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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6441. A language come into existence when_____________?
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A. there are speakers of the language

B. a new language id discovered

C. there is brutal necessity

D. ancient elements force to become a language

6442. He glanced with rapid eyes_____________ they looked like frightened beads. The figure of speech used here is ?
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A. Simile

B. Oxymoron

C. Irony

D. Metahor

6443. When the prophets prophesied, of whom did they speak? When they spoke of heathens, was it not the whites and others who were counted Gentiles? And I ask if all nations with the exception of the Jews were not counted heathens. The author of this passage was_______________?
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A. A slave

B. An indentured servant

C. A Transcendentalist

D. The son of itinerant actors

6444. Bear is supposed to be brave, so how does Hare trick him into being afraid ?
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A. Hare told thim that the country is full of wars.

B. Hare took out his quiver and showed him four arrows.

C. Hare threated to kill him.

D. Hare told him of a large beast living near Bears home.

6445. This author wrote of the Pilgrims voyage to the New World ?
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A. Bradford Nelson

B. Nelson Holden

C. William Bradford

D. William Holden

6446. Well, then; I have received personal information, from a very high quarter, that a certain document of the last importance, has been purloined from the royal apartments. The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it. It is known, also, that it still remains in his possession. What is the meaning of the verb to purloin ?
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A. To borrow

B. To ruin

C. To return

D. To steal

6447. This mode of discourse attempts to convince someone______________?
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A. Persuasion

B. Promise

C. Prejudice

D. Promotion

6448. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Emily Dickinson ?
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A. Slant Rhyme

B. True Rhyme

C. All of the above

D. oversoul

6449. This character survived a massacre______________?
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A. Hope

B. Magawisca

C. Faith

D. Madeline

6450. All of the following are traits demonstrated by the hero except ?
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A. Patience

B. Jealousy

C. Loyalty

D. Obedience

6451. Parkers report to Margaret is_________________?
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A. painful and disgustingly low

B. straightforward and simple

C. simple and heartwarming

D. complex and heart wrenching

6452. What is Augustine St. Clares selfish wifes name ?
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A. Ophelia

B. Eliza

C. Marie

D. Rachel

6453. According to Hares Adventure, how does he get his burnt buttocks ?
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A. Grandmother burned him with a hot poker for being so mischievous

B. His buttocks was scorched by the sun which he had caught in a trap

C. Hare caught his own tale on fire trying to cook himself some dinner

D. He was born that way

6454. From where does Eliza cross into Cananda ?
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A. Niagara Falls

B. Lake Huron

C. Northern Minnesota

D. Lake Erie

6455. Themes in modern literature are_____________?
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A. All the above

B. national identity

C. pretension

D. nostalgia

6456. Who wrote Mending wall ?
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A. T.S. Eliot

B. E.e cummings

C. Robert Lee Forst

D. Carl Sanburg

6457. About the Delaware_______________?
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A. Used pictographs to explain nature

B. Told the story of Wolam Olum

C. Settled in Northeast US

D. All the above

6458. Berrymans The Ball Poem can be categorized as a_______________?
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A. Confessional poem

B. Metaphorical poem

C. Fragmental poem

D. Delusional poem

6459. Thoreau places a sense of Upon the ants ?
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A. responsibility

B. revenge and betrayal

C. meticulous faction

D. honor and glory

6460. What story tells how Squanto taught the settler to grow corn, procure commodities and fish ?
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A. General History of Virginia

B. Puritan Sermons

C. The story of Plymouth Plantation

D. Pride and Prejudice

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