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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3221. In the play, Twelfth Night, who is Sebastian ?
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A. Violas twin brother

B. Olivias uncle

C. A clown

D. Violas eventual lover

3222. Which of the following poets does not belong to the Lake School ?
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A. Coleridge

B. Southey

C. Wordsworth

D. Keats

3223. Who derided Hazlitt as one of the members of the Cockney School of Poetry ?
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A. T. S. Eliot

B. Tennyson

C. Lockhart

D. Charles Lamb

3224. Who said that Shakespeare in his comedies has only heroines and no heroes ?
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A. Ben Jonson

B. John Ruskin

C. William Hazlitt

D. Thomas Carlyle

3225. According to Dr. Roger Dunkle, in ancient times, what was considered a tragedy ?
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A. A song for the prize or sacrifice of a goat

B. A comedic performance

C. A worship of the gods

D. A story that ended with a marriage

3226. Which of the following historical figures influenced Dante ?
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A. Brunetto Latini

B. Thomas Aquinas

C. All of the above

D. Cicero

3227. In the play, Macbeth, who becomes king immediately after Duncans murder ?
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A. Macbeth

B. Malcolm

C. Macduff

D. Banquo

3228. Hamlet consist of _____________acts?
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A. 6

B. 5

C. 4

D. 3

3229. That Milton was of the Devils party without knowing it, was said by ?
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A. Blake

B. Eliot

C. Johnson

D. Shelley

3230. The key-note of Brownings philosophy of life is ________________?
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A. skepticism

B. optimism

C. pessimism

D. agnosticism

3231. The rarer action is in virtue that in vengeance. This line occurs in ?
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A. Hamlet

B. Henry IV,Pt I

C. Twelfth Night

D. The Tempest

3232. A man can die but once is one of quote of following plays ?
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A. Henry 6 part three

B. Henry 4 part one

C. Henry 6 part one

D. Henry 4 part two

3233. Joe Gargery is Pips ?
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A. cousin

B. brother-in-Jaw

C. guardian

D. brother

3234. In Macbeth, where is Macduff when he learns of his familys execution ?
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A. France

B. Norway

C. Scotland

D. England

3235. Which of Shakespeares play features Sir John Falstaff ?
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A. Titus Andronicus

B. The merry wives of Windsor

C. King John

D. Troilus and Cressida

3236. In the play, A Midsummer Nights Dream, where is Helena from ?
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A. London

B. Naples

C. Paris

D. Athens

3237. What is the sub-title of the play Twelfth Night ?
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A. Or, What is you Will

B. Or, What you Will

C. Or, What you Think

D. Or, What you Like It

3238. In the play, Richard III, who speaks of the winter of our discontent (I.i.1) ?
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A. The princes

B. Queen Elizabeth

C. Richmond

D. Richard III

3239. Why did Miss Havisham remain a spinster throughout her life in Great Expectations ?
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A. She was unwilling to marry

B. Because she was betrayed by the bridegroom

C. She was arrogant

D. She was poor

3240. In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?
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A. Love obscures all possibility for salvation.

B. Love has little to do with spirituality.

C. Love is an ennobling force that offers a chance for salvation.

D. Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.

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