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Category: English Literature Mcqs
Who does Polonius send to spy on Laertes in Paris ?
A. Francisco
B. Gorgonzola
C. Reynaldo
D. Samson
What is the sub-title of the play Twelfth Night ?
A. Or, What is you Will
B. Or, What you Will
C. Or, What you Like It
D. Or, What you Think
Which theorist is associated with the idea that art is a copy of a copy ?
A. Plato
B. Julia Kristeva
C. Walter Benjamin
D. Louis Althusser
Which best describes the work of a mystic ?
A. the mystic is primarily tasked with intellectual work within monasteries
B. the mystic is a visionary who experiences divine insight
C. the mystic uses a religious platform to promote equal rights for women
D. the mystic usually works as a scribe
Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?
A. the growing authority of the Pope over domestic English affairs
B. the expansion of England’s colonial possessions
C. the rise in the power and confidence of the aristocracy
D. the countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority
Which of the following statements offers the best definition of a tragic hero ?
A. A noble person who becomes completely corrupted
B. A cowardly person who doubts himself or herself despite possessing great wealth and political power
C. A cowardly person who shows some personal strength when faced with a crisis
D. A noble person who makes a costly mistake
According to Aristotle the unravelling of the plot_____________?
A. Should arise from the circumstances of the plot itself
B. By supernatural machinery
C. By narration
D. By the choral odes
Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play ?
A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Anne
D. Both A and B
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