This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British Literature > British Literature – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe is set in which country? A) South Africa. B) Nigeria. C) Kenya. D) Ghana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nigeria. 2. Who is the author of the Harry Potter books? A) J.K Rowlling. B) William shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J.K Rowlling. 3. Capers, frolics, pranks, and tricks are ..... ? ..... of antics A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonyms. 4. Which sentence about Oscar Wilde is not true? A) He was put in prison for his homosexuality. B) He was born in Dublin. C) He wrote about social and political problems. D) He died in France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wrote about social and political problems. 5. Prejudiced; hostile A) Jaundiced. B) Demented. C) Egalitarian. D) Gregarious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaundiced. 6. Who is the author of Little Woman? A) Charlotte Bronte. B) Louisa May Alcott. C) Joanne Rowling. D) Jane Austen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Louisa May Alcott. 7. The suffix ..... ? ..... means one who, that which. A) -ar, -ary1. B) -ar, ary2. C) -ive1. D) -ive2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -ive2. 8. In the Victorian period, poetry rather than prose? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Which is NOT one of the reasons we study British Literature? A) America comes from England so we share many literary traditions. B) Britain has influenced many countries in the world. C) It is complex enough for 12th grade. D) Having students study British Literature was part of a treaty between America and England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having students study British Literature was part of a treaty between America and England. 10. Emotional, mawkish, romantic, slushy, and weepy are ..... ? ..... of maudlin. A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonyms. 11. Somber, subdued, and tasteful are ..... ? ..... of garish. A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonyms. 12. Narrative poems, lyric poetry and drama were developed in this period. A) Anglo-Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance Period. D) Restoration Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval Period. 13. Where are the chains William Blake references in "London?" A) The ring fingers of married people. B) Around our wrists. C) Around our ankles. D) In our minds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In our minds. 14. Who wrote 'A Journal of the Plague Year', 'The Shortest Way with the Dissenters', and 'The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'? A) Joseph Addison. B) Sir Richard Steele. C) Daniel Defoe. D) Samuel Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daniel Defoe. 15. The last time England was invaded was at the end of this period. A) Anglo Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anglo Saxon Period. 16. A dignified poem usually written in honor of a friend who has died. It expresses feelings of grief but declares that circumstances ultimately work out for the best. A) Pastoral elegy. B) Epic. C) Familiar essay. D) Dramatic monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pastoral elegy. 17. The prefix ..... ? ..... means beside, alongside. A) Apo-. B) Eu-. C) For-. D) Retro-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For-. 18. "The Little Black Boy" teaches what? A) We are only on earth to learn through suffering. B) When Jesus returns, the last will be first. C) We should accept the other cultures around us. D) People should stay with people who are most like them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are only on earth to learn through suffering. 19. The crisis where the action changes its course in a play A) Denouement. B) Rising action. C) Turning point. D) Catastrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning point. 20. How many proses tend were there in the 20th century period? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesBritish Literature Quiz 1British Literature Quiz 2British Literature Quiz 3British Literature Quiz 4British Literature Quiz 5British Literature Quiz 6British Literature Quiz 7British Literature Quiz 8British Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books