This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Introductions > Overview > English Literature (1) – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books English Literature (1) Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did l'Abbaye ask as his remuneration? A) Money. B) A house. C) Food and place to sleep. D) Gold coins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food and place to sleep. 2. It is the ..... (quickly) built stadium in New Zealand. A) Most quickly. B) Most seriously. C) Most beautifully. D) More efficiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most quickly. 3. Context Clues A) Words, phrases, or sentences that GIVE MEANING to UNKOWN WORDS. B) The DICTIONARY definition of the words-the literal meaning. C) The EXTRA SENSE that the word implies-positive or negative. D) Creating a "special effect" by REPEATING a sound or word. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words, phrases, or sentences that GIVE MEANING to UNKOWN WORDS. 4. What does Portia finally accept as a token of thanks from Bassanio? A) Money. B) Antonio's gloves. C) Shylock's pound of flesh. D) Bassanio's ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bassanio's ring. 5. In Gulliver's Travels, what were the Houyhnhnms? A) Little people. B) Giants. C) Horses. D) Humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horses. 6. How did the Licensing Act of 1737 contribute to the rise of the novel in the 18th century? A) It censored what could be said in theaters, so many playwrights became more interested in writing novels. B) It made it easier to collect profits from books, so many writers became more interested in writing novels. C) It provided more grant money for the arts in general, so many people became more interested in writing novels. D) It provided more grant money for prose writing, so many people became more interested in writing novels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It censored what could be said in theaters, so many playwrights became more interested in writing novels. 7. Who proves to be more competent than the men in the trial scene? A) Shylock. B) Portia. C) Antonio. D) The Duke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Portia. 8. A Sanskrit drama by Kalidasa that tells of a love between a king and a woman who lives in the forest. A) Panchatantra. B) Ramayana. C) Shakuntala. D) Mahabharata. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shakuntala. 9. 'Other boys didn't dream, they had catapults.' What does a 'catapult' mean? A) A strong fabric sheet connected by springs to a frame, used as a springboard and landing area in doing acrobatic or gymnastic exercises. B) A forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones. C) To move suddenly or at great speed. D) To hurl or launch something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones. 10. Who coined the term negetive capability? A) T S Eliot. B) Keats. C) P B Shelley. D) Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keats. 11. What is the correct order of the story plot-line? A) Exposition, climax, falling action, rising action, resolution. B) Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. C) Rising action, climax, exposition, falling action, resolution. D) Climax, resolution, exposition, rising action, falling action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. 12. What are the four main genres of literature? A) Fiction, Non-fiction, Drama, Poetry. B) Romance, Thriller, Mystery, Adventure. C) Comedy, Tragedy, History, Pastoral. D) Epic, Lyric, Tragic, Comic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction, Non-fiction, Drama, Poetry. 13. What is the most dangerous enemy of the king? A) His health. B) His anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His anger. 14. Who in this story is described as 'rosy cheeked? A) MRS.Bhaer. B) Nat. C) Tommy bangs. D) The maid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The maid. 15. Jan and Mike are picking up pine cones. They drop them into the large basket. They see ducks swimming in the pond. It is important for the community to keep everything clean. Grandma and Grandpa help clean the benches and picnic tables. What is the setting of the story? A) Grandma and Grandpa's house. B) Jan and Mike's house. C) The community park. D) Jan and Mike's school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The community park. 16. "Ghana is a developing country." In literature, the phrase "developing country" is an example of A) Euphemism. B) Sarcasm. C) Hyperbole. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphemism. 17. What is the meaning of explore? A) Feelings. B) To look at the places and things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To look at the places and things. 18. Why was the sparrow going to die? A) Because its foot was caught in the power line. B) Because it was hungry. C) Because it had lost its way. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because its foot was caught in the power line. 19. Who called ju a 'young lady' A) Madhu. B) Lesie's grandmother. C) Ali still. D) The post man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ali still. 20. What type of character is the hero of the story, who is usually in conflict with another character? A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Dynamic. D) Static. 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