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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6181. In Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion, what is the significance of trouthe ?
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A. Trouthe emphasizes the positive side of feudalism.

B. Trouthe represents the supernatural aspects of the medieval romance.

C. Trouthe suggests the imminent return to a pre-feudal social organization.

D. m paganism to Christianity.

E. Trouthe alludes to the British conversion

6182. In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term whale-road ?
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A. The term represents the comitatus ethic.

B. The term is an example of caesura.

C. The term is an example of kenning.

D. The term is an allusion to Beowulfs golden torque.

6183. Which of the following themes is not explored in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ?
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A. Sexual purity

B. Conversion to Christianity

C. Feudal loyalty

D. The knightly ideal

6184. What is the significance of the phrase protecting the heart from Acrene Wisse ?
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A. The phrase involves becoming a nunin order to escape the bad influence of men.

B. The phrase refers to anchoresses responsibility to defend other Christians.

C. The phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.

D. The phrase is considered one of the positive effects of prayer.

6185. Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language ?
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A. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin.

B. English was a more commonly used language in the Church.

C. Women were more educated, so they knew more languages.

D. The audience was likely unable to read French.

6186. Which of the following characteristics are not essential to knightly chivalry as described by Chretien de Troyes ?
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A. The knight is dedicated to his feudal lord.

B. The knight is religious.

C. The knight is blond, tall, and elegant.

D. The knight is submissive to his lad.

6187. What literary term is suggested by thequote steadfast companions will stand by him from Beowulf ?
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A. Comitatus ethic

B. Hurnting

C. The golden torque

D. Kenning

6188. Which of the following best defines caesura ?
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A. Giving inanimate objects human qualities

B. A metaphorical compound

C. The image used to share qualities in a metaphor or simile

D. A pause or break in a line of poetry

6189. Which of the following best describes how Bede was a typical Christian of his time ?
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A. He combined zealous Christianity with English patriotism.

B. He believed that English Christians needed to move to a New Israel.

C. He did not believe that Christianity was an essential part of English culture.

D. He thought that England was a pagan wilderness.

6190. Why is Caedmons Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?
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A. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

B. The poems theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.

C. The poem illustrates Caedmons erudition and scholarship.

D. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.

6191. Which of the following best defines alliterative verse ?
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A. An Anglo-Saxon form written in iambic pentameter with traditional rhymes

B. A form brought to England in the years during the Norman invasion

C. A traditional form with repeated consonant sounds

D. A popular form in the 9th and 10th centuries

6192. Which of the following is not a major category of the romance genre ?
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A. The Matter of Germany

B. The Matter of England

C. The Matter of Britain

D. The Matter of Rome

6193. What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troyes medieval romances ?
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A. To sway audiences away from reading tales of courtly love

B. To inform illiterate readers about Arthurian legend

C. To convert readers to Christianity through positive examples

D. To reconcile the heros responsibilities in love and wars

6194. How is the lai similar to a medieval romance ?
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A. Both include stacked tales in a single sequential narrative.

B. Both have courtly love as their central theme.

C. Both are designed in an episodic manner.

D. Both are usually intended to be sung as hymns.

6195. The home of Chaucers royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned duringthe Peasants Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt ?
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A. All of these answers

B. The high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair.

C. Peasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments

D. Government policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive.

6196. The Second Shepherds Play is part of which play cycle ?
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A. Cornish cycle

B. Wakefield cycle

C. Roman cycle

D. York cycle

6197. Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer ?
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A. As an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability

B. All of these answers

C. As a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors

D. As a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources

6198. Why is the Battle of Hastings relevant to the development of Middle English ?
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A. All of these answers

B. Eventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.

C. For a time, England became a country with two languages.

D. English as a language of the kings court was replaced by Norman French.

6199. In Acrene Wisse, the mission of the anchorite was justified through what purpose ?
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A. To pray

B. To withdraw and meditate upon God

C. To preach

D. To serve the church

6200. Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life ?
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A. All of these answers

B. They were promoters of the monastic life.

C. They were extremely charismatic.

D. They wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.

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