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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4561. The quote take then henceforth thy pleasure for guide comes from which text ?
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A. The Divine Comedy

B. De Vulgari Eloquentia

C. The Convivio

D. Vita Nuova

4562. What is the name of Shakespeares son ?
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A. John

B. Hamlet

C. William

D. Hamnet

4563. What concept best distinguishes the difference between the time of the Middles Ages and the Renaissance ?
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A. Humanism

B. The life of Shakespeare

C. The popularity of theater

D. The rise of Queen Elizabeth

4564. William Morel in Sons and Lovers is drawn after ________________?
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A. Lawrences father

B. None of these

C. Lawrences brother

D. Lawrence himself

4565. What literary genre is Shakespeares Venus and Adonis ?
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A. Tragedy play

B. Short story

C. Comedy play

D. Poetry

4566. In De Monarchia, what language does Dante primarily use ?
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A. English

B. Tuscan

C. Latin

D. Italian

4567. According to Robert Hollander, what are the two types of allegory used by Dante ?
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A. Allegory of speech and allegory of the theologians

B. Allegory of speech and allegory of the poets

C. Allegory of speech and allegory of irony

D. Allegory of the poets and allegory of the theologians

4568. What is purgatory ?
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A. The setting for the middle portion of Dantes The Divine Comedy

B. A place for cleansing and purification

C. The place of transition between earth, heaven, and hell

D. All of the above

4569. In what way(s) did the events of the Easter Rising affect the work of writers ?
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A. All of the Above

B. it led to more depictions of violence and sacrifice in Irish literature

C. it inspired Irish writers to create an Irish national identity

D. it led many Irish writers to criticize British colonial practices

4570. Which best describes Ciceros concept of heaven ?
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A. He believed that eternal life in heaven was the real one.

B. He believed that heaven, hell, and earth were indistinguishable.

C. Because he was pagan, he did not believe in heaven.

D. Because he was an early Christian, he believed that heaven was inaccessible.

4571. The phrase where the sun is silent is an example of which poetic device ?
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A. Metonymy

B. Allegory

C. Synesthesia

D. Simile

4572. Wordsworth calls himself a Worshipper of Nature in his poem___________________?
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A. The Prelude

B. The Solitary Reaper

C. Immortality Ode

D. Tintern Abbey

4573. Who of the following were among Shakespeares royal patrons ?
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A. King Henry

B. King Richard

C. King James I.

D. Queen Victoria

4574. In the play, A Midsummer Nights Dream, where is Helena from ?
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A. Paris

B. Naples

C. Athens

D. London

4575. In the play, Macbeth, who becomes king immediately after Duncans murder ?
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A. Macbeth

B. Macduff

C. Banquo

D. Malcolm

4576. Which group was at the bottom of Englands social hierarchy during Shakespeares early years ?
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A. Nobility

B. The gentry

C. Yeomen

D. Peasants

4577. According to most critics, what does Geryon represent in The Inferno ?
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A. Justice

B. Reason

C. Lust

D. Fraud

4578. What is limbo ?
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A. In The Inferno, the place for many ancient Roman, Greek, and Egyptian thinkers

B. For Dante, the home of major figures from the Hebrew Bible

C. The place for virtuous non-Christian adults

D. All of the above

4579. Who kills Macbeth at the end of the play, Macbeth ?
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A. Lady Macbeth

B. Duncan

C. Lady Macduff

D. Macduff

4580. Dantes nine spheres of heaven are associated with which of the following religious concepts ?
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A. The angelic hierarchy

B. The steps to confession

C. The beatitudes

D. The deadly sins

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