1. Which was the oldest period in English literature?
a)
Anglo-Norman
b)
Anglo-Saxon
c)
Chaucer's period
d)
Middle Age
Answer:
Anglo-Saxon
2. The period from AD 1066 to 1500 is known as-
a)
The Victorian period
b)
The Anglo Saxon Period
c)
The Middle English Period
d)
The Old English Period
Answer:
The Middle English Period
3. 'Restoration period' in English literature refers to-
a)
1560
b)
1760
c)
1660
d)
1866
Answer:
1660
4. Which one of the following is the first long poem in English ?
a)
The Wanderer
b)
The Seafarer
c)
Dream of the Road
d)
Beowulf
Answer:
Beowulf
5. Beowulf is-
a)
an epic poem
b)
an elegy
c)
a novel
d)
a burlesque
Answer:
an epic poem
6. How many lines does the poem 'Beowulf' contain ?
a)
4000 lines
b)
3000 lines
c)
25000 lines
d)
1850 lines
Answer:
3000 lines
7. Choose the right Answer: Chaucer is the representative poet of-
a)
17th century
b)
16th century
c)
14th century
d)
18th century
Answer:
14th century
8. Who is considered to be the father of English poem ?
a)
William Langland
b)
Thomas More
c)
Roger Bacon
d)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Answer:
Geoffrey Chaucer
9. Who translated ‘The New Testament' ?
a)
Langland
b)
John Wycliffe
c)
Layaman
d)
Touci
Answer:
John Wycliffe
10. Chaucer first used his rhyme-royal stanza in which literature ?
a)
The Canterbury Tales
b)
The Book of Duchess
c)
The House of Fame
d)
Troilus and Criseyde
Answer:
Troilus and Criseyde
11. What is the meaning of 'Renaissance' ?
a)
The revival of life
b)
The revival of learning
c)
The revival of hard work
d)
The revival of new county
Answer:
The revival of learning
12. The 'Utopia' is a/an-
a)
play
b)
epic
c)
story
d)
novel
Answer:
novel
13. In which style did Sir Thomas Wyatt write sonnet ?
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Petrarch
c)
Spenser
d)
All
Answer:
Petrarch
14. Which period is known as the 'golden age' of English Literature
a)
The Eighteenth Century
b)
The Restoration age
c)
The Victorian age
d)
The Elizabethan Age
Answer:
The Elizabethan Age
15. ‘Faerie Queene' is a/an-
a)
Play
b)
Short story
c)
Epic
d)
Novel
Answer:
Epic
16. Who is an essayist ?
a)
J. S. Mill
b)
Charles Dickens
c)
W. H. Newman
d)
Francis Bacon
Answer:
Francis Bacon
17. Francis Bacon is an illustrious---
a)
Essayist
b)
Novelist
c)
Dramatist
d)
Poet
Answer:
Essayist
18. Who is called the father of English essays ?
a)
Francis Bacon
b)
Robert Browning
c)
Ted Hughes
d)
O' Henry
Answer:
Francis Bacon
19. Who is considered to be the father of English prose ?
a)
Francis Bacon
b)
Henry Fielding
c)
King Alfred the Great
d)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Answer:
King Alfred the Great
Explanation:
King Alfred the Great (Old English): Known for translating books from Latin to English and establishing the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
20. Who wrote 'Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, a some few to be chewed and digested ?
a)
Francis Bacon
b)
Joseph Addison
c)
Dr. Johnson
d)
Charles Lamb
Answer:
Francis Bacon