English Literature MCQs

A. Percy bysshe shelley
B. William wordsworth
C. George gordon, lord byron
D. All of the above

A. Dryden’s “mac flecknoe”
B. Pope’s “the rape of the lock”
C. Pope’s “the dunciad”
D. Dryden’s “absalom and achitophel”

A. Parliamentary reform, increasing representation of the working classes
B. Labor reform, improving working conditions for industrial laborers
C. Educational reform, producing a dramatic increase in literacy
D. A and c only

A. John keats
B. William shakespeare
C. Samuel butler
D. Samuel taylor coleridge

A sOng: “men of england” and england in 1819?
A. The organization of a working class men’s choral group in southern england
B. The battle of waterloo
C. The peterloo massacre

A. The rhythmic expression of moral intuition
B. The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
C. The polite patter of a corrupted age
D. The divine gift of grace

A. A spiritual autobiography written in an epic style
B. A lyric poem written in the first person
C. A comedy of manners
D. A political tract demanding labor reform

A. The canturbury tales
B. The dark angel
C. The wild swans of coole
D. The second coming

A. Henry fielding
B. Laurence sterne
C. Samuel richardson
D. Tobias smollett

A. The closing of theatres
B. The return of the king.
C. King arthurs’ dead
D. King to exile