This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 75 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 75 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Nisargadhama? A) A hill station in Coorg. B) The name of a lake in Coorg. C) The name of an island in Coorg. D) The name of a cave in Coorg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The name of an island in Coorg. 2. What phrase is used to describe a character in a play taking on the role of another character? A) Fourth Wall. B) Method Acting. C) Inside Job. D) Metatheatrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside Job. 3. What does the night mail coach symbolize in the poem? A) Duty and hope. B) Efficiency and speed. C) Long journeys and adventure. D) Melodious sounds and countryside charm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Duty and hope. 4. Which is the Literary award? A) Jawaharlal Nehru Award. B) Jnanpith award. C) R. D. Birla Award. D) Dronacharya Awards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jnanpith award. 5. The poem 'If' was written by: A) Rudyard Kipling. B) T.S. Eliot. C) G.M. Hopkins. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rudyard Kipling. 6. Which of the following characters represents best the system of comitatus? A) The Green Knight. B) The Wife of Bath. C) Grendel. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 7. Refers to a group of recently coined words often used in informal situations. These words often come and go quickly, passing in and out of usage within months or years. A) Jargon. B) Abstract Diction. C) Slang. D) Dialect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slang. 8. To lose a hotel and a cake of soap in one afternoon suggests A) Willful defaulter. B) Carlessly stubborn. C) Willful carelessness. D) Forgetfulness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Willful carelessness. 9. Which phrase is used to describe the use of a mechanical device to solve a problem? A) Method Acting. B) Inside Job. C) Deus Ex Machina. D) Framing Device. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deus Ex Machina. 10. Analysis of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales:What is the significance of the frame narrative in The Canterbury Tales? A) The frame narrative limits the range of narratives included. B) The frame narrative allows for a diverse range of narratives to be included in the overall work. C) The frame narrative is irrelevant to the overall work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The frame narrative allows for a diverse range of narratives to be included in the overall work. 11. Which author wrote Woods Runner? A) Gary Paulsen. B) Deborah Wiles. C) Gordon Korman. D) Rodman Philbrick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gary Paulsen. 12. You had ..... English before you moved to New York. A) Studying. B) Student. C) Will study. D) Study. E) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Studied. 13. "Terrence, look your last at me"Who is Terrance here? A) The narrator. B) The friend of the narrator. C) The close friend of the narrator. D) The best friend of the narrator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The close friend of the narrator. 14. Sun-sun planted these crops ..... A) Cabbage. B) Callaloo. C) Tomatoes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. Who is the author of our love song from north A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Not in the alley. D) Paradise order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not in the alley. 16. The room was ..... so I turned the heating off. A) Cold enough. B) Cool. C) Too cold. D) Hot enough. E) Too hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot enough. 17. "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." What is the meaning of the word 'brewing' here? A) Preparing coffee. B) Something developing or taking shape. C) Boiling water. D) Making of tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something developing or taking shape. 18. It was ..... awful weather (that) we couldn't leave the hotel. A) Such. B) So many. C) So much. D) So. E) Such a. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such. 19. How does she Floats? A) Like a flower in the wind of our song. B) Like a bird on the foam of a stream. C) Like a laugh from the lips of a dream. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like a laugh from the lips of a dream. 20. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THE WORD 'REFUGEE'? A) A STRANGER. B) ONE THAT FLEES. C) AN ENEMY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ONE THAT FLEES. 21. Priya was very ..... A) Happy. B) Excited. C) Sad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited. 22. Answer the questions with True / False. caterpillar comes out of the egg. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. Which animals ran away from the village? A) Cows and Goats. B) Cows and Sheep. C) Cows and Bulls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cows and Sheep. 24. Which stage is described as "the justice" A) Stage 6. B) Stage 7. C) Stage 4. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 25. Since Dea was sick, she didn't eat too much yang merupakan effect ..... A) Dea was sick. B) Since. C) She didn't eat too much. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She didn't eat too much. 26. Upin and Ipin are ..... popular that many children like to watch it A) So that. B) So. C) Such that. D) Such. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 27. The dewdrops fell while the ; A) Cricket whistled. B) Owl called. C) Beetle tapped. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cricket whistled. 28. What phrase is used to describe a story within a story? A) Method Acting. B) Framing Device. C) Metatheatrics. D) Inside Job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Framing Device. 29. What metrical pattern characterises the Anglo-Saxon epic? A) Blank verse. B) Stress-rhyme metre. C) Alliteration-stress metre. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration-stress metre. 30. Which one is not compound sentence? A) Wherever you go, you can always find beauty. B) The sky is clear; the stars are twinkling. C) They got there early, and they got really good seats. D) Cats are good pets, for they are clean and are not noisy. E) He ran out of money, so he had to stop playing poker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wherever you go, you can always find beauty. 31. What is the definition of climactic order? A) The arrangement of details or ideas in order of increasing importance. B) The arrangement of details or ideas in order of decreasing importance. C) The arrangement of details or ideas in a random order. D) The arrangement of details or ideas in an alphabetical order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The arrangement of details or ideas in order of increasing importance. 32. Who supposed to arrive in Ruskin Bond's house? A) Aunt label. B) Aunt Maria. C) Aunt navel. D) Aunt mabel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aunt mabel. 33. 'Pregnant cloud' is an example of A) Synecdoche. B) Litotes. C) Cliche. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 34. According to Portia, the candle gives light to a ..... world. A) Sinful. B) Dark. C) Day. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinful. 35. Wind is a symbol of ..... A) Strong fire. B) Weak fire. C) An enemy. D) Adversities in life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adversities in life. 36. What is a meaning of solution. A) Way to fix a problem. B) Trash thrown on the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Way to fix a problem. 37. Fra Lippo Lippi was written by: A) George Eliot. B) Thomas Hardy. C) Robert Browning. D) Charles Dickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Browning. 38. What is an argumentative essay? A) A comparison between two things. B) A story with a hidden meaning. C) A genre of writing that requires investigation and evidence. D) A person who opposes someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A genre of writing that requires investigation and evidence. 39. If I hadn't booked in advance, I would have had difficulties in being good accomodation at a reasonable price. The sentence means ..... A) I got a good room and I didn't have to pay much. B) It was difficult to get a room although I had a reservation. C) The room I got was good but rather expensive. D) I found a room in advance but in wasn't confortable. E) I was lucky to get a good room without reservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) I was lucky to get a good room without reservation. 40. How does the structure of the poem 'If' contribute to the overall meaning and impact of the poem? A) The structure of the poem 'If' is too simplistic and lacks depth, diminishing the impact of the poem. B) The structure of the poem 'If' is irrelevant to the overall meaning and impact of the poem. C) The structure of the poem 'If' is too complex and confusing, detracting from the message. D) The structure of the poem 'If' with its use of parallelism and repetition emphasizes the importance of each characteristic and the interconnectedness of the traits, ultimately reinforcing the message of perseverance and resilience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The structure of the poem 'If' with its use of parallelism and repetition emphasizes the importance of each characteristic and the interconnectedness of the traits, ultimately reinforcing the message of perseverance and resilience. 41. What's the name of the last part of the novel "To the lighthouse" ? A) To the lighthouse. B) The window. C) Time passes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the lighthouse. 42. Name the first permanent theatre A) The Globe. B) The Theatre. C) The Rose. D) The Fortune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Theatre. 43. Who was causing a fuss when Tommy decided that they should catch the coneys a certain way? A) Uriah. B) Johnny. C) David. D) Charlie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charlie. 44. Who is the author of Beawulf? A) Caedmon. B) Venerable Bede. C) Author is unknown. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Author is unknown. 45. Choose a word that belongs to the "oo" sound A) Cow. B) Flood. C) Down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flood. 46. After eating the cake Alice grew ..... A) Taller. B) Smaller. C) Higher. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taller. 47. Overalls are clothes ..... people wear to protect their clothes when they are working. A) Where. B) Which. C) Whose. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which. 48. Bertha transferred her invitation to Grace without Aunt Meg's permission A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. Why did Feluda himself work on cracking the code to the combination lock? A) Feluda wanted to please Mr. Majumdar. B) Feluda was a detective and wanted to win the books by Gaboriau. C) Tapesh was too tired to bother. D) Tapesh was busy talking to Mr. Majumdar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feluda was a detective and wanted to win the books by Gaboriau. 50. They understand that the quantity, length or number of items is unrelated to its arrangement or appearance. A) Sensorimotor Stage. B) Formal Operational Stage. C) Concrete Operational Stage. D) Preoperational Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Concrete Operational Stage. 51. In "Dover Beach" what country does the speaker see on the other side of the English Channel? A) France. B) Italy. C) Belgium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 52. When was the first Harry Potter book published? A) 21 November 1987. B) 29 July 1997. C) 10 June 1980. D) 26 June 1997. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26 June 1997. 53. 'These must be from our fields', gasped James! What does 'these' refer to? A) Large pots. B) Treasures. C) Fruits and vegetables. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fruits and vegetables. 54. Which character has a keen eye for details and often notices things others miss? A) Lloyd. B) Harvey. C) The Demon Headmaster. D) Dinah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lloyd. 55. Swift was perhaps best known for what historically popular work? A) Lord of the Rings. B) The Intelligencer. C) Poor Richard's Almanack. D) Gulliver's Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gulliver's Travels. 56. Anitha was a ..... A) Good girl. B) Helpful. C) Big show off. D) None of these above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big show off. 57. . Why were the trees without leaves? A) The season was autumn and the leaves had fallen, leaving the trees bare. B) They were playing hide and seek with the moon. C) The brook seemed far away, as suggested by the detailed description of the path taken to reach it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The season was autumn and the leaves had fallen, leaving the trees bare. 58. When she goes shopping she carries a A) Paper bag. B) Handbag. C) Plastic bag. D) Box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic bag. 59. Who is known as for Bharat Kokila A) Not in the alley. B) Anita Desai. C) Mahapatra. D) Kamla Markande. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not in the alley. 60. What did the swallow see at the cathedral tower A) The happy prince. B) Sculpted Angels. C) The Reed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sculpted Angels. ← 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