english literature MCQs – Page 233

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

4641. Which of the following is the earliest comedy of Shakespeare ?
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A. A mid summer nights dream

B. Loves labours lost

C. Much ado about nothing

D. As you like it

4642. When was William Shakespeare baptized ?
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A. 26 April 1564

B. 16 April 1564

C. 24 July1564

D. 26 August 1564

4645. Who is Pips friend in London ?
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A. Herbert Pocket

B. Pumblechook

C. Bentley Drummle

D. Jaggers
4646. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote, Neither a borrower nor a lender be come from ?
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A. Hamlet

B. Titus Andronicus

C. Pericles, Prince of Tyre

D. Cymbeline

4648. Which college did William Wordsworth attend ?
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A. Christ College

B. Kings College

C. Trinity College

D. St. Johns College
4649. One important feature of Jane Austens style is ?
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A. boisterous humour

B. stream of consciousness

C. subtlety of irony

D. humour and pathos
4651. Keatss Endymion is dedicated to _______________?
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A. Milton

B. Shakespeare

C. Thomas Chatterton

D. Leigh Hunt
4653. The line To be or not to be comes from which play ?
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A. Twelfth Night

B. Hamlet

C. Macbeth

D. A Midsummer Nights dream

4654. Which statement about the Earth is asserted as true in Paradise Lost ?
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A. It was created before God the Son

B. Earth hangs from Heaven by a chain

C. The Earth revolves around the sun

D. The Earth is a lotus flower

4655. In how many books is Paradise Lost divided ?
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A. Nine

B. Twelve

C. Eighteen

D. Fourteen

4656. The better part of valour is discretion occurs in Shakespeares ?
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A. The Tempest

B. Hamlet

C. Henry IV, Pt I

D. Twelfth Night

4658. Which of the following is Goldings first novel ?
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A. Pincher Martin

B. Lord of the Flies

C. The Inheritors

D. Pyramid

4660. When did William Wordsworth die ?
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A. 7 June 1849

B. 12 January 1842

C. 3 November 1852

D. 23 April 1850