This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > English Literature (1) – Quiz 119 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 119 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are five writers of the Chaucer age. There are Langland, Wycliff, Gower, Mandeville, and ..... A) Chaucer. B) Dante. C) Petrarch. D) Boccaccio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chaucer. 2. We climbed over a broken wall A) Said edna. B) Said heathcliff. C) Said julia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said heathcliff. 3. The Mystic Poet A) William Blake. B) John Wycliffe. C) William Caxton. D) Venerable Bede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Blake. 4. Gandhi ji was against English medium A) False. B) True. C) Not sure. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 5. Which of the following statements about Beowulf is FALSE? A) It blends Christian and Pagan elements. B) It takes place in Anglo-Saxon Britain. C) One of its sources is the son-of-the-she-bear tales. D) One of its main topics is fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It takes place in Anglo-Saxon Britain. 6. What literature was uttered by a single aristocratic voice, grave, speaking in terms of high communal aspirations? A) Old English literature. B) Medieval English literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old English literature. 7. Who established the first printing press in England? A) Johann Gutenberg. B) William Caxton. C) Thomas Malory. D) John Donne. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Caxton. 8. Read "The Merchant of Venice " chapter 5" and answer the following questions:Read the following sentences and choose True or FalseLancelot's father was very happy to hear that his son was dead. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What was the third wish of the first person who used the Monkey's Paw? A) To die. B) To become the richest man in the world. C) To get 200 pounds. D) To become immortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To die. 10. Which of the following is a melodrama by Tennyson? A) Maud. B) Ulysses. C) Crossing the bar. D) In Memoriam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maud. 11. The turtle was cross because ..... A) It was delightful lake in the valley. B) It had been his clever idea to fly that way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It had been his clever idea to fly that way. 12. An action that jumps ahead of the story to narrate an event that happens at a later time. A) Flash forward. B) Mystery. C) Pacing. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flash forward. 13. The protagonist in the story is an example of ..... A) The setting. B) A character. C) The author. D) A story map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A character. 14. What is the definition of dystopia? A) A society in which there is peace and harmony amongst all citizens. B) A society that is governed by a single leader, whom citizens worship and and blindly follow him/her/them. C) A democratic society in which officials are elected and run the government, who strictly enforce laws. D) A place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible. 15. The walnuts were not ..... A) Heavy. B) Fine. C) Sour. D) Dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy. 16. Riya wanted this balloon ..... A) Yellow. B) Green. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow. 17. What type of conflict is present:" Teacher Emily is getting mad because the computer is not working" A) Person vs. Society. B) Person vs. Person. C) Person vs. Technology. D) Person vs. Supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Person vs. Technology. 18. Ronny:You look terrible today. What is wrong?Vina:I had lots of things to do last night.Ronny:Do you mind my helping?Vina:It will loose my burden. Thank you.Ronny:When can I start?Vina:Right now! From the dialogue above, Ronny ..... A) Needs Vina's help. B) Asks for Vina's help. C) Offers Vina a favor. D) Refuses Vina's suggestion. E) Accepts Vina's Suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Offers Vina a favor. 19. Who was the author of the famous storybook 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'? A) Rudyard Kipling. B) John Keats. C) Lewis Carrol. D) H.G. Wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lewis Carrol. 20. Who is the author of Excuse me is this India? A) Anushka Sharma. B) Anushka Ravi Shankar. C) Anushka Ravi Raj. D) Anushka Ravi Kumar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anushka Ravi Shankar. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 8English Literature (1) Quiz 9English Literature (1) Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books