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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

5881. Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who also reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to1603 ?
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A. Elizabeth II

B. Elizabeth I

C. Mary, Queen of Scots

D. Catherine of Aragon

5882. Which of the following critics is a famous Shakespearean scholar ?
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A. M. H. Abrams

B. Wayne C. Booth

C. Helen Vendler

D. Stephen Greenblatt

5883. John Lylys work significantly shaped the writing of which famous writer ?
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A. William Shakespeare

B. William Blake

C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

D. William Wordsworth

5884. The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses is an example of what dramatic genre ?
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A. Satire

B. Masque

C. Tragedy

D. Burlesque

5885. Fill in the blank. Although Sir Philip Sidney is writing 200 years before the . revolution, he presents a very inward and self-absorbed narrator in Astrophil and Stella. ?
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A. Romantic

B. None of the above

C. Medieval

D. Victorian

5886. John Lyly became instantly famous with the publication of what text ?
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A. Paradise Lost

B. 95 Theses

C. Utopia

D. Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit

5887. What author speaks of the exemplary story as a fundamental narrative unit in which it is important to follow chronological order ?
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A. John Lyly

B. Sir Thomas More

C. John Foxe

D. Sir Walter Raleigh

5888. Fill in the blanks. From being narrowly focused on the achievements of north Italians in the______________ and early ____________centuries, the Renaissance is now being seen in a far wider context.
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A. 15th and 16th

B. 12th and 13th

C. Non of these

D. 14th and 15th

5889. Fill in the blank. The greatest insurrection of the______________ age in England was over religion?
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A. None of these

B. Protestant

C. Hanover

D. Tudor

5890. Fill in the blank. ____________ is remembered as the Morning Star of the Reformation.
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A. John Donne

B. John Dryden

C. Johan Gutenberg

D. John Wycliffe

5891. Greek theater was often of what genre ?
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A. Romance

B. Comedy

C. A and B only

D. Tragedy

5892. Fill in the blank. John Lylys style is best described as ___________________?
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A. Euphuistic

B. Marxist

C. Anachronistic

D. Solipsistic

5893. In 1583, which playwright became in control of the first Blackfriars Theatre along with director William Hunnis ?
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A. Henry VIII

B. Sir Thomas More

C. John Foxe

D. John Lyly

5894. In The Book of Martyrs, John Foxe provides a record of all known Christian martyrs throughout history, focusing on the persecution of people practicing which religion ?
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A. Roman Catholicism

B. Catholicism

C. Buddhism

D. Protestantism

5895. The distinction between comedy and tragedy which characterized classical drama was first forgotten during what period in England ?
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A. Elizabethan

B. Medieval

C. Romantic

D. Victorian

5896. What genres of plays did William Shakespeare write ?
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A. Romances

B. Comedies

C. All of the above

D. Tragedies

5897. Who introduced the Italian sonnet to the British Isles during the reign of King Henry VIII ?
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A. Thomas Wyatt

B. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

C. John Donne

D. Both A and B

5898. Fill in the blank. A ____________ was a spectacle performed at court or at the manor of a member of the nobility and was staged to glorify the court or the particular aristocrat?
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A. Comedy

B. Satire

C. Tragedy

D. Masque

5899. Fill in the blank. Prior to the rise of the famed tragedians of the late 1580s,_____________ were the great headliners of the Elizabethan stage?
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A. Clowns

B. Politicians

C. Women

D. Pantomimes

5900. The work of John Foxe was no longer read or heeded in educated circles after which major historical event ?
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A. Restoration

B. Seven Years War

C. Glorious Revolution

D. French Revolution

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