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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6501. Why did Bradford and the Pilgrims create Plymouth Colony ?
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A. Religious practice of the Church of England

B. All of the above

C. For the land

D. Sovereignty to establish godly kingdom as they saw fit

6502. The Manitou is a great god in this legend ?
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A. Odysseus

B. Gilgamesh

C. Colba

D. Walum Olum

6503. The term Beat Generation comes from______________?
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A. Beat to his stomach

B. Beat to his socks

C. Beat to his Shoe

D. Beat to his size

6504. Which member of the corn clan could not overlook the wrondoings of the rest of the clan ?
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A. The youngest member

B. The chiefs son

C. The oldest member

D. The priests son

6505. The story is told from the point of view of________________?
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A. Mr. Mallard

B. a third person

C. Mrs. Mallards sister Josephine

D. Mrs. Mallard

6506. Frosts poem The Road Not Taken is included in his poetical collection______________________?
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A. North of Boston

B. A Boys Will

C. A Witness Tree

D. Mountain Interval

6507. Picture must not be too picturesque. Emerson here means pictures must_______________?
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A. not be too scenic

B. capture our soul

C. be simple and plain

D. not dazzle

6508. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Nathaniel Hawthorne ?
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A. Popular early nosiest

B. Romantisum

C. All are correct

D. Scarlett letter

6509. Which of the following animals seem to represent strength and courage for the Eskimos ?
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A. Deer

B. Eagle

C. Horse

D. Fox

6510. Who is the central character in Hemingways novel The Old Man and the Sea ?
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A. Santiago

B. Marlin

C. Mandolin

D. None of the above

6511. According to the sign in the Kentucky Inn, what is branded to Georges right hand ?
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A. The letter S

B. The Letter H

C. The number 314

D. A hexagon

6512. Who was the first black woman who win the Nobel Prize for Literature ?
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A. Frances Harper

B. Ann Petry

C. Toni Morrison

D. Jane Austin

6513. Why do you think the uncle was named the Unnatural Uncle ?
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A. Since this tale is from the oral tradition, the characters had no names and when the myth was written down this is the name that was given

B. All Eskimo myths name the antagonist the Unnatural Uncle

C. The pronunciation of Eskimo names are impossible so the author decided that this was easy for the reader

D. The Eskimos felt that family was important and to try to harm a family member was not normal or natural

6514. Who wrote Barn burning ?
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A. Eugene O Neils

B. Rober Lee frost

C. William Faulkners

D. Tennesse Williams

6515. Left the house of the subscriber, bounden servant, Hezekiah Mudgehad on when he went away, grey coat, leather breeches, masters third best hat. One pound currency reward to whoever shall lodge him in any jail in the province. Hezekiah Mudge is a bounden servant, meaning that he is bound by contract to be a servant (essentially a willing slave) for seven years in repayment for____________?
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A. Transportation to the colonies

B. Dropping charges for murder

C. Escape from enslavement

D. Freedom

6516. Uncle Toms Cabin was written by______________?
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A. Arthur Miller

B. Edgar Allan Poe

C. Harriet Beecher Stowe

D. Edith Wharton

6517. This mode of discourse presents details that appeal to the senses______________?
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A. Metaphor

B. Persuation

C. Description

D. Narration

6518. Which American poet is hailed as the representative poet of America ?
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A. R. W. Emerson

B. Walt Whitman

C. Edgar Allen Poe

D. Robert Frost

6519. Ralph Waldo Emerson was a mentor for a number of early American writers, including_______________?
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A. Thoreau

B. Hawthrone

C. Stewart

D. A and B

6520. Of what does Goodman Brown become guilty after his midnight meeting in the woods ?
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A. Hubris

B. Catharsis

C. Atonement

D. Gullibility

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