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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6341. Which cultural theme is NOT referenced in Stokers Dracula ?
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A. Theories of Darwinian evolution

B. The Woman Question

C. Imperialism

D. Labor unions

6342. How does Lewis portray the Catholic confessional in The Monk?
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A. As a model for contemporary police work

B. As a necessary control

C. As a voyeuristic activity

D. As a path to redemption

6343. All of the following define the Gothic EXCEPT________________?
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A. The unknown

B. The grotesque

C. Reason

D. Transgression

6344. In Dracula what is the significance of the typewriter ?
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A. It is a less effective tool than traditional folklore weapons.

B. It becomes a way to conceal information.

C. It serves as a path to the public sphere for women.

D. It allows women to participate in the novel.

6345. Why is the concept of the sublime important in Gothic literature ?
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A. It creates a sense of contentment.

B. It causes an experience of elestasis, or transport.

C. It leads the reader to overlook the beauty of nature.

D. It reminds readers of their civic duties.

6346. In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?
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A. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists

B. The exploration of cultural taboos

C. Plots taken from everyday life

D. The focus on the middle and working classes

6347. All of the following are ways in which The Castle of Otranto reflects the values of Enlightenment England EXCEPT_________________?
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A. The concern for the sanctity of legal inheritance

B. The interest in the lessons and values of the Middle Ages for England in the 18th century

C. The support for the British class system

D. The belief in British superiority to foreign countries

6348. In what way does Radcliffe depart from Walpoles earlier tradition ?
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A. She is not concerned with issues of rightful inheritance.

B. She resolves the appearance of supernatural phenomena.

C. She sets the novel in present day.

D. She creates a strong male hero to rescue Emily.

6349. In what way is The Monk a reaction to the French Revolution ?
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A. It includes apocalyptic themes.

B. It condemns the misuse of power.

C. It predicts the upheaval of society.

D. It represents society as relatively stable.

6350. What does the term angel in the house signify ?
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A. The idea that the Victorian woman represents the new woman

B. The idea that confinement in the home may induce madness

C. The idea that women are pure and morally superior to men

D. The idea that women should advise men

6351. Why do scholars consider the first wave of the English Gothic novel an aspect of Romanticism ?
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A. The ascendency of human reason in the Gothic novel

B. The Gothic novels interest in the apocalyptic prophecies found in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures

C. The use of poetic prose in the Gothic novel

D. The representation of contemporary life in the Gothic novel

6352. Which of the following is NOT a theme of The Castle of Otranto ?
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A. The rupture of the everyday by acts of violence

B. Unnatural forces overwhelming human endeavor

C. The return of the past to the present

D. The destruction of humanity through scientific experimentation

6353. How does Emily show initiative in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. She leaves home in search of adventure.

B. She rejects her aunts invitation to travel to Italy.

C. She converts to Catholicism.

D. She takes control of her own money.

6354. Why does one scholar suggest that The Monk represents literary transvestism ?
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A. The habited nuns

B. Lewiss use of a female pseudonym in the original edition

C. Ambrosios rape and murder of his sister

D. Lewiss choiceof a feminine literary genre

6355. What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of The Yellow Wallpaper is confined ?
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A. It is removed from the main area of the house.

B. It is locked.

C. It is sunny.

D. It has bars on the window.

6356. In The Monk what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ?
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A. Agness admittance to the convent

B. Antonias death

C. The magic mirror

D. Matildas dressing as Rosario

6357. In The Gothic Sublime how does Mishra characterize the labyrinth motif ?
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A. As the readers inward turn to examine his or her own tangled consciousness

B. As a place for the distressed heroine to hide

C. As a means for characters to directly confront unconscious problems

D. As a plot structure that diminishes the Gothic novels intensity

6358. How does the uncanny function in Frankenstein ?
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A. The monsters grotesque body is actually made of human parts.

B. The normal activity of vivisection is represented as horrible.

C. Seemingly normal characters are actually terrifying.

D. The dramatic landscape provides an alternative to the usual world.

6359. For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
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A. The American Revolution

B. The Industrial Revolution

C. The Battle of Waterloo

D. The French Revolution

6360. Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different ?
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A. Each owner upends the prevailing law of the land.

B. Both are former palaces.

C. The owners of each had mistresses.

D. On the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons

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