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Category: English Literature Mcqs
Which of the following historical events occurred in Dante’s lifetime ?
A. The Italian Renaissance
B. The Black Death
C. The Crusades
D. The Enlightenment
According to Plato, what is the moral purpose of art ?
A. To connect human beings with a higher ideal
B. To entertain those who enjoy it
C. To criticize society through satire
D. All of the above answers are correct.
Rupert Brooke wrote his poetry during which conflict?
A. Boer War
B. Second World War
C. Korean War
D. First World War
The present__tense form of the verb ‘read’ and its past__tense which is pronounced as ‘red’ is an example of _____________?
A. Allophones
B. Homophones
C. Homographs
D. Homonyms
Why does Horace Walpole make use of elaborate machines in “The Castle of Otranto” ?
A. To encourage rational evaluation rather than arouse emotional reactions
B. To emphasize the importance of character development over action
C. To assist with the flight and pursuit of villains and their prey
D. To support the growth and development of machinery in the 18th century
Which of the following was the most copied book of the Middle Ages ?
A. The Romance of the Rose
B. “Book of Hours”
C. The Bible
D. The Art of Courtly Love
Twelfth Night opens with the speech of ?
A. Viola
B. Duke
C. Olivia
D. Malvolio
About John Smith_______________?
A. Exaggerated and embellish events and depicted Native Americans as barbaric
B. In the General History of Virginia, attempted an objective, journalistic style
C. Was saved by Squanto
D. A and B
What is a sonnet ?
A. A poem of six lines
B. A poem of eight lines
C. A poem of twelve lines
D. A poem of fourteen lines
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