english literature MCQs – Page 321

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6401. All of the following are associated with Gothic architecture EXCEPT_______________?
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A. Complicated floor plans

B. Vaulted ceilings

C. Neo-classicism

D. The Middle Ages

6402. Based on your readings for this course, which of the following best summarizes how most critics interpret the crumbling castle in The Castle of Otranto ?
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A. The castle shows the lack of change in popular architecture styles.

B. The castle signifies the ruin of feudal medievalism.

C. The castle represents the presence of newer technologies.

D. The castle symbolizes the desire for a more powerful aristocracy.

6403. How does the character Dracula unsettle the Victorian patriarchy ?
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A. He threatens to spread his madness to women.

B. His sexuality appeals to women.

C. He provides a way for Victorian men to blame their actions on women.

D. He protects womens chastity and virginity.

6404. How is Jane Eyre different from the novels of the first wave of English Gothic novels ?
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A. The theme of imprisonment is prominent.

B. It is a Bildungsroman.

C. Its protagonist is at risk for sexual transgression.

D. It explains strange phenomena.

6405. Why do people evolve a language_______________?
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A. To articulate their circumstances

B. For existence

C. For identifying themselves

D. To communicate

6406. What animal is personified as Hares grandfather ?
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A. Fox

B. Deer

C. Bear

D. Cougar

6407. Whom did the corn clan member pray to for help ?
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A. His dead uncle

B. His dead grandmother

C. His dead grandfather

D. His dead father

6408. We associate William Bradford with what colonial settlement ?
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A. Mayflower compact

B. Plymouth

C. Rhode Island

D. Massachusetts Bay Colony

6409. It was possible, I reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene, of the details of this picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression; and, acting upon this idea, I reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down but with a shudder even more thrilling than before upon the re-modelled and inverted images of the gray sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant eyelike windows. What is the meaning of the word tarn? Veldu eitt ?
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A. A bird

B. A small mountain lake

C. A wide river

D. A high cliff

6410. Henry David Thoreau lived for a while_______________?
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A. At Willow Pond.

B. At Lake Tahoe.

C. At the Feather River.

D. At Walden Pond.

6411. How many children does Uncle Tom have ?
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A. seven

B. three

C. five

D. one

6412. We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground The Roof was scarcely visible The Cornice in the Ground What is Cornice ?
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A. Cracks in the ground

B. Decorative molding beneath a roof

C. Stolen goods

D. Dust

6413. How was the priests sons prayer answered ?
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A. The prayer was not answered and the people continued to live in sin

B. The dead uncle sent a hail storm to destroy the land

C. The priests son was told to set fire to the village

D. The dead uncle sent an earthquake to punish the corn clan for their wrongdoings

6414. What was the original title of Hemingways novel The Old Man and the Sea ?
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A. Fiesta

B. The Sea in Being

C. Farewell to Arms

D. The Assistant

6415. Hawthornes ancestors are associated with what historical American event ?
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A. History of slavery

B. History of puritans

C. None of the above

D. Transcendentalism

6416. Miniver Cheevys name satirically hints at his_________________?
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A. brave approach to life

B. magnanimous life style

C. hard work and sensitivity towards the society

D. a minimalist achievements in life

6417. Who wrote The sound and the furry ?
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A. William Faulkner

B. Robert Lee frost

C. Eugene O Neils

D. Countee Cullen

6418. According to Hare, what work did the Earthmaker send him to do ?
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A. To trample upon evil beings that were abusing his aunts and uncles

B. To play tricks on other animals to prove how intelligent he is

C. The hare has no purpose that is why his grandmother must always watch over him

D. To make mischief and cause trouble

6419. According to the myth, which of the following are likely hunting preparation rituals that the Winnebago perform ?
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A. Entering into a trance to commune with the spirits of the natural world.

B. Burning tobacco as an offering

C. All of the above

D. Singing songs

6420. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samon Occum ?
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A. None of the aboveE. All of the above

B. Indian autobiography

C. First african american to speak to mixed audience

D. Most popular slave narrative

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