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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3101. In Sons and Lovers, Paul Morels mothers name is ?
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A. Susan

B. Emily

C. Gertrude

D. Jane

3102. The play, Hamlet, takes place in which of the following countries ?
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A. Norway

B. Denmark

C. France

D. England

3103. Othello was a _________________?
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A. Prince of England

B. General of Denmark

C. Prince of Denmark

D. General of England

3104. I have no other but a womans reason I think him so, because I think him so Which of Shakespeares play contain above lines ?
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A. Merry wives of Windsor

B. The two gentle men of Verona

C. The noble Kinsman

D. Measure for measure

3105. What does the term renaissance mean ?
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A. Death

B. Theater

C. Rebirth

D. Drama

3106. In Hamlet, what is Hamlets uncles name ?
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A. Claudius

B. Fortinbras

C. Polonius

D. Horatio

3107. William Morel in Sons and Lovers is drawn after ________________?
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A. Lawrence himself

B. None of these

C. Lawrences brother

D. Lawrences father

3108. In the play Richard III, where does Richard imprison the young princes ?
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A. In a pit

B. In a tower

C. In a prison

D. In another country

3109. To which character in Hamlet does the following description apply? The tedious wiseacre who meddles his way to his doom. ?
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A. Claudius

B. Hamlet

C. Rosencrantz

D. Polonius

3110. Brownings famous poem Rabbi Ben Ezra is included in ?
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A. Dramatis Personae

B. Asolando

C. Red Cotton Night-Cap Country

D. Dramatic Idyls

3111. In Pride and Prejudice, Lydia elopes with ?
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A. Darcy

B. William Collins

C. Charles Bingley

D. Wickham

3112. In the play, Henry V, who is the close friend and mentor of young Henry ?
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A. Horatio

B. Montjoy

C. Nim

D. Falstaff

3113. Fill in the blank. The plot of Venus and Adonis is based on passages from_____________?
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A. Ovids Metamorphoses

B. A Christopher Marlowe play

C. The Bible

D. An early Shakespeare play

3114. The Romantic Revival in English Poetry was influenced by the ?
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A. Glorious Revolution of1688

B. Oxford Movement

C. Reformation

D. French Revolution

3115. In Shakespeares plays, when is rhyme often used ?
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A. When ghosts speak

B. When the play necessitates ritualistic, choral, and sensuous effect

C. When characters speak naturally

D. When a lower class character speaks

3116. Which poem of Coleridge is an opium dream ?
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A. Ode on the Departing Year

B. Kubla Khan

C. The Ancient Mariner

D. Christabel

3117. Identify the character who is a supporter of Womens Rights in Sons and Lovers ?
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A. Miriam

B. Clara Dawes

C. Annie

D. Mrs. Morel

3118. In drama, what is a climax ?
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A. The first death on stage in a play

B. The conclusion of a play

C. The turning point of the action in the play

D. The end of the first scene of a play

3119. Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
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A. Old English

B. Blank verse

C. Prose

D. Authorial narration

3120. In drama, a soliloquy refers to which of the following ?
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A. A dialogue between two characters

B. A characters final words before dying

C. A rhyming line

D. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

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