english literature MCQs – Page 149

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

2961. Which of the following is a common element of vision literature ?
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A. A characters body is separated from his soul

B. A guide leads the narrator on a spiritual journey

C. The themes usually involve life after death

D. All of the above

2962. According to critics, how does Dantes underworld differ from Virgils hell ?
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A. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld is concerned with destiny and future.

B. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld is not expected to last forever.

C. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld focuses on punishment for sins.

D. Unlike Virgils hell, Dantes underworld does not include examples of justice.

2963. To what does the title of Joyces short story After the Race refer ?
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A. the race to establish an empire

B. the race for Irelands welfare

C. the race for more modes of transportation

D. the decline of the Irish race

2964. Margaret Atwood was born in which Canadian city ?
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A. Vancouver

B. Montreal

C. Ottowa

D. Toronto

2965. The repetition of similar ending sounds_______________?
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A. alliteration

B. rhyme

C. none of the above

D. onomatopoiea

2966. What does transhumanize mean ?
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A. It is the ability to move above the earthly state into heaven.

B. It is the ability to reunite with the body.

C. It is the ability to commit sins while in the human body.

D. It is the ability to separate from the body in order to reach hell.

2967. According to critics, what is the function of The Dubliners third person narration ?
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A. it is used only to disrupt the more prominent first-person narration

B. it breaks through the sense of paralysis

C. it makes the stories seem more impersonal

D. it counters the sense of unrequited love

2968. Which of the following is a Japanese poetic form ?
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A. Villanelle

B. Tanka

C. Ode

D. Jintishi

2969. Which of the following historical events occurred in Dantes lifetime ?
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A. The Crusades

B. The Enlightenment

C. The Italian Renaissance

D. The Black Death

2970. In The Dubliners, how does Joyce use epiphanies ?
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A. All of the Above

B. they are often coupled with resignation, sadness, and frustration

C. they create a system of hope, followed by passive acceptance

D. they sometimes clarify the connection between death and life

2971. In The Inferno, how is heresy defined ?
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A. As the decision to indulge in various sins

B. As the rejection free will

C. As the denial of the souls immortality

D. As the choiceof lust over love

2972. What is the significance of the words moocow and tuckoo, according to most critics ?
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A. it captures the intellectual perceptions of a child

B. it represents Joyces decision not to use stream of consciousness

C. it emulates an adults intellectual process

D. it represents Joyces shift to more conventional language

2973. Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
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A. Sapia

B. Cato

C. Sordello

D. All of the above

2974. In Two Gallants, Joyces major critical commentary is__________________?
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A. that people work too hard for change

B. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems

C. that individuals are too passive

D. that women are more at fault than men

2975. What was/were the reaction(s) to Ulysses when it was first published ?
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A. it was considered inferior by most authors who read it

B. it was considered too conventional for publication

C. it was praised by the government and churches

D. it was banned for obscenity

2976. Which royal dynasty Edmund Spenser celebrates in his epic poem The Faerie Queene ?
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A. Plantagenet

B. Anjou

C. Stuart

D. Tudor

2977. In The Dead, what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ?
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A. the snow represents Irelands inability to become independent

B. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

C. the snow represents the characters ability to escape Ireland

D. the snow represents the promise of love

2978. The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as_____________?
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A. simile

B. personification

C. none of the above

D. metaphor

2979. In which work of Edmund Spenser the Ape and the Fox serve to satirize the customs of the court ?
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A. The Teares of the Muses

B. Ruines of Rome: by Bellay

C. Prosopopoia, or Mother Hubberds Tale

D. Muiopotmos, or the Fate of the Butterflie

2980. Which is an exaggeration ?
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A. Haiku

B. Alliteration

C. Hyperbole

D. Prose

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