English Literature MCQs

A. Praising roman virtues whilst endorsing christian beliefs
B. Praising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity
C. Celebrating cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king
D. Celebrating the restoration whilst regretting the frivolity of the new regime

A. John dryden
B. Henry vaughan
C. Alexander pope
D. Ben jonson

A. Mary wollstonecraft and william blake
B. Mary wollstonecraft shelley and percy b. shelley
C. William wordsworth and samuel taylor coleridge
D. Charles lamb and william hazlitt

A. The lyric poem written in the first person
B. The sonnet
C. Doggerel rhyme
D. The political tract

A. H. drummond, edward irving and john ervine
B. W. b. yeats, lady gregory and edward martyn
C. Oscar wilde and his contemporaries
D. Jonathan swift and his contemporaries

A. “nothing happens-twice”
B. “political correctness gone mad”
C. “kitchen sink drama”
D. “angry young men

A. Lady-in-waiting to queen philip pa of hainaut
B. Nurse of royal court
C. Governess to henry iv
D. None of the above

A. Othello
B. Volpone
C. King lear
D. Antony and cleopatra

A. Republicans
B. Liberals
C. Radicals
D. Both b and c

A. Jane austin
B. Dickens
C. Emily bronte
D. Thackery