This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the subject of Romeo and Juliet? A) Romantic love. B) Gothic. C) Cowardness. D) Humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romantic love. 2. What are the key values and virtues promoted in the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling? A) Kindness, generosity, compassion, empathy. B) Stubbornness, selfishness, greed, recklessness. C) Arrogance, laziness, dishonesty, impulsiveness. D) The key values and virtues promoted in the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling include patience, perseverance, humility, integrity, and self-discipline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The key values and virtues promoted in the poem 'If' by Rudyard Kipling include patience, perseverance, humility, integrity, and self-discipline. 3. Rubi soon see her..... A) Uncle. B) Dad. C) Cousin. D) Mum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mum. 4. What are the consequences if Shylock sheds Christian blood? A) He will lose his lands and goods. B) He will be imprisoned for life. C) He will be forgiven by the Duke. D) He will receive a monetary penalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He will lose his lands and goods. 5. Rhyming word for TOYS A) Dreams. B) Cars. C) Boys. D) Pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boys. 6. Mary Howitt and his husband wrote over ..... books. A) 170. B) 160. C) 190. D) 180. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 180. 7. What is the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning? A) Satire. B) Paradox. C) Simile. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 8. This is an Anglo saxon period, the old english period was marked by the influx of the saxons and the Angles tribes invading Celtic England. The invasion extended to the conquest of Englad in 1066 which was led by William the conqueror. A) Old English Period (450-1066). B) Old English Period (480-1066). C) Medium English Period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old English Period (450-1066). 9. Which is a poem on the irony of fame and glory? A) "The Hollow Men". B) "To an Athlete Dying Young". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "To an Athlete Dying Young". 10. We may face such times in life when things do not go well. What does the poet advise us to do when everyone is blaming us in such situations? A) To be calm. B) To take the blame. C) To fight the ones blaming us. D) To shift the blame to another person. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be calm. 11. Who has written the poem upon Westminster Bridge? A) William Wordsworth. B) William Shakespeare. C) William Northwords. D) William worthwords. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Wordsworth. 12. Another word for 'wrenched' as used in the poem is. A) Wet. B) Twisted. C) Plucked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twisted. 13. How many seats won by Mandela's African National Congress in the first democratic elections of South Africa's history? A) 262 out of 400 seats. B) 250 out of 400 seats. C) 252 out of 400 seats. D) 260 out of 400 seats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 252 out of 400 seats. 14. What is the meaning of the word 'serenaded'? A) Distracted someone. B) Disturbed someone. C) Entertained someone with a lovely piece of music. D) Cooked something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertained someone with a lovely piece of music. 15. What effect does the repetition of "quiet" in the third stanza create? A) It highlights the sea's danger. B) It represents the sea's playfulness. C) It emphasizes the sea's calmness. D) It creates a sense of mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It emphasizes the sea's calmness. 16. Why did Margie's mother call the County Inspector? A) To check the fault in Margie's teacher in the Geography section. B) To repair a leakage. C) To talk to Margie. D) To talk to Tommy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To check the fault in Margie's teacher in the Geography section. 17. What was not the tragedic drama of Shakespeare's? A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Hamlet. C) Julius Caesar. D) Merchant of the Venice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merchant of the Venice. 18. Give one word which means to separate something from the poem. A) Retreat. B) Clover. C) Sifts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sifts. 19. The Middle English Period dates ..... A) 1066-1501. B) 1066-1500. C) 1066-1503. D) 1066-1504. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1066-1500. 20. Figurative language of Poems are ..... A) Metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, euphemism. B) Metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, feminism. C) Metaphore, simile, personification, hyperbole, recount. D) Metaphore, narrative, personification, hyperbole, eufimism. E) Metaphor, simile, descriptive, hyperbole, euphemism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, euphemism. 21. When Swami was laying on the bed what did he realise? A) It's Monday morning. B) It's Sunday morning. C) It's Saturday morning. D) It's Last period on friday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's Monday morning. 22. The meaning of teasing is A) Laughing at or making fun of someone in an unkind way. B) Appreciate. C) Kind words. D) Loving and caring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laughing at or making fun of someone in an unkind way. 23. Read "The Merchant of Venice " chapter 6 and answer the following questions:How would Jessica come to the party with Lorenzo? A) She would come to the party disguised as her father. B) She would come to the party disguised as a lawyer. C) She would come to the party disguised as Lorenzo's torch-bearer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She would come to the party disguised as Lorenzo's torch-bearer. 24. Who was the old beggar whom Hughie saw that day? A) Baron Hausberg. B) Helen Keller. C) The Colonel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baron Hausberg. 25. Toto was taken to Saharanpur in ..... A) A jute bag. B) A hand bag. C) A canvas bag. D) An iron cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A canvas bag. 26. What literature was uttered by different voices addressing themselves to different audiences? A) Medieval English literature. B) Old English literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medieval English literature. 27. WHO WAS THE AUTHOR? A) JAMES BALDWIN. B) Sudha Murthy. C) HOWARD PYLE. D) SHEL SILVERSTEIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HOWARD PYLE. 28. What was the price that grandfather paid to buy the monkey? A) Rs.5/-. B) Rs.6/-. C) Rs.7/-. D) Rs.10/-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rs.5/-. 29. In his poem Adonais, P.B. Shelley refers to the power of change. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 30. Why I don't wear earrings lesson is an ..... ? A) Autobiography. B) Biography. C) Story. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 31. Another word for "person vs. self" conflict A) Main character. B) Internal conflict. C) External conflict. D) Happiness. E) Protagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal conflict. 32. "Within an hour I'll smash this place." Who said this line? A) Jim Hawkins. B) Dr. Livesey. C) Captain Flint. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silver. 33. What change did Brutus observe in Caesar's demeanor? A) Caesar's followers seemed as though they had been scolded. B) Caesar seemed disappointed. C) Caesar's followers were angry. D) Caesar was angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caesar was angry. 34. There are ..... characters in the poem. A) Three. B) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 35. " The Lady of Shalott " is a ..... poem A) Discursive. B) Narrative. C) Pastoral. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Narrative. 36. What is the open handed thing hung on the wall? A) Shakespeare's poster. B) A map. C) Other art work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map. 37. He is so famous that you can enjoy his performances as a presenter, movie actor, and fashion designer.The pattern for the connective is ..... A) So + (article) + adjective + that + clause. B) So + adjective + that + clause. C) Such + (article) + noun phrase + clause. D) Such + (article) + adjective + noun+ that + clause. E) So + that + adjective + clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So + adjective + that + clause. 38. An electronic calculator is a small, portable electronic device used to perform both arithmetic operations and complex mathematical operations. The first solid electronic calculator was created in the 1960s, building on the extensive history of tools such as the abacus (developed around 2000 BC), and the mechanical calculator (developed in the 17th century AD). It was developed in parallel with the analog computers of the day. In addition to general purpose of calculators, there are those designed for specific markets, for example, there are scientific calculators which include trigonometric and statistical calculations. Some calculators even have the ability to do computer algebra. Graphing calculators can be used to graph functions defined on the real line, or higher dimensional Euclidean space. What is the main idea of paragraph 3? A) Electronic calculators are vary. B) Calculators are designed for specific markets. C) There are many kinds of calculators based on the purpose. D) There is computer algebra. E) Scientific calculators are trigonometry and statistics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are many kinds of calculators based on the purpose. 39. After releasing Mr. Murry from his cell, where does Charles lead the group? A) Back to the village. B) To another cell. C) To IT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To IT. 40. Father of Historical Criticism A) John Milton. B) William Dunbar. C) William Of Newbury. D) Alexander Pope. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Of Newbury. 41. Literary elements / factors which can be found outsidethe literary works ..... A) Extrinsic. B) Outrinsic. C) Drama. D) Intrinsic. E) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extrinsic. 42. The main character in 1984 is ..... A) Julia. B) Parsons. C) Big Brother. D) Winston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winston. 43. The predominant figure of speech used in the passage is A) Personification. B) Paradox. C) Contrast. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 44. Write the opposite of happy A) Happiest. B) Sad. C) Sadder. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad. 45. CHIVALRY and ARMOUR are ..... A) Of Anglo-Saxon derivation. B) Of French derivation. C) Of Latin derivation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of French derivation. 46. What did Sonika draw on her textbook cover? A) Picture of the things she saw outside the classroom window. B) The picture of her teacher. C) Picture of different types of food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Picture of different types of food. 47. If I invite you, will you come? A) To. benar. B) B. wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. benar. 48. 4-Father brings Shelly ..... A) Red shoes. B) A pink sea shell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red shoes. 49. 'I suppose you'll think I'm a renegade, but I couldn't help it. [ who is the speaker, who is he talking to?] A) Ebenezer Dorset is speaking to bill. B) Bill is the speaker, he is talking to sam. C) Sam is the speaker, he is talking to bill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bill is the speaker, he is talking to sam. 50. "I didn't buy the jacket because ..... " Complete with the best sentence on the following option! A) It is good enough for me. B) It is too large for me. C) It is too fashionable for me. D) It is fit enough for me. E) It is pretty enough for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is too large for me. 51. ..... is the poet of The frog and the Nightingale. A) Ruskin Bond. B) Vikram Seth. C) Robert Frost. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vikram Seth. 52. " A Grammarian's Funeral " is set during the A) Reformation. B) Victorian Age. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renaissance. 53. According to the poet, what must we do if we lose everything after taking a risk? A) Cry about the loss. B) Get angry with self. C) Tell family and friends about your loss. D) Start all over again. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Start all over again. 54. The Farmer's Bride has the following line "Not near, not near! her eyes beseech" . What does the word 'beseech' mean? A) To wander. B) To wonder. C) To droop. D) To beg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To beg. 55. What phrase is used to describe a play in which the characters are aware of their roles as actors? A) Framing Device. B) Method Acting. C) Metatheatrics. D) Inside Job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metatheatrics. 56. The grandmother taught her to ..... the thrushes. A) Misunderstand. B) Misconstrue. C) Misinterpret. D) Understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Understand. 57. Which answer choice is the best example of what an oppressor is? A) "A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.". B) "Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.". C) "A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.". D) "There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "A man who takes away another man's freedom is a prisoner of hatred, he is locked behind the bars of prejudice and narrow-mindedness.". 58. "I have not done any homework"-Who said to whom? A) Swami to his mother. B) Swami to his father. C) Swami to his headmaster. D) Swami to his teacher Samuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swami to his teacher Samuel. 59. Who won the Nobel prize for literature in the year 2020? A) Louise Gluck. B) Meet Lahiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Louise Gluck. 60. Climax is the highest point in the plot line. It is is the turning point of the story. A) False. B) True. 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