A. all things, both great and small,will perish
B. man is mortal,art immortal
C. imagination is stronger than fact
D. history repeats
English Literature Mcqs
What the term Renaissance refers ?
A. revival or rebirth
B. representation
C. presentation
D. rebel
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during_______________?
A. 1374 to 1385
B. 1350 to 1360
C. 1360 to 1400
D. none of the above
Ezra Pound’s “Cantos” may be called a modernist epic, though its form ultimately defies classification. Pound’s poem alludes to which of the following epic poems ?
A. The Mahabharata
B. Paradise Lost
C. The Odyssey
D. The Aeneid
Which text(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
A. The Canterbury Tales
B. “Revelations of Divine Love”
C. “Book of Hours”
D. The Romance of the Rose
According to many British Romantic poets, who is the protagonist of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?
A. Satan
B. Adam
C. Eve
D. Christ
W.E.B. Du Bois argued that a liberal arts college education was needed for______________?
A. The “Talented Tenth.”
B. All African Americans.
C. African American women.
D. Only White Americans.
Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?
A. A play in which characters make humorous remarks
B. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better
C. A play in which no characters die or suffer
D. A play in which elite members of society are mocked
To what idea does the term heteroglossia refer ?
A. An infant’s inability to speak prior to the mirror stage
B. The referential relationships among symbols, signifiers, and signs
C. The multi-layered nature of language in a literary work
D. The formulaic shift between economic and political themes
Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel ?
A. Vanity Fair
B. Sense and Sensibility
C. Pride and Prejudice
D. Mansfield Park
