Miscelleneous Questions Quiz 81 (20 MCQs)

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1. Below are several ways to retell a fictional narrative text, except .....

Correct Answer: C) News Report.

2. Who is the author of 'The Taming of the Shrew'?

Correct Answer: B) William Shakespeare.

3. Shelly was a firm believer in all of the following except:

Correct Answer: D) Human conduct based on conviction.

4. Who is an American author?

Correct Answer: D) All 4.

5. Which is the shortest period of English literature?

Correct Answer: C) Restoration period.

6. Why is this time period named after Queen Elizabeth?

Correct Answer: C) She ruled for 50 years.

7. Who is the writer of Galliver's Travels?

Correct Answer: B) Jonathan Swift.

8. Which sonnet form has an octave and a sestet?

Correct Answer: B) Petrarchan/Italian.

9. You must follow the structure of 'SMILE' when writing poetry essays.

Correct Answer: B) False-it is just designed to help you plan your writing.

10. Shakespeare was famous for all but one of the following .....

Correct Answer: C) Bourgeois Drama.

11. Who is the writer of The Restoration Period?

Correct Answer: C) John Dryden.

12. "Major Barbra" is written by:

Correct Answer: C) Shaw.

13. Milton started out his business by making .....

Correct Answer: C) Caramels.

14. In 'Ozymandias', who saw the statue of Ozymandias?

Correct Answer: C) A traveler.

15. In 'Ozymandias' the poet says, 'I met a traveler ..... an.....land'.

Correct Answer: C) From, antique.

16. How did Renaissance writers like Dante, Cervantes, and Shakespeare influence later writers?

Correct Answer: D) By writing in the common lanugage.

17. The Prelude is written in:

Correct Answer: B) Blank Verse.

18. Simile is the direct comparison between two-

Correct Answer: B) Dissimilar things.

19. Which of the following means the same as retorted?

Correct Answer: C) Answered sharply.

20. 'The Duchess of Mulfi' is written by?

Correct Answer: D) John Webster.