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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

361. Who wrote first ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. Christopher Marlowe

C. George Eliot

D. Howard, Earl of Surrey

362. The Professor was the first novel by________________?
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A. Emily Bronte

B. Jane Austen

C. Charlotte Bronte

D. Anne Bronte

363. Who said Cowards die many times before their death ?
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A. Alexander Pope

B. Franklin

C. Shakespeare

D. Carlyle

364. Who is the author of Around the World in Eighty Days ?
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A. Jules Verne

B. Charles Kingsley

C. Christopher Marlowe

D. Thomas Hood

365. Which of the following political themes was explored by American Objectivist poets ?
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A. All of these answers

B. American attitudes toward Jews and Israel

C. Capitalism and social inequalities

D. Slavery

366. Which of the following would a Romantic Poet be most likely to use ?
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A. A tenant of the sky

B. An airy fairy

C. A member of the plumy race

D. A bird

367. According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in The Waste Land ?
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A. How can a shared world be created out of the fundamentally different and private experiences of individual people?

B. Is authentic poetry possible in the aftermath of the carnage of World War I?

C. Given that each person experiences trauma differently, is it possible for all to understand the modern world as a shared waste land?

D. Given the diversity of the worlds poetic traditions, can there be a universal language of poetic symbolism?

368. Many critics see similarities between the tenets of Futurism and which of the following political philosophies ?
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A. Fascism

B. Libertarianism

C. Democracy

D. Marxism

369. Who wrote the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings ?
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A. Peter Jackson

B. J. R. R. Tolkien

C. J. K. Rowling

D. C. S. Lewis

370. Which of the following statements best characterizes the last two stanzas of Charles Baudelaires symbolist poem Correspondences ?
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A. They describe a scene in the countryside, which symbolizes the state of the authors soul.

B. They use metaphors with subtle political connotations.

C. They describe the authors experiences as a young child.

D. They ascribe colors and sounds to scents, relying on a device known as synesthesia.

371. Who is the author of Sherlock Holmes ?
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A. Somerset Maugham

B. Dylan Thomas

C. John Gay

D. Sir Arthur Canon Doyle

372. Professor Hammer points out that T.S. Eliot used quotation as an important literary technique. The use of quotations, according to Professor Hammer, suggests which of the following attitudes to the past ?
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A. Curiosity about the past

B. Deference to the past

C. Violation of the past

D. Paradoxically both B and C

373. Who wrote Hard Times and A tale of two Cities ?
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A. Charles Dickens

B. Daniel Defoe

C. John Milton

D. John Webster

374. In what language did Shakespeare write ?
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A. Modern English

B. Old English

C. German

D. Middle English

375. The Metaphysical Poets is a critical essay by________________?
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A. None of these

B. T. S. Eliot

C. Shelley

D. Arnold

376. Who wrote the poem The Seven Ages ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. John Milton

C. Geoffrey Chaucer

D. Edward Gibbon

377. Blow, blow thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind.-Example of ?
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A. Metaphor

B. Simile

C. Couplet

D. Conceit

378. Essays of Elia was written by______________?
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A. Charles Lamb

B. Emily Dickinson

C. Emily Bronte

D. William Hazlitt

379. In which of the following Genres did Victorian Literature achieve its greatest success_______________?
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A. The Novel

B. Epic Poetry

C. The Essay

D. Lyric Poetry

380. The Age of Chaucer ranges from_______________?
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A. 1240-1300

B. 1340-1399

C. 1340-1400

D. 1340-1385

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