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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

2801. Which is the first major work of Geoffrey Chaucer ?
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A. The Canterbury Tales

B. The Book of the Duchess

C. The House of Fame

D. Troilus and Criseyde

2802. What is the function of the River Lethe ?
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A. It prevents sinners from escaping hell.

B. It washes away the memory of sin.

C. It separates heaven from hell.

D. It separates Dante from the other sinners

2803. In Ulysses, which experimental technique(s) does Joyce use ?
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A. unconventional syntax

B. puns

C. parodies

D. All of the Above

2804. How does Queen Gertrude die ?
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A. Accidentally stabbed by Laertes.

B. Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes.

C. Poisoned by drinking from Hamlets cup.

D. Drowns in the river outside the castle.

2805. According to most scholars, what does The Purgatorio allegorically represent ?
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A. The earthly paradise

B. The heavenly paradise

C. The afterlife existence for mortal sinners

D. The penitent life

2806. What did Dante have in common with Aquinas ?
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A. Both believed that reason was unrelated to faith.

B. Both believed in the joint power of the Church and the State.

C. Both believed that only faith was an important part of the Christian worldview.

D. Both believed that reason and faith were part of the quest for truth.

2807. In The Purgatorio, the opening of the text resembles which type of poem ?
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A. Ode

B. Elegy

C. Aubade

D. Sonnet

2808. How do Shem the Penman and Shaun the Post differ ?
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A. while Shem is a postman, Shaun is a artist and writer

B. while Shem is an artistic outsider, Shaun is a dull conformist

C. while Shem would rather be a priest, Shaun is happy at his work

D. while Shem is a conformist, Shaun is a talented artist

2809. Which of the following figures of speech are present in Finnegans Wake ?
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A. All of the Above

B. portmanteaus

C. allusions

D. jokes

2810. From whom does Stephen borrow his idea of clarity ?
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A. W.B. Yeats

B. Thomas Aquinas

C. Ezra Pound

D. Augusta Gregory

2811. Which event(s) caused the Easter Rising ?
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A. an increase in Irish nationalism

B. the Irish desire for independence

C. All of the Above

D. the formation of the secret, revolutionary IRB

2812. Which figure of speech is it when a statement is exaggerated in a poem ?
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A. Metonymy

B. Alliteration

C. Onomatopeia

D. Hyperbole

2813. With which important literary figure(s) was Joyce in contact in his lifetime ?
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A. Arthur Symons

B. W.B. Yeats

C. Harriet Weaver

D. All of the Above

2814. Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy ?
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A. None of the above

B. Macbeth

C. Titus Andronicus

D. Othello

2815. Who was the king when Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?
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A. David II

B. Richard II

C. Edward III

D. Edward II

2816. By which physical affliction was Joyce affected ?
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A. deafness

B. loss of limb

C. autism

D. blindness

2817. Which problem(s) shaped Joyces early home life?
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A. his fathers alcoholism

B. All of the Above

C. poverty

D. lack of stable work

2818. Carl Sandburg Planked whitefish contains what kind of imagery ?
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A. Sea scenes

B. Rural Idyll

C. War

D. Innocent childhood

2819. How do historians say Joyces exile manifest itself in Finnegans Wake ?
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A. it led to the focus on the family as a functional institution

B. it led to the combination of multiple languages to form new words

C. it led to the lack of allusions to other cultures stories and myths

D. it led to the inclusion of dream scenarios

2820. In De Monarchia, what language does Dante primarily use ?
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A. Latin

B. Italian

C. Tuscan

D. English

2821. What is the function of the Primum Mobile ?
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A. It is the home of the angels.

B. It separates heaven from hell.

C. It reminds Dante of his own pride

D. It symbolizes Dantes distrust of the Church.

2822. Which Welsh poet wrote Under Milk Wood ?
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A. Dylan Thomas

B. Tom Jones

C. Anthony Hopkins

D. Richard Burton

2823. Which qualities do the fixed stars in paradise represent ?
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A. Faith, hope, and love

B. Justice, temperance, and faith

C. Love, compassion, and pride

D. Faith, wisdom, and love

2824. Which of the following characterizes Modernism ?
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A. the desire to show realistic forms

B. the lack of interest in characters psyches

C. the use of traditional formal structure

D. the desire to break with established forms

2825. For Joyce, what are epiphanies ?
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A. All of the Above

B. deep realizations linked with religious faith

C. dream-like pieces of writing

D. short prose sketches that vary in character

2826. Where was Hamlet studying before he returned to Denmark ?
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A. London

B. Dublin

C. Wittenberg

D. Oslo

2827. In The Paradiso, on what day do the events occur ?
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A. All Saints Day

B. Wednesday after Easter

C. Easter Sunday

D. Good Friday

2828. In which location(s) did Joyce live while in exile ?
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A. All of the Above

B. Zurich

C. Trieste

D. Paris

2829. Why do most scholars consider Finnegans Wake avant-garde ?
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A. the free dream associations

B. the sketchy, episodic structure

C. All of the Above

D. the invented words

2830. In which college Edmund Spenser study ?
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A. Latin College

B. Corpus Christi

C. Queens College

D. Pembroke College

2831. In The Paradiso, what event does Dante allegorically represent ?
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A. The souls union with the body

B. The souls descent into hell

C. The souls ascent to heaven

D. The souls tour of purgatory

2832. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds_____________?
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A. alliteration

B. rhyme

C. onomatopoeia

D. none of the above

2833. According to Margot Norris, what is the ontological problem of Finnegans Wake ?
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A. the disconnection from primal senses and urges

B. the inability to distinguish between the self and other

C. the characters preference for reality over dreams

D. the inability to experience guilt

2834. Which writer(s) is/are associated with the Irish Literary Revival ?
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A. George Russell

B. J.M. Synge

C. W.B. Yeats

D. All of the Above

2835. In The Dubliners, which literary device does Joyce use most frequently ?
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A. acatalectic

B. fantasy

C. chiasmus

D. pentameter

2836. Who was Charles Parnell ?
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A. the founder of the Catholic Land League

B. an Irish representative in the British Parliament

C. All of the Above

D. a popular symbol of Irish nationalism

2837. With which character in The Odyssey does Molly Bloom best correspond ?
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A. Penelope

B. Telemachus

C. Nausicaa

D. Aeolus

2838. Which author(s) are associated with Modernism ?
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A. All of the Above

B. Ezra Pound

C. T.E. Hulme

D. T.S. Eliot

2839. In which story from The Dubliners is snow an important occurrence ?
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A. The Dead

B. The Boarding House

C. An Encounter

D. Araby

2840. Which is not a poetry form ?
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A. tale

B. sonnet

C. epic

D. ballad

2841. How does Joyce parallel Leopold and Stephen ?
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A. both are mature

B. both tend to be cheerful

C. both are artists

D. both dislike music

2842. Please identify the story: her eyes gave him no sign of love or farewell or recognition.
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A. Clay

B. Eveline

C. A Little Cloud

D. The Boarding House

2843. How did W. H. Auden describe poetry ?
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A. A game of knowledge

B. The soul exposed

C. An awful way to earn a living

D. An explosion of language

2844. In The Paradiso, Dante bases his structure of paradise on which of the following ?
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A. The Ptolemaic universe

B. Ancient Greek cosmology

C. The Renaissance concept of the planets

D. Ancient Roman cosmology

2845. To whom Edmund Spenser dedicated the work The Faerie Queene ?
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A. Elizabeth

B. Sidney

C. Mary

D. Chaucer

2846. In which year did Chaucer fought in Hundred Years War between France and England ?
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A. 1382

B. 1359

C. 1367

D. 1374

2847. According to Dante, which is necessary in order to make a perfect confession ?
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A. A lack of remorse

B. A sense of gratitude for Gods mercy

C. The inability to reject ones old life

D. The secret confession of sins

2848. In Ulysses, which character best exemplifies anti-Semitism ?
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A. Leopold Bloom

B. Mr. Deasy

C. Gabriel Conroy

D. Molly Ivors

2849. In which dialect is Dantes Vita Nuova primarily written ?
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A. French

B. Latin

C. Tuscan

D. English

2850. According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?
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A. the unconscious

B. the patterns of birth, life, and death

C. unrequited love

D. the impossibility of resurrection

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