More than one friendly whale has nudged a boat with such _________ that passengers have been knocked overboard

An experienced politician who knew better than to launch a campaign in troubled political waters, he intended to wait for a more________ occasion before he announced his plans.

This well-documented history is of importance because it carefully __________ the __________ accomplishments of the Filipino artists who are all too little known to the public at large.

There is nothing __________ or provisional about Bronte’s early critical pronouncements; she deals ___________ with what then radical new developments in poetry.

Although Tagalogs often use the terms Bisaya and Cebuano ____________, people coming from the Southern part of the Philippines are profoundly aware of the ___________ the two.

Identify the author of this literary work: MEN WITHOUT WOMEN.

Which of the following gothic authors wrote the THE INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE?

Which is an HONORE DE BALZAC novel?

Which novel features JOSEPHINE “JO” MARCH?

Which is a HENRY JAMES masterpiece?

Which of the following is a work of SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS?

It consists of four-line stanzas, or quatrains, with second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyming?

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the misanthropic Edward Hyde. Who is its author?

THREE MEN IN A BOAT was initially intended to be a serious travel guide with accounts of local history along the route. Who wrote this novel?

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY is about a young man who sold his soul to the devil to ensure his portrait would age rather than himself. Which of the following is its author?

THE DIARY OF A NOBODY has spawned the word “Pooterish” to describe a tendency to take oneself excessively seriously. Who is the author of this novel?

JUDE THE OBSCURE, include themes such as class, scholarship, religion, marriage, and the modernization of thought and society. Name its author.

THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS is an early example of the espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism. It has been made into a film and TV film. Who wrote this novel?

“ O Liberty, what things are done in thy name!”

Comfort room

An empty wallet is a very heavy burden to carry.

The first emperor of China instituted the unified system of writing, legal system, ideological and defense system. Under his rule, the Ch’ in Dynasty contributed the greatest structure made by man – the Great Wall of China. He was:

The Great Wall of China was built to keep away the invading Hsiung-nu from the north or the:

China experienced its golden age during the :

The national language of the Chinese, the Standard Mandarin, is based on the dialect of :

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson, received little honor in her lifetime but her poetic legacy has gained considerable fame_______________.

The earliest firsthand account of the English settlement of America was “ A Description of New England.” This was written by:

According to American folktales, who planted all the apple trees in the US? 

The first book printed in America also contained some of the worst Puritan poetry. It was called the“ Whole Book of Psalms Faithfully Translated into English Metre” (1640)/ The shorter title is:

The perfect embodiment of the Enlightenment in America was:

Benjamin Franklin’ s most famous literary work is:

The first comedy written in America was the “ Contrast” in 1787 by:

The first American to make a living out of writing alone was:

The following are works by Poe. Which is not?

Thoreau’ s most influential essay was: 

He said that “ government is best which governs not at all”

It is the principal source of early English history.

The earliest English poet known by name was a monk named:

The greatest English epic whose author is unknown:

King Hrothgar of Denmark invites which hero to slay the monster Grendel?

Who killed Beowulf?

Who commissioned the translation of Latin texts to English during the Middle Ages?

Most Arthurian legends centered on the knights’ quest for the

The major genre of the modern age is the:

The greatest prose satirist in English:

After traveling to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laptua and Houyhnhnms, Gulliver goes back to England and he:

Thomas Gray’ s “ Elegy in a Country Churchyard” is the:

The first major scholarly collection of English ballads was:

The first Gothic novel was Horace Walpole’ s:

Which politician received a Nobel Prize for literature?