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Category: English Literature Mcqs
Which of the following would be considered postcolonial novelists, defined as coming historically after the era of England’s large-scale imperialism ?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Joseph Conrad
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. John Ruskin
Why is the Battle of Hastings relevant to the development of Middle English ?
A. English as a language of the king’s court was replaced by Norman French.
B. Eventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.
C. For a time, England became a country with two languages.
D. All of these answers
William Blake’s /Songs of ‘counterbalance his ‘Songs of Experience’ ?
A. Love
B. childhood
C. Inexperience
D. Innocence
Which poet would be least likely to write about the beauty of nature ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Keats
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Lord Byron
Who was the mother of Elizabeth I ?
A. Catherine of Aragon
B. Jane Seymour
C. Catherine Howard
D. Anne Boleyn
What does Eva’s father promise her before she dies ?
A. That he will adopt Topsy
B. That he will free Uncle Tom
C. That he will remarry
D. That he will try to find Harry
Which of the following best defines satire ?
A. Literature that relies on devices like irony, sarcasm, and humor
B. A work of literature that attempts to improve society
C. A text that exposes serious flaws under the veil of comedy
D. All of these answers
Which of the following plays was actually performed on stage ?
A. Byron’s Manfred
B. Coleridge’s Remorse
C. Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound
D. Shelley’s The Cenci
The Charge of the Light Bridge is a poem by________________?
A. D.G Rossetti
B. Leigh Hunt
C. Tennyson
D. Arnold
Elizabethan England was largely rural, with the majority of its population living in the verdant countryside. Towns and cities, however, were growing–and the most prominent of all was London. While Londoners were considered wealthy and arrogant, the city was begrimed, filthy, and infested with vermin. Where did people primarily dispose of their trash and wastes ?
A. Dump sites in the nearby country
B. The streets
C. The underground drains
D. Designated “trash” areas
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