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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

3501. How many plays didWilliam Shakespeare write ?
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A. 39

B. 36

C. 37

D. 38

3502. My own great religion is a belief in the blood, the flesh as being wiser than the intellect. Who wrote this ?
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A. Jane Austen

B. Graham Greene

C. Charles Dickens

D. D. H. Lawrence

3503. In which town was Shakespeare born ?
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A. Stratford

B. Oxford

C. London

D. Cambridge

3504. Who, among the following, is not connected with the Oxford Movement ?
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A. Robert Browning

B. J. H. Newman

C. E.B. Pusey

D. John Keble

3505. The Renaissance was known for originating which of the following philosophical movements ?
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A. Postmodernism

B. Stoicism

C. Humanism

D. Existentialism

3506. What is the name of the popular fiction genre in which the novel Frankenstein belongs to ?
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A. Romantic novel

B. Bildungsroman novel

C. epistolary novel

D. Knstlerroman novel

3507. Who, among the following writers, was not educated at Christs Hospital School, London ?
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A. Charles Lamb

B. William Wordsworth

C. Leigh Hunt

D. S. T. Coleridge

3508. In his introduction, Milton described the genre of Samson Agonistes as_____________?
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A. history play

B. comedy

C. tragedy

D. Morality Play

3509. The ode on which topic that Coleridge wrote while attending Jesus College, Cambridge won him the Browne Gold Medal ?
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A. On the creativity of human mind

B. On romantic philosophy

C. On the slave trade

D. On supernatural elements in poetry

3510. Near the end of Samson Agonistes, Samson resists performing before attendants of what type of event ?
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A. Greek Olympic Games

B. A Roman Circus

C. A and B

D. A Gladiator competition

3511. In Samson Agonistes, Samsons father, Manoa, is trying to get Samson freed from imprisonment mainly so he can help Samson to____________?
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A. retire

B. get revenge on his enemies

C. re-instated as a Judge

D. convert

3512. Who is described? For dignity composed and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ?
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A. Belial

B. Moses

C. Satan

D. Lot

3513. Which of the following plays of Shakespeare has an epilogue ?
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A. Hamlet

B. Henry IV, Pt I

C. The Tempest

D. Twelfth Night

3514. In which edition of the novel Frankenstein the name of the author Mary Shelley first appeared ?
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A. 2nd Edition

B. 4th Edition

C. 1st Edition

D. 3rd Edition

3515. Triumph, my Britain, thou hast one to show To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time. Who wrote above lines for Shakespeare ?
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A. Jonson

B. Bacon

C. Wordsworth

D. none of above

3516. Samson Agonistes differs from its source material, the Biblical book of Judges, in what way(s) ?
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A. In Samson, Samson is married to Dalila, but he is not in Judges.

B. In Samson, Samson is blind, but he is not in Judges.

C. In Samson, Dalila cuts Samsons hair, but she does not in Judges.

D. In Samson, Manoa is Samsons father, but he is not in Judges.

3517. Who was the last person the monster kills in the novel Frankenstein ?
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A. William

B. Justine

C. Clerval

D. Elizabeth

3518. John Milton was fluent in which of the following languages ?
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A. Latin, Arabic, and Spanish

B. Mandarin, Dutch, and French

C. Latin, Sanskrit, and Aramaic

D. Latin, Greek, and Hebrew

3519. Which angel wields a large sword in the battle and wounds Satan ?
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A. Satan is not injured

B. Uriel

C. Michael

D. Abdiel

3520. The foundation story of John Miltons Paradise Lost derives from what text ?
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A. The Odyssey

B. Canterbury Tales

C. The Book of Revelations

D. The Book of Genesis

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