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Category: English Literature Mcqs
Who was Shakespeare’s wife ?
A. Elizabeth Marlowe
B. Joan Shakespeare
C. Anne Hathaway
D. Juliet Shakespeare
Which of the following statements best characterizes the central questions faced by poetry after the Holocaust ?
A. Is it possible for Romantic themes in poetry to be meaningful after the Holocaust?
B. The horror of the Holocaust was inexpressible; how can poetry speak of what is inexpressible?
C. Is there a relationship between poetry and rationality after the Holocaust?
D. Is there a meaningful relationship between World War I poetry and World War II poetry?
Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Marie de France
C. Chrétien de Troyes
D. b and c only
Which text is an example of a poem structured as a vision to convey the theme of salvation ?
A. The Battle of Maldon
B. The Seafarer
C. The Wanderer
D. The Dream of the Rood
The classification of vowels into front vowels and back vowels is based on ________________ ?
A. The position of the lips
B. The part of the tongue that is raised
C. The height to which the tongue is raised
D. All the abovE.
“The Second Shepherds’ Play” is part of which play cycle ?
A. Cornish cycle
B. York cycle
C. Roman cycle
D. Wakefield cycle
Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Pt I contains his _______________?
A. senecan attitude
B. patriotism
C. love of nature
D. platonic ideals Plays by Shakespeare..
In the play, “Twelfth Night,” what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man ?
A. Orsino
B. Sir Toby
C. Antonio
D. Cesario
Fill in the blank. According to Dr. Debora Schwartz, Greek “old comedy” was often characterized as being ?
A. Highly sexual
B. Not comedic at all
C. Satirical and political
D. Grounded in religion
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