english literature MCQs – Page 313

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6241. For Booker T. Washington, racial uplift means_______________?
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A. Calling for violent uprisings.

B. ricans to reach their potential.</strong>

C. Rejecting all White assistance.

D. Allowing Whites to help African

E. Separating Blacks by income level

6242. Neo-Slave narratives are contemporary novels written about slavery. Toni Morrisons Beloved is about the ghost of a baby the character Sethe murdered to keep her from being recaptured by their master. The opening chapter of the novel represents the neo-slave narrative by its________________?
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A. Condemnation of the plantation myth.

B. Examination of the psychological damage of slavery.

C. Insistence on desegregation.

D. Discussion of race relations in the North and South.

6243. In Lucille Cliftons wishes for son, the narrator lists what wishes her sons ?
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A. That they have richer lives than hers.

B. That they learn from her mistakes.

C. That they have all they ever wished for themselves.

D. That they experience all the pain and embarrassment of being a woman.

6244. Alice Walkers story, Everyday Use, includes which Womanist concern ?
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A. The negative consequences of feminism on the African American family.

B. The importance of African religious influence in America.

C. The importance of African American craftsmanship.

D. The importance of men to the African American family.

6245. In Octavia Butlers Bloodchild, The Tlick keep the humans happy by_______________?
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A. Supplying them with narcotic eggs.

B. Paying them very well.

C. Freeing the males after they are hosts.

D. Letting them choose their own mates.

6246. Slavery in the United States was officially abolished in ______________?
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A. 1804

B. 1807

C. 1848

D. 1865

6247. W.E.B. Du Bois argued that a liberal arts college education was needed for______________?
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A. African American women.

B. Only White Americans.

C. The Talented Tenth.

D. All African Americans.

6248. Booker T. Washingtons message in Up from Slavery is_______________?
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A. African Americans will have to help themselves by becoming educated.

B. African Americans should acculturate to mainstream White culture.

C. White institutions should reform to meet African American needs.

D. Whites should pay reparations to former slaves.

6249. Native Son was written by___________________?
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A. Ralph Ellison.

B. Jean Toomer.

C. James Baldwin.

D. Richard Wright.

6250. Richard Wright said he created the character of Bigger in Native Son because______________?
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A. He had known many Biggers in his life.

B. He wanted to show African American males how not to live.

C. He was trying to overcome his fears of powerful men.

D. He was proud of all the African American men he had seen stand up to Whites.

6251. Brer Rabbit is an example of what kind of character ?
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A. Uncle Tom character who feels slavery is best for the African American

B. Representation of the slave master

C. Victim

D. Trickster

6252. The term Civil Disobedience was coined by which author ?
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A. Henry David Thoreau

B. Booker T. Washington

C. William Gates

D. Alain Locke

6253. The character of Delia in Zora Neale Hurstons Sweat was influenced by______________?
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A. Her mother.

B. Her best friend.

C. Her relationship with a patron.

D. Her job as a waitress.

6254. Yusef Komunyakaas Blue Dementia is an example of what kind of poetry ?
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A. Jazz poetry

B. Lyric poetry

C. Protest poetry

D. Romantic poetry

6255. In Ralph Ellisons Invisible Man, living underground is symbolic of_____________?
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A. The narrators invisibility to society.

B. The narrators attempt to stay hidden.

C. The narrators attempt to stay out of prison.

D. The narrators desire to be safe.

6256. Harriet Jacobs wrote Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl to show______________?
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A. That female slaves were escaping more frequently than men.

B. That female slaves were more valuable than male slaves.

C. How slavery was worse for men.

D. How females were affected by slavery.

6257. Who introduced the character of the tragic mulatto ?
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A. William Wells Brown

B. Harriet Beecher Stowe

C. Harriet Jacobs

D. Lydia Maria Child

6258. W.E.B. Du Bois accuses Booker T. Washington of being______________?
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A. A Christian.

B. A coward.

C. An accomodationist.

D. A radical.

6259. Although different in tone, Soujourner Truths Aint I a Woman and David Walkers Appeal in Four Articles are similar in what way ?
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A. Their belief that women should have equal rights.

B. Their appeals to Christians.

C. Their belief that African Americans should govern themselves.

D. Their belief in necessary violence.

6260. Why did Marcus Garvey spearhead the Back to Africa Movement ?
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A. He had to leave the country.

B. Because in was cheaper to live in Africa.

C. Because he did not feel African Americans would ever achieve equality in America.

D. He was asked by African countries to bring African Americans to Africa.

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