This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 184 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 184 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why was Britain on the very of collapse during the winter of 1978-1979? A) Many people immigrated to Britain. B) High inflation forced Labour to impose low wage increases which led to strikes. C) Too many were leaving for Canada and other countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High inflation forced Labour to impose low wage increases which led to strikes. 2. Where does Tommy find the real book and how is it different than the books they are used to? A) In his car and it plays music. B) In his basement and the words don't move. C) In his backpack and it plays music. D) In his attic and the words don't move. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In his attic and the words don't move. 3. The heroic couplet was first used by: A) Dryden. B) Pope. C) Chaucer. D) Spenser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chaucer. 4. "God moves in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform." A) The Task. B) Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him. C) LIght Shining Out of Darkness. D) "From Greenland's Icy Mountains". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LIght Shining Out of Darkness. 5. The river outside the boundary is dangerous to cross.The function of prepositional phrase in the sentence is used as ..... A) Adjective Prepositional Phrase. B) Adverb Prepositional Phrase. C) Noun. D) Object. E) They tend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective Prepositional Phrase. 6. Which city is described as "asleep in granite" in the poem? A) Glasgow. B) Edinburgh. C) Aberdeen. D) Cranston. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aberdeen. 7. What admirable trait does Stanley demonstrate towards his fellow campmates? A) Ambition and cunning. B) Kind-heartedness and compassion. C) Resilience and bravery. D) Fearfulness and anxiousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind-heartedness and compassion. 8. Why do the squirrels drop partially eaten fruit in the river? A) To feed the water animals. B) To energise the river. C) To pollute the river. D) To enjoy the splash and ripple effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To enjoy the splash and ripple effect. 9. What is Newspeak? A) The official language of Oceania, engineered to remove even the possibility of rebellious thought and contains no negative terms. B) The official language of The Brotherhood, engineered to allow members of The Brotherhood to communicate with one another without Party members knowing. C) A machine that types as Winston dictates into it. D) A type of literature written by Winston and other Party members in his department in Minitrue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The official language of Oceania, engineered to remove even the possibility of rebellious thought and contains no negative terms. 10. The greatest English poet since John Milton A) Robert Southey. B) William Wordsworth. C) John Keats. D) Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) William Wordsworth. 11. What we say mother in Karnataka A) Abba. B) Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abba. 12. What is Rokeya's birthday? A) 18 September, 2012. B) 12 November, 2022. C) 25 May, 2009. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18 September, 2012. 13. The Death of Arthur is A) A Chivalric Romance written in English. B) A ballad. C) An epic heroic poem. D) A Chivalric Romance written in French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Chivalric Romance written in English. 14. The greatest Modern Dramatist A) John Milton. B) William Wordsworth. C) Edmund Spenser. D) George Bernard Shaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George Bernard Shaw. 15. Which of the following elements is NOT characteristic of Arthurian romances? A) Circular structure. B) Adventure. C) A survey of the middle classes. D) The supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A survey of the middle classes. 16. "The papers crackled again" A) Simile. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 17. The colour of the turnip was ..... and ..... A) White and purple. B) Yellow and red. C) Orange and green. D) Purple and blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) White and purple. 18. Wrote "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" A) Samuel Johnson. B) Robert Burns. C) John Keats. D) Thomas Gray. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thomas Gray. 19. Who was the first Prime Minister of India A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. D) Indira Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru. 20. Who wrote the book Lily's Crossing A) Ridley Pearson. B) Patricia Giff. C) R.J. Palace. D) Doris Gates. 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