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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4361. Who said that Shakespeare in his comedies has only heroines and no heroes ?
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A. Ben Jonson

B. Thomas Carlyle

C. William Hazlitt

D. John Ruskin

4362. In De Vulgari Eloquentia, Dante writes primarily in which language ?
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A. English

B. Italian

C. Latin

D. Tuscan

4363. In Shakespeares plays, when is rhyme often used ?
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A. When characters speak naturally

B. When the play necessitates ritualistic, choral, and sensuous effect

C. When ghosts speak

D. When a lower class character speaks

4364. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante depict the punishment of the proud penitents ?
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A. They have their eyes sewn shut with wire.

B. They must walk through thick smoke.

C. They are punished with whips and bridles.

D. They are forced to carry heavy rocks on their backs.

4365. Which of the following is Hamlets mother ?
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A. Beatrice

B. Margaret

C. Gertrude

D. Rosalind

4366. Who is Cato ?
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A. A character who appears in the lust circle of hell

B. A character who appears in the ninth circle of hell

C. An ancient pagan that Dante meets in purgatory

D. The example Dante uses to show a perfect Christian man

4367. In the play, Twelfth Night, what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man ?
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A. Sir Toby

B. Antonio

C. Cesario

D. Orsino

4368. In the play, Henry V, what country does Henry wish to conquer ?
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A. Denmark

B. Spain

C. France

D. England

4369. Desdemona was _____________?
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A. wife of Othello

B. daughter of Othello

C. both a and b

D. none of above

4370. While in exile, how did Dantes opinions about monarchy shift ?
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A. He decided that only a dictator should be in power.

B. He came to the realization that all emperors are unjust.

C. He came to prefer the idea of an enlightened emperor.

D. He decided that only the Catholic Church should be in power.

4371. Which of the following characters appears in The Purgatorio ?
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A. All of the above

B. Cato

C. Sapia

D. Sordello

4372. What is the best definition of humanism ?
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A. The movement to write more in vernacular

B. The movement based on literature about courtly love

C. The intellectual movement interested in classical antiquity

D. The scientific movement away from classical antiquity

4373. How is Dantes relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ?
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A. The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrices physical, moral, and divine beauty.

B. All of the above

C. The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches.

D. The relationship focuses on Beatrices chastity and purity.

4374. With whom is the concept of claritas associated ?
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A. Thomas Aquinas

B. Charles Parnell

C. Augusta Gregory

D. Ezra Pound

4375. Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice is a__________________?
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A. Historical novel

B. Domestic novel

C. Picaresque novel

D. Gothic novel

4376. Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek old comedy was often characterized as being ?
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A. Satirical and political

B. Highly sexual

C. Not comedic at all

D. Grounded in religion

4377. Who was Can Grande ?
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A. Dantes enemy

B. The emperor of Italy in Dantes lifetime

C. The poet who leads Dante on a tour of hell

D. Dantes patron

4378. In the play, Macbeth, according to the witches, who will inherit the Scottish throne ?
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A. The children of the witches

B. The children of Banquo

C. The children of Macbeth

D. The children of Macduff

4379. In which important medieval city was Dante born ?
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A. London

B. Sorrento

C. Florence

D. Rome

4380. The levels of purgatory are associated with which religious concept ?
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A. The planets

B. The Augustan calendar

C. The seven sacraments

D. The seven deadly sins

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