This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > English Literature (1) – Quiz 228 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 228 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What phrase is used to describe a piece of theatre that uses the absurd to criticize society? A) Epic Theatre. B) Theatre of the Absurd. C) Inside Job. D) Framing Device. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theatre of the Absurd. 2. What trait of Harvey makes him a crucial member of the team? A) Curiosity and inquisitiveness. B) Bravery and determination. C) Cleverness and resourcefulness. D) Observational skills and attention to detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cleverness and resourcefulness. 3. A deliberate use of exaggeration for the purpose of humour/emphasis is A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 4. "Sweet Creature" Who is referred to? A) Spider. B) Fly. C) Butterfly. D) Wasp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fly. 5. (A Bug for Dee)Dee watched the ..... A) Bird. B) Bug. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bug. 6. When did jawaharlal nehru return to India A) 1889. B) 1916. C) 1912. D) 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1912. 7. How many wishes does the Monkey's Paw grant and to how many people? A) It grants three wishes to three people. B) It grants one wish to three people. C) It grants five wishes to two people. D) It grants three wishes to four people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It grants three wishes to three people. 8. Paradise Lost is A) A poem. B) A tragedy. C) A comedy. D) The novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A poem. 9. What realization did Mandela have of his boyhood freedom? A) It is just an illusion. B) He was born free. C) Freedom was meant for kids. D) He had no realizations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is just an illusion. 10. What did the girl see when she was walking down the road? A) Butterfly. B) Toad. C) Bug. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toad. 11. A type of poetry that expresses high praise for a person, animal or object of art is called ..... A) Ballad. B) Sonnet. C) Elegy. D) Ode. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ode. 12. Read the sentences below and write (True / False).Fire alarms make a very loud noise. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What was the name of Sonika's brother? A) Bhondu. B) Rahul. C) Rajesh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rahul. 14. Which one is not the expression of declining an offer? A) No, thanks. I'll be alright soon. B) Thanks, but I can do it myself. C) It's okay. I'll handle it myself. D) Thanks. I'm very much obliged. E) No, it's okay. Thanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thanks. I'm very much obliged. 15. What is the odd item among these words? A) Sonnet. B) Lullaby. C) Ballad. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 16. The days crept by slowly, sorrowfully A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 17. What does the poem Keeping Quiet teach us? A) To be peaceful, thoughtful and feelings of brotherhood. B) Not to make noise. C) Speaking creates noise. D) How to maintain silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be peaceful, thoughtful and feelings of brotherhood. 18. Is considered one of the oldest surviving poems in the English language A) Beowulf. B) Seafarer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 19. What ideals replaced the heroic code in courtly love? A) Adventure and feats of courage. B) Glory of the tribal king. C) Honour of the hero. D) Elaborate manners and rituals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elaborate manners and rituals. 20. A tribe that has a less population. A) Angles. B) Saxons. C) Jutes. D) Britons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jutes. ← 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