english literature MCQs – Page 155

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3081. Where did Dante stay while he was in exile ?
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A. All of the above

B. Ravenna

C. Paris

D. England

3082. According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?
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A. The circles of Hell

B. The Dark Wood

C. The Garden of Eden

D. The Gate to Limbo

3083. Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice is a__________________?
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A. Domestic novel

B. Gothic novel

C. Historical novel

D. Picaresque novel

3084. Hamlets famous speech To be,or not to be; that is the question occurs in ?
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A. Act IV, Scene III

B. Act II, Scene I

C. Act III, Scene III

D. Act III, Scene I

3085. Which of the following tragedy is not written by Shakespeare ?
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A. King Oedipus

B. King Lear

C. Hamlet

D. Macbeth

3086. Who is King of Scotland at the start of the play, Macbeth ?
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A. Macbeth

B. Duncan

C. Banquo

D. Donalbain

3087. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what is the central allegorical theme in The Purgatorio ?
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A. The poets descent into hell

B. The poets attempt to find his way back to Florence from Jerusalem

C. The poets attempt to climb the mountain

D. The poets tour of earthly paradise

3088. Hamlet is considered to be what kind of play ?
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A. Comedy

B. History

C. Epic poem

D. Tragedy

3089. Theres a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. The line given above occurs in_______________?
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A. The Tempest

B. Henry IV, Pt I

C. Twelfth Night

D. Hamlet

3090. In A Midsummer Nights Dream, who is Nick Bottom ?
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A. A Duke

B. A professional actor

C. An Amazonian

D. An Athenian craftsman

3091. ____________was father of Desdemona ?
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A. Iago

B. Othello

C. Brabantio

D. Gratiano

3092. Sir John Falstaff is one of Shakespeares greatest ?
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A. historical figures

B. romantic figures

C. tragic figures

D. comic figures

3093. Who is praised as a hero by Carlyle in his lecture on the Hero as King ?
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A. Luther

B. Shakespeare

C. Cromwell

D. Johnson

3094. In the play, Henry V, who states that If we are marked to die, we are enough/To do our country loss__________ (IV.iii.20-21) ?
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A. Nim

B. Catherine

C. Falstaff

D. Henry V

3095. The play, Macbeth, is set in what country ?
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A. France

B. England

C. Scotland

D. Norway

3096. In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell ?
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A. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement

B. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca

C. Homer, Dante, and Virgil

D. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas

3097. Who said Keats was a Greek ?
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A. Wordsworth

B. Shelley

C. Coleridge

D. Lamb

3098. In the play, Macbeth, according to the witches, who will inherit the Scottish throne ?
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A. The children of Banquo

B. The children of Macbeth

C. The children of Macduff

D. The children of the witches

3099. Who is second Prince of Arragon in Much ado about nothing ?
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A. Leonato

B. Balthasar

C. Don John

D. Don Pedro

3100. In the play, Richard III, who is Richards primary accomplice ?
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A. Tyrell

B. Buckingham

C. Richmond

D. Clarence

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