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British Literature from Chaucer | Set 1
1. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
A. oscar wilde
B. sir gawain
C. geoffrey chaucer
D. william shakespeare
Correct : C. geoffrey chaucer
2. In the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the parson's brother is the
A. doctor
B. knight
C. oxford cleric
D. plowman
Correct : D. plowman
3. The Canterbury Tales is structured as a
A. parody
B. folk ballad
C. melodrama
D. frame story
Correct : D. frame story
4. In the opening lines of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, the narrator
A. criticises chivalry
B. attacks the corruption in the church
C. rejoices in the renewing cycle of life
D. establishes the ideal of the renaissance man
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
A. parson
B. doctor
C. summoner
D. franklin
Correct : B. doctor
6. In the prologue to the Canterbury Tales, Chaucer's characters are
A. on a religious pilgrimage
B. part of a wedding party
C. in a riding club
D. on their way to the holy land
Correct : A. on a religious pilgrimage
7. Chaucer's wife of Bath is
A. shy
B. patient
C. independent
D. humourless
Correct : C. independent
8. Immediately prior to joining the others in the pilgrimage to Canterbury, the knight had
A. been at court
B. gone to visit his rural estate
C. been engaged in battles overseas
D. bought new clothes for the pilgrimage
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
A. parson
B. monk
C. pardoner
D. summoner
Correct : B. monk
10. In describing the friar as "a noble pillar to his Order", Chaucer uses
A. epigram
B. irony
C. inversion
D. apostrophe
Correct : B. irony
11. Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day is sonnet number _____
A. 15
B. 20
C. 18
D. 26
Correct : C. 18
12. The sonnet is addressed to a ____
A. young man
B. young woman
C. old man
D. beautiful girl
Correct : A. young man
13. How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
A. 123
B. 148
C. 188
D. 154
Correct : D. 154
14. Shakespeare's sonnets were published in ____
A. 1611
B. 1609
C. 1599
D. 1623
Correct : B. 1609
15. Who was the publisher of Shakespeare's sonnets?
A. richard burbage
B. cuthbert burbage
C. thomas thorpe
D. henry wriothesley
Correct : C. thomas thorpe
16. Who is known as the Bard of Avon?
A. christopher marlowe
B. john milton
C. william shakespeare
D. ben jonson
Correct : C. william shakespeare
17. How many narrative poems did Shakespeare write?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 5
D. 1
Correct : A. 2
18. Venus and Adonis were published in ____
A. 1598
B. 1592
C. 1593
D. 1594
Correct : C. 1593
19. The Rape of Lucrece was written by ____
A. alexander pope
B. john dryden
C. geoffrey chaucer
D. william shakespeare
Correct : D. william shakespeare
20. Who introduced sonnets in England?
A. wyatt and surrey
B. sidney and spenser
C. marlowe and shakespeare
D. shakespeare and jonson
Correct : A. wyatt and surrey
21. Who wrote the poem, The Canonization?
A. john milton
B. john webster
C. john donne
D. john lyly
Correct : C. john donne
22. John Donne is a representative of the _____
A. metaphysical poets
B. romantic poets
C. neo-classical poets
D. war poets
Correct : A. metaphysical poets
23. The Canonization was published in ____
A. 1632
B. 1634
C. 1631
D. 1633
Correct : D. 1633
24. The Sun Rising was written by ____
A. john donne
B. william shakespeare
C. andrew marvell
D. richard crawshaw
Correct : A. john donne
25. Find the odd one out.
A. john donne
B. john milton
C. andrew marvell
D. richard crawshaw
Correct : B. john milton
26. Who is the author of Paradise Lost?
A. john dryden
B. ben jonson
C. john milton
D. richard crawshaw
Correct : C. john milton
27. When was Paradise Lost published?
A. 1674
B. 1667
C. 1666
D. 1665
Correct : B. 1667
28. The first version of Paradise Lost consisted of ____
A. 12 books
B. 18 books
C. 24 books
D. 10 books
Correct : D. 10 books
29. The second edition of Paradise Lost was published in ____
A. 1669
B. 1674
C. 1666
D. 1680
Correct : B. 1674
30. The second edition of Paradise Lost consisted of ____
A. 10 books
B. 12 books
C. 14 books
D. 16 books
Correct : B. 12 books
31. Mac Flecknoe was written by ____
A. john dryden
B. alexander pope
C. aphra behn
D. samuel johnson
Correct : A. john dryden
32. Mac Flecknoe is a direct attack on ____
A. flecknoe
B. dryden
C. dr johnson
D. thomas shadwell
Correct : D. thomas shadwell
33. When was Mac Flecknoe published?
A. 1680
B. 1683
C. 1682
D. 1667
Correct : C. 1682
34. Mac Flecknoe is a/an ____
A. elegy
B. sonnet
C. satire
D. ballad
Correct : C. satire
35. Who wrote Absalom and Acitophel?
A. alexander pope
B. john dryden
C. john donne
D. philip sidney
Correct : B. john dryden
36. To His Coy Mistress was written by ____
A. andrew marvell
B. john donne
C. richard crawshaw
D. henry vaughan
Correct : A. andrew marvell
37. To His Coy Mistress was published in ____
A. 1678
B. 1679
C. 1681
D. 1682
Correct : C. 1681
38. Who wrote An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland?
A. andrew marvell
B. henry vaughan
C. richard crawshaw
D. john donne
Correct : A. andrew marvell
39. Who wrote Upon Appleton House?
A. john donne
B. john milton
C. andrew marvell
D. alexander pope
Correct : C. andrew marvell
40. Andrew Marvell was a/an ____
A. georgian poet
B. elizabethan poet
C. metaphysical poet
D. romantic poet
Correct : C. metaphysical poet
41. The Garden was written by ____
A. charles dickens
B. andrew marvell
C. charlotte bronte
D. jane austen
Correct : B. andrew marvell
42. Elegy written in a Country Churchyard was written by ____
A. john dryden
B. william blake
C. s t coleridge
D. thomas gray
Correct : D. thomas gray
43. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard was published in ____
A. 1742
B. 1751
C. 1743
D. 1745
Correct : B. 1751
44. Who wrote On the Death of Richard West?
A. thomas gray
B. john milton
C. p b shelley
D. alfred lord tennyson
Correct : A. thomas gray
45. Who wrote The Progress of Poesy: A Pindaric Ode?
A. john keats
B. thomas gray
C. p b shelley
D. william wordsworth
Correct : B. thomas gray
46. Who wrote The Fatal Sisters: An Ode?
A. thomas hardy
B. lord alfred tennyson
C. matthew arnold
D. thomas gray
Correct : D. thomas gray
47. Who wrote The Bard: A Pindaric Ode?
A. thomas gray
B. dr johnson
C. alexander pope
D. john dryden
Correct : A. thomas gray
48. Hamlet was written by ____
A. ben jonson
B. thomas gray
C. william shakespeare
D. christopher marlowe
Correct : C. william shakespeare
49. The setting of Hamlet is ____
A. rome
B. england
C. poland
D. denmark
Correct : D. denmark
50. Who is Prince Hamlet's father?
A. polonius
B. claudius
C. king hamlet
D. horatio
Correct : C. king hamlet
51. Who is Prince Hamlet's closest friend?
A. horatio
B. marcellus
C. guildenstern
D. rosencrantz
Correct : A. horatio
52. Who delivers the first line of Hamlet?
A. hamlet
B. king hamlet
C. barnardo
D. claudius
Correct : C. barnardo
53. Who are the first two characters to appear on stage in Hamlet?
A. horatio and marcellus
B. barnardo and horatio
C. barnardo and hamlet
D. barnardo and francisco
Correct : D. barnardo and francisco
54. Hamlet was published in ____
A. 1599
B. 1601
C. 1602
D. 1603
Correct : D. 1603
55. Polonius is killed by ____ in the play Hamlet.
A. claudius
B. hamlet
C. yorick
D. fortinbras
Correct : B. hamlet
56. Who is the Queen of Denmark?
A. gertrude
B. miranda
C. ophelia
D. desdemona
Correct : A. gertrude
57. Who is Prince Hamlet's lover in the play, Hamlet?
A. portia
B. gertrude
C. ophelia
D. juliet
Correct : C. ophelia
58. Who is the young Prince of Norway in the play Hamlet?
A. osric
B. barnardo
C. horatio
D. fortinbras
Correct : D. fortinbras
59. What is the name of the play within the play in Hamlet?
A. the murder of antonio
B. the murder of iago
C. the murder of the king
D. the murder of gonzago
Correct : D. the murder of gonzago
60. Who murdered Fortinbras' father in the play Hamlet?
A. king hamlet
B. prince hamlet
C. claudius
D. fortinbras\ uncle
Correct : A. king hamlet
61. Who killed King Hamlet according to the Ghost of King Hamlet?
A. claudius
B. polonius
C. prince hamlet
D. gertrude
Correct : A. claudius
62. Whom does Gertrude marry after her husband's death?
A. king of poland
B. claudius
C. polonius
D. fortinbras
Correct : B. claudius
63. ____ and ____ were the courtiers sent by Claudius to Norway to prevent an attack from Fortinbras.
A. horatio and laertes
B. laertes and polonius
C. rosencrantz and guildenstern
D. cornelius and voltimand
Correct : D. cornelius and voltimand
64. Where does Polonius get killed by Hamlet?
A. in polonius\ chamber
B. in gertrude\s chamber
C. in hamlet\s chamber
D. in the king\s chamber
Correct : B. in gertrude\s chamber
65. Find the odd one out.
A. gloucester
B. osric
C. francisco
D. reynaldo
Correct : A. gloucester
66. Who is sent to France by Polonius in the play Hamlet?
A. francisco
B. marcellus
C. reynaldo
D. gloucester
Correct : C. reynaldo
67. How does Ophelia die in the play Hamlet?
A. she is poisoned
B. she falls off a cliff
C. she drowns
D. she is stabbed to death
Correct : C. she drowns
68. Who is Ophelia's brother in the play Hamlet?
A. laertes
B. horatio
C. fortinbras
D. polonius
Correct : A. laertes
69. Hamlet and Laertes engage in a match of _____ towards the end of the play.
A. jousting
B. fencing
C. sword fight
D. wrestling
Correct : B. fencing
70. Who kills Prince Hamlet in the play Hamlet?
A. laertes
B. ophelia
C. fortinbras
D. claudius
Correct : A. laertes
71. Who kills Claudius in the play Hamlet?
A. king of norway
B. fortinbras
C. prince hamlet
D. laertes
Correct : C. prince hamlet
72. How does Queen Gertrude die in the play Hamlet?
A. she commits suicide
B. she is poisoned
C. she is accidentally stabbed
D. she is strangled to death
Correct : B. she is poisoned
73. Who becomes the King of Denmark at the end of the play Hamlet?
A. king of poland
B. osric
C. horatio
D. fortinbras
Correct : D. fortinbras
74. Which of the following characters is alive at the end of the play?
A. gertrude
B. horatio
C. hamlet
D. ophelia
Correct : B. horatio
75. Who wrote the play the Duchess of Malfi?
A. john webster
B. william shakespeare
C. ben johnson
D. christopher marlowe
Correct : A. john webster
76. Find the odd one out.
A. cariola
B. grisolan
C. horatio
D. daniel de bosola
Correct : C. horatio
77. The White Devil was written by ____
A. william shakespeare
B. john webster
C. thomas kyd
D. john fletcher
Correct : B. john webster
78. When was the play The Rivals first performed?
A. 1775
B. 1776
C. 1774
D. 1777
Correct : A. 1775
79. The word malapropism came from the name of a character in _____
A. the duchess of malfi
B. the way of the world
C. the rivals
D. hamlet
Correct : C. the rivals
80. Who wrote the play The School for Scandal?
A. william shakespeare
B. john fletcher
C. john webster
D. r b sheridan
Correct : D. r b sheridan
81. When was the School for Scandal first performed?
A. 1776
B. 1777
C. 1774
D. 1775
Correct : B. 1777
82. Who wrote the essay Of Marriage?
A. joseph addison
B. jonathan swift
C. francis bacon
D. daniel defoe
Correct : C. francis bacon
83. Who wrote the essay Sir Roger at Church?
A. joseph addison
B. jonathan swift
C. francis bacon
D. richard steele
Correct : A. joseph addison
84. Who wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels?
A. jonathan swift
B. daniel defoe
C. henry fielding
D. samuel richardson
Correct : A. jonathan swift
85. Who wrote the novel Joseph Andrews?
A. charles dickens
B. samuel richardson
C. jonathan swift
D. henry fielding
Correct : D. henry fielding
86. Who wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe?
A. henry fielding
B. daniel defoe
C. jonathan swift
D. samuel richardson
Correct : B. daniel defoe
87. Who wrote the essay Of Truth?
A. joseph addison
B. francis bacon
C. richard steele
D. william hazlitt
Correct : B. francis bacon
88. Who wrote the book The Battle of the Books?
A. daniel defoe
B. francis bacon
C. jonathan swift
D. charles dickens
Correct : C. jonathan swift
89. Joseph Andrews was published in ____
A. 1742
B. 1843
C. 1858
D. 1750
Correct : A. 1742
90. Robinson Crusoe was published in ____
A. 1752
B. 1737
C. 1715
D. 1719
Correct : D. 1719
91. Who wrote the novel Tom Jones?
A. daniel defoe
B. henry fielding
C. charles dickens
D. samuel richardson
Correct : B. henry fielding
92. Who wrote the novel Shamela?
A. daniel defoe
B. samuel richardson
C. henry fielding
D. laurence sterne
Correct : C. henry fielding
93. Who wrote the novel Amelia?
A. henry fielding
B. samuel richardson
C. laurence sterne
D. tobias smollett
Correct : A. henry fielding
94. Who wrote the novel Moll Flanders?
A. henry fielding
B. samuel richardson
C. daniel defoe
D. laurence sterne
Correct : C. daniel defoe
95. Who wrote the novel The Journal of the Plague Year?
A. emily bronte
B. charlotte bronte
C. jane austen
D. daniel defoe
Correct : D. daniel defoe
96. Who wrote the novel Colonel Jack?
A. jane austen
B. daniel defoe
C. charles dickens
D. william makepeace thackeray
Correct : B. daniel defoe
97. Who wrote the novel The Life and Death of Jonathan Wild, the Great?
A. henry fielding
B. samuel richardson
C. william makepeace thackeray
D. laurence sterne
Correct : A. henry fielding
98. Who wrote the novel A Journey from This World to the Next?
A. charles dickens
B. tobias smollett
C. henry fielding
D. laurence sterne
Correct : C. henry fielding