This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 57 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 57 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT true for the addition of music in a film? A) It helps in intensifying a scene by adding loud background music. B) It helps in informing the whole story of the film. C) It may help in figuring out the time period of the movie. D) It helps in building and keeping up the suspense sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps in informing the whole story of the film. 2. Was Alice rude to Humpty Dumpty A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 3. A factual information text is? A) Report Text. B) Analytical exposition text. C) Descriptive Text. D) Procedure Text. E) Narrative Text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Report Text. 4. Andrea is late, because it's raining in the sentence above, which is the effect is..... A) Andrea is late. B) Because. C) It's raining. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andrea is late. 5. Who was the greatest mind of the Romantic Movement? A) Lord Byron. B) John Keats. C) Samuel Taylor Coleridge. D) Percy Shelley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Samuel Taylor Coleridge. 6. Who is the author of the lesson " The Adventures of Toto" ? A) Jane Austen. B) Khushwant Singh. C) Ruskin Bond. D) W.B.Yeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruskin Bond. 7. ..... Did not like heathcliff A) Catherine. B) Earnshaw. C) Frances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frances. 8. What is the term for the highest point of tension or drama in a story? A) Resolution. B) Exposition. C) Climax. D) Falling Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 9. "Love is proved from the letting go" is the ending of which poem? A) Neutral Tones. B) The Farmer's Bride. C) Sonnet 29. D) Walking Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking Away. 10. What is a meaning of hose? A) Crash. B) Long tube that air or water can remove through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long tube that air or water can remove through. 11. 'The Patriot' is written by ..... A) Robert Downey, Jr. B) William Wordsworth. C) Robert De Niro. D) Robert Browning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robert Browning. 12. Which one is the element of realistic fiction A) It is accurately reflecting today's world. B) The characters has unique and individual characteristics. C) The story may be set in real places but not based on history. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The story may be set in real places but not based on history. 13. Meaning of the word 'desolate' A) Allegation. B) Gently. C) Unwanted. D) Miserable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miserable. 14. Who came to Higgins for learning English? A) Pickering. B) Eliza. C) Doolittle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eliza. 15. He was one of Hrothgar's men and was also jealous of Beowulf. A) Unferth. B) Grendel. C) The Dragon. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unferth. 16. Ivan Gunawan is such a talented designer that he influences women to wear his dresses.The pattern for the connective is ..... A) Such + (article) + verb + noun+ that + clause. B) Such + (article) + noun phrase (adjective+ noun) + that + clause. C) Such + (article) + noun phrase + clause. D) So + that + adjective + clause. E) So + adjective + that + clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Such + (article) + noun phrase (adjective+ noun) + that + clause. 17. After the storm everyone got busy cleaning the debris which of the sentence above is prepositional phrase A) After the storm. B) Everyone. C) Got busy. D) Everyone got. E) Cleaning the debris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the storm. 18. Which paper must answer one of three questions? A) Paper 1 Commentary. B) Paper 2 Comparison. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paper 2 Comparison. 19. What does Robinson Crusoe find growing miraculously in a little plot of ground beside his fortification? A) Peas. B) Wheat. C) Tomatoes. D) Barley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barley. 20. In literature which 1719 book has gained wide acceptance as 'the first English novel'? A) Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. B) Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. C) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. D) Paradise Lost by John Milton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. 21. Caedmon's Hymn is the earliest recorded poem in Old English. What about its authorship makes it unique? A) Caedmon's Hymn was written by Venerable Bede, but then translated later on by Caedmon, and he gave the poem his name. B) Caedmon didn't write the poem at all it was named for him by a female writer who was in love with him. C) Caedmon was illiterate, so the poem was composed orally and then scribed by someone named Venerable Bede in the 7th century. D) Caedmon's Hymn was originally published as a piece of music that could be performed by the author. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caedmon was illiterate, so the poem was composed orally and then scribed by someone named Venerable Bede in the 7th century. 22. Selaginella lepidophylla is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae). S. lepidophylla is noted for its ability to survive almost complete desiccation; during dry weather in its native habitat, its stems curl into a tight ball and uncurl only when exposed to moisture. The outer stems of Selaginella lepidophylla bend into circular rings in a relatively short period of desiccation, whereas inner stems curl slowly into spirals due to the hydro-actuated strain gradient along their length. It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert.Common names for this plant are resurrection plant, resurrection moss, and stone flower, doradilla, dinosaur plant. It is called a resurrection plant because this plant can be revived with only a little water. After Selaginella lepidophylla gets wet, it turns green.This plant can also be used as a herbal medicine. An infusion (tea) is made by steeping a tablespoon of dried material in hot water and the tea is used as an antimicrobial in cases of colds and sore throat. Doradilla and stone flower are the example of Selaginella lepidophylla used for tea. What does this passage mainly discuss? A) The drawback of Selaginella lepidophylla. B) The character of Selaginella lepidophylla. C) The benefit of Selaginella lepidophylla. D) The way Selaginella lepidophylla lives. E) The function of Selaginella lepidophylla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The way Selaginella lepidophylla lives. 23. Who is the writer of the story 'the boy whose imagination tricked him'? A) Vijay Kumar. B) Archisha Kushwaha. C) Samar Sharma. D) Amulya Dwivedi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archisha Kushwaha. 24. In his poem Lines Written above Tintern Abbey, William Wordsworth wants to see the individual searches for personal understanding. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. India successfully conducted the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in May 1998 with Dr. Kalam and ..... serving as Chief Project Coordinators. A) Bhupathiraju Somraju. B) Dr. Hanumappa Sudarshan. C) Rajagopal Chidambaram. D) None Of These. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajagopal Chidambaram. 26. When Jack shows his mother the magic beans, she is A) Scared of Jack. B) Angry with Jack. C) Proud of Jack. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry with Jack. 27. The sky is grey, I think ..... rain A) It was rain. B) It will have been rain. C) It has rain. D) It is rain. E) It is going to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) It is going to rain. 28. What is the name of the wizard? A) Merlin. B) Kay. C) Ygraine. D) Uther. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Merlin. 29. Poet's love for his homeland A) "The Tables Turned". B) "Ode on a Grecian Urn". C) "My Native Land". D) "The Deserted Village". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "My Native Land". 30. If you can keep your head when all about you; Are losing theirs A) Accommodate, consider. B) If you waste time, it never forgives you. C) Keep your good qualities intact. D) Keep a calm and composed state of mind. E) Becoming so rigid about one's opinions and thoughts that you cannot take suggestions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep a calm and composed state of mind. 31. Where can you find the definition of a word? (Choose the best answer.) A) In your textbook. B) PaPa Go. C) Ask your teacher. D) You can find it in a dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You can find it in a dictionary. 32. What is the meaning of 'Stamina '? A) Holding tightly. B) Energy to work hard for a long time. C) Caring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy to work hard for a long time. 33. When did Margie wrote about the incident in the diary? A) 17 may 2155. B) 21 may 2314. C) 18 may 2155. D) 18 may 2055. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 17 may 2155. 34. The place near the ..... was the favourite place of the author's dogs A) Fire. B) Snow. C) The author's chair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fire. 35. He always sympathize ..... And punished Hindley A) Nurse. B) Heathcliff. C) Earnshaw. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heathcliff. 36. Do you think Lord Henry will be a good or a bad influence on Dorian? A) Good. B) Bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad. 37. Give a rhyming word of mail. A) Snail. B) Ball. C) Toad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snail. 38. Choose the correct meaning for 'impressed' A) Unhappy. B) Thrilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thrilled. 39. Which of the following word in the poem does not have any clear connotations of Islam? A) Mosque. B) Prayer. C) Garden. D) Truck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Truck. 40. The trucks were heading towards ..... A) Barcelona. B) Tortoise. C) Ebro Delta. D) Saint Charles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barcelona. 41. Where did Anil live? A) His room was situated on the Jamuna Sweets Shop. B) He lived in underground room. C) He lived in his house. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His room was situated on the Jamuna Sweets Shop. 42. Baby turtles eat food like pizza and chips. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 43. What emotions are associated with the arrival of letters in the poem? A) Joy and excitement. B) Fear and anxiety. C) Surprise and confusion. D) Indifference and boredom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joy and excitement. 44. Identify the literary device used here:He climbed our stairs like a lord with a monopoly. A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 45. In which way sparrows expressed their sorrow when grandmother died? A) There was no chirruping. B) They sat scattered. C) They took no notice to breads. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 46. What does the sea's color resemble? A) Black. B) Gray. C) Blue. D) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gray. 47. Why does the poet call the wood 'yellow wood'? A) Because the path is painted yellow. B) Because the leaves are yellow. C) Because poets clothes colour was yellow. D) None of these above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the leaves are yellow. 48. Women are portrayed as A) Emotional. B) Virtuous. C) Domestic. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 49. Transmigration helps people from densely ..... areas to start a new life. A) To be populated. B) Populated. C) Populating. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Populated. 50. Laura:If you ..... much you will understand it better.Rio:Yes, you are right. A) Suggest. B) Bring. C) Take. D) Practice. E) Dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Practice. 51. ..... was known as the Father of Modern Literary Criticism. A) Joseph Addison. B) John Dryden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Dryden. 52. What work initiated the Romantic movement? A) Elegiac ballads. B) Sonnets. C) Devotionals. D) Lyrical ballads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lyrical ballads. 53. Who was Ali Bux? A) Bismillah's maternal uncle. B) Bismillah's father. C) Bismillah's grandfather. D) Bismillah's friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bismillah's maternal uncle. 54. The sky had dark when Ting and her mother arrived. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 55. How many years had Enoch Arden been lost at sea? A) Fifteen. B) Twenty. C) Ten. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ten. 56. " My computer stubbornly refused to start', " is an example of which type of figurative language? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 57. Where did the hare take a nap? A) Under a tree. B) Next to the finish line. C) In the forest. D) Beside the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under a tree. 58. Hauwa sold ..... for her madam in city. A) Cloth. B) Water. C) Books. D) Fuel. E) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 59. What was the age of the old man? A) 76 years. B) 74 years. C) 75 years. D) 78 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 76 years. 60. Priyanka noticed something moving through the sand-a A) Tortoise. B) Snail. C) Turtle. D) None of above. 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