This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 71 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 71 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who was the best known author of this time? A) Ray Bradbury. B) Charles Dickens. C) R.L. Stevenson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Dickens. 2. Marie Tharp's work was so unique at the time because she ..... A) Worked harder than Heezen. B) Had no data to work with. C) Was a female scientist. D) Was in love with Heezen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was a female scientist. 3. What is this poem mainly about? A) The lives of birds. B) The dreams of birds. C) Joy and singing. D) Freedom and slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom and slavery. 4. The famous book 'The White Tiger' was written by ....., which even won the 2008 Man Booker prize. A) Amish Tripathi. B) Amitabh Ghosh. C) Arvind asked. D) Chetan Bhagat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arvind asked. 5. Natasha ..... smart and hardworking girl. A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 6. Who said this? "He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out" A) Sheila Birling. B) Eric Birling. C) The Inspector. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eric Birling. 7. Elegy, ode, sonnet, and imagery are the elements of poetry in Literature A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. Who came first at the end of year exam? A) Malka-e-Noor. B) Ark. C) Monitor area. D) Malala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malka-e-Noor. 9. How is Bulu related to Mr. and Mrs. Basu? A) Bulu is the owner of the house in which Mr. and Mrs. Basu live. B) Bulu is their neighbour. C) Bulu is their family doctor. D) Bulu is their son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bulu is their neighbour. 10. It was written in papyrus in 250 BC. A) Mahabharata. B) Panchatantra. C) The Egyptian Book of the Dead. D) Ramayana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Egyptian Book of the Dead. 11. Is considered one of the masterpieces of Middle English literature. It was composed in the West Midlands region of Britain at the end of the 14th century, but was copied out at the beginning of the 15th. The poem only survives in this single manuscript at the British Library A) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. B) Canterbury Tales. C) Battle of hastings. D) Battle of Maldon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 12. Which statement did she later believed to be true? A) That Isa is a good man. B) That her father love her. C) That Musa is a good man. D) That she is a smart girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Isa is a good man. 13. What did the child want to eat at fair? A) Burfi. B) Pizza. C) Burger. D) Samosa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burfi. 14. Understanding of the influence of religion on medieval English literature:How does religious symbolism play a role in medieval English literary works? A) Religious symbolism represents moral and spiritual themes. B) Religious symbolism has no impact on medieval English literary works. C) Religious symbolism represents modern technological advancements. D) Religious symbolism represents political ideologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious symbolism represents moral and spiritual themes. 15. Match each quotation with the correct work:"Rage, rage against the dying of the light." A) "Sailing to Byzantium". B) "The Unknown Citizen". C) "Journey of the Magi". D) "The Second Coming". E) "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". Show Answer Correct Answer: E) "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night". 16. What phrase is used to describe a type of musical theatre in which the dialogue is entirely sung? A) Alienation Effect. B) Epic Theatre. C) Musical Theatre. D) Opera. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opera. 17. Social and Political system of the middle ages A) Fief. B) Feudalism. C) Chivalry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feudalism. 18. Market research is more important than the quality of the product. A) True. B) False. C) Not Given. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not Given. 19. Ben and Jim ran in ..... directions. A) Different. B) Same. C) Two. D) New. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different. 20. What invention helped to spread the ideas of the Renaissance? A) The telescope. B) Eyeglasses. C) The microscope. D) The printing press. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The printing press. 21. How does 'comprehension' contribute to understanding literary devices? A) By distracting readers from the use of literary devices. B) By helping readers recognize and understand the use of literary devices within a text. C) By making readers forget about the use of literary devices. D) By making readers confused about the use of literary devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By helping readers recognize and understand the use of literary devices within a text. 22. The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of ..... A) (a) The military's precision. B) (b) The military's loyalty to democracy. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 23. The study of books written by authors and their experiences is a short definition for? A) Drama. B) English Language. C) English Literature. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English Literature. 24. The Title "The Fun They Had" refers to which kind of school? A) Traditional Schools. B) Advanced Schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional Schools. 25. Word which has below as the meaning.Acted or behaved in a jovial and exuberant fashion. A) Rollicked. B) Patterns. C) Hind. D) Halted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rollicked. 26. What is ONE importance of Literature? A) Literature improves your physical activity. B) Literature improves your knowdledge of Spanish. C) Literature improves your command of language. D) Literature improves your health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literature improves your command of language. 27. In "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, a woman borrows what she thinks is a costly necklace from a friend and loses it. She and her husband sacrifice to replace it, only to learn years later that the necklace was a fake. A) Dramatic irony. B) Verbal irony. C) Sarcasm. D) Situational irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Situational irony. 28. Who is the most representative of Decadence? A) John Galsworthy. B) Oscar Wilde. C) William Wordsworth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oscar Wilde. 29. Spoken words in a story are called what? A) Diameter. B) Developments. C) Derailment. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dialogue. 30. A group resulting from cultural beliefs A) Race. B) Immigration. C) Ethnicity. D) Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethnicity. 31. She said to me that I am a good person.Who said to whom A) Ira said to tana. B) Tana said to Ira. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ira said to tana. 32. Worsworth was a romantic poet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Which year has the story been set in? A) 2157. B) 2247. C) 2189. D) 2057. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2157. 34. What phrase is used to describe a play within a play? A) Fourth Wall. B) Method Acting. C) Inside Job. D) Metatheatrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metatheatrics. 35. How does a 'counterclaim' add depth to an argument? A) By acknowledging and addressing opposing viewpoints. B) By dismissing opposing viewpoints without consideration. C) By avoiding any mention of opposing viewpoints. D) By ignoring opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By acknowledging and addressing opposing viewpoints. 36. What was the name of the captain? A) Mr. MecWhirr. B) Mr. MacWhir. C) Mr. MacWhirr. D) Mr. macwhirr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mr. MacWhirr. 37. Sarah and Ed are ..... crazy people! I never know what they are going to do next A) So. B) Such an. C) That. D) Such a. E) Such. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Such. 38. The high point of a series of events is A) The turning point. B) The climax. C) The peak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The climax. 39. The grey sea and the long black land;And the yellow half-moon large and low;And the startled little waves that leapIn fiery ringlets from their sleep, these four lines of poetry consist of ..... A) Tactile imagery. B) Organic imagery. C) Olfactory imagery. D) Visual imagery. E) Kinesthetic imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visual imagery. 40. One of Jane Austen's well known novels is Pride and Prejudice. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. When did Vasco da Gama arrive India? A) 20 December 1648. B) 5 November 1646. C) 25 December 1665. D) 20 December 1756. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20 December 1648. 42. The Romantic movement in Europe was different from the movement in England. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 43. Which Poet Laureate wrote about a church mouse? A) Marvel. B) Larkin. C) Betjeman. D) Hughes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Betjeman. 44. What type of character "stays the same" and shows little to no change? A) Dynamic Character. B) Antagonist. C) Static Character. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Static Character. 45. What role does rhythm play in the poem? A) It emphasizes the brevity of fireworks displays. B) It creates a sense of order and control. C) It explores the theme of beauty and joy. D) It highlights the use of metaphors and similes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It creates a sense of order and control. 46. What language did NOT spoken in England from the 12th-13th centuries? A) Latin. B) Anglo-Saxon. C) French. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English. 47. (A Bug for Dee)I would be very ..... said Dee. A) Happy. B) Unhappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unhappy. 48. What trait does the Duke associate with a "gentile" ? A) Pity. B) Revenge. C) Mercy. D) Inhumanity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercy. 49. What does Sting misses? A) An adventure. B) Tv show. C) Birth of his son. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth of his son. 50. What did the girl's father want Elya to do if he wantedto marry her? A) Bring him food. B) Bring him a horse. C) Bring him money. D) Bring him a pig. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring him a pig. 51. What is poetry that has no metrical pattern? A) Rondeau. B) Blank verse. C) Free verse. D) Third rime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free verse. 52. The pastor who officiated over the Hibbertsons' wedding was ..... ? A) Rev. Ledbetter. B) Rev. Becker. C) Brother Jeffery. D) Pastor Samuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rev. Ledbetter. 53. The main character in the story is A) Josiah. B) Joseph. C) Jacob. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 54. Who was very upset when he/she say Rami selling in the market? A) Jake. B) Debbie. C) Betty. D) Donna Rae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debbie. 55. What literary device is used when the child wonders if the railings are to keep out wolves and monsters? A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 56. Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. A) Mystery. B) Dramatic Irony. C) Irony. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic Irony. 57. By drinking the liquid all at once she became quite ..... A) Tiny. B) Shiny. C) Slim. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiny. 58. When Gopa's mom come his favorite show Super Samurai was just ..... A) Started. B) At the bottom of the episode. C) Finished. D) Coming as it was the next episode on the channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Started. 59. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together, is known as? A) Literation. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 60. How was one path different from the other? A) One was greener. B) One had more grass. C) It seemed less used. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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