1. In what year was "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" first published?
a)
1797
b)
1798
c)
1800
d)
1817
Answer:
1798
2. T. S. Eliot is a ___ poet?
a)
17th century
b)
18th century
c)
19th century
d)
20th century
Answer:
20th century
3. James Joyce's famous novel-
a)
Roots
b)
Ulysses
c)
Tom Jones
d)
Rebecca
Answer:
Ulysses
4. 'Renaissance' means-
a)
the revival of learning
b)
the revival of hard task
c)
the revival of lfe
d)
the revival of new country
Answer:
the revival of learning
5. What is the central theme of John Milton's epic poem 'Paradise Lost'?
a)
The story of Adam and Eve's love
b)
The fall of man and the expulsion from Eden
c)
Satan's rebellion against God
d)
God's plan for redemption
Answer:
The fall of man and the expulsion from Eden
6. What is the primary purpose of Jonathan Swift's satire in 'Gulliver's Travels'?
a)
To entertain children with adventure stories
b)
To critique European politics and human nature
c)
To promote sea travel and exploration
d)
To praise the British monarchy
Answer:
To critique European politics and human nature
7. In 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' what bird's death leads to the sailor's curse?
a)
A raven
b)
An albatross
c)
A seagull
d)
A spaow
Answer:
An albatross
8. Charles Dickens is a great-
a)
poet
b)
critic
c)
play-wright
d)
novelist
Answer:
novelist
9. Who is the author of 'The Scholar Gipsy'?
a)
Alfred Tennyson
b)
Robert Browning
c)
Matthew Arnold
d)
William Wordsworth
Answer:
Matthew Arnold
10. Which literary movement is associated with the works of William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
a)
Neoclassicism
b)
Romanticism
c)
Modernism
d)
Post-structuralism
Answer:
Romanticism
11. The character Iago in 'Othello' is often described as an embodiment of what?
a)
Pure Love
b)
Unmotivated Evil
c)
Nobel Sacrifice
d)
Foolish A,bition
Answer:
Unmotivated Evil
12. In 'Gulliver's Travels,' Brobdingnag is the land of which type of inhabitants?
a)
Lilliputians
b)
Yahoos
c)
Giants
d)
Talking horses
Answer:
Giants
13. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Shakespearean tragedy?
a)
A tragic hero with fatal flaw
b)
The presence of supernatural elements
c)
A happy ending for the protagonist
d)
The death of the hero
Answer:
A happy ending for the protagonist
14. Robert Browning's 'Andrea del Sarto' is also known by what subtitle?
a)
The faultless Painter
b)
The Mad Painter
c)
The Genius of Florence
d)
The Book Heart
Answer:
The faultless Painter
15. The Victorian Age is named after-
a)
Queen victoria
b)
King Victor
c)
The Victorian Spirit
d)
The ship 'Victoria'
Answer:
Queen victoria
16. Who is the author of 'The Lotus Eater'?
a)
Alfred Tennyson
b)
John Keats
c)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
d)
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Answer:
Alfred Tennyson
17. The 'Theatre of the Absurd' is a literary movement associated with which playwright?
a)
Arthur Miller
b)
William Butler Yeats
c)
Samuel Becket
d)
Joseph Conrad
Answer:
Samuel Becket
18. William Wordsworth's "Tintern Abbey" is structured as a-
a)
Dramatic monologue
b)
Ballad
c)
Lyrical meditation
d)
Satirical verse
Answer:
Lyrical meditation
19. What is Shakespeare's last play?
a)
As You Like It
b)
Macbeth
c)
Tempest
d)
Othello
Answer:
Tempest
20. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse?
a)
Alliterative Verse
b)
Dactylic Hexameter
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
Sonnet Form
Answer:
Iambic Pentameter