0% 0 English Literature Quiz 58 1 / 50 Fill in the blank. In the play, ?Macbeth,? a number of characters refer to the Three Witches as________________? ?The violent trio? ?The Weird Sisters? ?The Dead Sisters? ?The Fatal Sisters? 2 / 50 Who is the writer of The Restoration Period ? John Dryden Jeremy Taylor Robert Herrick Thomas Hobbes 3 / 50 Aristotle?s critical work is entitled_______________? De Arte Poetica Art Poetique Ars Poetica Poetics 4 / 50 Which of these was not one of Shakespeare?s plays ? Shakespeare in love Cymbeline Titus Andronicus The Tempest 5 / 50 Fill in the blank. Prior to the rise of the famed tragedians of the late 1580s,_____________ were the great headliners of the Elizabethan stage? Women Pantomimes Clowns Politicians 6 / 50 Tennyson?s poem ?In Memoriam?was written in memory of ? Edward King P.B Shelley Wellington A.H. Hallam 7 / 50 what was chaucer?s profession ? a poet a civil servant a merchant none of the above 8 / 50 In ?The Monk? what event does NO represent the theme of entrapment of women ? Matilda?s dressing as Rosario Antonia?s death The magic mirror Agnes?s admittance to the convent 9 / 50 How does Lady Macbeth explain her husband?s wild behavior at the banquet ? She tells the guests that Banquo?s ghost is haunting Macbeth. She reveals that Macbeth is overcome with grief over the death of Duncan. She tells the guests that Macbeth has had too much to drink. She informs the guests that Macbeth is ill. 10 / 50 In which work do you read: ?In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure dome decree?? ? The Castaway Kubla Khan Hellas The Phoenix and the Turtle 11 / 50 Section 57, of the Sale of Goods Act, deals with_____________? Suit for damages for non-delivery Suit for price None of above Suit for damages for non-acceptance 12 / 50 The Petrarchan sonnet is typically composed in what form of meter ? Terza rima Trochaic trimeter Iambic pentameter Anapestic pentameter 13 / 50 A neoclassical poet would be most likely to compose a poem celebrating which of the following ideals ? Revolution against tyranny Communion with the natural world Emotional restraint Passionate love 14 / 50 Yahoo?s according to Gulliver were______________? Indians American European None of these 15 / 50 According to the height to which the tongue is raised, vowels can be classified into __________? Tense vowels &lax vowels High vowels & low vowels Front vowels & back vowels Round vowels & unrounded vowels 16 / 50 The importance of Freedom?s Journal was____________? It was the first African American newspaper. It argued for a separate African American community in America. It was published by Frederick Douglass. It was the first African American novel. 17 / 50 Parker?s report to Margaret is_________________? complex and heart wrenching painful and disgustingly low simple and heartwarming straightforward and simple 18 / 50 Which events in and after the 1960s contributed significantly to the decentralization of England from London to a more regional focus, ultimately also making way for a less homogenous vision of England and the popularity of postcolonial fiction ? The Arts Council designated many of its resources to supporting regional arts councils. all of the above Radio announcers were permitted to speak in regional dialects and multicultural accents. Regional radio and television stations appeared throughout the country. 19 / 50 In which of the following works is the social outcast represented and addressed ? John Keats?s ?To Autumn? all but C William Worsworth?s Lyrical Ballads Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley?s Frankenstein 20 / 50 When Alfred Lord Tennyson was born ? 1809 1812 1811 1810 21 / 50 Which among the following pairs are Alveolar plosives ? /t/ &/d/ /m/ & /v/ /k/ & /g/ /p/ & /b/ 22 / 50 Robinson Crusoe?s isolation on a deserted island allows Defoe to explore his development in which of the following ways ? His understanding of the basis of economics His relationship to God and Christianity His ability to identify with the slaves he has sold Both A and B 23 / 50 Which of the following authors is considered a major theorist of deconstruction ? Both A and B Jacques Derrida Raymond Williams Fredric Jameson 24 / 50 ?O my death mother! I am miserable, truly miserable! But yet, don?t be frightened, I am honest! God, of his goodness, keep me so!? These lines characterize Samuel Richardson?s Pamela in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______________? through the sentimental attempt to make readers strongly identify with the character?s feelings. by emphasizing the character?s fright. by emphasizing sexual morality. through the personal, direct appeal enabled by his epistolary form. 25 / 50 Jane Austen?s ?Northanger Abbey? pursues which of the following themes ? The ways in which appearances don?t always match realities The danger in not recognizing the difference between reality and fiction All of these The conflict between marriages based on love and those based on money 26 / 50 Which of the following themes is/are addressed in Ulysses ? married relationships religious identity national identity All of the Above 27 / 50 Aldous Huxley was a poet, but was better known as what ? Novelist Dramatist Architect Politician 28 / 50 Which of the following statements about The Canterbury Tales is true ? The Canterbury Tales remained unfinished at the time of its author?s death. ?The General Prologue? is appended to The Canterbury Tales. The Wife of Bath, The Clerk, Sir Gawain and The Franklin are characters and tale-tellers in this work. In all, Chaucer tells thirty tales in this work. 29 / 50 According to the essay ?A Defense of Poetry,? which of the following is one of the two ?classes of mental action? ? Fear Indifference Illogic Reason 30 / 50 How did the interaction between the English and the Bretons affect literature ? This interaction led to more stories about the English conversion to Christianity. The cultural exchange led to more stories about ancient myths. This interaction led to the influence of Arthurian legend on French literature. The exposure to new forms ended the production of lais. 31 / 50 Who is Eliza?s mother ? Aunt Chole Mrs.Legree Mrs.Shelby Cassy 32 / 50 In ?Of Poetry in General,?William Hazlitt contends that good poetry comes from ____________? Rewriting Homer The author?s personal pain The intellect Strong feeling 33 / 50 Which of the following figures is the author of the 1909 ?Futurist Manifesto? ? Aleksander Wat Vladimir Mayakovsky Filippo Marinetti Umberto Boccioni 34 / 50 This literary critic warned: ?We must remember that the greater part of our current reading matter is written for us by people who have no real belief in a supernatural order . . . And the greater part . . . is coming to be written by people who not only have no such belief, but are even ignorant of the fact that there are still people in the world so ?backward? or so ?eccentric? as to continue to believe.? ? G.K. Chesterton T.S. Eliot C.S. Lewis Matthew Arnold 35 / 50 Which of the following offers the best description of literary theory ? Literary theory involves considering the publication history of literary texts. Literary theory involves coming to a precise understanding of a writer?s psychology. Literary theory involves measuring the quality of a literary work. Literary theory involves describing the underlying principles of a literary work. 36 / 50 Fill in the blank. Th ?. was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history. Protestant Reformation None of Catholic Reformation Catholic Restoration 37 / 50 Paradise Lost was originally written in ? eleven books nine books eight books ten books 38 / 50 In ?A Defense of Poetry,? Percy Shelley argues that humans have an impulse to ____________________? Write stories Strive to express love Reproduce rhythm and order Resist understanding poetry 39 / 50 Which of the following did Milton not advocate in print in the 1640s and 1650s ? the disestablishment of the church and the removal of bishops the free circulation of ideas without prior censorship the restoration of the monarchy the right of the people to dismiss and even execute their rulers 40 / 50 The Charge of the Light Bridge is a poem by________________? Arnold Tennyson D.G Rossetti Leigh Hunt 41 / 50 From where Matthew Arnold took the story for his Sohras and Rustam ? Shah Namah Pilgrims Progress Canterbury Tales Arabian Nights 42 / 50 Which among the following is an example for portmanteau__________________? Smog UNESCO Buzz Edit 43 / 50 Which of the following is not associated with high modernism in the novel ? stream of consciousness irresolute open endings narrative realism free indirect style 44 / 50 Who became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted and appointed captain of the Queen?s Guard in 1587 ? Sir Philip Sidney Sir Thomas More Sir William Shakespeare Sir Walter Raleigh 45 / 50 In ?Everyman,? which of the following provides the path to redemption in the afterlife ? Faith Time spent in prayer Good deeds Donations made to the monastery 46 / 50 Using words or letters to imitate sounds_____________? simile onomatopoeia none of the above alliteration 47 / 50 How does the motif of the wandering Jew figure in ?The Monk? ? It introduces one of several supernatural elements into the plot. It offers a positive alternative to the excesses of the Catholic Church. It dispels the anti-Semitism associated with the Gothic novel. It suggests that redemption is possible through penitence. 48 / 50 Marlowe?s poem ?The Passionate Shepherd to His Love? begins with the line ?Come live with me and be my love?; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line ? John Dryden William Shakespeare John Donne Thomas Kyd 49 / 50 who is considered as the model of the people during the renaissance ? roman and greek roman and french greek and austrian french and greek 50 / 50 From whom does Stephen borrow his idea of clarity ? W.B. Yeats Thomas Aquinas Augusta Gregory Ezra Pound Provide Your Information Your score is The average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart quiz Send feedback Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on whatsapp WhatsApp PrevEnglish Literature Quiz 57 English Literature Quiz 59Next
