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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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

2861. In A Portrait of the Artist, what is the importance of music ?
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A. All of the Above

B. it provides a way for Stephen to feel at peace

C. it ties in with Stephens appreciation of language

D. it reminds Stephen of his desire to live life to the fullest

2862. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse ?
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A. Sonnet form

B. Alliterative verse

C. Iambic pentameter

D. Dactylic hexameter

2863. Who wrote Ten Little Niggers ?
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A. Agatha Christie

B. None of above

C. Irvine Welsh

D. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2864. Which best describes Ciceros concept of heaven ?
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A. Because he was pagan, he did not believe in heaven.

B. He believed that heaven, hell, and earth were indistinguishable.

C. He believed that eternal life in heaven was the real one.

D. Because he was an early Christian, he believed that heaven was inaccessible.

2865. What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form ?
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A. Alliteration

B. Personification

C. Onomatopoeia

D. Hyperboles

2866. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?
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A. They must walk through thick smoke.

B. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.

C. They are punished with whips and bridles.

D. They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs.

2867. At the end of Eveline, what decision does the title character make ?
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A. she decides to quit her job

B. she decides to leave her mother

C. she decides to stay in Ireland

D. she leaves for France

2868. Auld Lang Syne is a famous poem by whom ?
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A. Sir Walter Scott

B. Henry Longfellow

C. Robert Burns

D. William Butler Yeats

2869. In Finnegans Wake, which of the following typify family life ?
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A. All of the Above

B. murder

C. hypocrisy

D. slander

2870. Dantes nine spheres of heaven are associated with which of the following religious concepts ?
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A. The angelic hierarchy

B. The steps to confession

C. The beatitudes

D. The deadly sins

2871. With whom is the concept of claritas associated ?
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A. Ezra Pound

B. Augusta Gregory

C. Thomas Aquinas

D. Charles Parnell

2872. In The Purgatorio, what do the steps to the Gate of Purgatory represent ?
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A. The eight beatitudes

B. The three components of the perfect confession

C. The seven types of sin that keep people from heaven

D. The seven deadly sins

2873. For what reason was Dante exiled from his home ?
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A. Because many people were deeply offended by The Divine Comedy

B. Because Pope Boniface VIII was upset by his representation of the church in The Divine Comedy

C. Because Beatrices family wanted the two lovers separated

D. Because he was embroiled in the conflict between the Black Guelphs and White Guelphs

2874. In A Portrait of the Artist, what unique style does Joyce use ?
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A. chiasmus

B. vowel shift

C. stream of consciousness

D. acatalectic

2875. What do most critics say that Issy represents to her brothers and father ?
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A. she represents the functional family structure

B. she dissolves the tension of the Oedipal references

C. she is a source of secret, repressed desire

D. she is an example of piety

2876. Which one of the following rhyme scheme is the rhyme scheme Spenserian stanza ?
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A. ab ab bc bc c

B. ab bc cd de f

C. abba bccb d

D. ab cb bc cd e

2877. What type of work is the work The Faerie Queene ?
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A. religious work

B. allegorical work

C. pastoral work

D. natural work

2878. In The Inferno, who initially leads him around hell ?
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A. Homer

B. Judas

C. Virgil

D. Saint Augustine

2879. Which is/are an element(s) of Stephens aesthetic theories ?
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A. art should not produce stasis in the viewer

B. art should be kinetic

C. art should be harmonious and proportional

D. art should not please the perception

2880. With which text(s) is the word riverrun associated ?
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A. Finnegans Wake

B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

C. Ulysses

D. The Dubliners

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