This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 67 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 67 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. CATHEDRAL is ..... A) Of Anglo-Saxon derivation. B) Of French derivation. C) Of Latin derivation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of Latin derivation. 2. Where was Bob wanted? A) Chicago. B) New York. C) Sidney. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chicago. 3. What does Portia suggest Shylock should be in the trial scene? A) Forgiving. B) Wealthy. C) Honest. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forgiving. 4. When does Mita go to school? A) 7 O'clock. B) 8 O'clock. C) 10 O'clock. D) 9 O'clock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9 O'clock. 5. In Shel Silverstein's poem "Sick", which is NOT something little Peggy Ann McKay claims to suffer from? A) Hair loss. B) Dizziness. C) Chicken pox. D) A swollen tongue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dizziness. 6. The brevity of each firework explosion in the poem reflects: A) The dangers of pyrotechnics. B) The fleeting nature of beauty and joy. C) The need for proper firework safety. D) The importance of artistic expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fleeting nature of beauty and joy. 7. When was Nelson Mandela born? A) 18th July 1918. B) 18th June 1920. C) 18th July 1919. D) 18th June 1918. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18th July 1918. 8. Which year was APJ Abdul Kalam Born A) 1942. B) 1931. C) 1932. D) 1941. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1931. 9. Mama loves the soup A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The rabbit played ..... with the duckling. A) See saw. B) Carroms. C) Knock knock. D) Hide and seek. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hide and seek. 11. In stanza 2, all these things the persona did to make his anger grow EXCEPT: A) Watered it in fears. B) Sunned it with anger. C) Sunned it with smiles. D) Watered it with tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunned it with anger. 12. When was the Domestic Violence Act set up? A) 1970. B) 1976. C) 1979. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1976. 13. What were some people being carried on? A) Wooden horse carts. B) Bamboo bullock carts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bamboo bullock carts. 14. With reference to the poem, After Blenheim-what time of the day and season was it? A) Autumn evening. B) Summer afternoon. C) Summer evening. D) Autumn afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer evening. 15. "lord God had stamped upon his skinIn equal stripes both night and day"What is the poetic devise that is used in the above lines A) Imagery. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 16. Find Carol Churchill's comedy! A) "Top Girls". B) "Otherwise Engaged". C) "In the Stopping Train". D) "Cloud Nine". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Cloud Nine". 17. A type of poetry that talk about sadness or mourning over the death. A) Epic. B) Elegy. C) Ballad. D) Idyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elegy. 18. What is inside the tiny shutters? A) T.V. Screen. B) Remote. C) Storage unit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) T.V. Screen. 19. As the years pass, what happens to Dorian's body? A) It becomes horribly ugly. B) It slowly disintegrates. C) It grows perpetually younger and stronger. D) It remains youthful and beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It remains youthful and beautiful. 20. What is the significance of the trial scene in "The Merchant of Venice" ? A) It showcases Shylock's revenge against Antonio. B) It highlights the cleverness of Portia. C) It reveals the Duke's impartiality. D) It introduces the theme of mercy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It highlights the cleverness of Portia. 21. Explain the impact of a powerful 'conclusion' on the overall essay. A) It weakens the credibility of the main points of the essay. B) It confuses the reader and muddles the main points of the essay. C) It leaves a lasting impression and reinforces the main points of the essay. D) It has no impact on the overall essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It leaves a lasting impression and reinforces the main points of the essay. 22. Who is referred to as Premier son? A) Suffering Pain. B) Korlebu Cord. C) The pioneer child. D) Kwabena. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pioneer child. 23. The type of character that goes against the protagonist A) Protagonist. B) Main character. C) Static character. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antagonist. 24. The author of The Bluest Eyes(1970) is? A) Salman Rushdie. B) Toni Morrison. C) Jane Austen. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toni Morrison. 25. A type of poetry that talks about Intertainment in a form of a songs. A) Epic. B) Elegy. C) Ballad. D) Idyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ballad. 26. How does Tommy treat Margie? A) Like she has cooties. B) Like she is dumb. C) Like he cares for her deeply. D) Like she is smarter than him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Like she is dumb. 27. Which of Charles Dickens novels begin with the words"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" ? A) Pickwick Papers. B) Hard Times. C) A Tale of Two Cities. D) Oliver Twist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Tale of Two Cities. 28. What do the boys at Camp Green Lake have to do every day? A) Play sports and games. B) Attend classes and study. C) Dig large holes. D) Explore the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dig large holes. 29. Despite their mother's warnings, the children chose to chew with their mouths open A) Consonance. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 30. Sumon can run very fast. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. When did the Romantic movement start? A) In the 16Th century. B) In the 17th century. C) In the 18th century. D) In the 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the 18th century. 32. Where does Mahbub Alam work? A) In a bank. B) In a high school. C) In a hospital. D) In a primary school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a primary school. 33. What did the wrap look like? A) It was very colourful and had designs of different animals on it. B) It was brown in colour with a thousand patterns of the lives of the Garo women embroidered on it. C) It was made of cotton and had many different stones attached to it which made it shine in the light. D) It was made of silk and embroidered with a thousand flowers which had all the colours of the rainbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was made of silk and embroidered with a thousand flowers which had all the colours of the rainbow. 34. When is the best approximate year of the Old English Period? A) 450-1100. B) 800-1200. C) 900-1200. D) 250-1100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 450-1100. 35. Bill of fare meant A) The cost of all ordered items. B) Menu. C) How much salmon costed. D) A fair bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Menu. 36. What happens in Act 1 Scene 4? A) Visit of Ghost of Christmas Future. B) The Ghost shows him the house of Cratchit and Fred. C) Visit of Ghost of Christmas Present. D) Option 2 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Option 2 and 3. 37. September has.....days. A) 29. B) 30. C) 31. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30. 38. When the Romans left in circa 410 BCE, the Angles, Saxons and Jutes invaded and ..... (choose the most complete answer) A) Enslaved the Britons, pillaged and burnt villages and destroyed the Roman heritage. But then, they chose the most fertile land to settle down and grow cattle and crops. B) They pillaged and burned the Britons, enslaving and killing hundreds. Later, they fought among themselves for predominance. C) They destroyed the Roman buildings, raped women and enslaved everybody. Afterwards, they settled down as farmers in 7 kingdoms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enslaved the Britons, pillaged and burnt villages and destroyed the Roman heritage. But then, they chose the most fertile land to settle down and grow cattle and crops. 39. Name the Poet Laureate during Queen Victoria's reign A) Dante Gabriel Rossetti. B) Robert Browning. C) Matthew Arnold. D) Alfred Lord Tennyson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alfred Lord Tennyson. 40. The effect of the extract is conveyed through the use of A) Antithesis. B) Papallelism. C) Conceit. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climax. 41. The Mill on the Floss is a novel by A) Emily Bronte. B) Dickens. C) Hardy. D) George Eliot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Eliot. 42. A weapon found in a closet early in a story might ..... a future crime in the story. A) Flashback. B) Foreshadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadow. 43. What were the things that Lizzie decided would define her? A) Her looks and appearance. B) Her hair. C) Her goals, success, and accomplishments. D) Her condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her goals, success, and accomplishments. 44. Which of the following book is not written by R K Narayan? A) The Village by the Sea. B) The English Teacher. C) The Guide. D) Swami and Friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Village by the Sea. 45. The ..... feels that going up in the swing is the pleasantest thing. A) Child. B) Seas. C) Trees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child. 46. Centration is noticed in conservation. A) Concrete Operational Stage. B) Preoperational Stage. C) Sensorimotor Stage. D) Formal Operational Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preoperational Stage. 47. What according to the alien was there in chocolates? A) Sugar. B) Metal. C) Salt. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metal. 48. Why were two National Anthems sung? A) (a) To mark the unity. B) (b) To mark the end of racial discrimination. C) To mark the end of gender discrimination. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 49. A type of poetry that talks about legends, heroes or warriors. A) Epic. B) Elegy. C) Ballad. D) Idyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 50. Two and two ..... four. A) Make. B) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 51. Read Chapter 14 and answer the following questions:F:Choose the correct answer:-Shylock wanted only his ..... A) Money. B) Daughter. C) Penalty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Penalty. 52. How did Mr. Philease Fogg come to know that there had bee been bank a robbery? A) Mr. Philease Fogg just noticed about it in his surroundings . B) Mr. Philease Fogg just read about it in the newspaper . C) Mr. Philease Fogg just heard about it in a group discussion . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mr. Philease Fogg just read about it in the newspaper . 53. What did the hare say to the tortoise? A) Hurry up!. B) You are so slow!. C) Can't you walk faster?. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. What gift was Tommy given by his mother for passing the test of becominga young warrior? A) A cake. B) A sleeveless shirt. C) A musket. D) They are abeng. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sleeveless shirt. 55. Prakash was a shy peahen A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 56. In stanza 2, which phrase suggests that the persona had planned a devious strategy? A) Sunned it with smiles. B) Watered it in fears. C) With my tears. D) With soft deceitful wiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With soft deceitful wiles. 57. Who was Fateh Singh Rathore. A) A great conservationist. B) A farmer. C) A police officer. D) A sailor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A great conservationist. 58. The term context approach here refers to a heterogeneous group of schools andmethodologies that do not consider literary texts as independent works of art but try to place them in a wider context depending on the movement this context can be historical, background, social and political. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 59. Give the original name of George Eliot A) Mary Elizabeth Evans. B) Thomas Hardy. C) Mary Ann Evans. D) Oscar Wilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mary Ann Evans. 60. India became the first country in the world to establish ..... A) A buttermilk plant. B) A buffalo milk-powder plant. C) A curd plant. D) A butter plant. 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