English Literature MCQs

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Who owned the rights to a theatrical script ?
A. The patron of the acting company, eg, the lord chamberlain
B. The bishop of london
C. The printer
D. The acting company
In which Dickens novel does Pip appear?
A. Bleak house
B. Great expectations
C. A tale of two cities
D. The pickwick papers
What was “restored” in 1660 ?
A. The monarchy, in the person of charles ii
B. The dominance of the tory party
C. The “book of common prayer”
D. Toleration of religious dissidents
Who is the author of Blessed Damozel ?
A. Robert browning
B. D.g rossetti
C. Tennyson
D. Christina rossetti
Which contemporary discussions on women’s rights did Tennyson’s The Princess address ?
A. The grueling working conditions for women in textile factories
B. The debate on women’s suffrage
C. The need to enlarge and improve educational opportunities for women, resulting in the establishment of the first women’s college in london
D. The question of monarchical succession and if a woman should hold royal power
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. The rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. The diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. The death of the musical
D. All but c
chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for_______________________?
A. Beating a friar in a london street
B. For writing poetry against the church
C. For crossing the border of great britain
D. None of the above
In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque ?
A. ’il penseroso’
B. ’lycidas’
C. ’comus’
D. ’the masque of blackness’