English Literature MCQs

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In verse, “meter” refers to which of the following ?
A. The length of a written line
B. The measured pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
C. The height of the stage
D. The number of words in a line
What concept best distinguishes the difference between the time of the Middles Ages and the Renaissance ?
A. Humanism
B. The rise of queen elizabeth
C. The popularity of theater
D. The life of shakespeare
In drama, a “soliloquy” refers to which of the following ?
A. A dialogue between two characters
B. A character’s final words before dying
C. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience
D. A rhyming line
Which of Shakespeare’s play is his only play that has never been adopted for film or Television ?
A. Taming of the shrew
B. The two noble kinsmen
C. Troilus and cressida
D. Cymbeline
Who is the heroin of The Tempest ?
A. Ophelia
B. Desdemona
C. Miranda
D. Helena
Which of the following is Hamlet’s mother ?
A. Beatrice
B. Margaret
C. Gertrude
D. Rosalind