-Freudian techniques. ntrebarea nr. 190 What is an epistolary novel? A novel that follows the development of an individual from youth to maturity, and his/her growth as a human being through adventures and misfortune. A novel which is written as a series of documents, usually letters, although it can also consist of diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents. A novel which is constructed as a fictional voyage, and is provided with detailed descriptions of the heros life and background, in order to create the illusion of reality. ntrebarea nr. 191 Whose Victorian novelists motto is that of writing as a witness in a box on oath? Charles Dickens George Eliot Henry Fielding Jane Austen ntrebarea nr. 192 Moby Dick is generally viewed as a novel proper. an epic romance in a tragic mode. a melodramatic travelogue. ntrebarea nr. 193 George Eliot offers a discussion of the Poetics of Realism in a preface to Chapter XVII of Silas Marner. Adam Bede. Middlemarch. ntrebarea nr. 194 Confronted with many ill-omen portents and apprehensions, Ahab chooses to accept their message and avoid the whale deliberately disregard them and proceed on his voyage ntrebarea nr. 195 In Tess of the DUrbervilles, Talbothays Farm is

a drab and desolate place, with exhausted natural resources. a warm, fertile, rich place. ntrebarea nr. 196 In Moby Dick, Melvilles character Ishmael is a New Zealand harpooner. the captain of the whaler. a mysterious Parsee. the New England narrator. ntrebarea nr. 197 What does Fielding consider his Tom Jones to be as a literary genre? A.dramatic writing B.sublime writing C.prosaic writing D.comic writing E.epic writing F.romantic poem G.historical poem H.prosaic poem I.tragic poem J.heroic poem C+D+E+G A+B+C+J F+H+I ntrebarea nr. 198 Why is Robinson Crusoe considered to be an odyssey of a middle class individual, and by extension, a founding myth of bourgeois society? Because of the powerful impact it exerted on the reading public at the time of its publication. Because it is a story of a process of colonization similar to the colonization of the world by the British Empire. Because it offers the reader a small version of the larger processes that were reshaping the face of the world everywhere in the 18th century. Because it was an accurate satirical representation of the political conflicts that were dividing British society at the time. ntrebarea nr. 199 Thomas Hardys fiction rejected the link to the past, either the immemorial or local one. sided with tradition, nostalgically recreating a rural landscape. ntrebarea nr. 200 Which of these novels is considered to be a picaresque one? Henry Jamess The Portrait of a Lady George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss Henry Fieldings Tom Jones ntrebarea nr. 201 Ch.Dickenss precursors were Jane Austen, Henry Fielding, Daniel Defoe. foreign (Russian and French) novelists. ntrebarea nr. 202 In Tristram Shandy, Sterne uses a series of unconventional techniques. Thus, a cross appears on the page when Dr. Slop crosses himself, a black page is supposed to signify the mourning caused by the death of Yorick, blank pages appear to represent pages torn out while an empty page is offered to the reader who is asked to write his own description of Widow Wadmans beauty. What is the purpose of these technical devices in Sternes construction of the narrative? To illustrate the point he is trying to make. To use an omniscient narrator. To involve the reader in the process of creation of the text. To create the illusion of reality. ntrebarea nr. 203 Why does Robinson leave home ? Because he wants to discover America. Because his family had arranged a marriage for him with Clarissa Because his father had destined him to a profession he didnt like

By accident Because of the rivalry between him and his older brother. ntrebarea nr. 204 Tom Jones is described by its author as an idle, medieval romance. dynamic, realistic, comic, epic, heroic, prosaic. a poem in prose. ntrebarea nr. 205 In Gulliver's Travels, what is the relationship between the physical and the moral characteristics of the inhabitants of Lilliput and of Brobdingnag? It is symbolic; their size is symbolic of their morality and generosity. The characters are literally and spiritually big/small. It is aesthetic; the physical monstrosity/delicacy of the characters corresponds to their morality and generosity. There is no relation between the two sets of attributes. ntrebarea nr. 206 David Copperfield is mainly written in : the 3rd person point of view. the 1st person point of view. the neutral omniscient perspective. ntrebarea nr. 207 The Victorian economic ideology was based on the following doctrine: utilitarianism. consumerism. socialism. ntrebarea nr. 208 Roger Chillingworth is in Hawthornes romance, The Scarlet Letter, an Indian doctor. a clergyman. Hesters husband. Pearl's father. ntrebarea nr. 209 Coincidence and accidental occurrence are beside the point in: George Eliots fiction. Thomas Hardys fiction. ntrebarea nr. 210 How did the rise of the middle class influence the emergence of the novel as a literary genre? Through the establishment of new universities and colleges, that provided their students with a classic education, largely destined for the aristocracy. The reading public grew, through the large numbers of people in the trading middle class who were literate and to whom literature offered entertainment. The authors were able to secure safe wages, which made it that they no longer needed wealthy patrons. The political climate changed as well, and the state encouraged the emergence of a new literary genre that would educate the rising middle class. ntrebarea nr. 211 Thomas Hardy was a poet. a novelist. a poet and novelist. ntrebarea nr. 212 Dickenss characters are generally described as round, complex ones flatly-drawn, symbolic ntrebarea nr. 213 In Hardys Mayor of Casterbridge as well as in The Return of the Native, Egdon Heath is described in a conventionally realistic manner. a mythopoetic, symbolic, mythological one. ntrebarea nr. 214 In which of the following novels, does the main narrative line respect the

chronological order of events, in other words, in which novel does the assumed sequence of events in the story correspond to their actual order of presentation in the book? Tristram Shandy Robinson Crusoe Gullivers Travels ntrebarea nr. 215 According to Hawthornes philosophical tenets, the Unpardonable Sinner is an individual who tries to separate his intellect from the heart, in a lack of reverence for the human soul, looking on mankind as the subject of his experiment. What character can be considered as such: Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth Robert Hollingworth. ntrebarea nr. 216 Whose daughter is Sophia in Fieldings Tom Jones? George Seagrim Captain Blifil Squire Western the philosopher Square ntrebarea nr. 217 The historical period to which Hawthorne often resorted in his fiction was: the medieval legendary age. his contemporary society. the colonial, Calvinist past. ntrebarea nr. 218 Thomas Hardys plots are considered to be realistic. improbable, melodramatic. ntrebarea nr. 219 Volume IV of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy,Gentleman contains a discourse on the history of noses. a dialogue on morality. a description of Tristrams travels to France. ntrebarea nr. 220 Initially, the Pequod sails on her fateful voyage in order to find a particular whale whose jaws destroyed the captains leg hunt whales for their oil ntrebarea nr. 221 Nineteenth century American fiction has a kinship with symbolism (traditional allegory included). the novel of manners (Jane Austen, J. Fielding, W. Thackeray). ntrebarea nr. 222 In George Eliots fiction, the high-mimetic hero/ine (in Northrop Fryes terms) is trapped by deterministic relationships to which s/he participates and which s/he cannot elude. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 223 The typical Victorian novelist is isolated from his reading public. reader-oriented. uncompromising as to his writing manner. ntrebarea nr. 224 The novelist considered as an inexhaustible inventor of comic plots and stereotypes is Thomas Hardy Charles Dickens George Eliot ntrebarea nr. 225 Hawthorne projects Pearl in his romance, The Scarlet Letter, as an orphan girl, adopted by Hester. a vivid representation, an embodiment of the allegorical letter. Roger Chillingworth's daughter. ntrebarea nr. 226 Charles Dickenss manner of characterization is achieved through

burlesque associations. picaresque tradition techniques. hyperboly, stereotypes. none of these variants. all variants ntrebarea nr. 227 Ahab can be viewed as a truly Promethean figure an enraged, relentless, defying, foolhardy seafarer a sensible, efficient, dutiful officer ntrebarea nr. 228 Which writer was influenced by Fuerbachs Essence of Christianity, Comtes sociological theories, Spencers evolutionarys philosophy, H. G. Lewess literary views? Charles Dickens George Eliot Jane Austen Thomas Hardy ntrebarea nr. 229 Thomas Hardys pessimistic novels were influenced by Darwin, Huxley,Spencer, Mill, Schopenhauer. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 230 Why is Gullivers Travels still a universal satire, enjoyed today as much as it was enjoyed 200 years ago? Because it deals with the universal problem of growing up in the world, and of finding ones place as an adult individual in an oppressive society. Because its objects are mans moral nature and the defective political, economic and social institutions which human imperfections create. Because it represents an extended metaphor of colonialism, and offers the reader a small version of the larger processes that were reshaping the face of the world at the time. ntrebarea nr. 231 What animals did Crusoe domesticate? Goats hares Fowles Kine ntrebarea nr. 232 Which novelist changes the linearity of the narrative on purpose? Fielding Swift Sterne ntrebarea nr. 233 The white whale suggests the following attributes destructive, annihilating power, evil. beneficient to man. divinity of nature. expansiveness, indefiniteness. a paradoxical image, generating multiple associations ntrebarea nr. 234 . From a technical point of view, which is the difference between the concepts of story and of plot? The story is the sum of all the events that the author presents in his novel, while the plot refers to those parts of the story that involve the main character directly. Story is the chronologically-ordered representation of all the information concerning characters, events and settings. It is an abstract version of events, while the plot is the structured matter of the novel. There is no important distinction between plot and story, as both refer to the elements that form the narrative, the material that constitutes the novel. The story represents the selection which the writer makes among the information and events that constitute the plot. ntrebarea nr. 235 Which of the following novels are Bildungsromans? Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy Jonathan Swifts Gullivers Travels ntrebarea nr. 236 In Hardys Tess of the dUrbervilles, Tess murders Alec d'Urberville. Angel Clare. both of them.

ntrebarea nr. 237 Fictional heroes are built on the pattern of classical (Greek) models by Charles Dickens. Thomas Hardy. George Eliot. ntrebarea nr. 238 In his critical prefaces, Hawthorne acknowledges to be writing fiction as: an objective, faithful representation of reality. truth under circumstances, truth of the human heart, thus claiming a licence from everyday probability. ntrebarea nr. 239 Charles Dickens transforms literary conventions using symbolic connotations as well as dramatic, often comic associations. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 240 The Victorian age (overlapping with the reign of Queen Victoria) stretches between: 1871-1904 1837-1901 1834-1920 ntrebarea nr. 241 In The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Walter Shandy is passioned by science. military sieges. art. gardens. ntrebarea nr. 242 The eighteenth century is also named the Augustan Age. Which are the aesthetic ideals that best characterize this period? -wealth of detail, baroque extravagance, dissonance, asymmetry, instinctuality. -clarity, precision, order, harmony, universality, reason,propriety and harmony. -light and dark contrast, synchretism, opposition of contraries,emphasis on the description of the specific. -a strong religious spirit, religious themes, emphasis onmorality and virtue from the perspective of the Christian doctrine. ntrebarea nr. 243 In Moby Dick, Queequeg is a fortune-teller a Polynesian harpooner an African captain ntrebarea nr. 244 The doctrine of the transcendental movement in American literarure(founders: Emerson, Thoreau, G. Ripley, M. Fuller) was influenced by English romanticism and German idealism. Victorian realism. ntrebarea nr. 245 In Fielding's Tom Jones, where does Sophia run away and why? A.London B.Edinburgh C.Bristol D.Exeter E.she needs a change of perspective F.she is disgusted with her life G.she is disgusted by the courtship conducted by the son of Captain Blifil H.she starts on a quest for the son of Captain Blifil, whom she fell in love with B+D+E+G A+G+H A+G ntrebarea nr. 246 Which of the following European authors are considered to have influenced the development of the English novel in the 18th century? Thomas Mann, Andre Gide, Marcel Proust. Cervantes, Rabelais Homer, Virgil Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf. Th. Hardy, Dickens, Thackeray. ntrebarea nr. 247 The human characters run into the category of sacrificial animals in George Eliots fiction.

Charles Dickenss novels. Thomas Hardys vision. ntrebarea nr. 248 N. Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter was meant as a Puritan indictment of sin. a moral, allegorical probing into the nature of evil and guilt. ntrebarea nr. 249 In the second chapter of Robinson Crusoes adventures, we are told he was sold as slave. When does this happen? When he is leaving London, heading for his island where Friday will be expecting him. When he is the captain of a ship heading for Guinea, and they are captured by the pirates and sold to the Moors. When he is captain of a ship trading silk in China, and due to a violent storm, is shipwrecked on the African coast. When he is shipwrecked in the land of Laputa, and is taken to the court of the king and made slave. ntrebarea nr. 250 Which of the following statements about Laurence Sternes novel Tristram Shandy is true? It is a novel written in the third person, having an impersonal and omniscient narrator, who knows everything about all his characters. It is a meta-novel, because it is an extended meditation on story-telling, having as central premise the idea that what the story is about is of secondary importance to how it is told. It is a Bildungsroman, because it follows the story of the development of Tristram as an individual, through the multiple adventures he has, which shape his personality and ultimately help him find his place in society. It explores the dramatic situation of women in the eighteenth century, and comments on the double pressure exerted upon them by an oppressive patriarchal society. ntrebarea nr. 251 In The Scarlet Letter, at first the letter "A" refers to Arthur Dimmesdale. America. Adultery. Ambition. ntrebarea nr. 252 Moby Dick should be critically interpreted as an encyclopedia of whaling. an exploratory voyage that raises ontological and epistemological questions. ntrebarea nr. 253 Once arrived in the land of the Houyhnhnms, who does Gulliver feel he can identify with: the Yahoos. the Houyhnhnms. both. neither. ntrebarea nr. 254 Mary-Ann Evans is the main character in George Eliots Adam Bede. Charlotte Bronts real name. neither of them. ntrebarea nr. 255 Which of the following statements is true? The Bildungsroman is a literary genre that started in Germany,and is equivalent to a fictional autobiography. One example is Robinson Crusoe. Bildungsroman is a literary genre that started in Germany, and is in fact an adventure novel, a travel narrative. One example is Gullivers Travels Bildungsroman is a literary genre that started in France, and it ultimately is an extended meditation on story-telling, having as central premise the idea that what the story is about is of secondary importance to how it is told. One example is Tristram Shandy ntrebarea nr. 256 What does Sophia discern, when very young, about Tom Jones? A.that he was a thoughtless rascal B.that he was a careful person C.that he was idle D.that he was virtuous E.that he was his own enemy F.that he was everybodys enemy G.that he was everybodys friend B+D+E+G A+C+E+G D+F+G ntrebarea nr. 257 There are descriptions of ancient monuments and customs (the mummersplay, the bonfires) in Charles Dickenss novels. Thomas Hardys novels. George Eliots novels.

ntrebarea nr. 258 What was the consequence of Sophias having discerned, when very young, the nature of Tom Jones? she honoured him she disregarded him she despised him she loathed him she tolerated him ntrebarea nr. 259 By means of the narrative of Moby Dick, H. Melville praises the daredevilry of the American frontier man meditates on the perils of Emersonian self-reliance, on human error and doom ntrebarea nr. 260 What is Fieldings Tom Jones fundamentally about? Human Vice Human Virtue Human Nature ntrebarea nr. 261 His work comments on the political realities of the day, and offers many-layered readings. Under the disguise of authentic travel narratives his book offers a subtle critique of British politics, while at the same time being enjoyed by children, as well as by sophisticated readers. Which of the following authors fits this description? Laurence Sterne Jonathan Swift Daniel Defoe ntrebarea nr. 262 George Eliot used in her novels positivist, determinist, ethical concepts. sensational plots. ntrebarea nr. 263 Whose writers vision was shaped by skepticism and cynicism? George Eliot Thomas Hardy Henry Fielding ntrebarea nr. 264 Why is Laurance Sterne considered to be the precursor of the modernist novel? Because of his interest in the drama of women in the 18th century. Because of his attention to subjectivism, psychological time, and of his temporal manipulations of the plot. Because of his use of the persona. Because of his criticism of colonialism, economic exploitation and racial discrimination. ntrebarea nr. 265 Unlike George Eliot, who avoided the extremes of social behaviour, Hardy was concerned with the radical, the rebel. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 266 The 18th century novel was best suited for the tastes of the aristocratic audience. middle-class, bourgeois readers. ntrebarea nr. 267 The main purpose of Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy is: to follow the adventures of Tristram to illustrate the way a narrative is built to comment on social inequalities to create a paradigm of colonialism ntrebarea nr. 268 In The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Dr. Slop is the local parson. an incompetent physician. a relative of the Shandys. ntrebarea nr. 269 Victorian monthly publications included only scientifical and general issues. essays, poetry, fiction as well. ntrebarea nr. 270 The metatext is an authors critical commentary on the novel itself. Metatexts/digressions in Fieldings Tom Jones are

central to the text but randomly distributed. ordered as formal boundaries to the chapters. ntrebarea nr. 271 In Part IV of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver encounters the Houyhnhnms, who are intelligent horses, embodiment of a cold humanity, ruled by reason only. What is the downside to the society they created? It is chaotic, ruled by instinct, almost animal-like. Because of the abstract preoccupations of its inhabitants, who were interested in science only, the inhabitants of the land of the Houyhnhnms have lost touch with reality altogether. They created a society that lacks any human warmth, any human feeling of love, affection, devotion, generosity. ntrebarea nr. 272 What kind of philosopher was Mr Toby Shandy? Deistic philosopher. Natural philosopher. Stoic philosopher. Transcendental philosopher. ntrebarea nr. 273 This novel is considered to be not only a classic travel and adventure story,but also the prototype of the novel, because of its focus on the daily, external and internal activities of ordinary people, but primarily because of its exploration of both the internal and of the external aspects of his hero, whose personal development occupies a central part in the story. Which of the following books fits this description? Gullivers Travels Robinson Crusoe The Mayor of Casterbridge ntrebarea nr. 274 Read the following fragment from Robinson Crusoe, and choose among the statements below the one that best describes it. After he had slumbered, rather than slept, about half-an-hour, he awoke again, and came out of the cave to me: for I had been milking my goats which I had in the enclosure just by: when he espied me he came running to me, laying himself down again upon the ground, with all the possible signs of an humble, thankful disposition, making a great many antic gestures to show it. At last he lays his head flat upon the ground, close to my foot, and sets my other foot upon his head, as he had done before; and after this made all the signs to me of subjection, servitude, and submission imaginable, to let me know how he would serve me so long as he lived. I understood him in many things, and let him know I was very well pleased with him. In a little time I began to speak to him; and teach him to speak to me: and first, I let him know his name should be Friday, which was the day I saved his life: I called him so for the memory of the time. I likewise taught him to say Master; and then let him know that was to be my name: I likewise taught him to say Yes and No and to know the meaning of them. The fragment describes the way in which Robinson sets out to civilize the island, by recreating on it the comfort and the type of relationships he was accustomed to. The fragment describes the moment when he saves Friday from death at the hands of the band of cannibals. The fragment describes a crucial moment that establishes the nature of the relationship between Friday and Robinson that of master and slave. The fragment deals with Robinsons inner tensions between his religious beliefs and the difficult situation he finds himself in, further complicated by the presence of Friday. ntrebarea nr. 275 In most of Hardys novels, Fate plays a minor part. there are a great number of comic tinges. the tragic and ironic mythoi are predominant. ntrebarea nr. 276 Marriage is described in many of Hardys novels, such as Tess of the dUrbervilles or Jude the Obscure as a trap which crashes natural instinct against social necessity. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 277 The omniscient author reduces the elements of the plot to the minimum. involves the reader in the imaginative re-creation of the text. knows everything about the characters, is always in possession of truth. ntrebarea nr. 278 In the second scaffold scene (The Scarlet Letter), the minister mounts at night the steps of the platform, joined by Hester and Pearl. shows his community a psychosomatic mark on his breast shaped like the letter "A". ntrebarea nr. 279 The Pequod sails from the centre of American whaling activity, which is Nantucket New York ntrebarea nr. 280 Gullivers Travels exploited the popular form of travel literature, parodied and adapted it to his own satiric and moral needs. The book starts like a

real life travel journal, with detailed descriptions of Gullivers life and background. What is the purpose of this presentation ? To realize a faithful copy of real events, in consonance with the realist ideals of 18th century prose, whose aim was to mirror contemporary society in all its aspects. To create a fictional world that seems real, in order to disrupt this illusion of reality by the later developments, that tell the reader that they are dealing not with a novel but with a fantasy. To anticipate the later developments of the story, which are also realistic accounts of Gullivers adventures on the sea in Liliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms. ntrebarea nr. 281 In Fieldings Tom Jones, what does Sophia discern, when very young, about Master Blifil A.that he was thoughtless B.that he was prudent C.that he was idle D.that he was sober E.that he was interested only in himself F.that he was everybodys friend G.that he was interested in everybodys well-being B+D+E A+C+D+E A+E+G ntrebarea nr. 282 For its captain, the purpose of the voyage is to kill the Leviathan-like whale to find out the ultimate mystery of the universe both variants ntrebarea nr. 283 Robinson Crusoe can be interpreted as the fruit of a synthesis of two existing traditions: the picaresque novel, and the personal journal or the memoir. Why is that? Because of its emphasis on the development of the individual. Because it is written in the first person. Because it is a story of a process of colonization similar to the colonization of the world by the British Empire. Because it comments on the political realities of the period. ntrebarea nr. 284 Which novel has a symmetrical structure based on polarities (positive versus negative characters)? Fieldings Tom Jones Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles George Eliot s The Mill on the Floss ntrebarea nr. 285 According to Fieldings opinion in Tom Jones, the novel should be written in a fanciful, imaginary, romantic style. in a balanced, rational, useful, democratic manner. ntrebarea nr. 286 George Eliots character Maggie Tulliver (in The Mill on the Floss) is finally defined by: her egotistic purposes. self-resignation, ethical responsibility. her extraordinary beauty. ntrebarea nr. 287 In Th. Hardys novels, the setting is Essex. Sussex. Wessex. ntrebarea nr. 288 Victorian literature is considered to be documentary. self-reflexive. morally reformative. none. all variants. ntrebarea nr. 289 Which of the following statements about Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe is true? It can be read as a metaphor of colonialism, because the relationship between Robinson and Friday is the archetype of colonial relations. Robinson lacks the psychological elements that would make him a full-fledged character; he is therefore a persona. Defoes novel is a complex and multilayered satire directed against the social, religious and political conflicts that were dividing British society at the time. In Robinson Crusoe, Defoe constructs a meta-novel, because in it he experiments with the mechanisms of novel-writing, thus revolutionizing the genre

ntrebarea nr. 290 Dickenss fictional world was characterized by Northrop Frye as fairy-tale in : the high-mimetic mode the low-mimetic mode ntrebarea nr. 291 What do the Yahoos and the Houyhnhnms stand for? They represent extremes of theoretical and speculative reasoning, which Swift criticizes because he believes that such excessive interest in science can lead those involved in it to lose touch with reality. They represent instinct and reason, as two opposite tendencies that naturally live side by side in the human spirit. They represent embodiments of the Whig and Tory parties. They also embody the English attitudes which Swift wishes to criticize and oppose to the ideal of the enlightened monarchy. ntrebarea nr. 292 In Dickenss Great Expectations, Pips real benefactor/benefactress is Miss Havisham. Herbert Pocket. Magwich. ntrebarea nr. 293 In The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Widow Wadman is a neighbour to the Shandys. cousin of the Shandys. ntrebarea nr. 294 In which volume is discussed the birth of Tristram Shandy? vol 1 vol 3 vol 4 vol 10 ntrebarea nr. 295 Hardys character is generally reintegrated in the community in most of his novels, as wisdom often comes before its downfall. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 296 In George Eliots The Mill on the Floss, Lucy is presented as a subversive manner of attacking romantic illusion. a dark-haired, intelligent heroine at odds with the provincial mentality around her . ntrebarea nr. 297 Choose the correct answer: The early Victorian novels were preferably published in: volume editions. weekly or monthly parts. ntrebarea nr. 298 The picaresque plays an important role in George Eliots novels. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 299 Choose the correct answer: The plot of The Mayor of Casterbridge parallels Henchards and Farfraes fates of fall and rise. The plot is: plausible, despite coincidences; life functions like that. symbolic; the two characters represent a conflict of ages (maturity versus youth) complicated by further conflicts: emotion versus reason; tradition versus novelty. ntrebarea nr. 300 The freedom of will cannot in fact be other than an illusion, for a break in the chain of cause and effect (such as "freedom"necessarily connotes) is unthinkable in Hardys religious perspective fatalistic perspective stoic perspective ntrebarea nr. 301 From Hardys point of view, the protagonist

gives up struggling at the first signs of disillusionment. aspires towards self-fulfilment. always fulfils his aspirations. ntrebarea nr. 302 Choose the correct answer: In The Mill on the Floss the conflict is generated by: the protagonists irreparably damaging her relationship with the community by a moments free choice. the community living by amoral codes. the community, as repository of long shared moral values. ntrebarea nr. 303 In The Mayor of Casterbridge the mature Elisabeth Jane is a cousin of the initial Elisabeth Jane, who has borrowed her name. another girl than the one we encounter at the beginning of the book. the same girl who assisted in her mothers being sold. ntrebarea nr. 304 George Eliots character, Maggie Tulliver, is finally defined by her self resignation, ethical responsibility Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 305 With Hardy, the freedom of will is felt as a deeply rooted innate desire. imposed by external circumstances but not a matter of an inner need. ntrebarea nr. 306 At one point in the novel, Henchard writes Farfrae two contradictory notes. They concern: Lucetta. both women. Elisabeth Jane. ntrebarea nr. 307 Hardy seems to imply that his folk character bears the ills of life only when one shares them with his community by the aid of a constant inner questioning of them by the aid of enduring acceptance when one chooses to simply ignore them looking on the bright side of things ntrebarea nr. 308 Choose the correct answer: The Mill on the Floss is a feminist novel to the extent it concentrates on: historical feminist leaders. Maggies innate intelligence, sensitivity, imagination, condemned by St Oggss philistinism. ntrebarea nr. 309 0 points Save Choose the correct answer: Dickens acknowledged masters were: Russian novelists of the century. French contemporary novelists. Fielding, Smollett, Ben Jonson. Chaucer. ntrebarea nr. 310 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: George Eliots early novels Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner are cast in the alert rhythms of social developments in mid 19th century. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 311 Choose the correct answer: George Eliots life and work: congenially converged i.e. she lived and wrote according to the Victorian ethic standards. Paradoxically diverged i.e. she lived unconventionally, as an offender of Victorian ethics, while her characters irretrievably are not allowed to break with conventions. ntrebarea nr. 312 In Hardys view, man is ultimately still an animal as may be readily observed when his .. is/are aroused. misdirected curiosity passions prejudices

ntrebarea nr. 313 The Victorian readers controlled: the length of fictional works; they preferred short novels, to be read at one sitting. the content of fiction; they preferred sentimentalism and entertainment. the form; they did not enjoy melodramas and comedies. ntrebarea nr. 314 The term . is not always the most appropriate to refer to some of Dickens characters who are convincingly built, fully rendering the impression of life idealistic grotesque flat ntrebarea nr. 315 Dickens fertile, exuberant imagination is mostly remarkable for the creation of: character settings plot structures plot endings ntrebarea nr. 316 On remarrying Susan, Henchard chose to return to a woman he had always loved. he did not love anymore but felt compelled to marry out of guilt. whose beauty he was very proud of although he despised her humble origin. ntrebarea nr. 317 After the publication of Jude the Obscure, Hardy: went on writing fiction which was never published. reverted to poetry writing got immersed in editing activities ntrebarea nr. 318 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: George Eliots early novels Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss,Silas Marner are cast in agrarian, pre-industrial England. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 319 In Great Expectations , when Pip becomes a gentleman he starts acting heartlessly and snobbishly towards: Drummle. Herbert. Joe and Biddy. Orlick. ntrebarea nr. 320 In The Mill on the Floss, the Tullivers are placed against the Dodsons. against the Wakems. against the guests. ntrebarea nr. 321 In Hardys major novels, plots derive from characters, authenticate them. derive from characters and teem with fateful incidents. are autonomous from characters nature. ntrebarea nr. 322 For George Eliot, Man is totally severed from his past. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 323 Choose the correct answer: In David Copperfield, the man with black shallow eye, black hair and whiskers, and a square chin, reminding the narrator of an wax-work, is: Dr. Strong Micawber Murdstone Steerforth ntrebarea nr. 324 Dickenss narrative point of view is that of: a narrator who is always omniscent a narrator who is not always omniscient

ntrebarea nr. 325 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: In Hardys major fiction, Tess, Jude the Oscure, The Mayor of Casterbridge, the human rebellion against Fate is not essentially tragic; it simply, temporarily frustrates human wills, which eventually prove resilient. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 326 Dickens work exhibits a strong link between Romantic imagination and . which renders the fictional world as stylised perception of the real world. reality fairy-tale fancy pessimism ntrebarea nr. 327 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: George Eliots deterministically structured fictional world is focused on the middling heroism of self-renunciation. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 328 In The Mill on the Floss, Maggie's history contains mostly outward events being less concerned with her inner life. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 329 George Eliot was an impressively self-taught intellectual, of countryside extraction, an equal of the most scholarly male minds of the time. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 330 Choose the correct answer: The Roman amphitheatre about the town of Casterbridge could metaphorically suggest: the heroism of famous Roman leaders of the Empire. the leveling of humans by death and time. the heroism of anonymous men in historical and prehistorical ages. ntrebarea nr. 331 Choose the correct answer: The Victorian readers controlled: the length of fictional works; they preferred short novels, to be read at one sitting. the content of fiction; they preferred sentimentalism and entertainment. the form; they did not enjoy melodramas and comedies. ntrebarea nr. 332 The ordinary folk in Hardys fiction: heroically rebel against Fate and end up destroyed by it. wisely rationalize coincidence or accident by admitting it as the given, or what is to be. ntrebarea nr. 333 Choose the correct answer: The painful conflict between the old ways of provincial communities and the new order of speculative capitalism underlies: The Mill on the Floss The Mayor of Casterbridge Great Expectations ntrebarea nr. 334 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: Hardys self-conscious, enduring protagonists are his mythic archetypes of human endurance. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 335 Choose the correct answer: Within Victorian culture, with Art assuming the status of Religion, and with the Artist as a moral guide, Victorian fiction: was denied a democratic inclusiveness of taboo topics, such as: the humble, the ugly, the insane, the immoral. was meant to delightfully, or else, emotionally entertain and morally instruct the middle class readers. ntrebarea nr. 336 Choose the correct answer: Characteristically, a Victorian novel plot concludes with: the punishment of the hero and the reward of the villain.

a morally deserved retribution for the hero(ine) and the villain ntrebarea nr. 337 Choose the correct answer: The villains Pip has to face in the world of Great Expectations are: Herbert and Matthew Pocket. Provis and Jaggers. Orlick and Compeyson. ntrebarea nr. 338 Mr Tulliver is a fragile, meek, easy-going person. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 339 Choose the correct answer: Dickens comic novels focus on themes like: the impact of progress upon traditional ways of life. morally intolerable but remediable human vices and foibles. individual freedom versus social norms. ntrebarea nr. 340 Choose the correct answer: Dickens fertile, exuberant imagination is mostly remarkable for the creation of: character. settings. plot structures. plot endings. ntrebarea nr. 341 In G. Eliots fictional world, conflicts and drama originate strictly in society, not in the characters inward competing drives materialized in free will choices. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 342 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: The Victorian novelist wrote observing his tastes, free from the constraining authorities of publishers, book-sellers, readers. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 343 Choose the correct answer: In E. M. Forsters vision, the flat character of comic and melodramatic fiction is conceptualized, undeveloping, predictable. mimetically plausible, developing, unpredictable. not individuated, just typical representatives of human nature. ntrebarea nr. 344 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: In The Mill on the Floss, the Tullivers have a remarkable sense of humour which saves them in the moments of family tensions. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 345 In Great Expectations, Pip learns from Magwitch, Joe and Biddy that: feeling and conscience cannot shape him as a gentleman social and educational improvement are irrelevant if moral worth is not heeded ntrebarea nr. 346 State if the following statements are True or False: In Hardys fictional ancestral agrarian communities, the folk live by traditional pagan practices. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 347 Choose the correct answer: In George Eliots fictional world, conflicts and dramas originate strictly in the society. in the characters inward competing drives materialized in free will choices. in the interrelationship of both. ntrebarea nr. 348 Hardy considered that it was impossible to reconcile the immanent energy in the universe, indifferent to human endeavour, with:

the benevolence of a Christian God. the omnipotence of a pagan Greek idol. ntrebarea nr. 349 In a Dickens comic character, looks, mimicry, idiosyncratic gesture, clothing, hobby or language are: autonomous from the characters psychological or moral identity; they simply delight or repel. outward signs of inward life. irrelevant of the inward identity; they exist to simply facilitate the readers memorizing them. ntrebarea nr. 350 State if the following statement is TRUE or FALSE: In The Mill on the Floss, the humorous portrait of Mrs. Tulliver reveals her as deliciously unaware of her involuntary humour. Adevarat Fals ntrebarea nr. 351 Choose the correct answer: Focusing upon the slow but decided invasion of modern agricultural technology into a market town, like Casterbridge, Hardy refuses to side with Farfraes success. cannot but admit inevitable progress, with nostalgia. ntrebarea nr. 352 Choose the correct answer: According to George Eliots doctrine of realism, expressed in Chapter XVIIof one of her famous novels, her model of fiction rests upon: Aristotelian mimesis. the Dutch genre painting. J.S. Bachs organist composition.. W. Shakespeares variety of insight into human nature. ntrebarea nr. 353 Choose the correct answer: Dickens round characters are: alive with some secret vitality. grip the readers attention as unmistakable individualities. unpredictable and developing and mimetically plausible. ntrebarea nr. 354 Choose the correct answer: With Hardy the tragic is necessarily related to: middling human nature. humble nature. excellence of human nature, irrespective of the social extraction ntrebarea nr. 355 Hardys Tess, Jude, or Henchard are archetypes of: absolute virtue. evil. human desires constantly countered by adverse circumstances. ntrebarea nr. 356 Dickens is pre-eminently a novelist of rural space. cities. moors. ntrebarea nr. 357 Choose the correct answer: A romance plot: inflates the protagonists illusions, self-deceiving expectations. deflates them. ntrebarea nr. 358 Choose the correct answer: In The Mayor of Casterbridge: both Henchard and Lucetta succeed in denying their own past. Henchard admits that the past cannot be buried despite ones will or desire. Susan, Newson, the furmity -woman know the secret from Henchards past but willingly overlook it. ntrebarea nr. 359 In Hardys major novels, plots derive from characters, authenticate them. derive from characters and teem with fateful incidents. are autonomous from characters nature. ntrebarea nr. 360

Choose the correct answer: The typical Victorian novelist is: isolated from his reading public. reader-oriented. ego-oriented. ntrebarea nr. 361 Choose the correct answer: Is Hardys Wessex world in The Mayor of Casterbridge dimensioned: only socially, realistically? only cosmically, mythically? both? ntrebarea nr. 362 In Dickens fiction most characters are conceived: allegorically, reduced to ideas, concepts of human nature. mimetically, in abundant varieties of human likeness. both allegorically and mimetically. neither allegorically nor mimetically. ntrebarea nr. 363 In Eliots novels the idea of is a key one absolute freedom of the individual kinship the conflict between kinship and the freedom of the individual