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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6701. I knew him, however, as both mathematician and poet, and my measures were adapted to his capacity, with reference to the circumstances by which he was surrounded. I knew him as a courtier, too, and as a bold intriguant. Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary political modes of action. Who is speaking ?
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A. Rip

B. Brom Bones

C. Dupin

D. Brown

6702. Can this be so! cried goodman Brown, with a stare of amazement at his undisturbed companion. Howbeit, I have nothing to do with the governor and council they have their own ways, and are no rule for a simple husbandman, like me. But, were I to go on with thee, how should I meet the eye of that good old man, our minister, at Salem village? Oh, his voice would make me tremble, both Sabbathday and lecture-day! The word husbandman usually means farmer, but in this context it means something else what ?
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A. Cowboy

B. Rancher

C. Man of ordinary status

D. Male partner in a marriage

6703. When there was a momentary calm in that tempestuous sea of sound, the leader gave the sign, the procession resumed its march. On they went, like fiends that throng in mockery around some dead potentate, mighty no more, but majestic still in his agony. On they went, in counterfeited pomp, in senseless uproar, in frenzied merriment, trampling all on an old mans heart. This is______________?
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A. A fairy tale

B. Historical fiction

C. A detective story

D. An autobiography

6704. My present business, continued he, speaking with lofty confidence, is merely to inquire my way to the dwelling of my [relative]. There was a sudden and general movement in the room, which Robin interpreted as expressing the eagerness of each individual to become his guide. This passage exemplifies____________?
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A. Foregrounding

B. Ambiguity

C. Snaring

D. Jamming

6705. Which character in Uncle Toms Cabin directly opposes the Fugitive Slave Law ?
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A. Senator Bird

B. St. Clare

C. Mrs. Bird

D. Haley

6706. Some of the movements that took place in the modernist time period include___________?
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A. There were no movements during the modernist time period.

B. The Harlem Renaissance, The Lost Generation, and Confessional Poetry.

C. Transcendentalism, Symbolism, and Dark Romanticism.

D. Symbolism, Naturalism, and Postmodernism.

6707. The fearful trip is a recall of________________?
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A. Voyage

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. The Civil war

D. Trip form England to the United States

6708. I hear my being dance from ear to ear. Here ear to ear refers to_____________?
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A. a round about way of telling things

B. listening through an ear and pass it off through the other

C. a complete experience

D. a heart warming smile

6709. Who is Sharp-elbow ?
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A. A genrous village chief who is known for his kindness

B. A tyrannical village chief who is known for his elbow blades

C. Hares grandfather

D. A god who protects and guides Hare on his many adventures

6710. Having emergd from the Poverty and Obscurity in which I was born and bred, to a State of Affluence and some Degree of Reputation in the World, and having gone so far thro Life with a considerable Share of Felicity, the conducing Means I made use of, which, with the Blessing of God, so well succeeded, my Posterity may like to know, as they may find some of them suitable to their own Situations, and therefore fit to be imitated ?
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A. John Winthrop

B. William Apess

C. Fredrick Douglass

D. Benjamin Franklin

6711. Which American President reportedly referred to Harriet Beecher Stowe as the little lady who made this big war ?
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A. George Washington

B. John. F. Kennedy

C. Abraham Lincoln

D. John Adams

6712. I would not have it imagined, however, that he was one of those cruel potentates of the school, who joy in the smart of their subjects; on the contrary, he administered justice with discrimination rather than severity; taking the burthen off the backs of the weak, and laying it on those of the strong. What is the meaning of the word smart in this context ?
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A. Stupidity

B. Pain

C. Intelligence

D. Silliness

6713. Which of the following is NOT a rhetorical purpose of An Indian Looking Glass for the White Man ?
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A. Critic the way white peoples society treats people of color wrong.

B. Making peace

C. Working together

D. both B and C

6714. About the Navajo____________?
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A. Believed that corn was crucial to creation

B. Settled in Northeastern US

C. B and C

D. Kept the Navajo Origin Legend through oral tradition

6715. Why was the book Uncle Toms Cabin written ?
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A. as a view point from Canada

B. the author was a runaway slave

C. as propaganda against slavery

D. as a pro- slavery argument

6716. The vivid imagery of the season is shown to_____________?
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A. emphasize the choice of the season

B. reinforce the thoughts of the narrator

C. reflect the happenings in the life of the narrator

D. state the situation of the narrator

6717. Maria Stewart is associated with what major American literary movement ?
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A. Idealism

B. Slavery

C. Romanticism

D. Nationalism

6718. Why does Henry David Thoreau write his book Walden ?
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A. None of the above

B. To critique slavery

C. Tell his entire life story

D. To show ideas of transcendentalism are put into action

6719. What job does Uncle Tom perform at the St. Clare plantation ?
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A. Cook

B. Head Coachman

C. Valet

D. Groomsman

6720. In which state is Legrees plantation located ?
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A. Georgia

B. Louisiana

C. Florida

D. Vermont

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