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British Literature from Chaucer | Set 1

1. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Correct : C. geoffrey chaucer

2. In the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the parson's brother is the

Correct : D. plowman

3. The Canterbury Tales is structured as a

Correct : D. frame story

4. In the opening lines of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the narrator

Correct : C. rejoices in the renewing cycle of life

5. In the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the pilgrim whose profession gives him a special love of gold is the

Correct : B. doctor

6. In the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer's characters are

Correct : A. on a religious pilgrimage

7. Chaucer's wife of Bath is

Correct : C. independent

8. Immediately prior to joining the others in the pilgrimage to Canterbury, the knight had

Correct : C. been engaged in battles overseas

9. In the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the pilgrim who neglects his religious duties in order to hunt is the

Correct : B. monk

10. In describing the friar as "a noble pillar to his Order", Chaucer uses

Correct : B. irony

11. Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day is sonnet number _____

Correct : C. 18

12. The sonnet is addressed to a ____

Correct : A. young man

13. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Correct : D. 154

14. Shakespeare's sonnets were published in ____

Correct : B. 1609

15. Who was the publisher of Shakespeare's sonnets?

Correct : C. thomas thorpe

16. Who is known as the Bard of Avon?

Correct : C. william shakespeare

17. How many narrative poems did Shakespeare write?

Correct : A. 2

18. Venus and Adonis were published in ____

Correct : C. 1593

19. The Rape of Lucrece was written by ____

Correct : D. william shakespeare

20. Who introduced sonnets in England?

Correct : A. wyatt and surrey

21. Who wrote the poem, The Canonization?

Correct : C. john donne

22. John Donne is a representative of the _____

Correct : A. metaphysical poets

23. The Canonization was published in ____

Correct : D. 1633

24. The Sun Rising was written by ____

Correct : A. john donne

25. Find the odd one out.

Correct : B. john milton

26. Who is the author of Paradise Lost?

Correct : C. john milton

27. When was Paradise Lost published?

Correct : B. 1667

28. The first version of Paradise Lost consisted of ____

Correct : D. 10 books

29. The second edition of Paradise Lost was published in ____

Correct : B. 1674

30. The second edition of Paradise Lost consisted of ____

Correct : B. 12 books

31. Mac Flecknoe was written by ____

Correct : A. john dryden

32. Mac Flecknoe is a direct attack on ____

Correct : D. thomas shadwell

33. When was Mac Flecknoe published?

Correct : C. 1682

34. Mac Flecknoe is a/an ____

Correct : C. satire

35. Who wrote Absalom and Acitophel?

Correct : B. john dryden

36. To His Coy Mistress was written by ____

Correct : A. andrew marvell

37. To His Coy Mistress was published in ____

Correct : C. 1681

38. Who wrote An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland?

Correct : A. andrew marvell

39. Who wrote Upon Appleton House?

Correct : C. andrew marvell

40. Andrew Marvell was a/an ____

Correct : C. metaphysical poet

41. The Garden was written by ____

Correct : B. andrew marvell

42. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard was written by ____

Correct : D. thomas gray

43. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard was published in ____

Correct : B. 1751

44. Who wrote On the Death of Richard West?

Correct : A. thomas gray

45. Who wrote The Progress of Poesy: A Pindaric Ode?

Correct : B. thomas gray

46. Who wrote The Fatal Sisters: An Ode?

Correct : D. thomas gray

47. Who wrote The Bard: A Pindaric Ode?

Correct : A. thomas gray

48. Hamlet was written by ____

Correct : C. william shakespeare

49. The setting of Hamlet is ____

Correct : D. denmark

50. Who is Prince Hamlet's father?

Correct : C. king hamlet

51. Who is Prince Hamlet's closest friend?

Correct : A. horatio

52. Who delivers the first line of Hamlet?

Correct : C. barnardo

53. Who are the first two characters to appear on stage in Hamlet?

Correct : D. barnardo and francisco

54. Hamlet was published in ____

Correct : D. 1603

55. Polonius is killed by ____ in the play Hamlet.

Correct : B. hamlet

56. Who is the Queen of Denmark?

Correct : A. gertrude

57. Who is Prince Hamlet's lover in the play, Hamlet?

Correct : C. ophelia

58. Who is the young Prince of Norway in the play Hamlet?

Correct : D. fortinbras

59. What is the name of the play within the play in Hamlet?

Correct : D. the murder of gonzago

60. Who murdered Fortinbras' father in the play Hamlet?

Correct : A. king hamlet

61. Who killed King Hamlet according to the Ghost of King Hamlet?

Correct : A. claudius

62. Whom does Gertrude marry after her husband's death?

Correct : B. claudius

63. ____ and ____ were the courtiers sent by Claudius to Norway to prevent an attack from Fortinbras.

Correct : D. cornelius and voltimand

64. Where does Polonius get killed by Hamlet?

Correct : B. in gertrude\s chamber

65. Find the odd one out.

Correct : A. gloucester

66. Who is sent to France by Polonius in the play Hamlet?

Correct : C. reynaldo

67. How does Ophelia die in the play Hamlet?

Correct : C. she drowns

68. Who is Ophelia's brother in the play Hamlet?

Correct : A. laertes

69. Hamlet and Laertes engage in a match of _____ towards the end of the play.

Correct : B. fencing

70. Who kills Prince Hamlet in the play Hamlet?

Correct : A. laertes

71. Who kills Claudius in the play Hamlet?

Correct : C. prince hamlet

72. How does Queen Gertrude die in the play Hamlet?

Correct : B. she is poisoned

73. Who becomes the King of Denmark at the end of the play Hamlet?

Correct : D. fortinbras

74. Which of the following characters is alive at the end of the play?

Correct : B. horatio

75. Who wrote the play the Duchess of Malfi?

Correct : A. john webster

76. Find the odd one out.

Correct : C. horatio

77. The White Devil was written by ____

Correct : B. john webster

78. When was the play The Rivals first performed?

Correct : A. 1775

79. The word malapropism came from the name of a character in _____

Correct : C. the rivals

80. Who wrote the play The School for Scandal?

Correct : D. r b sheridan

81. When was the School for Scandal first performed?

Correct : B. 1777

82. Who wrote the essay Of Marriage?

Correct : C. francis bacon

83. Who wrote the essay Sir Roger at Church?

Correct : A. joseph addison

84. Who wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels?

Correct : A. jonathan swift

85. Who wrote the novel Joseph Andrews?

Correct : D. henry fielding

86. Who wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe?

Correct : B. daniel defoe

87. Who wrote the essay Of Truth?

Correct : B. francis bacon

88. Who wrote the book The Battle of the Books?

Correct : C. jonathan swift

89. Joseph Andrews was published in ____

Correct : A. 1742

90. Robinson Crusoe was published in ____

Correct : D. 1719

91. Who wrote the novel Tom Jones?

Correct : B. henry fielding

92. Who wrote the novel Shamela?

Correct : C. henry fielding

93. Who wrote the novel Amelia?

Correct : A. henry fielding

94. Who wrote the novel Moll Flanders?

Correct : C. daniel defoe

95. Who wrote the novel The Journal of the Plague Year?

Correct : D. daniel defoe

96. Who wrote the novel Colonel Jack?

Correct : B. daniel defoe

97. Who wrote the novel The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great?

Correct : A. henry fielding

98. Who wrote the novel A Journey from This World to the Next?

Correct : C. henry fielding