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Unit 1 · British Literature English · December 2022 (Shift 2)

Which of the following works were NOT written by Thomas Carlyle?

  1. A. On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
  2. B. The French Revolution
  3. C. Of Human Bondage
  4. D. The Hour and the Man
  5. E. Hudibras

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Correct answer: C. C, D and E only

Explanation

On Heroes (1841) and The French Revolution (1837) are Carlyle's. Of Human Bondage is Maugham's, The Hour and the Man Harriet Martineau's, and Hudibras Samuel Butler's.

Note: Every printed option contained A (a Carlyle work), so none was correct; the options are rebuilt around the right answer.

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