This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British Literature > British Literature – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An imitation of something for comic effect or ridicule A) Humor. B) Sarcasm. C) Parody. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parody. 2. A kind of particularly cutting irony, in which praise is used tauntingly to indicate its opposite in meaning. A) Satire. B) Soliloquy. C) Sarcasm. D) Conceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sarcasm. 3. What are the common traits of Shakespearean heroes? A) Flawed, possessing a tragic flaw, noble or of high social status, sense of honor, intelligent and witty, experiencing a downfall or tragedy. B) Perfect, possessing no flaws or weaknesses, common or of low social status, lacking honor, unintelligent and dull, experiencing success and happiness. C) Flawed, possessing no tragic flaw, common or of low social status, lacking honor, unintelligent and dull, experiencing success and happiness. D) Perfect, possessing no flaws or weaknesses, noble or of high social status, lacking honor, unintelligent and dull, experiencing success and happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flawed, possessing a tragic flaw, noble or of high social status, sense of honor, intelligent and witty, experiencing a downfall or tragedy. 4. Sought to show the spirit of a past age or to recreate a person or series of events of the past; introduced by Sir Walter Scott. A) Historical Novel. B) Gothic Novel. C) Novel of Manners. D) Novel of Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Historical Novel. 5. To suppress, squash A) Salubrious. B) Squelch. C) Tangential. D) Tyro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squelch. 6. In The Iliad, one reason Hector can be considered an epic hero is because he A) Conveys a message. B) Creates the plot conflict. C) Is a compelling speaker. D) Interacts with other characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a compelling speaker. 7. To block the passage of A) Coerce. B) Divulge. C) Amalgamate. D) Occlude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occlude. 8. What was one idea that the leaders of the American Revolution shared with the Enlightened thinkers? A) The American colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for their mother countries. B) The people have a right to overthrow their government if it abuses its power. C) Governments may restrict freedom of speech and of the press during times of crisis. D) Factories and business should be owned by the government rather than by individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The people have a right to overthrow their government if it abuses its power. 9. In a Shakespearean tragedy, what often leads to the downfall of the main character? A) Bad luck. B) Fate. C) Betrayal. D) Hubris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hubris. 10. The suffix ..... ? ..... means like, pertaining to. A) -ar, -ary1. B) -ar, ary2. C) -ive1. D) -ive2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ar, -ary1. 11. Jonathon Swift uses this strategy of satire in his essay "A Modest Proposal" when he takes his solution to poverty and hunger to its very extremes. A) Parody. B) Exaggeration. C) Incongruity. D) Reversal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggeration. 12. What are some common themes found in Romantic literature? A) War, violence, science, technology, and progress. B) Love, tragedy, realism, reason, and logic. C) Religion, spirituality, history, tradition, and customs. D) Nature, individualism, imagination, emotion, and the supernatural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature, individualism, imagination, emotion, and the supernatural. 13. Adjective:giving details and rules too much importance A) Stricture. B) Countenance. C) Valiantly. D) Pedantic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stricture. 14. French philosopher, Jean Jacques Rousseau, believed that the best form of government would be a A) Democracy. B) Constitutional monarchy. C) Dictatorship. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Republic. 15. I recommend you to read the book " The Lion, the Witch and the ..... " A) Wardrobe. B) Wizard. C) Window. D) Worm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wardrobe. 16. Author of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, among others; from the Victorian Era and the Industrial Revolution. A) Charles Dickens. B) Lewis Carroll. C) Bram Stoker. D) Robert Louis Stevenson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charles Dickens. 17. In the fractured fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin", elements like "gossip pages, talk shows, and beefy security" are absurdly out of place in the standard fairy tale world. Therefore, they are examples of this strategy of satire. A) Exaggeration. B) Incongruity. C) Parody. D) Reversal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incongruity. 18. When did Confucius live? A) 551 to 479 B.C. B) 479 to 551 B.C. C) 155 to 974 B.C. D) 479 to 551 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 551 to 479 B.C. 19. How many poetry tends were there in the 20th century period A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 20. Which philosopher added the 3rd branch of government? A) Thomas Hobbs. B) John Locke. C) Baron de Montesquieu. D) Voltaire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baron de Montesquieu. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books