This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 54 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lefevere examines translation as A) Reconstruction. B) Deconstruction. C) Rewriting. D) Shifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rewriting. 2. Greysia and Apriani become badminton champions because they practice hard "they practice hard" merupakan ..... A) Cause. B) Effect. C) Conjunction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 3. How is Shylock treated at the end of the trial? A) He is given a reward. B) He receives his moral justice. C) He is praised for his actions. D) He is shown mercy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He receives his moral justice. 4. There are five approaches in terms of text-oriented approaches, such as Philology, Rhetoric, Formalism and structuralism, New criticism, Semiotics, and deconstruction. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. What did Tomkin see up the mountain? A) A big black goat. B) A big black ghost. C) A big black cloud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A big black cloud. 6. The key technique in "The Sea Eats the Land at Home" is A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Simple language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 7. What does the sea do during stormy nights? A) Sleeps. B) Barks. C) Hunts for bones. D) Howls and shakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Howls and shakes. 8. Which poet is known as poet's poet A) Shakespeare. B) Spenser. C) Milton. D) Shelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spenser. 9. Hari's stolen notes were ..... from rain. A) Dry. B) Damp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damp. 10. Great Exhibition of London was designed by: A) William Morris. B) Joseph Paxton. C) Lord Durham. D) Joseph Liston. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joseph Paxton. 11. According to Roman Jakobson, there are ..... types of translations A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 12. Who was Christopher Marlowe? A) An English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabeth era. B) An English playwright, poet and translator of the Edmund. C) An English playwright, poet and translator of Thomas. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabeth era. 13. "The Lady of Shalott" was published in A) "Poems, chiefly lyrical". B) "Poem". C) "Lyrical Poems". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Poems, chiefly lyrical". 14. Problems which are described in "the picture of Dorian Gray" A) Art, morality, beauty. B) Beauty. C) Art. D) Morality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Art, morality, beauty. 15. What is the child's attitude towards the other children's games? A) Enthusiastic. B) Indifferent. C) Confused. D) Fearful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confused. 16. The setting of the Little Match Girl? A) Field in the middle of summer. B) On a street on a cold, snowy night on New Year's Eve. C) During the fall in an old rundown house. D) Modern time in busy city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On a street on a cold, snowy night on New Year's Eve. 17. The narrator was the owner of the lottery ticket number A) 1003. B) 1005. C) 1006. D) 1004. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1005. 18. Which of these words beat describes the gypsies? A) Sympathy. B) Discouraging. C) Wise. D) Rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wise. 19. William Langland's Piers Plowman is an allegorical poem that differs from other kinds of poems because allegorical poems are ..... A) About finding deeper meanings in everyday life. B) Mostly about saints. C) Big metaphors for something else. D) Mainly about life and wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big metaphors for something else. 20. The banker put two million roubles on stake favouring ..... ? A) Life imprisonment. B) Capital punishment. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capital punishment. 21. Was Higgins Eliza's father? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 22. Whose work is "Lady Windermere's Fan" A) Thomas Hardy. B) Oscar Wilde. C) Thackeray. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oscar Wilde. 23. Wuthering heights was published in ..... A) Dec 1840. B) Dec 1847. C) Dec 1849. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dec 1847. 24. When did the author decide to swim? A) In April. B) In October. C) In September. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In October. 25. In this Middle English example, the onomatopoeia (verbal imitation of natural sounds) of the cuckoo's calling is clearly audible. The acoustic dimension is a typical feature of poetry, one which continues in modern pop songs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. ''The music the tears slowly in his mind an old wound open" aludes to the idea that there is a deep hurt which contrasts with his confidence in the previous stanza. This is an example of AO A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 27. Celts came from Continental Europe Between? A) 800-600 BC. B) 900-800 BC. C) 700-500 BC. D) 400-200 bc. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 800-600 BC. 28. Miss Maud goes to the shop called A) The Three Tees Supermarket. B) The Three Blind Mice Supermarket. C) The Three Dollar Mega Store. D) The Three Little Pigs Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Three Tees Supermarket. 29. What does Portia state about Shylock's need for mercy? A) The law requires him to show mercy. B) It is the only morally right thing to do. C) Shylock is incapable of showing mercy. D) The Duke demands mercy from Shylock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the only morally right thing to do. 30. Charles Darwin was a ..... A) King. B) Famous businessmen. C) Famous scientist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Famous scientist. 31. What is the definition of colloquial language? A) Everyday language used for formal communication. B) Everyday language used for legal communication. C) Everyday language used for technical communication. D) Everyday language used for casual communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everyday language used for casual communication. 32. How does the author describe the tiger? A) Quiet. B) Angry. C) Monstrous. D) Brave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monstrous. 33. Who caused whom ' the deepest anxiety'? A) Swaminathan to Rajam. B) Rajam to Swaminathan. C) Swaminathan to Mani. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swaminathan to Rajam. 34. What is the use of words which appeal to the senses? A) Lyric. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Pastoral. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 35. What is the rhyme scheme of the first santza in the poem? A) Abba. B) Father. C) Father. D) Dad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Father. 36. What is your father's name? A) Rahul. B) Raymond. C) Raju. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raymond. 37. "Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind" is an example of verbal irony. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. How can parents and teachers support children struggling with obesity? A) Discourage physical activity. B) Encourage healthy eating habits, promote physical activity, and provide emotional support. C) Encourage unhealthy eating habits. D) Provide no emotional support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encourage healthy eating habits, promote physical activity, and provide emotional support. 39. The old man had walked a distance of ..... A) 11 kilometers. B) 13 kilometers. C) 12 kilometers. D) 10 kilometers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 kilometers. 40. The name of the story was A) Karmaveer. B) Kashi Yatre. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kashi Yatre. 41. The Character Falstaff finds in A) Henry IV Part I. B) Macbeth. C) Henry VIII. D) Hamlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry IV Part I. 42. Whom was Swaminathan dogging? A) Drill Master. B) Doctor Kesavan. C) Stoning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drill Master. 43. Who called Macbeth a coward? A) Malcolm. B) Banquo. C) Macduff. D) Lady Macbeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lady Macbeth. 44. How many people are there in the world that have similar rare conditions like Lizzie? A) Three people. B) Only one. C) Only two. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only two. 45. ( A Bug for Dee)She said to her Mom my Bug ..... goodbye to me. A) Flashed. B) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flashed. 46. Discuss the role of 'argument' in persuasive writing. A) To present a clear and logical reasoning to support the writer's position or point of view. B) To use emotional manipulation instead of logical reasoning. C) To confuse the reader with contradictory statements. D) To ignore the opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To present a clear and logical reasoning to support the writer's position or point of view. 47. The synonym of protagonist is: A) Character. B) Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character. 48. ..... comes after Monday. A) Tuesday. B) Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuesday. 49. The inauguration ceremony took place in the Union Buildings amphitheatre in ..... A) Durban. B) Capetown. C) Johannesburg. D) Pretoria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretoria. 50. Sonika looked out of the window and saw A) A cow and a crow. B) A butterfly and flowers. C) A butterfly and a crow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A butterfly and a crow. 51. Some of the first people to eat canned foods were ..... A) Teachers. B) Manufacturers. C) Soldiers. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soldiers. 52. True or False?Caesar's right ear is deaf. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 53. "It grew both day and night" What does It refer to? A) The friend. B) The persona. C) The tree. D) The foe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tree. 54. What had the Abbot of Aberbrothok done? A) He had placed a bell on the Inchcape Rock. B) He had placed a lock on the Inchcape Rock. C) He had placed a flower on the Inchcape Rock. D) He had placed a siren on the Inchcape Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had placed a bell on the Inchcape Rock. 55. What is the message of the poem "The Spider and the Fly?" A) To get carried by the false praise of others. B) To get manipulated by others. C) We must close our heart, ears and eyes to an evil counsellor. D) To get tempted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We must close our heart, ears and eyes to an evil counsellor. 56. Stanza is a grouping of lines, set off by a space which usually have a set pattern of ..... A) Meter and rhyme. B) Language & style. C) Tone & mood. D) Message. E) Moral value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meter and rhyme. 57. WHAT WAS FALLEN DOWN ALONG WITH THE YOUNGEST ATHLETE IN THE GROUND? A) HIS DESTINY. B) HIS DESIRE. C) HIS DREAMS AND EFFORTS. D) HIS TIME AND LUCK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HIS DREAMS AND EFFORTS. 58. Put the fresh flowers in the Chinese ceramic vase.The function of prepositional phrase in the sentence is used as ..... A) Adverb Prepositional Phrase. B) Noun. C) Adjective Prepositional Phrase. D) Verb. E) They tend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb Prepositional Phrase. 59. What is the meaning of slacked? A) Councilors. B) Piled up. C) Grow. D) Advise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Piled up. 60. X:did you answer all the questions in the test?Y:no, it was ..... I could answer only a few A) Such a difficult test that. B) Such an easy test that. C) So difficult a test so. D) So difficult a test that. E) Such very difficult test so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such a difficult test that. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesEnglish Literature (1) Quiz 1English Literature (1) Quiz 2English Literature (1) Quiz 3English Literature (1) Quiz 4English Literature (1) Quiz 5English Literature (1) Quiz 6English Literature (1) Quiz 7English Literature (1) Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books