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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6221. In Chapter XV of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, where did Linda hide ?
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A. In the stables.

B. With a friend.

C. Under the floorboards.

D. In a remote cabin.

6222. Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin, an indictment of slavery ?
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A. Harriet Beecher Stowe

B. Phillis Wheatley

C. Richard Wright

D. Frederick Douglass

6223. The characteristic of Naturalism that is most present in the first chapter of Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man is_____________?
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A. The theme of heredity.

B. The theme of man against nature.

C. The theme of man against man.

D. Nature as an invisible force.

6224. According to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., reconstructing black people into the New Negro has been a matter of_______________?
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A. Working against the existing racist stereotypes.

B. A struggle ongoing since 1619.

C. Redefining black people in terms of a presence, not an absence.

D. All of the above

6225. Sonia Sanchezs right on: white america is protesting________________?
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A. The fact that America still has a frontier mentality.

B. Black on black violence.

C. The extermination of Native Americans.

D. That there is a Black America and a White America.

6226. Arna Bontempss A Summer Tragedy attacks the institution of________________?
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A. Sharecropping.

B. Segregation.

C. Slavery.

D. Prostitution.

6227. Slave owners resisted abolition for what reason ?
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A. Slaveholders objected to losing leisure time.

B. Slaveholders felt economic security rested on the system of slavery.

C. B and C.

D. A and C.

E. Slaves outnumbered non-slaves and might rebel.

6228. The importance of Lucy Terrys Bars Flight is________________?
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A. The poem is filled with Christian symbolism.

B. The poems form of rhymed tetrameter couplets.

C. The fact that the poem is the most accurate account of the 1742 Indian-White engagement in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

D. The poem shows her future work as a advocate of civil rights.

6229. The fact that Claude McKay visited Russia in 1922 exemplifies the following theme of Modernism_____________?
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A. Collectivism versus the authority of the individual.

B. The disassociated, anomic self.

C. The impact of WWI and the 1918 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.

D. The wearing away of traditional class structures.

6230. David Walkers Appeal in Four Articles argues that_________________?
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A. The races should not intermarry.

B. Blacks have the duty to resist slavery.

C. Blacks should return to Africa.

D. Christians the only ones not to blame for the existence of slavery.

6231. Which characteristic of the slave narrative did Frederick Douglass include in the first chapter of his Narrative ?
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A. Narration of a deserved punishment.

B. Depictions of a beautiful rural environment.

C. The authors father is often a white man.

D. Descriptions of the kinds of food and clothing slaves were given.

6232. The Day Duke Raised by Quincy Troupe is a jazz poem because______________?
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A. The poem can be set to music.

B. The poems rhythmic lines.

C. The references to jazz songs and musicians.

D. There is repetition.

6233. Who wrote Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ?
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A. Harriet Jacobs

B. Lucy Terry

C. Harriet Wilson

D. William Wells Brown

6234. Why does Dee want the quilt in Alice Walkers Everyday Use ?
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A. She doesnt want Maggie to have it.

B. She wants to display it for her friends to see.

C. She is proud of her heritage.

D. She loves the beauty of it.

6235. The subject of Soujourner Truths Aint I a Woman is_______________?
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A. The rights of farm hands.

B. A and B.

C. Womens rights.

D. Negro rights.

E. The right to keep ones children.

6236. In Gwendolyn Brooks poem, we real cool, the Golden Shovel is_______________?
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A. The name of a restaurant the pool players cannot enter.

B. A metaphor for the pool players who are trying to dig out of their neighborhood.

C. The name of a pool hall.

D. A metaphor for colossal lies they have been buried with.

6237. During the early 20th century, a black persons purpose in passing might have been_________________?
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A. To escape from slavery.

B. None of the above.

C. To get better accommodations on the train, better seats in the theatre.

D. To obtain justice for black people.

6238. The most important tenet of the Black Arts Movements is________________?
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A. African American art should exclude women.

B. African American images should inspire African Americans.

C. African American art should subvert the art of Europeans and White Americans.

D. African American literature should replicate educated White language.

6239. In Chapter 11 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, how does Malcolm X survive prison ?
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A. Fighting.

B. Getting an education.

C. Contacting famous authors.

D. Making friends with the guards.

6240. Who is the author of the novel Passing ?
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A. William Wells Brown

B. Charles Chesnutt

C. Nella Larsen.

D. James Weldon Johnson

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