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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6361. How do theorists suggest that the Gothic novel resembles queer and camp ?
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A. The body is represented in abnormal ways.

B. Gender issues are often overlooked.

C. Many protagonists mothers are absent.

D. Womens issues are interrogated.

6362. What role does Rosario play in the Gothic atmosphere of The Monk ?
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A. Angel in the house

B. Queer provocateur

C. Heroine in distress

D. Pursued protagonist

6363. In Jane Eyre how does Bertha NOT trouble the patriarchy ?
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A. She exemplifies unfeminine anger.

B. She is not submissive.

C. She is understood to be mad.

D. She is sexually deviant.

6364. The vampire myth is NOT associated with which of the following ?
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A. Incest

B. The fear of being buried alive

C. The fear of dying

D. Life rituals with blood

6365. What is a Satanic Hero ?
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A. A hero who is usually defined by his fatal attraction to women

B. A hero-villain who defies the laws of Gods universe

C. A hero who is known for being aristocratic, moody, and secretive

D. A character who is essentially kind but performs a horrible act by accident

6366. Which term is most closely affiliated with the female Gothic ?
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A. Ghosts

B. Terror

C. Sentimentalism

D. Horror

6367. What is the significance of the wandering Jew motif ?
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A. The curse of immorality

B. Insanity

C. The presence of omens

D. Religious upheaval

6368. In Frankenstein how does Shelley represent science ?
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A. As something needed for humans to advance

B. As a way to resolve human madness

C. As inherently monstrous

D. As potentially productive when used correctly

6369. A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599. All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelleys The Cenci represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________?
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A. The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority

B. The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country

C. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play

D. The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft

6370. Why is it significant that Dracula is from Transylvania ?
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A. Transylvania and England were once part of the Holy Roman Empire.

B. Transylvania represents a vaguely known and, therefore, suspicious country.

C. Transylvania and England had been at war in the 1860s.

D. Transylvania is Englands economic rival.

6371. How did the term Gothic become associated with the literary phenomenon known as the Gothic novel ?
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A. The barbarians that populate the Gothic novel

B. The use of the word in the subtitle of Walpoles novel

C. The style of architecture found in the Gothic novel

D. The excessive violence found in the Gothic novel

6372. How is the abbey in The Monk NOT Gothic ?
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A. It was built in the Middle Ages.

B. It is a Catholic structure.

C. It is a sanctuary for women.

D. It is labyrinthine.

6373. In which way does Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper include elements of the uncanny ?
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A. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man.

B. It reflects a womans everyday life.

C. It features a body transformation.

D. An everyday object causes her terror.

6374. Which of the following best describes how the novel Frankenstein is understood by critics ?
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A. As an apolitical horror story

B. As a novel ghostwritten by Perce Shelley

C. As a commentary on Victorian England

D. As an exploration on the effects of science on humanity

6375. In what way is Dracula NOT an Other figure ?
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A. He is from a foreign land.

B. He is a connection to a different time.

C. He is Christian.

D. He is racially different.

6376. What constitutes a monstrous Other in The Yellow Wallpaper ?
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A. Reading

B. John

C. Writing

D. Cousin Henry and Julia

A. Matthew Lewis

B. Ann Radcliffe

C. Horace Walpole

D. Mary Shelley

6378. How does the motif of the wandering Jew figure in The Monk ?
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A. It offers a positive alternative to the excesses of the Catholic Church.

B. It dispels the anti-Semitism associated with the Gothic novel.

C. It introduces one of several supernatural elements into the plot.

D. It suggests that redemption is possible through penitence.

6379. What literary convention is used pervasively in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. Satire

B. The uncanny doubling of characters

C. First-person narration

D. Realism

6380. Who should NOT be viewed as Prometheus in Shelleys Frankenstein ?
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A. Mary Shelley

B. Robert Walton

C. Frankensteins monster

D. Frankenstein

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