english literature MCQs – Page 314

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6261. In the poem When Malindy Sings, Paul Laurence Dunbar uses irony and caricature to signify on white assumptions about African Americans. What does Henry Louis Gates term signify mean ?
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A. Making sure that what is written makes sense.

B. Lying to mislead the reader.

C. Giving words double meaning that appear differently to white and black readers.

D. Fixing words with very specific meanings.

6262. The theme of Phillis Wheatleys On Being Brought from Africa to America is_______________?
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A. Christians should free their slaves.

B. Slaves are the children of Cain.

C. Slaves should rebel against the Christian religion.

D. Slaves are capable of becoming good Christians.

6263. Charles W. Chesnutt used vernacular speech to________________?
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A. To encourage feelings of pride in African American readers

B. Make his written inaccessible to white audiences

C. Explain how African Americans could not learn standard English

D. Challenge American stereotypes about race

6264. What is the subject of Lucille Cliftons the lost baby poem ?
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A. A child dying of SIDS.

B. The stillborn death of a child.

C. A murdered child.

D. Abortion.

6265. What source did David Walker rely on the most for support in Appeal in Four Articles ?
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A. Abolitionist newspapers.

B. The Bible.

C. Greek history.

D. Slave narratives.

6266. The tragic mulatto myth_________________?
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A. Existed only in fiction by female authors.

B. Existed only in fiction by White authors.

C. Developed in the 20th century.

D. Led to novels of passing.

6267. Sekou Sundiata is considered what kind of poet ?
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A. A traditional poet

B. A classical poet

C. A Modernist poet

D. A performance poet

6268. In Gwendolyn Brooks poem, kitchenette building, what is most important to the buildings inhabitants ?
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A. Having a bathroom with warm water.

B. Following ones dreams.

C. Finding a mate.

D. Getting food on the table.

6269. Uncle Julius is a character developed by______________?
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A. Richard Wright

B. Charles Chesnutt

C. Joel Chandler Harris

D. Harriet Beecher Stowe

6270. Martin Luther King, Jr.s Letter from Birmingham Jail, King advocates_______________?
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A. Waiting for times to get better.

B. Using violence when necessary.

C. Disobeying unjust laws.

D. Breaking the law.

6271. In Nella Larsens novel Passing, why is Clare afraid to have another child ?
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A. She is afraid it may have dark skin.

B. Her husband has threatened to leave her.

C. She doesnt want to lose her figure.

D. She almost died in childbirth with her first child.

6272. What is the character of Delia most of afraid of in Zora Neale Hurstons Sweat ?
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A. Bertha.

B. Snakes.

C. Her husband.

D. Rabid dogs.

6273. What was the Great Migration ?
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A. When African Americans settled Liberia.

B. When slaves traveled the Underground Railroad.

C. A period of time when African Americans moved North in large numbers.

D. When African Americans migrated to the South from the North.

6274. The back to Africa movement was primarily about______________?
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A. Leaving the African peoples alone.

B. Bringing African culture to the United States.

C. Completing an oppressed peoples quest for freedom, liberty and democracy.

D. Writers who took African themes for their work.

6275. Which of the following authors was not of mixed race heritage ?
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A. Frederick Douglass

B. Jean Toomer

C. Booker T. Washington

D. Charles Chesnutt

6276. In Jean Toomers Her Lips Are Copper Wires, a kiss is compared to_______________?
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A. A waterfall.

B. Electricity.

C. A factory.

D. A war.

6277. The mask in Paul Laurence Dunbars poem, We Wear the Mask, represents_____________?
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A. The carved masks of African gods.

B. Who the narrator wishes to be.

C. The persona that the characters show the world.

D. Characters from the Bible.

6278. The supportive network of female slaves led to_______________?
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A. Resistance against dehumanization.

B. Lower suicide rates.

C. Resistance to the overseers.

D. Learning to be midwives.

6279. Until recent years it was thought that Harriet Jacobs Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl was____________?
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A. An anonymous narrative.

B. Based on a New England captivity narrative.

C. Fiction written by Lydia Maria Child.

D. Written by Jacobs son.

6280. The importance of Freedoms Journal was____________?
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A. It was the first African American newspaper.

B. It argued for a separate African American community in America.

C. It was the first African American novel.

D. It was published by Frederick Douglass.

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