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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

5041. Utopia was first printed in ?
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A. 1516

B. 1518

C. 1517

D. 1615

5042. Which of the following monarchs was restored to the British throne during the Restoration ?
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A. Henry VIII

B. Charles III

C. Charles I

D. Charles II

5043. In the demonic council of Book Two of Paradise Regained, who proposes that Satan should tempt Jesus with lust for a beautiful woman the way Solomon was tempted ?
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A. Venus

B. Belial

C. Beelzebub

D. Satan

5044. Shakespeares only son Hamnet died in_____________?
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A. 1596

B. 1597

C. 1595

D. 1598

5045. On his blindness, a collection of sonnets is written by ?
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A. Sir Philip Sidney

B. John Milton

C. Shakespeare

D. Edmund Spenser

5046. What poets before Milton were famous for writing epics ?
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A. Homer, Virgil, and Spenser

B. Gilgamesh, Petrarch, and Dryden

C. Virgil, Shakespeare, and Spenser

D. Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Spenser

5047. When was the first edition of the poem Paradise Lost published ?
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A. 1667

B. 1673

C. 1656

D. 1676

5048. In Samson Agonistes, the Chorus describes the approaching Dalila as beautifully and lavishly dressed to better seduce Samson. This is interesting because ?
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A. Dalila usually dresses in a more understated Puritan manner.

B. the Chorus has just stated it hates this kind of lavish, external beauty.

C. Samson hates this kind of lavish, external beauty.

D. Samson is blind.

5049. Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance ?
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A. 16 th

B. 15 th

C. 14 th

D. 14 th and 16 th

5050. The main reason for Adams fall might best be described as ?
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A. love for Eve

B. lust

C. pride

D. money

5051. What poet was famous for his Eclogues ?
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A. Chaucer

B. A and B

C. Shakespeare

D. Virgil

5052. John Miltons Paradise Lost is best described by which of the following genres ?
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A. Blank verse tragedy

B. Prose polemic

C. Epic

D. Pastoral elegy

5053. John Milton was born in 1608 in what city ?
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A. Paris

B. London

C. Bath

D. Nottingham

5054. In the Oliver Cromwell Commonwealth and Protectorate administrations, Milton served as the British governments chief ?
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A. Intellectual Defender

B. Military Strategist

C. Poet Laureate

D. Civil Engineer

5055. Which of the following themes IS NOT important to John Miltons Paradise Regained ?
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A. Seeking Gods Will and Guidance

B. What it means to be the Son of God

C. Sexual desire

D. Temptation

5056. Which of the following events occur(s) in the first book of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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A. Satan assembles his fallen legions.

B. A and B

C. Adam and Eve fall from the state of Paradise.

D. Satan lays dazed on the burning lake.

5057. What was the first published title of Christopher Marlows play The Jew of Malta ?
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A. The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta

B. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta

C. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta

D. The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta

5058. What character leads Adam and Eve from the Gates of Paradise in the final book of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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A. Uriel

B. Michael

C. Michelangelo

D. Raphael

5059. According to John Miltons view of the structure of the universe, the Created Universe is surrounded by what ?
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A. Sunshine

B. Chaos

C. Hell

D. Heaven

5060. When was Christopher Marlowe baptized ?
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A. 10 October 1547

B. 26 February 1564

C. 30 April 1560

D. 12 January 1569

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