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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4601. In the play, Henry V, who states that If we are marked to die, we are enough/To do our country loss__________ (IV.iii.20-21) ?
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A. Falstaff

B. Nim

C. Catherine

D. Henry V

4602. Who was the Queen of England throughout much of Shakespeares early life?
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A. ong>A. Queen Elizabeth</strong>

B. Queen Anne

C. Queen Victoria

D. Queen Gertrude

4603. Who was Charles Parnell ?
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A. a popular symbol of Irish nationalism

B. the founder of the Catholic Land League

C. All of the Above

D. an Irish representative in the British Parliament

4604. In which text did Dante introduce the dolce stil novo technique ?
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A. Eclogues

B. De Vulgari Eloquentia

C. Vita Nuova

D. The Convivio

4605. Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?
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A. The spoken language tended to take precedence in areas where the Church was weak.

B. All of the above

C. Most professional scribes found it difficult to write in Medieval Latin.

D. Official documents were written in spoken language.

4606. In The Paradiso, Dante bases his structure of paradise on which of the following ?
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A. Ancient Greek cosmology

B. Ancient Roman cosmology

C. The Renaissance concept of the planets

D. The Ptolemaic universe

4607. Desdemona was killed by _________________?
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A. Brabantio

B. Casio

C. Iago

D. Othello

4608. In The Inferno, his journey starts on which holiday ?
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A. All Souls Day

B. Good Friday

C. Christmas

D. All Saints Day

4609. In Saturn, what does Peter Damian say about Gods ways ?
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A. He says that Gods ways are extremely simple.

B. He says that Gods ways are only available to those in heaven.

C. He says that Gods ways are beyond human understanding.

D. He says that Gods ways are similar to those of Roman emperors.

4610. In which the the famous work Lyrical Ballads published ?
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A. 1792

B. 1769

C. 1778

D. 1798

4611. Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale. Who speaks the lines given above in Twelfth Night ?
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A. Duke Orsino

B. Malvolio

C. Sir Andrew Aguecheek

D. Sir Toby Belch

4612. Estella is the daughter of ?
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A. Joe Gargery

B. Abel Magwitch .

C. Bentley Drumnile

D. Miss Havisham

4613. D. G. Rossetti was a true literary descendant of ?
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A. Byron

B. Wordsworth

C. Shelley

D. Keats

4614. Who discusses cosmology and the battle of Heaven with Adam ?
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A. God

B. Raphael

C. Michael

D. Eve

4615. Vanity Fair is a novel by ?
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A. Charles Dickens

B. Thomas Hardy

C. W. M. Thackeray

D. Jane Austen

4616. What is the name of the sequel to Paradise Lost ?
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A. Paradise Regained

B. Paradise Lost Twice

C. Paradise Found

D. Paradise Lost Again

4617. Who invented the term Sprung rhythm ?
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A. Hopkins

B. Wordsworth

C. Browning

D. Tennyson

4618. Some born great, some achieve greatness And some have greatness thrust upon them. Above lines are taken from which of following plays ?
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A. Macbeth

B. As you like it

C. Twelfth night

D. Othello

4619. When was Samuel Taylor Coleridge born ?
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A. November 12, 1762

B. September 8, 1764

C. October 21, 1772

D. January 10, 1789

4620. Identify the writer who first used blank verse in English poetry ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. Sir Thomas Wyatt

C. Earl of Surrey

D. Milton

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