Literature

Practice Questions

CLEP Humanities › Literature

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Who of the following was the philosopher known for his work the Summa logicae and who is also known for being associated with the so-called doctrine of "nominalism"?

2

Oedipus Rex was written by __________________.

3

What is the Shakespeare play about the Prince of Denmark investigating his father’s death?

4

All of the following are classical Greek playwrights EXCEPT _________________.

5

Which of the following figures most directly pertains to Mt. Sinai?

6

Which of the following is the most standard form of philosophical style during the mid to late thirteenth century?

7

In general, with what were the so-called "Pre-Socratics" interested?

8

Passage adapted from "Because I could not stop for Death" by Emily Dickinson (1890)

Because I could not stop for Death—

He kindly stopped for me—

The Carriage held but just Ourselves—

And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste

And I had put away

My labor and my leisure too,

For His Civility—

What is the rhyme scheme for the above poem?

9

Which of the following was a title for the followers of Aristotle?

10

Which of the following words could be used to describe Plato's metaphysical outlook?

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