This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 166 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 166 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "The Lady of Shalott" was published in A) "Poems, chiefly lyrical". B) "Poem". C) "Lyrical Poems". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Poems, chiefly lyrical". 2. Problems which are described in "the picture of Dorian Gray" A) Art. B) Morality. C) Beauty. D) Art, morality, beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Art, morality, beauty. 3. What is the child's attitude towards the other children's games? A) Enthusiastic. B) Fearful. C) Confused. D) Indifferent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confused. 4. The setting of the Little Match Girl? A) Field in the middle of summer. B) On a street on a cold, snowy night on New Year's Eve. C) During the fall in an old rundown house. D) Modern time in busy city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On a street on a cold, snowy night on New Year's Eve. 5. The narrator was the owner of the lottery ticket number A) 1005. B) 1004. C) 1006. D) 1003. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1005. 6. Which of these words beat describes the gypsies? A) Rich. B) Discouraging. C) Wise. D) Sympathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wise. 7. William Langland's Piers Plowman is an allegorical poem that differs from other kinds of poems because allegorical poems are ..... A) About finding deeper meanings in everyday life. B) Mostly about saints. C) Big metaphors for something else. D) Mainly about life and wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big metaphors for something else. 8. The banker put two million roubles on stake favouring ..... ? A) Life imprisonment. B) Capital punishment. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Capital punishment. 9. Was Higgins Eliza's father? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. Whose work is "Lady Windermere's Fan" A) Thomas Hardy. B) Oscar Wilde. C) Thackeray. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oscar Wilde. 11. Wuthering heights was published in ..... A) Dec 1840. B) Dec 1847. C) Dec 1849. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dec 1847. 12. When did the author decide to swim? A) In April. B) In October. C) In September. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In October. 13. In this Middle English example, the onomatopoeia (verbal imitation of natural sounds) of the cuckoo's calling is clearly audible. The acoustic dimension is a typical feature of poetry, one which continues in modern pop songs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. ''The music the tears slowly in his mind an old wound open" aludes to the idea that there is a deep hurt which contrasts with his confidence in the previous stanza. This is an example of AO A) 2. B) 1. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 15. Celts came from Continental Europe Between? A) 900-800 BC. B) 800-600 BC. C) 700-500 BC. D) 400-200 bc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 800-600 BC. 16. Miss Maud goes to the shop called A) The Three Dollar Mega Store. B) The Three Tees Supermarket. C) The Three Little Pigs Store. D) The Three Blind Mice Supermarket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Three Tees Supermarket. 17. What does Portia state about Shylock's need for mercy? A) The law requires him to show mercy. B) It is the only morally right thing to do. C) Shylock is incapable of showing mercy. D) The Duke demands mercy from Shylock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the only morally right thing to do. 18. Charles Darwin was a ..... A) King. B) Famous businessmen. C) Famous scientist. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Famous scientist. 19. What is the definition of colloquial language? A) Everyday language used for casual communication. B) Everyday language used for formal communication. C) Everyday language used for technical communication. D) Everyday language used for legal communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Everyday language used for casual communication. 20. How does the author describe the tiger? A) Monstrous. B) Angry. C) Quiet. D) Brave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monstrous. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIntroductions 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books