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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4421. How do most critics believe Joyces exile affected his use of language ?
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A. After his exile, he never used split narratives

B. After his exile, he disliked the intricacy of language

C. After his exile, he used a mixture of languages and linguistic traditions in his works

D. After his exile, he only used one voice in his works

4422. In the play, Macbeth, who is the goddess of witchcraft ?
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A. Lady Macbeth

B. Hecate

C. The porter

D. Lennox

4423. Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare ?
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A. A Lovers Complaint

B. Tintern Abbey

C. El Cid

D. The Wasteland

4424. Which method of narration has been employed by Dickens in his novel Great Expectations ?
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A. Autobiographical method

B. Stream of Consciousness technique

C. Direct or epic method

D. Documentary method

4425. In verse, meter refers to which of the following ?
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A. The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

B. The length of a written line

C. The height of the stage

D. The number of words in a line

4426. In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise ?
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A. Justice

B. All of the above

C. Fortitude

D. Temperance

4427. Dantes mention of the sound of the angelic trumpet refers to which religious event ?
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A. The Annunciation

B. The Last Judgment

C. Baptism

D. Holy Communion

4428. In the play, Hamlet, what is the name of Poloniuss daughter ?
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A. Ophelia

B. Laertes

C. Gertrude

D. Fortinbras

4429. In The Purgatorio, how does Dante represent the entryway to the seventh terrace of lust ?
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A. He must walk through an immense wall of flames.

B. He must be allowed by Cerberus to pass.

C. He must be escorted into the terrace by an angelic messenger.

D. He must first be ferried across the River Lethe.

4430. According to Dante, what place is at the top of his purgatory ?
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A. The circles of Hell

B. The Dark Wood

C. The Garden of Eden

D. The Gate to Limbo

4431. In The Inferno, who defends the city of Dis ?
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A. The sinners in the heretic circle

B. The angelic messengers

C. The fallen angels

D. The furies

4432. What is the function of the Primum Mobile ?
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A. It symbolizes Dantes distrust of the Church.

B. It separates heaven from hell.

C. It is the home of the angels.

D. It reminds Dante of his own pride

4433. In drama, a soliloquy refers to which of the following ?
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A. A rhyming line

B. A dialogue between two characters

C. A characters final words before dying

D. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

4434. In which circle would Dante place someone who committed suicide ?
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A. The circle of wrath

B. The circle of heresy

C. The circle of treachery

D. The circle of violence

4435. In the play, Richard III, who speaks of the winter of our discontent (I.i.1) ?
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A. The princes

B. Queen Elizabeth

C. Richard III

D. Richmond

4436. In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?
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A. Zurich

B. Paris

C. All of the Above

D. Trieste

4437. Which of the following are tragedies of Shakespeare ?
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A. Hamlet, Othello and Troilus and Cressida

B. Coriolanus, Timon of Athens and Titus Andronicus

C. King Lear, Measure for measure and The merchant of Venice

D. Macbeth, Much ado about nothing and Antony and Cleopatra

4438. What is the craftsmens play at the end of A Midsummer Nights Dream about ?
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A. Pucks adventures

B. The history of Athens

C. Pyramus and Thisbe

D. Summertime dreams

4439. In the play Richard III, where does Richard imprison the young princes ?
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A. In another country

B. In a pit

C. In a prison

D. In a tower

4440. S. T. Coleridge was an Associate of__________________?
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A. The Royal Society of Edinburgh

B. Royal Society of Literature

C. The Royal Society ofLondon

D. Royal Society of Arts

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