This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 38 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was the wrap special to the chief's wife? A) Because it was extremely beautiful. B) Because it was gifted to her great-grandmother by a goddess and was passed down to her. C) Because it had magical powers of bringing good luck to the women of the family. D) Because it was a precious gift made specially for her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because it was gifted to her great-grandmother by a goddess and was passed down to her. 2. Which of the following is Bismillah Khan's composition? A) I came to you nun. B) My god don't forget me. C) This is the song of the heart. D) Heart's toy is broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heart's toy is broken. 3. The poet encourages readers to cherish and appreciate: A) The power of language. B) The beauty of nature. C) The brevity of life. D) The fleeting moments of brilliance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fleeting moments of brilliance. 4. How many days have the Old Man travelled in the beginning of the novel The Old Man and the Sea? A) 82. B) 84. C) 85. D) 83. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 84. 5. What does the 'apple' in Stanza 3 symbolise? A) The apple symbolises revenge and anger after being defeated by the persona's enemy. B) The apple symbolises the persona's happiness after being angry with his enemy. C) The apple symbolises the persona's sadness for being treated badly. D) The apple symbolises the persona's anger and hatred which have grown stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The apple symbolises the persona's anger and hatred which have grown stronger. 6. What does Portia's decision restore in terms of justice? A) Mercy. B) Moral justice. C) Revenge. D) Fairness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moral justice. 7. What did Anne Frank do while in hiding? A) Listen to music on the radio. B) Wrote in her diary. C) Helped her dad do his work. D) Played dolls with her sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrote in her diary. 8. African were allergic to smiling babies A) True. B) False. C) Not given. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. For how much duration Gopa was watching T.V? A) More than two hours. B) Half an hour. C) One hour. D) Whole day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than two hours. 10. True for False:Narrative stories have beginnings, middles, and ends? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. Which of the following was not one of the contests done by the Young Warriors? A) . Knife-throwing. B) Shooting. C) Bird hunting. D) Bow and arrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bird hunting. 12. Radioactive ..... provides a powerful way to measure geologic time. A) Can. B) It. C) Dates. D) Dating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dating. 13. Name the author (writer) of the story 'The Lost Child'. A) Ruskin Bond. B) R.K.Laxman. C) Mulk Raj Anand. D) Oscar Wilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mulk Raj Anand. 14. To move with high steps is: A) Prance. B) Drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prance. 15. The drama structure is divided into 3, such as Prologue, Dialogue, and Epilogue. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Dream of the Rood is in which manuscript? A) Exeter Book. B) Nowell Codex. C) Junius Manuscript. D) Vercelli Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vercelli Book. 17. "If all the students pass their final examination well, the teacher will give a party for them at his house" . It means ..... A) There has to be a party. B) There will possibly a party. C) There has been a party. D) There is no party at all. E) The party was held. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There will possibly a party. 18. Who was the representative of the first period of English humanist literature? A) Francis Bacon. B) Christopher. C) Thomas More. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas More. 19. What is atmosphere? A) The tone or mood of a place or work of art. B) A comparison between two things. C) A person who opposes someone or something. D) A reference to something without mentioning it explicitly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tone or mood of a place or work of art. 20. Why did Charlie always protest against the instructions given by Tommy? A) He did hear very well. B) He was envious of the leadership position that he was not given. C) He did not understand the instructions that were given. D) He was advised by the Chief not to listen to Tommy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was envious of the leadership position that he was not given. 21. WHAT DID THE SPEAKER IN THE PUBLIC MEETING SAY? A) SOME ARE LIVING IN MANSIONS, SOME ARE LIVING IN HOLES. B) BUT WHERE SHALL WE GO TODAY, MY DEAR, BUT WHERE SHALL WE GO. C) IF WE LET THEM IN, THEY WILL STEAL OUR DAILY BREAD. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IF WE LET THEM IN, THEY WILL STEAL OUR DAILY BREAD. 22. Drama is a literary work written in the form of dialogue with the intention of being shown.Drama can be performed in various forms, such as theater performances, plays, films, soap operas, and so on. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. The pamphlet 'the necessity of atheism' was written by William Blake. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. Which part of the plot line is considered the turning point of the story (or most important part)? A) Exposition. B) Climax. C) Resolution. D) Falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climax. 25. What does the story tell about the character of Lencho? A) Lencho was a friendly and amiable man. B) Lencho was a lazy fellow. C) Lencho had faith in God. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lencho had faith in God. 26. How many donkeys did Abu Ali buy? A) 10. B) 9. C) 8. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9. 27. What was the name of the chief? A) Asempa. B) Okyeame. C) Gyaasehene. D) Odeneho the Wise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odeneho the Wise. 28. Who is the author of Macbeth? A) Amy Tan. B) Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shakespeare. 29. What is taken away from Shylock as part of his punishment? A) His life. B) His wealth. C) His ability to practice his profession and religion. D) His freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His ability to practice his profession and religion. 30. Hunter of birds are called ; A) Fowler. B) Flower. C) Bolwer. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fowler. 31. Jake the Rake Hibbertson is an example of a ..... A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 32. What does Kajol like to play? A) Football. B) Badminton. C) Hockey. D) Cricket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cricket. 33. I spend ..... much money that l can't save any A) Will. B) So. C) Such. D) And. E) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 34. I wanted to throw in the towel after I lost the competition, but my friend said to keep going. A) To not give up. B) Throw a towel in a basket. C) To give up. D) To succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To give up. 35. Mita goes to school by bus. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. " He was as quiet as a mouse, " is an example of which type of figurative language? A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 37. Francis Bacon was also known as? A) Viscount. B) Sir Francis. C) Viscount Saint Alban. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viscount Saint Alban. 38. A collection of Indian beast fables. A) The Rigveda. B) Mahabharata. C) Vedas. D) Panchatantra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Panchatantra. 39. Which sentence is the correct form of Present Perfect Tense? A) Martin have informed the teacher about his absence. B) I has told you the game rules. C) Sandi and Theresia had made the announcement. D) Radit has noted the important things of the meeting. E) Windi had gone to aboad when i came to her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radit has noted the important things of the meeting. 40. ..... is an imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. A) Drama. B) Poetry. C) Melodrama. D) Theater. E) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 41. How did the persona feel when he saw his foe 'outstretched' in his garden? A) He felt disappointed. B) He felt guilty. C) He felt bad for the foe. D) He felt very happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He felt very happy. 42. What is the main theme of the poem? A) Storms. B) Dogs. C) The sea. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sea. 43. Who, according to the poet, is better? A) Human beings. B) Animals. C) Both are equal. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals. 44. I didn't buy the laptop because it was ..... A) Cheap enough. B) Good enough. C) Expensive enough. D) Too cheap. E) Too expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Too expensive. 45. In stanza 2, why does the persona smile with soft deceitful wiles? A) He pretends to like his enemy. B) He does not like to fight. C) He cares for his enemy. D) He is being nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He pretends to like his enemy. 46. Below are the first two lines from the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Read the quote then answer the question. Excerpt:In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, " he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."Question:From characterization, what can we infer about the narrator? A) The narrator is an ungrateful person. B) The narrator is a critical person. C) The narrator is a privileged person. D) The narrator is a pessimistic person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator is a privileged person. 47. Apart from RK Narayan, there are two other writers credited with creating what is the Modern Indian English Novel. Who are they? A) Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth. B) Vikram Seth and Raja Rao. C) Salman Rushdie and Mulk Raj Anand. D) Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao. 48. On the weekends they ..... cricket. A) Watch. B) Play. C) Look. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 49. What is the sound made by the paws of a goat walking on bridge? A) Trip-trapping. B) Tiktok. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trip-trapping. 50. Which sentence below belongs to the Finite Clause? A) I have something to tell you. B) The girl found by Gede belongs to Slamet. C) The book that you borrowed should be returned soon. D) The boy singing on the stage is my crush. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book that you borrowed should be returned soon. 51. That time it was not essential for girls to study A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. What is the meaning of callous? A) Insensitive. B) Incentive. C) Incharge. D) Interests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insensitive. 53. What phrase is used to describe a technique in which an actor breaks the fourth wall by speaking directly to the audience? A) Asides. B) Framing Device. C) Theatre of the Absurd. D) Inside Job. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asides. 54. Where does the poet find himself? A) On the road. B) On a bus. C) On a fork. D) On a muddy road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On a fork. 55. What was the name of Billy's dog? A) Scamp. B) Whamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scamp. 56. ..... persuades Henry Baskerville to act as a bait. A) Sir Charles Baskerville. B) Jack Stapleton. C) Sherlock Holmes. D) Dr. John Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sherlock Holmes. 57. The Father of English Learning A) Gutenberg. B) Francis Bacon. C) Venerable Bede. D) Robert Burns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venerable Bede. 58. What aspect of fireworks does the poet capture in the poem? A) The quiet and subtle nature of fireworks. B) The destructive power of fireworks. C) The vivid and captivating imagery of fireworks. D) The scientific explanation behind fireworks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The vivid and captivating imagery of fireworks. 59. Sumon plays with Kajol in the ..... A) Home. B) Hospital. C) Park. D) House. 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