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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.
| 151. |
With which text(s) is the word “riverrun” associated ? |
| A. | The Dubliners |
| B. | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man |
| C. | Ulysses |
| D. | Finnegans Wake |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
With whom is the concept of “claritas” associated ? |
| A. | Thomas Aquinas |
| B. | Augusta Gregory |
| C. | Charles Parnell |
| D. | Ezra Pound |
| Answer» B. Augusta Gregory | |
| 153. |
Wordsworth calls himself ‘a Worshipper of Nature’ in his poem___________________? |
| A. | Immortality Ode |
| B. | Tintern Abbey |
| C. | The Prelude |
| D. | The Solitary Reaper |
| Answer» C. The Prelude | |
| 154. |
Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false ? |
| A. | A sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines. |
| B. | A Shakespearean sonnet consists of the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-ef,g-g. |
| C. | A sonnet is only written in Italian. |
| D. | The last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet. |
| Answer» D. The last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet. | |
| 155. |
Which of the following questions would a student of Book Nine of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” likely ask ? |
| A. | “What is the precise relationship between Satan, Sin, and Death?” |
| B. | “How, exactly, was Eve tempted to eat of the Tree of Knowledge?” |
| C. | “How, exactly, was Adam convinced to eat of the Tree of Knowledge?” |
| D. | B and C |
| Answer» E. | |
| 156. |
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus’ character at the beginning of the play ? |
| A. | kind |
| B. | stupid |
| C. | stupid |
| D. | arrogant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 157. |
Which of the following published in 1579 and although it placed Spencer immediately in the highest rank of living writers ? |
| A. | Colin clouts come home again |
| B. | Faerie queen, first three books |
| C. | The Shepherd’s calendar |
| D. | Faerie queen, second three books |
| Answer» D. Faerie queen, second three books | |
| 158. |
Which of the following poets does not belong to the ‘Lake School’ ? |
| A. | Keats |
| B. | Coleridge |
| C. | Southey |
| D. | Wordsworth |
| Answer» B. Coleridge | |
| 159. |
Which of the following poets does Milton emulate ? |
| A. | Virgil |
| B. | Homer |
| C. | Both Virgil and Homer |
| D. | Neither Virgil or Homer |
| Answer» D. Neither Virgil or Homer | |
| 160. |
Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare ? |
| A. | “Tintern Abbey” |
| B. | “A Lover’s Complaint” |
| C. | “El Cid” |
| D. | “The Wasteland” |
| Answer» C. “El Cid” | |
| 161. |
Which of the following poems of Coleridge is a ballad ? |
| A. | Work Without Hope |
| B. | Frost at Midnight |
| C. | The Rime of the Ancient Mariner |
| D. | Youth and Age |
| Answer» D. Youth and Age | |
| 162. |
Which of the following poems is considered to be the most neglected of Shakespeare’s ? |
| A. | “A Lover’s Complaint” |
| B. | “Venus and Adonis” |
| C. | “The Phoenix and Turtle” |
| D. | “The Rape of Lucrece” |
| Answer» B. “Venus and Adonis” | |
| 163. |
Which of the following playwrights is thought to have had the greatest influence on Shakespeare ? |
| A. | Ben Johnson |
| B. | Christopher Marlow |
| C. | Philip Sidney |
| D. | Thomas Kyd |
| Answer» C. Philip Sidney | |
| 164. |
Which of the following plays of Shakespeare has an epilogue ? |
| A. | The Tempest |
| B. | Henry IV, Pt I |
| C. | Hamlet |
| D. | Twelfth Night |
| Answer» B. Henry IV, Pt I | |
| 165. |
Which of the following play was written in 1601 ? |
| A. | Othello |
| B. | Hamlet |
| C. | King Lear |
| D. | Macbeth |
| Answer» C. King Lear | |
| 166. |
Which of the following novels has the subtitle ‘A Novel Without a Hero’ ? |
| A. | Vanity Fair |
| B. | Middlemarch |
| C. | Wuthering Heights |
| D. | Oliver Twist |
| Answer» B. Middlemarch | |
| 167. |
Which of the following myths does not figure in The Waste Land ? |
| A. | Oedipus |
| B. | Grail Legend of Fisher King |
| C. | Philomela |
| D. | Sysyphus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 168. |
Which of the following monarchs was “restored” to the British throne during the Restoration ? |
| A. | Charles I |
| B. | Charles II |
| C. | Henry VIII |
| D. | Charles III |
| Answer» C. Henry VIII | |
| 169. |
Which of the following is the theme of De Vulgari Eloquentia ? |
| A. | The historical evolution of language |
| B. | The language of different literary genres |
| C. | The difference between grammar and language |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
Which of the following is the theme of Dante’s Vita Nuova ? |
| A. | His dislike of the vernacular language |
| B. | His opposition to the separation of Church and State |
| C. | His love for Beatrice |
| D. | His experiences in exile |
| Answer» D. His experiences in exile | |
| 171. |
Which of the following is the first novel of D. H. Lawrence ? |
| A. | The White Peacock |
| B. | The Trespasser |
| C. | Sons and Lovers |
| D. | Women in Love |
| Answer» B. The Trespasser | |
| 172. |
Which of the following is the earliest comedy of Shakespeare ? |
| A. | A mid summer night’s dream |
| B. | Much ado about nothing |
| C. | As you like it |
| D. | Love’s labour’s lost |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
Which of the following is not found in Hell ? |
| A. | Gems |
| B. | Gold |
| C. | Oil |
| D. | Minerals |
| Answer» D. Minerals | |
| 174. |
Which of the following is not an English poet (i. e. from England) ? |
| A. | Victor Hugo |
| B. | Alexander Pope |
| C. | John Milton |
| D. | Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
| Answer» B. Alexander Pope | |
| 175. |
Which of the following is not an apparition shown to Macbeth by the Witches ? |
| A. | An armed head |
| B. | A bloody dagger floating in mid-air. |
| C. | A bloody child. |
| D. | A child crowned, with a tree in his hand |
| Answer» C. A bloody child. | |
| 176. |
Which of the following is not a work of John Keats ? |
| A. | Endymion |
| B. | To some ladies |
| C. | To hope |
| D. | None of above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 177. |
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy ? |
| A. | Titus Andronicus |
| B. | Othello |
| C. | Macbeth |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Which of the following is not a poet ? |
| A. | William Shakespeare |
| B. | Terry Saylor |
| C. | Browning |
| D. | Emily Dickinson |
| Answer» C. Browning | |
| 179. |
Which of the following is not a poetic tradition ? |
| A. | The Epic |
| B. | The Comic |
| C. | The Occult |
| D. | The Tragic |
| Answer» D. The Tragic | |
| 180. |
Which of the following is not a literary device used for aesthetic effect in poetry ? |
| A. | Assonance |
| B. | Onomatopaea |
| C. | Rhyme |
| D. | Grammar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 181. |
Which of the following is not a character in Paradise Lost ? |
| A. | Eve |
| B. | God |
| C. | Satan |
| D. | Jonah |
| Answer» E. | |
| 182. |
Which of the following is in correct sequel ? |
| A. | Comedy of errors, A mid summer night’s dream, Much ado about nothing, Henry 6 part three. |
| B. | A mid summer night’s dream, Romeo and Juliet, As you like it, King Lear, Pericles. |
| C. | All’s well that ends well, The tempest, As you like it, As you like it,A mid summer night’s dream, Much ado about nothing. |
| D. | King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Measure for measure, Henry 8, Romeo and Juliet. |
| Answer» D. King Lear, Macbeth, Othello, Measure for measure, Henry 8, Romeo and Juliet. | |
| 183. |
Which of the following is Hamlet’s mother ? |
| A. | Beatrice |
| B. | Margaret |
| C. | Gertrude |
| D. | Rosalind |
| Answer» D. Rosalind | |
| 184. |
Which of the following is Golding’s first novel ? |
| A. | The Inheritors |
| B. | Lord of the Flies |
| C. | Pincher Martin |
| D. | Pyramid |
| Answer» C. Pincher Martin | |
| 185. |
Which of the following is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen ? |
| A. | Sense and Sensibility |
| B. | Mansfield Park |
| C. | Sandition |
| D. | Persuasion |
| Answer» D. Persuasion | |
| 186. |
Which of the following is a Japanese poetic form ? |
| A. | Jintishi |
| B. | Villanelle |
| C. | Ode |
| D. | Tanka |
| Answer» B. Villanelle | |
| 187. |
Which of the following is a common element of vision literature ? |
| A. | The themes usually involve life after death |
| B. | A character’s body is separated from his soul |
| C. | A guide leads the narrator on a spiritual journey |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante ? |
| A. | Cicero |
| B. | Thomas Aquinas |
| C. | Brunetto Latini |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 189. |
Which of the following historical events occurred in Dante’s lifetime ? |
| A. | The Italian Renaissance |
| B. | The Black Death |
| C. | The Crusades |
| D. | The Enlightenment |
| Answer» D. The Enlightenment | |
| 190. |
Which of the following figures of speech are present in Finnegans Wake ? |
| A. | allusions |
| B. | jokes |
| C. | portmanteaus |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 191. |
Which of the following exemplifies the Modernist style of The Dubliners ? |
| A. | the positive representation of cultural institutions |
| B. | the representation of a shallow, drab culture |
| C. | the positive representation of the Catholic Church |
| D. | the representation of adventures the city offers to the mind |
| Answer» C. the positive representation of the Catholic Church | |
| 192. |
Which of the following events occur(s) in the first book of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ? |
| A. | Satan lays dazed on the burning lake. |
| B. | Satan assembles his fallen legions. |
| C. | Adam and Eve fall from the state of Paradise. |
| D. | A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 193. |
Which of the following events occur(s) at some point in John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ? |
| A. | Satan contemplates his reflection in a pool of water. |
| B. | Adam contemplates his reflection in a pool of water. |
| C. | Eve contemplates her reflection in a pool of water. |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 194. |
Which of the following elements DOES NOT characterize epic poetry ? |
| A. | An Epic Council |
| B. | An “Arming of the Hero” Scene |
| C. | A “Tragic Recognition” Speech |
| D. | An Invocation to the Muse |
| Answer» D. An Invocation to the Muse | |
| 195. |
Which of the following does Joyce address thematically in The Dubliners ? |
| A. | the positive side of war with Germany |
| B. | the supremacy of Britain |
| C. | Irish nationalism |
| D. | the Irish nation’s inability to survive without England’s help |
| Answer» D. the Irish nation’s inability to survive without England’s help | |
| 196. |
Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ? |
| A. | Most professional scribes found it difficult to write in Medieval Latin. |
| B. | The spoken language tended to take precedence in areas where the Church was weak. |
| C. | Official documents were written in spoken language. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197. |
Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ? |
| A. | Sapia |
| B. | Cato |
| C. | Sordello |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 198. |
Which of the following characterizes Modernism ? |
| A. | the desire to show realistic forms |
| B. | the use of traditional formal structure |
| C. | the lack of interest in characters’ psyches |
| D. | the desire to break with established forms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199. |
Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War ? |
| A. | Charles I |
| B. | Charles II |
| C. | Queen Anne |
| D. | Henry VIII |
| Answer» B. Charles II | |
| 200. |
Which of the following British monarchs was executed during the English Civil War? |
| A. | Charles I |
| B. | Charles II |
| C. | Queen Anne |
| D. | Henry VIII |
| Answer» B. Charles II | |