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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

4861. Faustus servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who ?
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A. Bach

B. Schumann

C. Beethoven

D. Wagner

4862. What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowes father ?
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A. Farmer

B. Cobbler

C. Civil servant

D. Carpenter

4863. John Miltons Paradise Regained is a story largely about what topic ?
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A. A quest for knowledge of the self

B. A quest for Forbidden Knowledge

C. A quest for knowledge of other countries

D. A quest for knowledge of the future

4864. What is Faerie Queene ?
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A. An epic

B. A ballad

C. An allegory

D. A sonnet

4865. By______________ Shakespeare had established himself in London as an actor and dramatist?
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A. 1592

B. 1591

C. 1593

D. 1590

4866. The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given ?
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A. Sir Philip Sidney

B. John Milton

C. John Donne

D. Edmund Spencer

4867. Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work ?
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A. The Spanish Tragedy

B. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune

C. Cornelia

D. Jeronimo

4868. Despite Samsons defeat and shame, Samson predicts that God will arise and his great name assert by making Dagon receive Such a discomfit, as shall quite despoil him / Of all these boasted Trophies won on me / And with confusion blank his Worshippers (46771). This prediction is interesting because ?
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A. the prophet Enoch had made the same prediction centuries earlier.

B. Samson doesnt know he himself will fulfill the prediction.

C. the prediction is finally fulfilled much later when Jesus defeats Dagon

D. the prediction is never fulfilled.

4869. In John Miltons Paradise Lost, Satan assumes the character and form of what creature in order to tempt Eve to eat at the Tree of Knowledge ?
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A. A tiger

B. A toad

C. A serpent

D. A lion

4870. In whose reign Morality plays began ?
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A. Elizabeth one

B. Henry five

C. Henry eight

D. Henry six

4871. Who wrote Mirror for Magistrates ?
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A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Thomas Sacville

C. Thomas Kyde

D. Thomas lodge

4872. The term Agonistes is Greek and it means______________?
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A. one who is in agony.

B. one who inflicts agony.

C. one who struggles for or champions a cause.

D. one who predicts the future.

4873. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Book Two of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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A. Satan embarks on his passage across the great gulf of Chaos.

B. The Narrator invokes his muse by the name of Holy Light.

C. ging competitions.

D. A debate is held in Hell by Satan and his compatriots concerning whether to attempt to recover Heaven.

E. The demons begin exploring Hell, engaging in philosophical debates, and entering

4874. The Primary Narrator for Books Eleven and Twelve of Paradise Lost, who relates future events is which of the following ?
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A. The Son

B. Adam

C. Raphael

D. Michael

4875. John Miltons Areopagitica is best described by which of the following genres ?
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A. Prose polemic

B. Masque

C. Pastoral elegy

D. Blank verse tragedy

4876. In Book Six of Paradise Lost, Adam is told of what major event ?
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A. The fall of the Rebel Angels

B. The death of Michael

C. The fall of the Son

D. The fall of God

4877. In Samson Agonistes, the character who tells others of Samsons death is_____________?
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A. Dalila.

B. a Messenger.

C. Manoa.

D. the Chorus.

4878. How many children did Shakespeare have ?
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A. 3

B. 8

C. 12

D. 5

4879. In his introduction, Milton described the genre of Samson Agonistes as_____________?
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A. comedy

B. history play

C. tragedy

D. Morality Play

4880. In the Biblical book of Judges,?
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A. Never records Dalilas cutting of Samsons hair.

B. Never records Dalilas visit to Samson in prison.

C. Dalila refuses to pay Samsons ransom in prison.

D. Dalila pays Samsons ransom from prison.

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