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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

1261. Which of the following women is most closely associated with monastic life ?
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A. Christine de Pizan

B. The Wife of Bath

C. Hildegard of Bingen

D. Marie de France

1262. What literary convention is used pervasively in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. The uncanny doubling of characters

B. Satire

C. Realism

D. First-person narration

1263. Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ?
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A. French

B. Norwegian

C. Hungarian

D. Spanish

1264. How does Emily show initiative in The Mysteries of Udolpho ?
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A. She takes control of her own money.

B. She leaves home in search of adventure.

C. She converts to Catholicism.

D. She rejects her aunts invitation to travel to Italy.

1265. The use of \whale-road\for sea and \lifehouse\ for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ?
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A. metonymy

B. kenning

C. simile

D. symbolism

1266. How was Christine de Pizan a unique female writer for her time ?
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A. she wrote in order to support herself

B. she was the only woman to work in the oral tradition

C. she was the first female mystic

D. she was the only woman to write medieval lays

1267. What is the significance of the Other in Gothic novels ?
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A. They are almost always the subjects of omens and curses.

B. They are typically heroes.

C. They are perceived as dangerous because they are unknown.

D. They always express deviant sexual tendencies.

1268. In Frankenstein how does Shelley represent science ?
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A. As a way to resolve human madness

B. As something needed for humans to advance

C. As inherently monstrous

D. As potentially productive when used correctly

1269. In what way do the houses in The Yellow Wallpaper and Jane Eyre differ from each other as Gothic literary structures ?
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A. The relative age of the houses

B. The relative location of the houses within the larger communities

C. The state of disrepair when the houses are first encountered by the protagonists

D. The relative location of the room in which the troubled women are kept

1270. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
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A. the Gawain poet

B. Chrtien de Troyes

C. Geoffrey of Monmouth

D. the Beowulf poet

1271. In which way does Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper include elements of the uncanny ?
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A. An apparently normal person is revealed as a man.

B. An everyday object causes her terror.

C. It features a body transformation.

D. It reflects a womans everyday life.

1272. Who were lay mystics ?
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A. people who were formally tied to religious orders

B. people who attempted to contact God without the intervention of an established religious order

C. people who attempt to found their own religious orders

D. people who reject asceticism and contemplation

1273. In The Castle of Otranto what monstrous Other does Manfred embody ?
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A. The undead

B. The transgendered

C. The outcast

D. The cursed

1274. In the Middle Ages, how did religious and secular concepts of virginity differ ?
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A. secular authorities said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while religious doctrines said it was spendable

B. secular authorities said that virginity was unimportant, while the Church highly valued it

C. the Church said that virginity was unimportant, while the secular authorities highly valued it

D. religious doctrines said that virginity was an ethereal treasure, while secular authorities said it was spendable

1275. What do scholars Michael ORourke and David Collings argue about Queer Romanticism ?
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A. Deviant sexuality, including homosexuality, has historically been associated with Romantic literature.

B. The Queer Gothic is understudied.

C. The sexual lives of Romantic-era authors are not relevant to our understanding of queer Romanticism.

D. Romantic literary criticism has been stubbornly limited with regard to queer readings.

1276. Which of these female writers was least likely to have been literate ?
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A. Julian of Norwich

B. Catherine de Pizan

C. Heloise

D. Margery Kempe

1277. In what centuries did mystical women writers primarily work ?
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A. 9th and 10th centuries

B. 10th and 11th centuries

C. 8th and 9th centuries

D. 14th and 15th centuries

1278. For what historical event did the Gothic serve as a metaphor ?
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A. The Industrial Revolution

B. The American Revolution

C. The Battle of Waterloo

D. The French Revolution

1279. In Dracula what is the significance of the typewriter ?
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A. It is a less effective tool than traditional folklore weapons.

B. It becomes a way to conceal information.

C. It allows women to participate in the novel.

D. It serves as a path to the public sphere for women.

1280. Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues ?
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A. the romance

B. the heroic epic

C. the morality play

D. the short story

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