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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4541. In The Inferno, which three characters are located in the deepest circle of hell ?
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A. Brutus, Cassius, and Judas

B. Homer, Dante, and Virgil

C. Pope Nicholas, Pope Boniface, and Pope Clement

D. Guinevere, Dido, and Francesca

4542. What did Dante have in common with Aquinas ?
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A. Both believed that reason was unrelated to faith.

B. Both believed in the joint power of the Church and the State.

C. Both believed that only faith was an important part of the Christian worldview.

D. Both believed that reason and faith were part of the quest for truth.

4543. To which character in Hamlet does the following description apply? The tedious wiseacre who meddles his way to his doom. ?
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A. Polonius

B. Claudius

C. Hamlet

D. Rosencrantz

4544. Which cultural event(s) led to the rise of Modernism ?
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A. the spread of Freuds theories

B. the increased pace of everyday life

C. All of the Above

D. the controversy over traditional ideas of certainty and morality

4545. What country does the play, Alls Well that Ends Well, take place in ?
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A. France

B. England

C. Spain

D. Denmark

4546. Who is the heroin of The Tempest ?
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A. Helena

B. Desdemona

C. Ophelia

D. Miranda

4547. In the play, Henry V, who is the daughter of the King of France ?
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A. The Hostess

B. Alice

C. Catherine

D. Nim

4548. According to Dr. Mazzotta, what does the phrase the little bark mean ?
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A. It highlights the idea that Dante is on a journey of poetry.

B. It means that sinners must resign themselves to life in hell.

C. It implies that Beatrice will return later in the poem.

D. It suggests that paradise is close to purgatory.

4549. In his Letter to Can Grande, which topic does Dante attempt to explain ?
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A. His use of allegory

B. His belief in the infallibility of the popes

C. His opposition to the separation of Church and State

D. His interest in medieval cosmology

4550. In The Dubliners, which negative characteristic(s) does Joyce associate with Dublin as a place ?
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A. All of the Above

B. commonness

C. backwardness

D. boredom

4551. Which character does Dante meet at the end of his journey through purgatory ?
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A. Virgil

B. Homer

C. Cato

D. Beatrice

4552. What was the name of the theater group that Shakespeare worked with for most of his career ?
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A. The Lord Chamberlins Men

B. Elizabeths Men

C. Wills Men

D. The Globes Men

4553. Shakespeare was the author of which of the following plays ?
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A. Doctor Faustus

B. Titus Andronicus

C. The Jew of Malta

D. The Faerie Queen

4554. What does the term translatio studii mean ?
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A. The translation of culture from one civilization to another

B. The ability to move from purgatory into heaven

C. The idea that the punishment fits the crime

D. The movement from one circle of hell to another

4555. In The Purgatorio, what is the function of the residents punishments ?
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A. The punishments prevent hope from being reborn in sinners.

B. The punishments keep the sinners from entering the path to salvation.

C. The punishments allow the sinners to purge their sins.

D. The punishments remind the sinners that they are damned to hell.

4556. The key-note of Brownings philosophy of life is ________________?
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A. agnosticism

B. optimism

C. skepticism

D. pessimism

4557. In Shakespeares Venus and Adonis, how is Adonis killed ?
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A. By Venus

B. In a hunting accident

C. By old age

D. By execution

4558. In A Midsummer Nights Dream, who is Nick Bottom ?
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A. A Duke

B. An Athenian craftsman

C. A professional actor

D. An Amazonian

4559. Who is the author of Utopia ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. Thomas More

C. Philip Sydney

D. Christopher Marlowe

4560. Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ?
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A. 1577

B. 1564

C. 1550

D. 1580

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