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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.
| 251. |
Which best describes Cicero’s concept of heaven ? |
| A. | He believed that eternal life in heaven was the real one. |
| B. | Because he was pagan, he did not believe in heaven. |
| C. | Because he was an early Christian, he believed that heaven was inaccessible. |
| D. | He believed that heaven, hell, and earth were indistinguishable. |
| Answer» B. Because he was pagan, he did not believe in heaven. | |
| 252. |
Which best describes Bloom’s attitude towards nationalism ? |
| A. | he is deeply invested in the nationalist cause |
| B. | he hopes to join the IRB |
| C. | he is disinterested in nationalism |
| D. | he is opposed to the nationalist cause |
| Answer» D. he is opposed to the nationalist cause | |
| 253. |
Which best describes A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in terms of genre ? |
| A. | bildungsroman |
| B. | comedy of manners |
| C. | pastoral |
| D. | satire |
| Answer» B. comedy of manners | |
| 254. |
Which author(s) are associated with Modernism ? |
| A. | T.S. Eliot |
| B. | T.E. Hulme |
| C. | Ezra Pound |
| D. | All of the Above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
Which angel wields a large sword in the battle and wounds Satan ? |
| A. | Michael |
| B. | Abdiel |
| C. | Uriel |
| D. | Satan is not injured |
| Answer» B. Abdiel | |
| 256. |
Which angel does Satan trick by disguising himself as a cherub ? |
| A. | Michael |
| B. | Uriel |
| C. | Raphael |
| D. | Abdiel |
| Answer» C. Raphael | |
| 257. |
Which angel tells Adam about the future in Books XI and XII ? |
| A. | Raphael |
| B. | Uriel |
| C. | Michael |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 258. |
Which American writer published ’A brave and startling truth’ in 1996 ? |
| A. | Robert Hass |
| B. | Jessica Hagdorn |
| C. | Maya Angelou |
| D. | Micheal Palmer |
| Answer» D. Micheal Palmer | |
| 259. |
Where were the pilgrims going in the Canterbury tales ? |
| A. | To the shrine of st. Peter at Canterbury cathedral |
| B. | To the shrine of saint thomas becket at canterbury cathedral |
| C. | both A and B |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. both A and B | |
| 260. |
Where was William Shakespeare was born and brought up ? |
| A. | Yorkshire |
| B. | Stratford-upon-Avon |
| C. | Chester |
| D. | London |
| Answer» C. Chester | |
| 261. |
Where was John Milton born? Where was John Milton born ? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Bristol |
| C. | Wales |
| D. | Yorkshire |
| Answer» B. Bristol | |
| 262. |
Where was Hamlet studying before he returned to Denmark ? |
| A. | Wittenberg |
| B. | Oslo |
| C. | London |
| D. | Dublin |
| Answer» B. Oslo | |
| 263. |
Where does the sonnet form originate from ? |
| A. | England |
| B. | Spain |
| C. | France |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 264. |
Where did chaucer bury ? |
| A. | westminster abbey |
| B. | kent church |
| C. | chapel at windsor |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. kent church | |
| 265. |
Where did T. S. Eliot spend most of his childhood? |
| A. | Denver |
| B. | St Louis |
| C. | Cuba |
| D. | Toronto |
| Answer» C. Cuba | |
| 266. |
Where did Dante stay while he was in exile ? |
| A. | Paris |
| B. | Ravenna |
| C. | England |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. |
Where did Edmund Spenser born ? |
| A. | Worcester |
| B. | Chester |
| C. | East Smithfield |
| D. | Kent |
| Answer» D. Kent | |
| 268. |
When Wordsworth’s ‘Immortality Ode’ was first published in 1802, it had only ? |
| A. | Stanzas I to IV |
| B. | Stanzas I toV |
| C. | Stanzas I to VI |
| D. | Stanzas I to VII |
| Answer» C. Stanzas I to VI | |
| 269. |
When was William Wordsworth appointed poet laureate ? |
| A. | 1847 |
| B. | 1861 |
| C. | 1839 |
| D. | 1843 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 270. |
When was William Wordsworth born ? |
| A. | 7 April 1770 |
| B. | 7 July 1767 |
| C. | 20 March 1773 |
| D. | 10 September 1772 |
| Answer» B. 7 July 1767 | |
| 271. |
When was William Shakespeare baptized ? |
| A. | 24 July1564 |
| B. | 26 April 1564 |
| C. | 26 August 1564 |
| D. | 16 April 1564 |
| Answer» C. 26 August 1564 | |
| 272. |
When was the first edition of the poem Paradise Lost published ? |
| A. | 1673 |
| B. | 1676 |
| C. | 1656 |
| D. | 1667 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 273. |
When was the first edition of the novel Frankenstein published ? |
| A. | 1815 |
| B. | 1820 |
| C. | 1818 |
| D. | 1822 |
| Answer» D. 1822 | |
| 274. |
When was Samuel Taylor Coleridge born ? |
| A. | November 12, 1762 |
| B. | September 8, 1764 |
| C. | January 10, 1789 |
| D. | October 21, 1772 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
When was Paradise Regained published ? |
| A. | 1671 |
| B. | 1656 |
| C. | 1669 |
| D. | 1652 |
| Answer» B. 1656 | |
| 276. |
When was Paradise Lost published ? |
| A. | 1660 |
| B. | 1667 |
| C. | 1658 |
| D. | 1654 |
| Answer» C. 1658 | |
| 277. |
When was John Milton born ? |
| A. | 12 June 1628 |
| B. | 2 May 1614 |
| C. | 17 August 1612 |
| D. | 9 December 1608 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 278. |
When was Christopher Marlowe baptized ? |
| A. | 26 February 1564 |
| B. | 12 January 1569 |
| C. | 30 April 1560 |
| D. | 10 October 1547 |
| Answer» B. 12 January 1569 | |
| 279. |
When was Edmund Spenser born ? |
| A. | 1542 |
| B. | 1552 |
| C. | 1569 |
| D. | 1558 |
| Answer» C. 1569 | |
| 280. |
When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ? |
| A. | A snake slithering up a tree |
| B. | A germ infecting a body |
| C. | A wolf leaping into a sheep’s pen |
| D. | A fish leaping out of water |
| Answer» D. A fish leaping out of water | |
| 281. |
When Michael tells Adam what will become of mankind after the Fall, he is actually narrating stories taken directly from______________? |
| A. | The New Testament |
| B. | Homer’s epic poems |
| C. | The Hebrew Bible |
| D. | The Koran |
| Answer» D. The Koran | |
| 282. |
When John Milton studied at Christ’s College, Cambridge, his college was a stronghold of what religious faith ? |
| A. | Anglicism |
| B. | Puritanism |
| C. | Buddhism |
| D. | A and C |
| Answer» C. Buddhism | |
| 283. |
When, is it estimated, was ’Dr Faustus’ first performed ? |
| A. | 1594 |
| B. | 1604 |
| C. | 1590 |
| D. | 1593 |
| Answer» B. 1604 | |
| 284. |
When God sees that Adam and Eve have disobeyed him, who does he send to “judge” them and the snake ? |
| A. | The Son |
| B. | The Holy Ghost |
| C. | Michael |
| D. | Raphael |
| Answer» B. The Holy Ghost | |
| 285. |
When did William Wordsworth die ? |
| A. | 12 January 1842 |
| B. | 7 June 1849 |
| C. | 3 November 1852 |
| D. | 23 April 1850 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 286. |
When did William Wordsworth marry Mary Hutchinson ? |
| A. | 1802 |
| B. | 1812 |
| C. | 1798 |
| D. | 1805 |
| Answer» B. 1812 | |
| 287. |
When did Samuel Taylor Coleridge die ? |
| A. | 25 July 1834 |
| B. | 24 February 1841 |
| C. | 22 November 1836 |
| D. | 30 April 1822 |
| Answer» B. 24 February 1841 | |
| 288. |
When did John Milton die ? |
| A. | 22 June 1675 |
| B. | 9 December 1670 |
| C. | 14 February 1669 |
| D. | 8 November 1674 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
When did John Milton publish Tenure of Kings and Magistrates ? |
| A. | 1628 |
| B. | 1649 |
| C. | 1645 |
| D. | 1637 |
| Answer» C. 1645 | |
| 290. |
When did John Keats die ? |
| A. | 11 May 1838 |
| B. | 12 March 1833 |
| C. | 23 February 1821 |
| D. | 19 August 1825 |
| Answer» D. 19 August 1825 | |
| 291. |
When did Geoffrey Chaucer start working on The Canterbury Tales ? |
| A. | Early 1370s |
| B. | In 1364 |
| C. | Early 1380s |
| D. | In 1376 |
| Answer» D. In 1376 | |
| 292. |
When did Edmund Spenser die ? |
| A. | 1599 |
| B. | 1632 |
| C. | 1589 |
| D. | 1621 |
| Answer» B. 1632 | |
| 293. |
When did Christopher Marlow die ? |
| A. | 30 May 1593 |
| B. | 12 September 1598 |
| C. | 26 April 1601 |
| D. | 15 February 1611 |
| Answer» B. 12 September 1598 | |
| 294. |
What was/were the reaction(s) to Ulysses when it was first published ? |
| A. | it was considered inferior by most authors who read it |
| B. | it was banned for obscenity |
| C. | it was considered too conventional for publication |
| D. | it was praised by the government and churches |
| Answer» C. it was considered too conventional for publication | |
| 295. |
What was the profession of Thomas Hammond under whom John Keats joined for apprenticeship ? |
| A. | teacher |
| B. | surgeon |
| C. | banker |
| D. | lawyer |
| Answer» C. banker | |
| 296. |
What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowe’s father ? |
| A. | Carpenter |
| B. | Civil servant |
| C. | Cobbler |
| D. | Farmer |
| Answer» D. Farmer | |
| 297. |
What was the name of the theater group that Shakespeare worked with for most of his career ? |
| A. | The Lord Chamberlin’s Men |
| B. | Elizabeth’s Men |
| C. | The Globe’s Men |
| D. | Will’s Men |
| Answer» B. Elizabeth’s Men | |
| 298. |
What was the first published title of Christopher Marlow’s play The Jew of Malta ? |
| A. | The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta |
| B. | The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta |
| C. | The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta |
| D. | The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta |
| Answer» D. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta | |
| 299. |
What was the first name of the playing company King’s Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned ? |
| A. | Lord Chamberlain’s Men |
| B. | Stratford Theatre |
| C. | The Queens Troupe |
| D. | The London Theatre |
| Answer» B. Stratford Theatre | |
| 300. |
What was the age of William Shakespeare when he retired from active service to Stratford around 1613 ? |
| A. | 51 |
| B. | 49 |
| C. | 52 |
| D. | 53 |
| Answer» C. 52 | |