This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British Literature > British Literature – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "A youth should be filial at home, respectful abroad. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all, but cultivate friendship of the good. Then, whatsoever of energy may be left to him, he should devote to the improvement of his mind" A) School rules. B) Bad manners. C) Proper behavior of youth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proper behavior of youth. 2. To urge forward, to prod A) Trite. B) Venial. C) Impunity. D) Goad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goad. 3. The earliest English poet in British Literature. A) Beowulf. B) Caedmon. C) Alfred the Great. D) Aelfric the Grammarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caedmon. 4. Checkered, dappled, parti-colored, variegated, disparate, diverse, and heterogeneous are ..... ? ..... of motley. A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonyms. 5. As an important characteristic of Renaissance, humanism is considered as below, except ..... A) Emphasis on the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life. B) Belief in the right to enjoy the beauty of this life. C) To recover the purity of the early church from the corruption. D) The ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To recover the purity of the early church from the corruption. 6. The alphabet evolved mainly to accommodate new ..... sounds. A) Consonant. B) Phonetic. C) Vowel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vowel. 7. To avoid confusion from a misplaced modifier, a participial phrase should be placed A) At the beginning of the sentence. B) At the end of the sentence. C) Next to the noun it describes. D) Next to the verb it describes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Next to the noun it describes. 8. Missionaries start to covert the people to Christianity. A) Anglo Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anglo Saxon Period. 9. Agreement, forgiveness, harmony, and peace are ..... ? ..... of vendetta. A) Synonyms. B) Antonyms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonyms. 10. To tell; to reveal A) Abet. B) Ascribe. C) Occlude. D) Divulge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divulge. 11. Using words which sound like what they mean. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Paraphrase. C) Metonymy. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 12. According to Equiano, whose culture is better? A) British. B) African. C) American. D) All cultures are equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African. 13. The book The Lord of the Ring is a book that has been translated into several languages. How many languages has this book been translated into? A) 35. B) 27. C) 38. D) 42. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 38. 14. To help spread their ideas and philosophies amongst the people, philosophers relied heavily on A) Newspapers. B) Pamphlets. C) Fliers. D) Essays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Essays. 15. What is the main purpose of this poem? A) The poem expresses the author's resentment towards his lover. B) The poem shows the author's loneliness in love. C) The poem conveys the poet's deep love and love commitmen. D) The poem expresses the author's nostalgia for his homeland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poem conveys the poet's deep love and love commitmen. 16. Unnecessary, excessive A) Superfluous. B) Exhilaration. C) Poignant. D) Extricate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Superfluous. 17. A long, narrative poem based on a series of heroic adventures that are important to the advancement of a certain race or country A) Epic. B) Epigram. C) An example. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 18. The "Analects of Confucius" is an anthology of ..... and ..... by Confucius and his followers. A) Biography and writings. B) Teachings and quotes. C) Contribution and influence. D) Rules and Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teachings and quotes. 19. The repetition of ideas in slightly differing form; the construction of two of more thoughts in the same pattern. A) Parallelism. B) Paradox. C) Ode. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallelism. 20. Sonnets become quite popular. A) Anglo Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renaissance. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesBritish Literature Quiz 1British Literature Quiz 2British Literature Quiz 4British Literature Quiz 5British Literature Quiz 6British Literature Quiz 7British Literature Quiz 8British Literature Quiz 9British Literature Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books