english literature MCQs – Page 293

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

5841. Who was considered to be Englands first literary celebrity ?
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A. John Foxe

B. John Donne

C. Sir Walter Raleigh

D. Sir Thomas More

5842. What text greatly popularized the sonnet form in England during the Elizabethan period ?
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A. Astrophil and Stella

B. Canterbury Tales

C. Utopia

D. Paradise Lost

5843. Fill in the blank. Although there is dispute about the actual invention of the printing press with movable metal type, _________ is usually the man credited with the invention.
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A. Johan Gutenberg

B. Niccolo Machiavelli

C. Johannes Fust

D. Peter Schoeffer

5844. Fill in the blank. John Lylys ________ exercised considerable influence upon its authors contemporaries?
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A. Euphues

B. Utopia

C. Paradise Lost

D. Zelauto

5845. In 1534, King Henry VIII was declared head of what church ?
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A. The Catholic Church

B. The English Church

C. The Church of God

D. Both A and B

5846. Who became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted and appointed captain of the Queens Guard in 1587 ?
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A. Sir Thomas More

B. Sir Philip Sidney

C. Sir William Shakespeare

D. Sir Walter Raleigh

5847. Fill in the blank. John Foxe was extremely sensitive to the_______________?
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A. Quaker

B. Anglican

C. Catholic

D. Buddhist

5848. Fill in the blank. The term Renaissance literally translates as _____________ ?
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A. Recapitulation

B. Rebirth

C. Reproduction

D. Reincarnation

5849. John Miltons Paradise Lost focuses attention on the relationship between which opposing entities ?
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A. Heaven vs. hell

B. All of the above

C. God vs. Satan

D. Good vs. evil

5850. There was greater emphasis placed on human potentiality for growth and excellence through Europe by which year ?
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A. 1500

B. 1650

C. 1400

D. 1600

5851. According to many British Romantic poets, who is the protagonist of John Miltons Paradise Lost ?
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A. Christ

B. Satan

C. Eve

D. Adam

5852. Fill in the blank. Th . was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history.
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A. None of

B. Protestant Reformation

C. Catholic Restoration

D. Catholic Reformation

5853. Which of the following theaters could be found in England after Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne ?
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A. The Globe

B. All of the above

C. The Curtain

D. The Rose

5854. What author defines the function of poetry with reference to the Horatian dictum of to teach and delight ?
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A. Sir Philip Sidney

B. Sir Thomas More

C. John Lyly

D. Sir Walter Raleigh

5855. Fill in the blank. _______ was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation?
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A. Niccolo Machiavelli

B. John Wycliffe

C. John Milton

D. Martin Luther

5856. Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeares play ?
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A. Queen Elizabeth I

B. Queen Elizabeth II

C. Queen Anne

D. Both A and B

5857. Sir Thomas More wrote what famous text ?
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A. Paradise Lost

B. Toxophilus

C. The Inferno

D. Utopia

5858. Greek theatre took place where ?
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A. Small indoor theaters

B. Large indoor theaters

C. Large hillside amphitheaters

D. All of the above

5859. Who is largely considered to be the father of epic poetry ?
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A. Milton

B. Homer

C. Dante

D. Virgil

5860. Compared to Aquinas, the writers of Florentine humanism considered which of the following only unsystematically ?
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A. All of the above

B. Emotions

C. Psychology

D. Sex

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