Q76 - Edmund Spenser is a- A. poet B. dramatist C. artist D. scientist Q77 - Which one of the following writers is not a woman? A. Emily Bronte B. Jane Austen C. Robert Browning D. None of these Q78 - Who is the author of ‘India Wins Freedom’? A. Ghandhi B. Nehru C. Jinnah … Continue reading English Literature Practice Questions – 06
Q11. Which work is considered as inspiration for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? Answer : The Golden Ass by APULEIUS translated by William Adlington, a probable inspiration for A Midsummer Night's Dream and a possible minor source for Cymbeline. Adlington published his translation—from a French translation of Apuleius' 2nd-century A.D. Latin—in 1566, and his book was … Continue reading English Literature Descriptive Questions and Answers – 02
Summary of the Poem "On His Blindness / When I consider how my light is spent" is a sonnet written by John Milton, an acclaimed seventeenth century English poet. As a sonneteer, Milton widened the range of the sonnet and revived the classical or the Petrarchan sonnet from, falling into parts: the first, an octave … Continue reading John Milton – Sonnet 19 / On His Blindness (Poem Summary)
Q1. Describe character "Aaron". Answer : Character in Titus Andronicus, the chief villain, a vicious criminal who loves evil for its own sake. Aaron, a Moor, is the lover of TAMORA, the Queen of the Goths, and carries out her revenge on TITUS Andronicus, who has permitted her son to be killed. Although Aaron is … Continue reading English Literature Descriptive Questions and Answers – 01
Summary of the Poem 'Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds' is one of the famous sonnets of Shakespeare and is addressed to an unnamed young friend of the poet called 'Mr. W. H.' This sonnet is in a perfect Shakespearean form with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. It's rhyme scheme is … Continue reading William Shakespeare – Sonnet 116 / Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds (Poem Summary)
Q61 - ‘Of Human Bondage’ is written by- A. Somerset Maugham B. James Joyce C. W.B. Yeats D. Philip Sydney Q62 - Who wrote "Shakespeare’s Later Comedies’? A. A.C. Bradley B. Palmer D.J. C. Dr. Johnson D. None of these Q63 - The Rape of the Lock is a: A. Parody B. Elegy C. Romance … Continue reading English Literature Practice Questions – 05
Q46 - Which of the following writers would be an appropriate subject for a class on “The Literature of the British Empire”? A. Rudyard Kipling B. Edward Fitzgerald C. Charlotte Bronte D. Any of these Q47 - World War I affected the writing of many authors. Which of the following poets would not have been … Continue reading English Literature Practice Questions – 04
Q31 - The Elizabethan poet, Edmund Spenser The Shepheardes Calendar (1579) ----------------. 1) makes sharply satirical comments on controversial religious and political issues of his day such as Elizabeth’s suppression of Puritan clergy in the Church of England 2) is an allegorical pastoral based on the subject of a visit to London and is written … Continue reading English Literature Practice Questions – 03
Q16 - Literary divisions are not always exact, but we draw them because they are often convenient. The majority of English literary periods are named after: A. The leading characteristic of the age B. Monarchs or political events C. The primary author of the age D. The language of the age Q17 - Which period … Continue reading English Literature Practice Questions – 02
Q1 - In which century was 'Piers Plowman' written? A. 14th B. 12th C. 10th D. 11th Q2 - Geoffrey Chaucer served which king? A. Richard III B. James 1 C. Edward III D. Henry II Q3 - The 18th century work 'Tom Jones' was written by whom? A. Samuel Johnson B. Henry Fielding C. … Continue reading English Literature Practice Questions – 01
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