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This section includes 903 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your English Literature knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 751. |
How many from his plays were published in his lifetime? |
| A. | Only sixteen |
| B. | Only seventeen |
| C. | Only eighteen |
| D. | Only nineteen |
| Answer» C. Only eighteen | |
| 752. |
How many children did Shakespeare have ? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 8 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 753. |
How many books were originally planned to form the work The Faerie Queene ? |
| A. | 18 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 23 |
| D. | 12 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 754. |
How many books were included in the secondedition of the poem Paradise Lost ? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 14 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» D. 11 | |
| 755. |
How is Dante’s relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ? |
| A. | The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrice’s physical, moral, and divine beauty. |
| B. | The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches. |
| C. | The relationship focuses on Beatrice’s chastity and purity. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 756. |
How has Stephen Dunn been described in ’the Oxford Companion to 20th Century Poetry ? |
| A. | A poet of middleness |
| B. | Capturing a sense of spiritual marooness |
| C. | One of the leading prairie poets |
| D. | Has some distinction as a critic |
| Answer» B. Capturing a sense of spiritual marooness | |
| 757. |
How does Stephen react to his first sexual encounter ? |
| A. | he feels alienated |
| B. | he feels proud |
| C. | he feels at peace |
| D. | he feels confident |
| Answer» B. he feels proud | |
| 758. |
How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband’s wild behavior at the banquet ? |
| A. | She tells the guests that Banquo’s ghost is haunting Macbeth. |
| B. | She tells the guests that Macbeth has had too much to drink. |
| C. | She informs the guests that Macbeth is ill. |
| D. | She reveals that Macbeth is overcome with grief over the death of Duncan. |
| Answer» D. She reveals that Macbeth is overcome with grief over the death of Duncan. | |
| 759. |
How does Queen Gertrude die ? |
| A. | Accidentally stabbed by Laertes. |
| B. | Drowns in the river outside the castle. |
| C. | Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes. |
| D. | Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet’s cup. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 760. |
How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen ? |
| A. | both are mature |
| B. | both tend to be cheerful |
| C. | both are artists |
| D. | both dislike music |
| Answer» D. both dislike music | |
| 761. |
How do Shem the Penman and Shaun the Post differ ? |
| A. | while Shem is a conformist, Shaun is a talented artist |
| B. | while Shem would rather be a priest, Shaun is happy at his work |
| C. | while Shem is a postman, Shaun is a artist and writer |
| D. | while Shem is an artistic outsider, Shaun is a dull conformist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 762. |
How do most critics believe Joyce’s exile affected his use of language ? |
| A. | After his exile, he only used one “voice” in his works |
| B. | After his exile, he disliked the intricacy of language |
| C. | After his exile, he never used split narratives |
| D. | After his exile, he used a mixture of languages and linguistic traditions in his works |
| Answer» E. | |
| 763. |
How do historians say Joyce’s exile manifest itself in Finnegans Wake ? |
| A. | it led to the combination of multiple languages to form new words |
| B. | it led to the inclusion of dream scenarios |
| C. | it led to the lack of allusions to other cultures’ stories and myths |
| D. | it led to the focus on the family as a functional institution |
| Answer» B. it led to the inclusion of dream scenarios | |
| 764. |
How did W. H. Auden describe poetry ? |
| A. | An awful way to earn a living |
| B. | A game of knowledge |
| C. | The soul exposed |
| D. | An explosion of language |
| Answer» C. The soul exposed | |
| 765. |
How are Polonius and Laertes related ? |
| A. | Father/son |
| B. | Uncle/nephew |
| C. | Cousin/cousin |
| D. | Brother/brother |
| Answer» B. Uncle/nephew | |
| 766. |
‘Heaven lies about us in our infancy’. This line occurs in the poem ? |
| A. | Immortality Ode |
| B. | Tintern Abbey |
| C. | The Second Coming |
| D. | Leda and the Swan |
| Answer» B. Tintern Abbey | |
| 767. |
He married to the Anne Hathaway at the age of_____________in______________? |
| A. | 18, 1582 |
| B. | 17, 1581 |
| C. | 16, 1580 |
| D. | 15, 1579 |
| Answer» B. 17, 1581 | |
| 768. |
Harold Nicholson described which poet as ’Very yellow and glum. Perfect manners’ ? |
| A. | e. e. Cummings |
| B. | T. S. Elliot |
| C. | John Greenleaf Whittier |
| D. | Walt Whitman |
| Answer» C. John Greenleaf Whittier | |
| 769. |
Harapha claims he wishes he could have fought Samson when he had his eyesight because_____________? |
| A. | he wants to get respect from the Philistine general standing beside him. |
| B. | he wants Samson to break out of prison and kill some more Philistines. |
| C. | he wants to encourage Samson. |
| D. | he wants to seem more heroic than he really is. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 770. |
Hamlet’s famous speech ‘To be,or not to be; that is the question’ occurs in ? |
| A. | Act II, Scene I |
| B. | Act III, Scene III |
| C. | Act IV, Scene III |
| D. | Act III, Scene I |
| Answer» E. | |
| 771. |
Hamlet is_________________? |
| A. | an intellectual |
| B. | a man of action |
| C. | a passionate lover |
| D. | an over ambitious man |
| Answer» D. an over ambitious man | |
| 772. |
Hamlet is considered to be what kind of play ? |
| A. | Comedy |
| B. | History |
| C. | Tragedy |
| D. | Epic poem |
| Answer» D. Epic poem | |
| 773. |
Hamlet consist of _____________acts? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 774. |
Greville was biographer of ? |
| A. | Edmund Spencer |
| B. | John Donne |
| C. | Sir Philip Sidney |
| D. | John Milton |
| Answer» D. John Milton | |
| 775. |
Graham Greene’s novels are marked by ? |
| A. | Catholicism |
| B. | Protestantism |
| C. | Paganism |
| D. | Buddhism |
| Answer» B. Protestantism | |
| 776. |
Geoffrey Chaucer is also known as_______________? |
| A. | The reformer of English language |
| B. | The poet of English language |
| C. | The father of English literature |
| D. | The father of English language |
| Answer» D. The father of English language | |
| 777. |
From which year to which year that William Wordsworth served as the Poet Laureate of Britain ? |
| A. | 1843-1850 |
| B. | 1840-1855 |
| C. | 1842-1851 |
| D. | 1833-1848 |
| Answer» B. 1840-1855 | |
| 778. |
From whom does Stephen borrow his idea of clarity ? |
| A. | Thomas Aquinas |
| B. | W.B. Yeats |
| C. | Augusta Gregory |
| D. | Ezra Pound |
| Answer» B. W.B. Yeats | |
| 779. |
From which of Shakespeare’s plays is this famous line: ’Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night’. ? |
| A. | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| B. | Hamlet |
| C. | Othello |
| D. | Romeo and Juliet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 780. |
From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584 ? |
| A. | Oxford University |
| B. | Trinity College |
| C. | Corpus Christi College |
| D. | Queens college |
| Answer» D. Queens college | |
| 781. |
from which language the name ”chaucer” has been driven ? |
| A. | french |
| B. | latin |
| C. | italian |
| D. | English |
| Answer» B. latin | |
| 782. |
From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education ? |
| A. | Corpus Christi College |
| B. | Cambridge |
| C. | oxford |
| D. | witternburg |
| Answer» B. Cambridge | |
| 783. |
From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ? |
| A. | a poem by Yeats |
| B. | a popular Irish ballad |
| C. | an ancient epic |
| D. | a poem by Eliot |
| Answer» C. an ancient epic | |
| 784. |
From what century does the poetic form the folk ballad date ? |
| A. | The 12th |
| B. | The 14th |
| C. | The 17th |
| D. | The 19th |
| Answer» B. The 14th | |
| 785. |
For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ? |
| A. | Because many people were deeply offended by The Divine Comedy |
| B. | Because he was embroiled in the conflict between the Black Guelphs and White Guelphs |
| C. | Because Pope Boniface VIII was upset by his representation of the church in The Divine Comedy |
| D. | Because Beatrice’s family wanted the two lovers separated |
| Answer» C. Because Pope Boniface VIII was upset by his representation of the church in The Divine Comedy | |
| 786. |
For Joyce, what are epiphanies ? |
| A. | short prose sketches that vary in character |
| B. | dream-like pieces of writing |
| C. | deep realizations linked with religious faith |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 787. |
For inspiration in writing the poem, Milton says he depends on________________? |
| A. | Wine |
| B. | The Holy Spirit |
| C. | His favorite pen |
| D. | The Son |
| Answer» C. His favorite pen | |
| 788. |
For his poems, Shakespeare is thought to have drawn upon all of the following for influence and ideas EXCEPT ? |
| A. | Greek mythology |
| B. | European history |
| C. | Early scientific studies |
| D. | The works of earlier poets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 789. |
Following are the lines of: “I’m your wife if you marry me If not, I’ll die your maid to be your fellow You may deny me, but I’ll be your servant Whether you deny or not” ? |
| A. | Hamlet |
| B. | Romeo and Juliet |
| C. | Tempest |
| D. | Othello |
| Answer» D. Othello | |
| 790. |
Following are the characters of: Apemantus, Alcibiades, Flavius, Lucullus, Sempronius ? |
| A. | Coriolanus |
| B. | Cymbeline |
| C. | Timon of Athens |
| D. | Winter’s tale |
| Answer» D. Winter’s tale | |
| 791. |
Fill in the blank. The plot of “Venus and Adonis” is based on passages from_____________? |
| A. | The Bible |
| B. | A Christopher Marlowe play |
| C. | Ovid’s Metamorphoses |
| D. | An early Shakespeare play |
| Answer» D. An early Shakespeare play | |
| 792. |
Fill in the blank. In the play, “Macbeth,” a number of characters refer to the Three Witches as________________? |
| A. | “The violent trio” |
| B. | “The Fatal Sisters” |
| C. | “The Weird Sisters” |
| D. | “The Dead Sisters” |
| Answer» D. “The Dead Sisters” | |
| 793. |
Fill in the blank. In the play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Puck is also known as_____________? |
| A. | Oberon |
| B. | Robin Goodfellow |
| C. | Demetrius |
| D. | Hermia |
| Answer» C. Demetrius | |
| 794. |
Fill in the blank. In Shakespeare’s plays, prose is often used in_________________? |
| A. | Serious letters |
| B. | Iambic pentameter |
| C. | Rhyming verse |
| D. | Couplets |
| Answer» B. Iambic pentameter | |
| 795. |
Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debra Schwartz, Greek “new comedy” was often characterized as being ? |
| A. | Highly sexual |
| B. | Violent |
| C. | Satirical |
| D. | Dull and political |
| Answer» B. Violent | |
| 796. |
Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek “old comedy” was often characterized as being ? |
| A. | Highly sexual |
| B. | Not comedic at all |
| C. | Satirical and political |
| D. | Grounded in religion |
| Answer» D. Grounded in religion | |
| 797. |
Faustus’ servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who ? |
| A. | Bach |
| B. | Schumann |
| C. | Beethoven |
| D. | Wagner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 798. |
Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names ? |
| A. | Valdes and Cornelius |
| B. | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern |
| C. | Troilus and Cressida |
| D. | Pyramus and Thisbe |
| Answer» B. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | |
| 799. |
Everyday before the Fall Adam and Eve went out to work. What did their work consist of ? |
| A. | Hunting and gathering food |
| B. | Tending to the Garden of Eden |
| C. | Building shelter to live in |
| D. | Naming all God’s creatures and plants |
| Answer» C. Building shelter to live in | |
| 800. |
Eve before the Fall might best be described as ? |
| A. | a feminist |
| B. | uncomfortable with Adam |
| C. | detailed oriented |
| D. | a docile, vain creature |
| Answer» E. | |