english literature MCQs – Page 215

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4281. Of Mans first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste Brought death into the world, and all our woe,With loss of Eden. This is an extract from ?
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A. Samson Agonistes

B. Paradise Regained

C. Divorce Tracts

D. Paradise Lost

4282. From what source is the title of Finnegans Wake taken ?
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A. a poem by Eliot

B. an ancient epic

C. a poem by Yeats

D. a popular Irish ballad

4283. Which Poet Laureate wrote about a church mouse ?
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A. Marvel

B. Betjeman

C. Hughes

D. Larkin

4284. Which of the following is a Japanese poetic form ?
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A. Tanka

B. Ode

C. Villanelle

D. Jintishi

4285. In which year Geoffrey Chaucer born ?
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A. 1432

B. 1347

C. 1343

D. 1336

4286. In which way(s) is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man a Modernist novel ?
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A. it does not explore a characters internal development

B. it uses experimental language

C. it follows a traditional narrative structure

D. it celebrates the simplicity of everyday life

4287. How old was Rupert Brooke at the time of his death ?
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A. 28

B. 24

C. 21

D. 31

4288. What is a kunstleroman ?
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A. a novel in which the hero solves a crime

B. a novel that traces womens intellectual developments

C. an artists novel of awakening

D. an artists journey in which he always abandons his art

4289. In 1960 The Colossus was the first book of poems published by which poetess ?
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A. Sylvia Plath

B. Elizabeth Bishop

C. Marianne Moore

D. Laura Jackson

4290. From what century does the poetic form the folk ballad date ?
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A. The 17th

B. The 12th

C. The 19th

D. The 14th

4291. chaucer was imprisoned during_______________?
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A. Black death

B. hundred years war

C. none of the above

D. Peasant revolt

4292. According to Margot Norris, what do Joyces novels imply about civilization ?
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A. that it resolves spiritual crises

B. that it enables fulfillment

C. that it ends paralysis

D. that it depends on repression

4293. Which is an example of a proverb ?
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A. Youre driving me crazy.

B. Get a stake in our business.

C. The snow was white as cotton.

D. You cant have your cake and eat it, too

4294. Which figure of speech is it when a statement is exaggerated in a poem ?
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A. Alliteration

B. Onomatopeia

C. Hyperbole

D. Metonymy

4295. Complete this Shakespearan line Let me not to the marriage of true minds bring________________?
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A. Troubles

B. Impediments

C. Inconveniences

D. Worries

4296. In A Portrait of the Artist, what is the importance of music ?
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A. it provides a way for Stephen to feel at peace

B. it ties in with Stephens appreciation of language

C. All of the Above

D. it reminds Stephen of his desire to live life to the fullest

4297. In Finnegans Wake, to which text(s) does Joyce make an allusion ?
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A. Vicos La Scienza Nuova

B. the Bible

C. the Book of the Dead

D. All of the Above

4298. Which is not a poetry form ?
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A. tale

B. sonnet

C. ballad

D. epic

4299. The repetition of similar ending sounds_______________?
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A. onomatopoiea

B. alliteration

C. rhyme

D. none of the above

4300. During the period of which king did Chaucer fight in the English Army for the Hundred Years War between France and England ?
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A. William I

B. Edward III

C. William II

D. Edward II

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