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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4341. Which is an exaggeration ?
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A. Hyperbole

B. Haiku

C. Prose

D. Alliteration

4342. Under which pseudonym the work The Shepheards Calendar was published ?
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A. Edward

B. Immanuel

C. Immerito

D. Jonathan

4343. A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of poetry ?
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A. alliteration

B. meter

C. none of the above

D. rhyme scheme

4344. What is the title of the poem that begins thus What is this life, if full of care, we have no time to stand and stare ?
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A. Tranquility

B. Leisure

C. Comfort

D. Relaxation

4345. from which language the name chaucer has been driven ?
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A. italian

B. french

C. English

D. latin

4346. In A Portrait of the Artist, how is the artist represented ?
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A. All of the Above

B. as a family member

C. as a romantic hero

D. as a friend

4347. In The Dead, what do most critics suggest is important about the snowfall ?
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A. the snow represents the promise of love

B. the snow represents Irelands inability to become independent

C. the snow represents the quiet that covers life and death

D. the snow represents the characters ability to escape Ireland

4348. Who wrote Canterbury Tales ?
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A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. King Richard II

C. Dick Whittington

D. Thomas Lancaster

4349. Which kind of poem is Edward Lear associated with ?
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A. Nature

B. Epics

C. Sonnets

D. Nonsense

4350. To whom Edmund Spenser dedicated the work The Faerie Queene ?
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A. Mary

B. Elizabeth

C. Chaucer

D. Sidney

4351. Who says history is like a nightmare from which I must awake ?
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A. Joe Donnelly

B. Stephen Dedalus

C. Leopold Bloom

D. Little Chandler

4352. In Two Gallants, Joyces major critical commentary is__________________?
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A. that women are more at fault than men

B. that Catholicism is not to blame for problems

C. that individuals are too passive

D. that people work too hard for change

4353. What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form ?
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A. Hyperboles

B. Personification

C. Alliteration

D. Onomatopoeia

4354. Auld Lang Syne is a famous poem by whom ?
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A. William Butler Yeats

B. Sir Walter Scott

C. Robert Burns

D. Henry Longfellow

4355. What is the study of poetrys meter and form called ?
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A. Potology

B. Scansion

C. Prosody

D. Rheumatology

4356. Who is Voltimand ?
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A. Ambassador to the King of Norway from the King of Denmark

B. Assassin in the service of Fortinbras

C. Hamlets cousin

D. Ambassador to the King of Denmark from the King of Norway

4357. In A Little Cloud, what does Little Chandler dream about becoming ?
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A. a father

B. a reporter

C. a poet

D. a soldier

4358. To whom did Edmund Spenser addresses his sonnet sequence Amoretti ?
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A. Lisa Boyle

B. Elizabeth Boyle

C. Mary Jane

D. Queen Elizabeth

4359. Who is the main focus of a number of Shakespeares sonnets ?
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A. Hamlet

B. The Dark Lady

C. Christopher Marlow

D. Hamnet Shakespeare

4360. In the play, Macbeth, who assists Macbeth with planning Duncans murder ?
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A. Lady Macbeth

B. Banquo

C. Malcolm

D. Macduff

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