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famous playwright poet and others Mcqs
261. In the play, A Midsummers Nights Dream, who is the queen of the Amazons ?
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A. Helena

B. Egeus

C. Hermia

D. Hippolyta
262. Twelfth night is a______________?
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A. Tragedy

B. Comedy

C. Problem play

D. Both a and b

263. What type of play is Richard III ?
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A. Comedy

B. Tragedy

C. History

D. Lyric

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

B. Latin

C. Tuscan

D. English

265. In the narrative poem, The Rape of Lucrece, who is Lucretia ?
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A. A villainess

B. A beggar woman

C. A Roman matron

D. A fairy queen

266. In The Purgatorio, what do the steps to the Gate of Purgatory represent ?
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A. The three components of the perfect confession

B. The eight beatitudes

C. The seven deadly sins

D. The seven types of sin that keep people from heaven

267. In the play, Macbeth, who asks Whence is that knocking? (2.11.55)
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A. Macbeth

B. Macduff

C. Lady Macbeth

D. Duncan

268. The play, Hamlet, takes place in which of the following countries ?
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A. England

B. Norway

C. Denmark

D. France

269. According to Dr. Roger Dunkle, in ancient times, what was considered a tragedy ?
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A. A worship of the gods

B. A story that ended with a marriage

C. A comedic performance

D. A song for the prize or sacrifice of a goat
270. In the play, Henry V, the Chorus serves to do which of the following ?
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A. Make jokes about Henry

B. Dance upon the stage

C. Comment on the plot and themes of the play

D. Sing songs about the events

271. Blank verse refers to which of the following ?
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A. Rhyming couplets

B. Prose

C. Rhyming verse

D. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
272. Fill in the blank. In Shakespeares plays, prose is often used in_________________?
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A. Rhyming verse

B. Iambic pentameter

C. Serious letters

D. Couplets

273. In The Paradiso, who leads Dante on his tour of heaven ?
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A. Virgil

B. Beatrice

C. Ulysses

D. Cato

274. In The Paradiso, who does Dante meet in the sphere of the sun ?
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A. Virgil

B. Judas

C. Cacciaguida

D. Thomas Aquinas
275. How do most critics believe Joyces exile affected his use of language ?
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A. After his exile, he never used split narratives

B. After his exile, he disliked the intricacy of language

C. After his exile, he used a mixture of languages and linguistic traditions in his works

D. After his exile, he only used one voice in his works

276. In the play, Macbeth, who is the goddess of witchcraft ?
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A. Lady Macbeth

B. Hecate

C. The porter

D. Lennox

277. Which of the following poems was authored by Shakespeare ?
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A. A Lovers Complaint

B. Tintern Abbey

C. El Cid

D. The Wasteland

278. Which method of narration has been employed by Dickens in his novel Great Expectations ?
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A. Autobiographical method

B. Stream of Consciousness technique

C. Direct or epic method

D. Documentary method

279. In verse, meter refers to which of the following ?
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A. The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

B. The length of a written line

C. The height of the stage

D. The number of words in a line

280. In The Paradiso, which quality does Dante associate with the wise ?
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A. Justice

B. All of the above

C. Fortitude

D. Temperance