Category: English Literature Mcqs
The kind Claudius was killed by________________?
A. Laerteus
B. Hamlet
C. Horatio
D. None of these
What is the central theme of Keith Douglas’s “How to Kill” ?
A. Combat detaches a man from humanity.
B. All is fair in love and war.
C. It is honorable and just to defend your country in a war.
D. There is a right and a wrong way to throw a hand grenade.
The theme of Tennyson’s Poem ‘The Princess’ is ?
A. Queen Victoria’s coronation
B. Industrial Revolution
C. Women’s Education and Rights
D. Rise of Democracy
When Satan leaps over the fence into Paradise, what does Milton liken him to ?
A. A snake slithering up a tree
B. A germ infecting a body
C. A wolf leaping into a sheep’s pen
D. A fish leaping out of water
“Samson Agonistes” differs from its source material, the Biblical book of “Judges,” in what way(s) ?
A. In “Samson,” Harapha is Samson’s enemy, but he is not in “Judges.”
B. In “Samson,” Samson is a Jew, but he is not in “Judges.”
C. In “Samson,” Samson marries the Woman of Timnah, but not in “Judges.”
D. In “Samson,” Samson never worships Dagon, but he does in “Judges.”
Identify the writer who used a pseudonym, Michael Angelo Titmarsh, for much of his early work ?
A. Charles Dickens
B. W. M. Thackeray
C. Graham Greene
D. D. H. Lawrence
What the term Blank Verse refers_____________?
A. having no rhyming end
B. having no rhythmic flow
C. having no significance
D. having no blanks in the verse
Which of the following best describes the difference between literary criticism and literary theory ?
A. Literary criticism is concerned only with the meaning of a literary work, while literary theory is concerned only with the structure of a literary work.
B. Literary criticism draws upon research derived from sources outside literature, while literary theory draws upon sources within a text.
C. Literary theory is concerned with the method used to interpret a work, while literary criticism is the application of literary theory.
D. All of the above answers are correct.
Which ruler’s reign marks the approximate beginning and end of the Victorian era ?
A. King Henry VIII
B. Queen Elizabeth I
C. Queen Victoria
D. King John
Which cultural event(s) led to the rise of Modernism ?
A. the spread of Freud’s theories
B. the increased pace of everyday life
C. the controversy over traditional ideas of certainty and morality
D. All of the Above
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