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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

3281. Who was Fortinbras ?
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A. Claudiuss son

B. Ophelias lover

C. Son to the king of Norway

D. Hamlets Mend

3282. The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity. The above lines have been taken from ?
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A. The Waste Land

B. The Second Coming

C. Tintern Abbey

D. Prayer for My Daughter

3283. Which of the following is the theme of Dantes Vita Nuova ?
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A. His experiences in exile

B. His opposition to the separation of Church and State

C. His love for Beatrice

D. His dislike of the vernacular language

3284. In which text did Dante introduce the dolce stil novo technique ?
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A. De Vulgari Eloquentia

B. The Convivio

C. Eclogues

D. Vita Nuova

3285. In the play, Macbeth, who is the goddess of witchcraft ?
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A. Lady Macbeth

B. Lennox

C. The porter

D. Hecate

3286. Twelfth Night opens with the speech of ?
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A. Viola

B. Duke

C. Olivia

D. Malvolio

3287. The novel The Power and the Glory is set in ?
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A. Italy

B. Germany

C. France

D. Mexico

3288. Which of the following was a popular medieval criticism about the Church ?
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A. Many people were unable to understand the language of the Mass.

B. Many people were unable to understand Church texts written in Latin.

C. Many people took issue with the Popes inordinate wealth and power.

D. All of the above

3289. In the play, Richard III, who is Richards elder brother ?
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A. King Edward IV

B. Clarence

C. Richmond

D. Tyrell

3290. What century does the play, Henry V, take place in ?
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A. 17th century

B. 14th century

C. 15th century

D. 16th century

3291. Who calls poetry the breadth and finer spirit of all knowledge ?
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A. Wordsworth

B. Coleridge

C. Keats

D. Shelley

3292. Who is the central heroine of the play, Twelfth Night ?
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A. Orsino

B. Maria

C. Feste

D. Viola

3293. Which of the following are tragedies of Shakespeare ?
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A. Macbeth, Much ado about nothing and Antony and Cleopatra

B. Coriolanus, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus

C. Hamlet, Othello and Troilus and Cressida

D. King Lear, Measure for measure and The merchant of Venice

3294. In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated ?
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A. Beneath Jerusalem

B. Beneath Rome

C. Beneath Florence

D. Beneath Cairo

3295. In the narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece, who is Lucretia ?
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A. A beggar woman

B. A villainess

C. A Roman matron

D. A fairy queen

3296. According to most critics, what does Geryon represent in The Inferno ?
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A. Lust

B. Fraud

C. Justice

D. Reason

3297. Shelleys Adonais is an elegy on the death of _______________?
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A. Coleridge

B. Johnson

C. Milton

D. Keats

3298. In the play, Richard III, who is manipulated into marrying Richard ?
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A. Margaret

B. Queen Elizabeth

C. Lady Anne

D. Duchess of York

3299. In Hamlet, who says that something is rotten in the state of Denmark ?
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A. Hamlet

B. Horatio

C. Marcellus

D. Claudius

3300. In the play, A Midsummer Nights Dream, who is the queen of the fairies ?
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A. Lysander

B. Hermia

C. Oberon

D. Titania

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