This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 59 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did the cub camporee take place? A) Washed up. B) Shrimangal. C) Moulvibazar. D) Dhaka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shrimangal. 2. Who was honoured with the country's highest honours, Padma vibhushan A) APJ Abul Kalam. B) APJ Abul Kalam. C) APJ Abdul Kalam. D) APJ Abdul Kalam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) APJ Abdul Kalam. 3. It was a ..... tree. A) Oak. B) Bunion. C) Walnut. D) Apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walnut. 4. In literature, what is the term for the central message or insight into life that a writer conveys? A) Setting. B) Character. C) Plot. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 5. What were the children doing in the park from the story Raggedy-Ann and the Kite? A) Flying a kite. B) Playing hide and seek. C) Playing with the friends. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying a kite. 6. The children came out of their ..... A) Classroom. B) Party. C) Shop. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Classroom. 7. The boy sat on the litchi tree because A) He wanted to eat litchis. B) He wanted to be alone. C) He wanted his own space. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted his own space. 8. " ..... always room for improvement, " said the principal. A) There's. B) Theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There's. 9. What was the tradition of Middle English prose? A) Religious and didactic. B) Polite and sophisticated. C) Directed towards ordinary people. D) Based on French prose tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious and didactic. 10. What political organization had taken over Germany and much of Europe during World War II? A) People for Arians. B) Hitler's Loyal Followers. C) Germans for a United People. D) Nazi Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nazi Party. 11. Lencho compared the quantum of damage with: A) Attack by mice. B) Attack by sparrow. C) Plague of locusts. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plague of locusts. 12. What is the meaning of the word 'minstrelled'? A) Sang. B) Looked after. C) Applied. D) Attended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sang. 13. The job of a leader is: A) A Leader is a man that help people with their costumes in a shop. B) A Leader is someone who provides instructions, direction, and guidance to a group of individuals, which can be known as a team for the purpose of achieving a goal. Develop a strategy to achieve the objectives. C) A Leader guides people on a good path by helping them to know the place they are visiting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Leader is someone who provides instructions, direction, and guidance to a group of individuals, which can be known as a team for the purpose of achieving a goal. Develop a strategy to achieve the objectives. 14. The shirt was ..... so I didn't buy it. A) Small enough. B) Too small. C) Large enough. D) Good enough. E) Too good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too small. 15. What does Seattle say about the religion of the Red people? A) It is rules written on stone. B) It is enforced upon them by their ancestors. C) It is mechanical and artificial in nature. D) It is the traditions of their ancestors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is the traditions of their ancestors. 16. Jalan helped the ..... in his village A) Washerman. B) Milkman. C) Washerwoman. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Washerwoman. 17. We swim in a ..... A) Pool. B) Food. C) Cool. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pool. 18. This was certainly the age of prose writing and Donne and Bacoon were christened as propellers of doctrines proposed by them. Shakespeare with his tragedies and tragicomedies made an impact with the other notable playwrights such as Chapman, Burton, Beaumont and Fletcher. A) Elizabeth Age. B) Jacobean Period. C) Jacobean Age. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jacobean Age. 19. Sounds that release a sudden burst of air (g p b t) A) Syntax. B) Rondo. C) Simile. D) Plosives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plosives. 20. The poet compares fireworks to natural phenomena to: A) Emphasize their artificiality. B) Demonstrate their danger and risk. C) Enhance the visual aspect of the poem. D) Criticize their cultural significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enhance the visual aspect of the poem. 21. Match each quotation with the correct work: "This set down This:were we led all that way forBirth or Death?" A) "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". B) "Sailing to Byzantium". C) "The Unknown Citizen". D) "Journey of the Magi". E) "The Second Coming". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Journey of the Magi". 22. He took care of Beowulf in his dying moments. A) Unferth. B) Grendel's mother. C) Hrothgar. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 23. What was the life span of Rudyard Kipling? A) 1865-1946. B) 1865-1936. C) 1864-1936. D) 1864-1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1865-1936. 24. From the teacher's expression what can u understand ..... A) She was happy with Sonika. B) She was sad. C) She was angry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was angry. 25. How did Hagrid introduce himself? A) Rebeus Hagrid, Keeper Of Keys and Ground At Castle. B) Hagrid, Keeper Of Keys and Ground At Hogwarts. C) Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper Of Keys At Hogwarts. D) Rubeus Hagrid, Keeper Of Keys And Grounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hagrid, Keeper Of Keys and Ground At Hogwarts. 26. Who is known as the 'Father of Library Movement in Kerala'? A) Ezhuthachan. B) P N Panicker. C) And ugly. D) Kunjunni Master. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) P N Panicker. 27. Where did they leave the horse before boarding a train? A) At an inn stable. B) In the middle of the road. C) Amidst the hills. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At an inn stable. 28. From which ship was the book 'Hind Swaraj' written? A) Titanic. B) Indian High. C) Kildonan Castle. D) Kingfisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kildonan Castle. 29. In the lesson what does the word "caper" mean. A) To serve a large amount of people food. B) To be angry at someone. C) To run around playfully. D) To sulk in a corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To run around playfully. 30. What did the child offer to hire him with A) Power. B) Smile. C) Nothing. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nothing. 31. AO2:Analyse the ....., ..... and ..... used by the writer. A) Words, sentences and punctuation. B) Language, form and structure. C) Quotes, context and structure. D) Context, effect and terminology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Language, form and structure. 32. Ruby shook her ..... A) Hand. B) Head. C) Leg. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 33. A word for predicament A) Difficulty. B) Different situation. C) Unknown situation. D) Difficult situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Difficult situation. 34. The tone of a poem tells us the ..... to his subject. It reflects his/her character A) Moral. B) Persona's attitude. C) Special mood. D) Persona's behavior. E) He feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persona's attitude. 35. How many men did the brown family hire to move the furniture from the old house to the new one. A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 36. "Bonny Barbara Allen" A) Anglo-Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Elizabethan Period. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval Period. 37. Give another name for the soda that Sammy receives from his grandfather. A) Sparkling water. B) Pop drink. C) Caffeinated drink. D) Aerated water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aerated water. 38. Where did the travellers met? A) Tabard Inn. B) Itanagar. C) Tezpur University. D) Mission Chariali. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tabard Inn. 39. The meaning of furious is ..... A) Arrogant. B) Happy. C) Extremely angry. D) Proud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extremely angry. 40. How does the poet use repetition in the poem? A) Repeating the same sounds at the beginning of words. B) Repeating the same word at the end of multiple lines. C) Repeating phrases or images. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 41. She took some medication because she was feeling sick A) Simple past. B) Simple present. C) Simple future. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple past. 42. Rami's mother is a ..... A) Farmer. B) Shop keeper. C) Teacher. D) House wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher. 43. Sacred means ..... A) Holy. B) Pride. C) Health. D) Both 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Holy. 44. What is the rhyme scheme at the beginning of the poem "Night Mail" ? A) ABCB. B) THE FATHER. C) Father. D) AABB. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) AABB. 45. Which film made each member of GCMMF a producer of that film? A) Milk Revolution. B) Manthan. C) One day. D) Another time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manthan. 46. The Father of tragedy A) Edmund Spenser. B) Aeschylus. C) Jane Austen. D) John keats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aeschylus. 47. After the questioning was over, the boys had to stay still.What made it difficult for Tommy to stay still? A) A beetle. B) An animal. C) A fly. D) A bug. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fly. 48. What is the definition of scheme? A) A long narrative poem recounting heroic deeds. B) A pattern of beats in poetry. C) A repetition of similar sounds in two or more words. D) The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry. 49. I speak English ..... now than last year. A) Gooder. B) More well. C) Better. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Better. 50. Where does Beowulf take place (the setting)? A) Slovenia. B) Scandinavia. C) Switzerland. D) St. Louis. E) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scandinavia. 51. Identify the synonym for bewilderment A) Confusion. B) Fun-filled. C) Understanding. D) Horror. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confusion. 52. What kind of an emperor was Yandi? A) He was selfish. B) He was wise and benevolent. C) He was cruel and mean. D) He was greedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was wise and benevolent. 53. Who did Marcell blame when she lost her doll? A) The children. B) Her friends. C) Herself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herself. 54. " The clumsy turtle enjoys the sun, " is an example of which type of figurative language? A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 55. If you call Tessa, I ..... others. A) Will call. B) Would call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will call. 56. Which character of Charlie Chaplin became an instant hit? A) As Charlie Chaplin himself. B) As a British actor. C) The Kid. D) The Tramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Tramp. 57. In the poem "The Wind", He felt the wind A) Push and Call. B) Pull and Fall. C) Muddy and Slippery. D) Slow and Calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push and Call. 58. "Once upon a time, in Anand, a sleepy little town in Gujarat, pulled in a train from Mumbai, carrying a foreign educated, nattily dressed young man. Unknown to him, a unique and revolutionary experiment was brewing in this town. A band of tenacious dairy farmers were struggling against the exploitative practices followed by the local trade. Bored in this small town, he pitched in, little knowing that he was actually sowing the seeds of a cooperative movement." Who is this foreign-educated young man being talked about? A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. B) Lal Bahadur Shastri. C) Verghese Kurien. D) Shyam Benegal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verghese Kurien. 59. Why was Britain on the very of collapse during the winter of 1978-1979? A) Many people immigrated to Britain. B) High inflation forced Labour to impose low wage increases which led to strikes. C) Too many were leaving for Canada and other countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High inflation forced Labour to impose low wage increases which led to strikes. 60. Where does Tommy find the real book and how is it different than the books they are used to? A) In his car and it plays music. B) In his basement and the words don't move. C) In his backpack and it plays music. D) In his attic and the words don't move. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In his attic and the words don't move. ← 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