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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

281. In the poem When Malindy Sings, Paul Laurence Dunbar uses irony and caricature to signify on white assumptions about African Americans. What does Henry Louis Gates term signify mean ?
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A. Giving words double meaning that appear differently to white and black readers.

B. Making sure that what is written makes sense.

C. Fixing words with very specific meanings.

D. Lying to mislead the reader.

282. Who is the writer of The Two Voices ?
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A. A. Lord Tennyson

B. George Bernard Shaw

C. William Shakespeare

D. Christopher Marlowe

283. The mask in Paul Laurence Dunbars poem, We Wear the Mask, represents_____________?
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A. The carved masks of African gods.

B. Who the narrator wishes to be.

C. The persona that the characters show the world.

D. Characters from the Bible.

284. The importance of Freedoms Journal was____________?
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A. It was published by Frederick Douglass.

B. It argued for a separate African American community in America.

C. It was the first African American novel.

D. It was the first African American newspaper.

285. In writing Beloved, Toni Morrison drew on what for inspiration ?
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A. Slave narratives.

B. Her own memories of slavery.

C. The television series Roots.

D. Stories her grandmother told her.

286. Ode to Autumn was written by__________________?
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A. Blake

B. Keats

C. Byron

D. Shelley

287. The term Civil Disobedience was coined by which author ?
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A. Alain Locke

B. Henry David Thoreau

C. Booker T. Washington

D. William Gates

288. What is Robert Frost famous Journal ?
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A. The Atlantic Monthly

B. The Mountain Interval

C. The summers day

D. The Road not taken

289. Lord Byron was born in________________?
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A. 1788

B. 1789

C. 1791

D. 1790

290. In Nikki Giovannis The American Vision of Lincoln, the poet argues that the Capitol needs a statue of _____________next to the one of Abraham Lincoln?
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A. Frederick Douglass

B. Amiri Baraka

C. Booker T. Washington

D. W.E.B. DuBois

291. Why was the drop of blood rule developed ?
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A. To keep the slave offspring of White slave owners from inheriting.

B. To make sure mothers of mixed-race children got custody.

C. To allow mixed-race children to get scholarships meant for African Americans.

D. To keep White slave owner parents of mixed-race offspring from having to pay for their children.

292. The characteristic of Naturalism that is most present in the first chapter of Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man is_____________?
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A. The theme of man against nature.

B. The theme of heredity.

C. Nature as an invisible force.

D. The theme of man against man.

293. Who is the author of the novel Passing ?
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A. Charles Chesnutt

B. William Wells Brown

C. James Weldon Johnson

D. Nella Larsen.

294. Satanic Verses is written by__________________?
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A. Arundhuti Roy

B. Jhumpa Lahiri

C. R.K. Narayan

D. Salman Rushdie

295. Prometheus Unbound is a lyrical drama by__________________?
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A. Shelley

B. Euripedes

C. Sophocles

D. Shakespeare

296. Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the relationship between Italian Futurism and its historical context ?
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A. The Italian Futurists lived within a quickly changing social world, and they praised speed.

B. Marinetti and other Italian Futurists supported Mussolinis fascism.

C. The Italian Futurists were fascinated by the age of electric and chemical power, and they praised the beauty of automobiles.

D. All of these answers

297. Thomas Hardy was brought up to the profession of_____________?
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A. Engraver

B. Architect

C. Sculptor

D. None of these

298. The beginning of the renaissance may be traced to the city____________?
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A. Paris

B. Venice

C. Florence

D. London

299. In Amy Lowells imagist poem, This Green Bowl, a handmade bowl is compared to a pond in the woods. Can one say that, as in Pounds Cantos, this poems dominant tone is impersonal? Why, or why not ?
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A. Yes, the lyrical voice in Lowells poem seeks to express universal rather than individual experience.

B. Yes, Lowells detailed description of nature draws attention away from human realities.

C. No, even though Lowell strives for impersonal expression by borrowing poetic devices from Pound, she fails to accomplish this

D. No, Lowells poem is not impersonal; it addresses the maker of the bowl directly and speculates about his state of mind.

300. Which book wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize__________________?
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A. The Luminaries

B. The White Tiger

C. Wolf Hall

D. The Sea

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