english literature MCQs – Page 164

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

3261. In the play, Macbeth, how does Macbeth kill Duncan ?
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A. He beheads him.

B. He shoots him.

C. He stabs him.

D. He strangles him.

3262. How does Lady Macbeth explain her husbands wild behavior at the banquet ?
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A. She tells the guests that Banquos ghost is haunting Macbeth.

B. She informs the guests that Macbeth is ill.

C. She tells the guests that Macbeth has had too much to drink.

D. She reveals that Macbeth is overcome with grief over the death of Duncan.

3263. The term the Palliser Novels is used to describe the political novels of ______________?
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A. B.Disraeli

B. Anthony Trollope

C. Charles Dickens

D. W. H. White

3265. Heaven lies about us in our infancy. This line occurs in the poem ?
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A. Leda and the Swan

B. Immortality Ode

C. The Second Coming

D. Tintern Abbey

3266. The better part of valour is discretion occurs in Shakespeares ?
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A. Henry IV, Pt I

B. The Tempest

C. Hamlet

D. Twelfth Night

3267. The style of Paradise Lost is ?
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A. more satirical than spontaneous

B. more Latin than most poems

C. more spontaneous than thought out

D. more dramatic than lyrical

3269. Fill in the blank. In Shakespeares plays, prose is often used in_________________?
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A. Iambic pentameter

B. Couplets

C. Rhyming verse

D. Serious letters
3272. Who wrote the poem Defence of Lucknow ?
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A. Rossetti

B. Browning

C. Tennyson

D. Swinburne
3274. Dantes mention of the sound of the angelic trumpet refers to which religious event ?
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A. Baptism

B. The Last Judgment

C. The Annunciation

D. Holy Communion

3275. Shakespeares Henry IV, Pt I contains his _______________?
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A. patriotism

B. love of nature

C. platonic ideals Plays by Shakespeare..

D. senecan attitude

3276. Which method of narration has been employed by Dickens in his novel Great Expectations ?
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A. Documentary method

B. Stream of Consciousness technique

C. Autobiographical method

D. Direct or epic method
3277. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what trait distinguishes Dantes purgatory from his hell ?
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A. Purgatory includes references to time.

B. Purgatory is less rooted in the human, natural world.

C. Purgatory is less future-oriented.

D. Purgatory is a place of redemptive intervention.

3278. Who was the Queen of England throughout much of Shakespeares early life?
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A. ong>A. Queen Elizabeth</strong>

B. Queen Victoria

C. Queen Gertrude

D. Queen Anne

3280. Which of the following are not among the subjects of Shakespeares sonnets ?
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A. A young man

B. A rival poet

C. Shakespeares father

D. The Dark Lady