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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3021. In A Portrait of the Artist, what is Stephens relationship with his Catholic faith ?
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A. because he has been raised Catholic, he never struggles with his faith

B. he is torn between his desire for freedom and his desire to be moral

C. he is opposed to the Catholic faith for the entire novel

D. he is committed to priesthood for the entire novel

3022. In which work Edmund Spenser celebrates his marriage with Elizabeth Boyle ?
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A. Epithalamion

B. Amoretti

C. Prothalamion

D. Faerie Queen

3023. According to Robert Hollander, what are the two types of allegory used by Dante ?
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A. Allegory of speech and allegory of irony

B. Allegory of speech and allegory of the theologians

C. Allegory of speech and allegory of the poets

D. Allegory of the poets and allegory of the theologians

3024. In which year did Edmund Spenser publish his poem The Shepheardes Calender ?
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A. 1585

B. 1579

C. 1597

D. 1568

3025. What is terza rima ?
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A. A form of blank verse

B. A poetic form with five-line stanzas

C. A traditional type of poetry rejected by Dante in favor of new rhyme schemes

D. A poetic form with an interlocking three-line rhyme scheme

3026. In The Dubliners, which literary style is used ?
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A. fantasy

B. realism

C. impressionism

D. gothic

3027. In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ?
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A. All of the Above

B. it represents the desire to flee Ireland

C. it represents the heros fear that he will overestimate his abilities

D. it implies that the artist must take flight to do his work

3028. The phrase where the sun is silent is an example of which poetic device ?
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A. Simile

B. Metonymy

C. Allegory

D. Synesthesia

3029. What is the translation of the term dolce stil novo ?
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A. The sweetness of love

B. Sweet new style

C. The sweet silence

D. Sweet and still

3030. The magazine Contemporary Poetry and Prose was inspired by which exhibition ?
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A. The Festival of Britain

B. People of the 20th Century

C. Drawing the 20th Century

D. The Surrealist Exhibition

3031. Which one of the following is an unfinished work of Edmund Spenser ?
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A. Amoretti

B. Astrophel

C. The Shepheardes Calender

D. The Faerie Queene

3032. chaucer was imprisoned during_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. Black death

C. hundred years war

D. Peasant revolt

3033. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what do Dantes planets represent ?
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A. The sacraments

B. The deadly sins

C. The liberal arts

D. The historical religious eras

3034. Which of the following is not a work of John Keats ?
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A. Endymion

B. To some ladies

C. None of above

D. To hope

3035. In what year did the Easter Rising occur ?
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A. 1916

B. 1934

C. 1901

D. 1922

3036. While in exile, how did Dantes opinions about monarchy shift ?
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A. He decided that only a dictator should be in power.

B. He came to the realization that all emperors are unjust.

C. He decided that only the Catholic Church should be in power.

D. He came to prefer the idea of an enlightened emperor.

3037. To whom was Joyce married ?
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A. Sylvia Beach

B. Nora Barnacle

C. Molly Bloom

D. Augusta Gregory

3038. In The Paradiso, Dante focuses on which kind of politics ?
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A. The politics of Italian city-states

B. The politics of the Roman Empire

C. The politics of ancient Greece

D. The politics of Ravenna

3039. Which of the following themes are developed in Finnegans Wake ?
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A. married relationships

B. the movement of time

C. dreams

D. All of the Above

3040. In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented ?
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A. All of the Above

B. as a romantic hero

C. as a friend

D. as a family member

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