english literature MCQs – Page 153

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3041. With which Irish figure(s) is HCE often identified ?
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A. Wolfe Tone

B. Father Arnall

C. Charles Stuart Parnell

D. Daniel OConnell

3042. Which poet is considered a national hero in Greece ?
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A. Sappho

B. Lord Byron

C. Solan

D. John keats

3043. According to Dante, which class of people reside on the planet Mars ?
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A. The warriors of faith

B. The wise

C. The contemplative

D. The justice rulers

3044. In The Paradiso, who questions Dante about hope ?
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A. Saint John

B. Saint Thomas

C. Saint Peter

D. Saint James

3045. How are Polonius and Laertes related ?
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A. Uncle/nephew

B. Cousin/cousin

C. Father/son

D. Brother/brother

3046. In 1960 The Colossus was the first book of poems published by which poetess ?
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A. Marianne Moore

B. Elizabeth Bishop

C. Sylvia Plath

D. Laura Jackson

3047. Which best describes the tone at the end of Araby ?
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A. joyful

B. satiric

C. hopeful

D. disappointed

3048. Which of the following best represents Dantes criticism of the medieval Church ?
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A. He thought that the popes were the only successful part of the Church.

B. He believed that most of the teachings were incorrect.

C. He thought the popes failed to live up the requirements of their offices.

D. He disbelieved in the Christian doctrine.

3049. How old was Rupert Brooke at the time of his death ?
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A. 21

B. 31

C. 24

D. 28

3050. Keatss Endymion is dedicated to _______________?
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A. Thomas Chatterton

B. Leigh Hunt

C. Shakespeare

D. Milton

3051. The quote abandon all hope ye who enter here is from which text ?
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A. De Monarchia

B. The Divine Comedy

C. De Vulgari Eloquentia

D. Vita Nuova

3052. Shakespeare was the author of which of the following plays ?
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A. Titus Andronicus

B. Doctor Faustus

C. The Jew of Malta

D. The Faerie Queen

3053. Paradise Lost shows an influence of_______________?
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A. Pre-Christian theology

B. Greek nihilism

C. Christianity and the Renaissance

D. Paganism

3054. The Aesthetic Movement which blossomed during the 1880s was not influenced by ?
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A. Matthew Arnold

B. Ruskin

C. Pater

D. The Pre-Raphaelites

3055. When Wordsworths Immortality Ode was first published in 1802, it had only ?
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A. Stanzas I to IV

B. Stanzas I to VII

C. Stanzas I to VI

D. Stanzas I toV

3056. Identify the writer who was expelled from Oxford for circulating a pamphlet ?
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A. Coleridge

B. Charles Lamb

C. P.B. Shelley

D. Hazlitt

3057. In Paradise Lost, Book I, Satan is the embodiment of Miltons ?
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A. Sense of injured merit

B. Spirit of revolt

C. Hatred of tyranny

D. All these

3058. The quote women who have intellect of love is from which text ?
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A. The Divine Comedy

B. De Monarchia

C. Vita Nuova

D. De Vulgari Eloquentia

3059. The most notable characteristic of Keats poetry is ?
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A. Sensuousness

B. Satire

C. Sensuality

D. Social reform

3060. In the play, A Midsummers Nights Dream, who is the queen of the Amazons ?
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A. Helena

B. Hippolyta

C. Hermia

D. Egeus

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