This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 218 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 218 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What literary device is used when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected? A) Irony. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 2. Great things overshadow small things. Who said this? A) Portia. B) Jessica. C) Nerissa. D) Stephano. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Portia. 3. A country in the West Indies- A) Japan. B) Korea. C) Island. D) Jamaica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jamaica. 4. The narrator employed ..... coolies to push the engine from behind. A) Twenty. B) Fifty. C) Hundred. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fifty. 5. Who was the best known author of this time? A) Ray Bradbury. B) Charles Dickens. C) R.L. Stevenson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Dickens. 6. Which language did Chaucer choose to write the 'Canterbury Tales' in? A) French. B) Latin. C) Old English. D) Middle English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle English. 7. "The fragrance of the flowers filled the air." What sense created the image? A) Touch. B) Smell. C) Sight. D) Taste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smell. 8. Marie Tharp's work was so unique at the time because she ..... A) Was a female scientist. B) Worked harder than Heezen. C) Had no data to work with. D) Was in love with Heezen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was a female scientist. 9. What is this poem mainly about? A) The lives of birds. B) The dreams of birds. C) Joy and singing. D) Freedom and slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom and slavery. 10. The famous book 'The White Tiger' was written by ....., which even won the 2008 Man Booker prize. A) Chetan Bhagat. B) Arvind asked. C) Amitabh Ghosh. D) Amish Tripathi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arvind asked. 11. Natasha ..... smart and hardworking girl. A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 12. Who said this? "He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out" A) Sheila Birling. B) Eric Birling. C) The Inspector. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eric Birling. 13. Elegy, ode, sonnet, and imagery are the elements of poetry in Literature A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Who came first at the end of year exam? A) Malala. B) Ark. C) Monitor area. D) Malka-e-Noor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malka-e-Noor. 15. How is Bulu related to Mr. and Mrs. Basu? A) Bulu is the owner of the house in which Mr. and Mrs. Basu live. B) Bulu is their neighbour. C) Bulu is their family doctor. D) Bulu is their son. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bulu is their neighbour. 16. It was written in papyrus in 250 BC. A) Mahabharata. B) Panchatantra. C) Ramayana. D) The Egyptian Book of the Dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Egyptian Book of the Dead. 17. Is considered one of the masterpieces of Middle English literature. It was composed in the West Midlands region of Britain at the end of the 14th century, but was copied out at the beginning of the 15th. The poem only survives in this single manuscript at the British Library A) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. B) Canterbury Tales. C) Battle of hastings. D) Battle of Maldon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 18. Which statement did she later believed to be true? A) That Isa is a good man. B) That Musa is a good man. C) That she is a smart girl. D) That her father love her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Isa is a good man. 19. What did the child want to eat at fair? A) Samosa. B) Burfi. C) Burger. D) Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burfi. 20. Understanding of the influence of religion on medieval English literature:How does religious symbolism play a role in medieval English literary works? A) Religious symbolism represents moral and spiritual themes. B) Religious symbolism has no impact on medieval English literary works. C) Religious symbolism represents modern technological advancements. D) Religious symbolism represents political ideologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious symbolism represents moral and spiritual themes. ← 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