english literature MCQs – Page 167

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3321. Which of the following myths does not figure in The Waste Land ?
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A. Sysyphus

B. Grail Legend of Fisher King

C. Philomela

D. Oedipus

3322. In the Biblical book of Judges,?
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A. Dalila refuses to pay Samsons ransom in prison.

B. Dalila pays Samsons ransom from prison.

C. Never records Dalilas visit to Samson in prison.

D. Never records Dalilas cutting of Samsons hair.

3323. How many books were included in the secondedition of the poem Paradise Lost ?
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A. 14

B. 10

C. 11

D. 12

3324. In how many books is Paradise Lost divided ?
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A. Eighteen

B. Nine

C. Twelve

D. Fourteen

3325. What was the first name of the playing company Kings Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned ?
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A. The Queens Troupe

B. Stratford Theatre

C. The London Theatre

D. Lord Chamberlains Men

3326. Which work of William Wordsworth is generally considered to be his magnum opus ?
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A. Guide to the Lakes

B. The Prelude

C. Preface to the Lyrical Ballads

D. Laodamia

3327. A number of the British Romantic poets argue what character to be the protagonist (or hero) of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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A. Satan

B. Eve

C. Adam

D. God

3328. When was William Wordsworth born ?
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A. 20 March 1773

B. 7 July 1767

C. 10 September 1772

D. 7 April 1770

3329. John Milton was inspired by the previous works of what authors ?
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A. Dante, Spenser, and Pope

B. Homer, Virgil, and Dante

C. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Jane Austen

D. Homer, Dryden, and Longfellow

3330. What poet was famous for his Eclogues ?
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A. Shakespeare

B. Chaucer

C. A and B

D. Virgil

3331. dominated English literature from the Restoration until the end of the 18th century with the emergence of Romanticism ?
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A. Victorianism

B. Medievalism

C. Modernism

D. Neoclassicism

3332. To be or not to be that is the question, is famous line of which of Shakespeares plays ?
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A. King Lear

B. Othello

C. Hamlet

D. Macbeth

3333. In Book Four of Paradise Regained, for his final temptation Satan takes Jesus to what location ?
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A. Up to the middle Region of thick Air

B. The top of a Mountain high

C. The top of the Pantheon in Rome

D. The Pinnacle of the Temple in Jerusalem

3334. What are the best words to describe the Garden of Eden, the weather, and nature in general, before the Fall of Adam and Eve ?
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A. Chaotic

B. Ordered and rational

C. Wild and unmanageable

D. Comfortable

3335. Who will fall through his own fault ?
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A. Noah

B. Adam

C. Satan

D. God

3336. Shakespeare died at the age of______________?
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A. 48

B. 63

C. 60

D. 52

3337. In what year was the First Folio published ?
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A. 1623

B. 1626

C. 1629

D. 1621

3338. According to John Milton, political offices were to be filled by______________?
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A. God

B. the House of Lords

C. the king

D. popular election

3339. When God sees that Adam and Eve have disobeyed him, who does he send to judge them and the snake ?
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A. The Son

B. Raphael

C. The Holy Ghost

D. Michael

3340. Graham Greenes novels are marked by ?
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A. Paganism

B. Buddhism

C. Protestantism

D. Catholicism

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