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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in English (MA English) .
| 1. |
The…………….was a turning point in the British Political history of Nineteenth Century. |
| A. | factory act of 1833 |
| B. | emancipation act of 1833 |
| C. | reform bill of 1832 |
| D. | education act 1833 |
| Answer» C. reform bill of 1832 | |
| 2. |
Father of Utilitarianism |
| A. | james mill |
| B. | jermy bentham |
| C. | newman |
| D. | macaulay |
| Answer» B. jermy bentham | |
| 3. |
Which novel by Charles Dickens is generally regarded as the first Victorian novel |
| A. | hard times |
| B. | the pickwick papers |
| C. | little dorrit |
| D. | bleak house |
| Answer» B. the pickwick papers | |
| 4. |
Which novel by Thomas Hardy had the subtitle “ A Pure Woman” which shocked Victorian readers? |
| A. | the obscure |
| B. | the well – beloved |
| C. | a pair of blue eyes |
| D. | tess of the d’urberviles |
| Answer» D. tess of the d’urberviles | |
| 5. |
Which of the Bronte sisters wrote “Shirly” a novel set in Yorkshire during the Industrial depression |
| A. | charlotte |
| B. | emily |
| C. | maria |
| D. | elizabeth |
| Answer» A. charlotte | |
| 6. |
) Which of the book was written by Victorian novelist George Eliot? |
| A. | hard times |
| B. | mill on the floss |
| C. | far from madding crowd |
| D. | the heart of darkness |
| Answer» B. mill on the floss | |
| 7. |
Name of the novel by Thackeray known as “A Novel without a Hero” |
| A. | timbuctoo |
| B. | catherine |
| C. | a shabby genteel story |
| D. | vanity fair |
| Answer» D. vanity fair | |
| 8. |
What is inscribed above the entrance of Wuthering Heights? |
| A. | hindley earnshaw 1729 |
| B. | 1623 |
| C. | abandon all hope, ye who enter here |
| D. | hareton earshaw 1500 |
| Answer» D. hareton earshaw 1500 | |
| 9. |
What kind of countryside surrounds Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange |
| A. | moorland |
| B. | savannah |
| C. | forest |
| D. | grassy plains |
| Answer» A. moorland | |
| 10. |
What is the name of the village near Wuthering Heights? |
| A. | loch crag |
| B. | gimmerton |
| C. | hearherton |
| D. | purvey |
| Answer» B. gimmerton | |
| 11. |
Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life? |
| A. | hindley |
| B. | heathcliff |
| C. | catherine |
| D. | nelly |
| Answer» D. nelly | |
| 12. |
Whom does Hindley force to work as a servant in his home? |
| A. | joseph |
| B. | heathcliff |
| C. | heathcliff’s son linton |
| D. | edger linton |
| Answer» B. heathcliff | |
| 13. |
What happens to Hindley after his wife dies? |
| A. | he becomes an alcoholic gambler |
| B. | he lives his son in heathcliff’s care |
| C. | he dedicates his life to god’s service |
| D. | he refuses to leave his son’s side |
| Answer» A. he becomes an alcoholic gambler | |
| 14. |
What was depicted in Tess’s personal struggles that caused controversy when the novel came out? |
| A. | sexual hypocrisy |
| B. | poverty |
| C. | religious uncertainty |
| D. | rural labour practices |
| Answer» A. sexual hypocrisy | |
| 15. |
What was Thomas Hardy’s last novel? |
| A. | tess of the d’ubervilles |
| B. | jude the obscure |
| C. | far from the madding crowd |
| D. | return of the native |
| Answer» B. jude the obscure | |
| 16. |
The action of the novel Tess of the d’Ubervilles takes place in what area of England? |
| A. | essex |
| B. | sussex |
| C. | wessex |
| D. | london |
| Answer» C. wessex | |
| 17. |
What advice does Mrs. Durbeyfield give Tess? |
| A. | not to tell angel her secret |
| B. | not to tell alec her secret |
| C. | to leave alec |
| D. | to marry alec |
| Answer» A. not to tell angel her secret | |
| 18. |
how does Tess die? |
| A. | pneumonia |
| B. | she is hanged |
| C. | angel kills her |
| D. | heartache |
| Answer» B. she is hanged | |
| 19. |
What does Tess name her son? |
| A. | destiny |
| B. | hope |
| C. | sorrow |
| D. | burden |
| Answer» C. sorrow | |
| 20. |
A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April to November of what year? |
| A. | 1845 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1879 |
| D. | 1890 |
| Answer» B. 1859 | |
| 21. |
Why was Doctor Manette imprisoned ? |
| A. | he stole bread |
| B. | he failed to save the life of an aristocrat’s daughter |
| C. | the marquis evremonde feared that manette would reveal one of the marquis’ dark secrets. |
| D. | he was an outspoken critic of the royal family |
| Answer» C. the marquis evremonde feared that manette would reveal one of the marquis’ dark secrets. | |
| 22. |
What feature of the chimney sweepers face does Charles Lamb admire? |
| A. | tounge |
| B. | sooty cheeks |
| C. | teeth |
| D. | eyes |
| Answer» C. teeth | |
| 23. |
What was Charles Lamb’s final book? |
| A. | elia |
| B. | walden |
| C. | tales from shakespeare |
| D. | the last essays of elia |
| Answer» D. the last essays of elia | |
| 24. |
What was the first Elia essay? |
| A. | a chapter on ears |
| B. | dream children a reverie |
| C. | the south sea house |
| D. | old china |
| Answer» C. the south sea house | |
| 25. |
Who was appointed as Poet Laureate after William Wordsworth? |
| A. | browning |
| B. | tennyson |
| C. | mathew arnold |
| D. | coleridge |
| Answer» B. tennyson | |
| 26. |
Which one s Gaskell’s first novel? |
| A. | cranford |
| B. | north and south |
| C. | ruth |
| D. | mary barton |
| Answer» D. mary barton | |
| 27. |
George Eliot was the pen name of………….. |
| A. | mary anne evans |
| B. | christina rossetti |
| C. | mary shelly |
| D. | elizabeth |
| Answer» A. mary anne evans | |
| 28. |
Which one is the unfinished novel of Charles Dickens? |
| A. | hard times |
| B. | pickwick papers |
| C. | edwin drood |
| D. | great expectations |
| Answer» C. edwin drood | |
| 29. |
Oscar Wild’s ‘Woman of No Importance’ appears in…………… |
| A. | 1877 |
| B. | 1888 |
| C. | 1893 |
| D. | 1875 |
| Answer» C. 1893 | |
| 30. |
Who was the leader of Pre- Raphaelite group of artists in England? |
| A. | robert browning |
| B. | d g rossetti |
| C. | william wordsworth |
| D. | robert southey |
| Answer» B. d g rossetti | |
| 31. |
Queen Victoria succeeded to the throne of England after |
| A. | william iv |
| B. | george iii |
| C. | george iv |
| D. | edward vii |
| Answer» A. william iv | |
| 32. |
Who is the author of “ Aurora Leigh”? |
| A. | jane austen |
| B. | elizabeth barret browning |
| C. | tennyson |
| D. | george eliot |
| Answer» B. elizabeth barret browning | |
| 33. |
Maud is a poem written by |
| A. | browning |
| B. | wordsworth |
| C. | tennyson |
| D. | coleridge |
| Answer» C. tennyson | |
| 34. |
The verse novel of Elizabeth Barret Browning |
| A. | pride and prejudice |
| B. | wuthering heights |
| C. | jane eyre |
| D. | aurora leigh |
| Answer» D. aurora leigh | |
| 35. |
The song of the Lotus is a poem by……… |
| A. | browning |
| B. | thomas hardy |
| C. | d g rossetti |
| D. | tennyson |
| Answer» D. tennyson | |
| 36. |
In “ In Memorium” Tennyson mourns the death of ………. |
| A. | arthur hallam |
| B. | william wordsworth |
| C. | shelly |
| D. | browning |
| Answer» A. arthur hallam | |
| 37. |
Who is the author of “ Blessed Damozel? |
| A. | d g rossetti |
| B. | william thackeray |
| C. | tennyson |
| D. | browning |
| Answer» A. d g rossetti | |
| 38. |
The title of the “Vanity Fair” has been taken from |
| A. | bible |
| B. | paradise lost |
| C. | pilgrim progress |
| D. | canterbury tales |
| Answer» C. pilgrim progress | |
| 39. |
In which year was the Origin of the Species” published? |
| A. | 1876 |
| B. | 1859 |
| C. | 1888 |
| D. | 1890 |
| Answer» B. 1859 | |
| 40. |
, Name the first volume of Robert Browning’s poems |
| A. | paracelsus |
| B. | incondita |
| C. | sordello |
| D. | bells and pomergranates |
| Answer» B. incondita | |
| 41. |
……………..is a historical tragedy in blank verse by Browning |
| A. | pippa passes |
| B. | a blot in scutchion |
| C. | a soul’s tragedy |
| D. | strafford 1837 |
| Answer» D. strafford 1837 | |
| 42. |
The first important poem of Robert Browning |
| A. | my last duchess |
| B. | fra lippo lippi |
| C. | paracelus |
| D. | memorabila |
| Answer» C. paracelus | |
| 43. |
To which well-known family does Fra Lippo Lippi’s patron belong? |
| A. | the medicis |
| B. | the borgias |
| C. | the buonapartes |
| D. | the urbinatis |
| Answer» A. the medicis | |
| 44. |
What kind of of art does Fra Lippo Lippi produce? |
| A. | abstract art |
| B. | nebulous art |
| C. | landscapes |
| D. | portraits of real people |
| Answer» D. portraits of real people | |
| 45. |
“ Fra Lippo Lippi” appeared in the 1855 collection………… |
| A. | sordello |
| B. | incondita |
| C. | men and women |
| D. | bells and pomegranates |
| Answer» C. men and women | |
| 46. |
…………….poem is Browning’s timeless respect for Shelly |
| A. | a death in the desert |
| B. | the ring and the books |
| C. | fra lippo lippi |
| D. | memorabilia |
| Answer» D. memorabilia | |
| 47. |
The verse novel of Robert Browning based on an Italian Murder trial in the seventeenth century. |
| A. | memorabilia |
| B. | the ring and the books |
| C. | men and women |
| D. | paracelsus |
| Answer» B. the ring and the books | |
| 48. |
The German philosopher who influenced the Romantic movement |
| A. | althusser |
| B. | carl marx |
| C. | immanuel kant |
| D. | hegel |
| Answer» C. immanuel kant | |
| 49. |
The book that marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement |
| A. | biographia literaria |
| B. | lyrical ballads |
| C. | men and women |
| D. | the prelude |
| Answer» B. lyrical ballads | |
| 50. |
Who was known as the ‘grand old Man of the English letters’? |
| A. | william shakespeare |
| B. | thomas hardy |
| C. | coleridge |
| D. | william wordsworth |
| Answer» D. william wordsworth | |
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