english literature MCQs – Page 333

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6641. What did John Smith write ?
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A. Declaration of Independence

B. Jason and Isolde

C. Journal of an Expedition

D. General History of Virginia

6642. The lesson the young man teaches Dorothy is_________________?
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A. to fight with people

B. to live and enjoy her life

C. to hide here emotion

D. not to lodge a complaint

6643. According to the tale, what horrible crime did the ucle commit ?
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A. He killed all of the women

B. He killed all of the old people

C. He killed all of the female children

D. He killed all of the male children

6644. Which of the following is true about the target audience for John Saffins pamphlet ?
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A. African Americans

B. Native Americans

C. White public of Massachusetts

D. White public of Plymouth

6645. What invention won George Harris the respect of his factorys proprietor ?
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A. A hemp cleaning machine

B. A bread slicing machine

C. A hemp twines

D. A cotton ginning machine

6646. What statement below best sums up the literary significance of John Saffin ?
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A. Pro Slavery

B. Father of american poetry

C. Father of American Liteature

D. Anti-Slavery

6647. The American Renaissance overlapped the time period, in which American writers were trying to____________?
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A. Modernism; end individualism.

B. Romanticism; define themselves and their writing style as independent from England.

C. Colonial; end patriotism for England.

D. Postmodern; end slavery.

6648. Over which river does Eliza make her miraculous crossing ?
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A. The Colorado

B. The Ohio

C. The Danube

D. The Mississippi

6649. Name the ship that brought the first Pilgrims to the New World______________?
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A. HMS Bounty

B. Titanic

C. Santa Maria

D. Mayflower

6650. But for many minutes the heart beat on with a muffled sound. This, however, did not vex me; it would not be heard through the wall. At length it ceased. The old man was dead. I removed the bed and examined the corpse. Yes, he was stone, stone dead. This victim is killed because of_____________?
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A. His clouded eye

B. A letter

C. His loud heart beat

D. His pact with the devil

6651. American Civil War was fought in_______________?
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A. 1825-1833

B. 1830-1840

C. 1861-1865

D. 1815-1820

6652. Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Enlightenment ?
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A. Deism

B. Political

C. Reason

D. Skepticism

6653. To which country do George and Eliza plan to immigrate ?
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A. Liberia

B. Nigeria

C. Algeria

D. France

6654. Which of the following is NOT a feature or characteristics of Emily Dickinsons poetry ?
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A. True Rhymes

B. Slant Rhymes

C. Mysterious

D. No titles

6655. Dumas, whose father was a General in the French Army, is a Mulatto; Soulie, a Quadroon. He went from New-Orleans, where, though to the eye a white man, yet, as known to have African blood in his veins, he could never have enjoyed the privileges due to a human being. A Mulatto is a person who has one white parent and one black parent; what, then, is a Quadroon ?
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A. A person who has two black parents.

B. A person who has one Meranto parent and one black.

C. A person who has one white parent and one parent who is a Mulatto

D. A person who has two Delfigo parents.

6656. Which of these statements does NOT apply to Hawthorne as a moralist ________________?
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A. Awareness of the mysteries and frailties of human nature

B. Awareness of the importance of living a life without error and sin

C. Awareness of the dangers of setting yourself up as the judge of others or of isolating yourself from humanity

D. Awareness of the ethical problems of sin, punishment and atonement

6657. Apess claims that Native Americans in New England are the most mean, abject, miserable race of beings in the world. Which of the following is NOT a reason he offers as an explanation for their misery ?
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A. Native American women have been seduced and abandoned by white men.

B. They are not provided with adequate education.

C. They are legally denied the right to engage in commerce.

D. They are victimized by corrupt Indian Agents appointed by the government.

6658. The cautious old gentleman knit his brows tenfold closer after this explanation, being sorely puzzled by the ratiocination of the syllogism; while methought the one in pepper and salt eyed him with something of a triumphant leer. At length he observed, that all this was very well, but still he thought the story a little extravagant there were one or two points on which he had his doubts. Faith, sir, replied the story-teller, as to that matter, I dont believe one half of it myself. This passage exemplifies_____________?
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A. Narrative frame

B. Snaring

C. Jamming

D. Hortatory sermon

6659. This is the title of a famous Puritan sermon______________?
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A. Sinners in the Hand

B. Sins of the World

C. Hands of Satan

D. A Bird in the Hand

6660. He wrote a journal about his expedition in northern Florida _____________?
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A. De Vaca

B. Johnathan Edwards

C. Cortez

D. Vasco de Gama

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