This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British Literature – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 29 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sir Lancelot A) Anglo Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval Period. 2. Resulting from accumulation, increasing A) Cumulative. B) Goad. C) Trite. D) Impunity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cumulative. 3. Which literary movement emphasized the importance of nature and emotions in British literature? A) Enlightenment. B) Realism. C) Gothic. D) Romanticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romanticism. 4. To admit or be admitted into a group or college A) Exculpate. B) Sine qua non. C) Trenchant. D) Matriculate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Matriculate. 5. A dramatic allegory in which the vices and virtues waged for the possession of the human soul. A) Morality Play. B) Miracle Play. C) Mystery Play. D) Medieval Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morality Play. 6. A consonance is ..... A) Repetition of similar consonant sounds within nearby words. B) Same vowel sound repeats within a group of words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition of similar consonant sounds within nearby words. 7. ..... is the study of word origins A) Etomology. B) Biology. C) Wordology. D) Speakology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Etomology. 8. Writing style that tries to depict the random flow of thoughts, emotions, memories, and associations running through a character's mind. A) Carpe Diem. B) Personification. C) Stream of consciousness. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stream of consciousness. 9. Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh:A New English Version. At four hundred miles they stopped to eat, at a thousand miles they pitched their camp.They had traveled for just three days and nights, a six weeks' journey for ordinary men.When the sun was setting, they dug a well, they filled their waterskins with fresh water, Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "Mountain, bring me a favorable dream." Which characteristic of an epic hero is most reflected in this excerpt? A) The ability to persuade others through speech. B) The ability to act as a strong warrior and leader. C) The courage to embark on a challenging journey. D) The courage to undertake life-threatening risks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The courage to embark on a challenging journey. 10. What author earned a living as a reporter? A) James Boswell. B) Sir Richard Steele. C) Daniel Defoe. D) Samuel Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James Boswell. 11. The similarity of sound between two words A) Rhyme. B) Rhythm. C) Lyric. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 12. As per of the meter of British poetry, the most common is ..... just like in "If music be the food of love play on." A) Pyrrhic, dimeter. B) Spondaic, pentameter. C) Iambic, tetrameter. D) Iambic, pentameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iambic, pentameter. 13. Read the sentence. To the best of our knowledge, he decided that his major would be acting. Which does the sentence contain? A) A conjunction. B) A gerund. C) An infinitive. D) A participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gerund. 14. A brief picture, sketch, or scene; short works describing pleasant scenes of country or domestic life. A) Idyll. B) Epic. C) Lyric. D) Madrigal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idyll. 15. Which literary genre is characterized by humor, light-heartedness, and typically has a happy ending? A) Horror. B) Comedy. C) Tragedy. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comedy. 16. Who is the author of Harry Potter books? A) Defoe. B) Rowling. C) Peter Barry. D) Agatha Christy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rowling. 17. Epic poetry inspired the retainers and thanes. A) Anglo Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anglo Saxon Period. 18. A retelling of a work in one's own words. A paraphrase of poetry is usually a line-by-line translation of poetry into prose. A) Paraphrase. B) Paradox. C) Parallelism. D) Pastoral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paraphrase. 19. During the Middle Ages, peasants and serfs were required to serve their knight. Their Knight was required to serve their lord and then their lord was required to serve the king. What is this political form known as? A) Feudalism. B) Socialism. C) Democracy. D) Anti socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feudalism. 20. Invaders crossed the ..... to invade Britain after the Romans left. A) Baltic sea. B) Atlantic ocean. C) North sea. D) North atlantic sea. 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