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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

4781. When Wordsworths Immortality Ode was first published in 1802, it had only ?
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A. Stanzas I to IV

B. Stanzas I to VII

C. Stanzas I toV

D. Stanzas I to VI

4782. In the phrase, thy seed shall bruise our foe, thy refers to__________________?
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A. Sin

B. Eve

C. Satan

D. Eden

4783. In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down during a production of which play ?
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A. Richard II

B. Henry VIII

C. King John

D. Henry V

4784. Paradise Lost is considered a______________?
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A. Novel

B. Short Story

C. First Person Narrative

D. Epic Poem

4785. Identify the novel in which the character of Charlotte Lucas figures ?
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A. Pride and Prejudice

B. Great Expectations

C. The Power and the Glory

D. Lord of the Flies

4786. To be or not to be that is the question, is famous line of which of Shakespeares plays ?
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A. King Lear

B. Hamlet

C. Macbeth

D. Othello

4787. During which period London theaterrs remained closed on account of the plague ?
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A. 1595

B. 1594

C. 1593

D. 1592

4788. Shakespeare makes fun of the Puritans in his play ?
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A. Henry IV,Pt I

B. Twelfth Night

C. Hamlet

D. The Tempest

4789. Who will fall through his own fault ?
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A. Adam

B. Satan

C. Noah

D. God

4790. What was the first name of the playing company Kings Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned ?
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A. The Queens Troupe

B. Stratford Theatre

C. The London Theatre

D. Lord Chamberlains Men

4791. When was the first edition of the novel Frankenstein published ?
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A. 1818

B. 1820

C. 1822

D. 1815

4792. What is the full name of the novel Frankenstein ?
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A. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

B. Frankenstein; or, The Evil Scientist

C. Frankenstein; or, The Devil Within

D. Frankenstein; or, The Monster

4793. Triumph, my Britain, thou hast one to show To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe. He was not of an age, but for all time. Who wrote above lines for Shakespeare ?
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A. none of above

B. Wordsworth

C. Bacon

D. Jonson

4794. In which year Coleridge met poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy which later contributed Romantic movement to the English Literature ?
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A. 1789

B. 1798

C. 1795

D. 1779

4795. The twins in Lord of the Flies are ?
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A. Simon and Jack

B. Sam and Eric

C. Ralph and Eric

D. Ralph and Jack

4796. The term the Palliser Novels is used to describe the political novels of ______________?
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A. B.Disraeli

B. Charles Dickens

C. W. H. White

D. Anthony Trollope

4797. Where was William Shakespeare was born and brought up ?
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A. Yorkshire

B. London

C. Chester

D. Stratford-upon-Avon

4798. The Romantic Revival in English Poetry was influenced by the ?
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A. French Revolution

B. Glorious Revolution of1688

C. Oxford Movement

D. Reformation

4799. Which of the following are characters of Much ado about nothing ?
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A. Hero, Borachio, Antonio, Claudio, Leonato

B. Mirrinda, Borachio, Antonio, Claudio, Leanato

C. Hero, Boradio, Antonio, Claudio, Horatio

D. Hero, Orlando, Antonio, Claudio, Leanato

4800. Adam, Satan, and Eve herself are all dazzled by Eves______________?
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A. Intelligence

B. Wit

C. Hard work and spirituality

D. Beauty

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