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Practise multiple-choice questions from english literature for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

english literature Mcqs

1. introduction to literary theory 2. miscellaneous literature 3. famous playwright poet and others 4. introduction to literary studies 5. cultural and literary in modernity 6. ages era period 7. cultural and literary english renaissance 8. modern poetry and poetics 9. medieval literature and culture 10. african american literature 11. the gothic novel 12. american literature 13. language and linguistics 14. english romantic poetry 15. literary theory and criticism 16. cultural and literary 18th 19th centuries

241. Phillis Wheatleys poetry is considered_____________?
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A. Typical of Colonial poetry.

B. Progressive and challenging.

C. Highly original.

D. Abolitionist in subject.

242. What was special about Zora Neale Hurstons home town of Eatonville, Florida ?
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A. It was home to the Harlem Renaissance.

B. It was destroyed after the Civil War.

C. Most of its inhabitants worked for White people.

D. It was primarily African American.

243. In which age is The Puritan Period included ?
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A. The Romantic

B. The Modern

C. The Renaissance

D. The Non-classical

244. The Crown of Wild Olive, is written by__________________?
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A. J.S.Mill

B. Ruskin

C. C. Lamb

D. Russell

245. Which of the following is not a tragedy written by Shakespeare ?
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A. None of these

B. Merchant of Venice

C. Macbeth

D. Othello

246. Which of the following statements about slavery is true ?
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A. Slave owners did not allow their slaves to live as married couples.

B. Slaves were given limited civil rights.

C. Most slaves were not Christian.

D. Most slave children lived in two family homes.

247. Which is not a characteristic of Realism ?
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A. Presentation is objective.

B. Characters are not as important as plot.

C. Ordinary language is used.

D. Events are plausible.

248. Love and Friendship is written by___________________?
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A. Jonathan Swift

B. None

C. Jane Austen

D. Francis Bacon

249. Yahoos according to Gulliver were______________?
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A. None of these

B. Indians

C. American

D. European

250. Shaw died at the age of_______________?
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A. 95

B. none of these

C. 105

D. 75

251. Brer Rabbit is an example of what kind of character ?
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A. Representation of the slave master

B. Victim

C. Trickster

D. Uncle Tom character who feels slavery is best for the African American

252. Which of the following is illustrative of Ruskins interest in social economy ?
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A. The Seven Lamps

B. Unto this Last

C. None of these

D. The Stones of Venice

253. What is the character of Delia most of afraid of in Zora Neale Hurstons Sweat ?
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A. Her husband.

B. Snakes.

C. Rabid dogs.

D. Bertha.

254. The Excursion was written by________________?
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A. Coleridge

B. None of these

C. Blake

D. Shelley

255. Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrisons Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________?
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A. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery.

B. Discussion of race relations in the North and South.

C. Condemnation of the plantation myth.

D. Insistence on desegregation.

256. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding was first published in______________?
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A. the first half of 19th century

B. 19th century

C. the 2nd half of 18th century

D. the first half of 18th century

257. Who is called the Bird of Avon ?
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A. John Dryden

B. William Shakespeare

C. None of these

D. John Milton

258. What do you mean by Stanza ?
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A. a division of story

B. a subdivision of a poem

C. a division of drama

D. a division of novel

259. What is an Epic ?
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A. a historical poem

B. a prose composition

C. a short poem

D. a long narrative poem

260. Which one of the following poets was appointed Poet Laureate in the year 1813 ?
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A. Tennyson

B. Byron

C. Southey

D. Wordsworth

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