English Literature MCQs

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Which of the following poetic lines is an example of a couplet ?


a“Into my head there will come / a beach of cotton, a dock where from.”

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b“To kiss the sky / to be the sun / is to live forever.”

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c“I heard a car crash / just as I died.”

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d“Death comes for all of us / even you.”

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View Answer “Into my head there will come / a beach of cotton, a dock where from.”

Which of the following serves as the best definition of the literary critical practice of formalism ?


aFormalism focuses on examining how a text exemplifies its writer’s psychology.

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bFormalism focuses on examining the structural dynamics of poems.

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cFormalism focuses on examining the use of literary devices within a literary text.

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dFormalism focuses on examining the historical contexts and backgrounds of literary texts.

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View Answer Formalism focuses on examining the use of literary devices within a literary text.

Which of the following statements about the plot of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is not true ?


aHamlet is deeply disturbed by his father’s death.

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bIt is never proven within the play that Claudius murdered King Hamlet.

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cHamlet doubts the proper course of action to take.

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dOphelia dies by drowning.

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View Answer It is never proven within the play that Claudius murdered King Hamlet.

In poetry, each unit of rhythm is known as______________?


aa line.

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ba foot.

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ca measure.

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da meter.

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View Answer a foot.

In Dr. R. Allen Shoaf’s article, “’Hamlet’: Like Mother, Like Son”, Shoaf argues which of the following points about the relationship between Hamlet and his mother ?


aHamlet is placed in a position that can be conceptualized as feminine.

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bHamlet despises his mother and suspects she has killed his father.

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cHamlet is entirely masculinized throughout the play, and thus, is ultimately unlike his mother in terms of his position in the play.

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dHamlet has a personality disorder.

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View Answer Hamlet is placed in a position that can be conceptualized as feminine.

Psychoanalytic criticism during its earliest stages tended to focus on_____________?


athe psychologies of individual authors.

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bthe typographical structures of literary texts.

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ctranslation issues.

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dhow children relate to their parents in terms of literary texts.

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View Answer the psychologies of individual authors.

Which of the following lines of poetry is written in iambic pentameter ?


a“To be or not to be, that is the question.”

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b“And the world didn’t even think of stopping for me.”

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c“I played about the front gate, pulling flowers.”

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d“I wandered lonely as a cloud.”

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View Answer “To be or not to be, that is the question.”

In his introductory lecture, how does Paul Fry define literary theory ?


aA hypothesis about how literary texts can be understood

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bA methodology for applying ideas to literary texts

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cThe practice of interpreting literary texts

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dA trend in university English departments

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View Answer A hypothesis about how literary texts can be understood

A writer can establish ethos in a piece of writing by doing which of the following ?


aUsing informal language

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bDemonstrating a mastery of the topic

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cAppealing to the reader’s emotions

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dUsing logic and reason

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View Answer Demonstrating a mastery of the topic

In Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot”, which of the following statements best describes the play’s setting ?


aStark and sterile

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bFlowery and ornate

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cFuturistic and technologically advanced

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dAncient and sophisticated

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View Answer Stark and sterile

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