english literature MCQs – Page 213

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4241. Who was the king when Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?
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A. Edward III

B. Edward II

C. David II

D. Richard II

4242. Where did Edmund Spenser born ?
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A. Chester

B. East Smithfield

C. Kent

D. Worcester

4243. Which of the following are popular sources of dispute in the critical study of Finnegans Wake ?
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A. whether the novel has definite characters

B. whether the novel has a protagonist

C. All of the Above

D. whether the novel has a plot

4244. Which character says wasnt she the downright villain to go and do a thing like that ?
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A. Molly Bloom

B. Mrs. Mooney

C. Gerty MacDowell

D. Mrs. Sinico

4245. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man thematizes which of the following ?
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A. artistic awakening

B. spiritual crisis

C. All of the Above

D. the artist in exile

4246. In coleridges poem The rime of the Ancient Marinerwhere were the three gallants going ?
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A. To the races

B. Market

C. A wedding

D. A funeral

4247. In A Portrait of the Artist, how do most critics suggest that the flight motif functions ?
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A. it represents the heros fear that he will overestimate his abilities

B. All of the Above

C. it represents the desire to flee Ireland

D. it implies that the artist must take flight to do his work

4248. What are the three parts of Stephens espoused aesthetic theory ?
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A. clarity, wholeness, and kinesis

B. perception, clarity, and wholeness

C. kinesis, clarity, and perception

D. wholeness, harmony, and clarity

4249. The Cambridge school refers to a group who emerged when ?
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A. The 1930s

B. The 1960s

C. The 1920s

D. The 1900s

4250. According to Margot Norris, what is the ontological problem of Finnegans Wake ?
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A. the disconnection from primal senses and urges

B. the inability to distinguish between the self and other

C. the inability to experience guilt

D. the characters preference for reality over dreams

4251. How many lines are in Spenserian stanza ?
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A. 9

B. 8

C. 24

D. 12

4252. With which character in The Odyssey does Molly Bloom best correspond ?
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A. Penelope

B. Telemachus

C. Aeolus

D. Nausicaa

4253. Who wrote Ten Little Niggers ?
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A. Irvine Welsh

B. Agatha Christie

C. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

D. None of above

4254. Please identify the story: her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition.
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A. A Little Cloud

B. Eveline

C. Clay

D. The Boarding House

4255. In which college Edmund Spenser study ?
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A. Corpus Christi

B. Queens College

C. Latin College

D. Pembroke College

4256. How did W. H. Auden describe poetry ?
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A. A game of knowledge

B. The soul exposed

C. An explosion of language

D. An awful way to earn a living

4257. Which best describes the tone at the end of Araby ?
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A. hopeful

B. disappointed

C. joyful

D. satiric

4258. Which represents an example of alliteration ?
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A. Peter Piper Picked Peppers

B. Language Arts

C. A beautiful scenery with music

D. I like music

4259. Which poet invented the concept of the variable foot in poetry ?
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A. Emily Dickinson

B. Robert Frost

C. William Carlos Williams

D. Gerard Manly Hopkins

4260. Which of the following is not a literary device used for aesthetic effect in poetry ?
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A. Grammar

B. Assonance

C. Rhyme

D. Onomatopaea

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