1.
The Shakespeare's Sonnets starts with the
dedication to :
a.
W.H b.
T.T c.
A.H d. W.T
2.
Which is NOT a character of Shakespeare’s
Sonnets?
a.
The Dark Lady b.
Fair Youth c.
The Rival Poet d. The kid
3.
How many Sonnets are there in Shakespeare’s
Sonnets?
a.
126 b.
28 c.
154 d. 148
4.
When was the First Folio published?
a.
1617 b.
1623 c.
1675 d. 1688
5.
The First Folio was prefaced with a poem of :
a.
Ben Johnson b.
John Milton c.
Spenser d. Surrey
6.
Who said this about Shakespeare - “Not of an
age, but for all time”?
a.
Ben Johnson b.
John Milton c.
Spenser d. Surrey
7.
Match the following :
i.
Troilus and Cressida - (a) Romance
ii.
The Tempest - (b) Historical play
iii.
Henry VI - (c) Comedy Play
iv.
Merchant of Venice - (d) Problem play
a.
(i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c.
(i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
8.
Match the following works with the author :
i.
The Rape of Lucrece - (a)
Henry Vaughan
ii.
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions - (b) George Herbert
iii.
A Priest to the Temple - (c) William Shakespeare
iv.
Olor
Iscanus - (d)
John Donne
a.
(i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c.
(i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
9.
The Phoenix and the Turtle is an
allegorical poem printed as a supplement in Robert Chester’s long poem Love’s
Martyr. Who was the author?
a.
Ben Johnson b.
John Milton c.
Spenser d. Shakespeare
10.
Shakespeare’s standard poetic form was :
a.
Blank Verse b.
Ballad c.
Couplet d. Canto
11.
‘Bardolatry’ is excessive worship of
Shakespeare. Who coined the term?
a.
Ben Johnson b.
John Milton c.
T.S. Eliot d. Bernard Shaw
12.
Who coined the word ‘Metaphysical Poetry’?
a.
John Donne b.
Samuel Johnson c.
John Dryden d. John Cleveland
13.
“Death, be not proud, though some have called
thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so." Who’s sonnet includes
these lines?
a.
John Donne b.
Samuel Johnson c.
John Dryden d. John Cleveland
14.
"An Anatomy of the World" is a poem written by :
a.
John Donne b.
Samuel Johnson c.
John Dryden d. John Cleveland
15.
Donne’s poem ‘The Canonization’ is about
:
a.
Death b.
War c.
Love d. God
16.
‘The Temple, Sacred Poems and Private
Ejaculations’ is a work by :
a.
John Donne b.
Samuel Johnson c.
John Dryden d. George Herbert
17.
‘Silex Scintillans’ is a work by :
a.
Henry Vaughan b.
Samuel Johnson c.
John Dryden d. George Herbert
18.
‘To His Coy Mistress’ is a poem written
by :
a.
John Donne b.
Andrew Marvell c.
John Dryden d. George Herbert
19.
‘The Souldier’s Pocket Bible’ is
associated with :
a.
John Bunyan b.
George Herbert c. Oliver Cromwell d. John Donne
20.
The spiritual autobiography 'Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners' is a work by :
a.
John Bunyan b.
George Herbert c. Oliver Cromwell d. John Donne
21.
The first novel written in English :
a.
Evelina b.
The Pilgrim’s Progress
c.
Robinson Crusoe d.
The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle
22.
The protagonist Christian’s journey from the
"City of Destruction" to the "Celestial City" is depicted
in the novel:
a.
The Pilgrim’s Progress b. Nightmare Abbey c. The Monk d. The Castle of Otranto
23.
The guest narrator who come in the second part
of The Pilgrim’s Progress is :
a.
Atheist b. Mr. Sagacity c.
Mr. Skill d. Mr. Valiant
24.
The entry point to the Celestial City in ‘The
Pilgrim’s Progress’ is :
a.
Wicket Gate b.
Gaius’ Inn c. The river of death d. Mount Sinai
25.
Who among the following is NOT a metaphysical
poet?
a.
John Donne b.
Edmund Spenser c.
Andrew Marvell d. Henry Vaughan
26.
The phrases “No man is an island” and “..for
whom the bell tolls” are introduced into English language by :
a.
John Bunyan b.
George Herbert c. Oliver Cromwell d. John Donne
27.
Which among the following poems is NOT taken by
the New Critic Cleanth Brooks to illustrate his argument for paradox as central
to poetry?
a.
Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Man
b.
William Wordsworth’s Composed upon
Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802
c.
John Donne’s The Canonization
d.
Spenser’s Prothalamion
28.
Which of the following words is missing from the
first verse of The Canonization, by John Donne: “For God's sake hold
your tongue, and let me …………”?
a.
Speak b.
Be c.
Love d. Write
29.
The life of John Donne coincided with the reigns
of which three absolutist monarchs?
a.
Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I b. Mary
I, Elizabeth I and James I
c.
James I, Charles I and Charles II d.
Charles I, Charles II and James II
30.
Match the following works with the author :
i.
The Garden - (a)
John Bunyan
ii.
The Life and Death of Mr. Badman - (b) John Milton
iii.
When I Consider How My Light is Spent - (c) William Blake
iv.
Milton a Poem - (d) Andrew Marvell
a.
(i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c.
(i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
31.
On Mr. Milton’s Paradise Lost is a
prefatory poem written by :
a.
John Donne b.
Edmund Spenser c.
Andrew Marvell d. Henry Vaughan
32.
Which among the following statement is true :
a.
A
conceit is a comparison whose ingenuity is more striking than its justness.
b.
A
comparison becomes a conceit when we are made to concede likeness while being
strongly conscious of unlikeness.
c.
John
Donne’s A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning ", in which a couple
faced with absence from each other is likened to a compass, is an example of
metaphysical conceit.
d.
All
of them
33.
Which among the following statement is true?
a.
The Puritans
were English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England from its "Catholic" practices.
b.
Puritans
became a major political force in England and came to power as a result of the First English Civil War (1642–46).
c.
Almost
all Puritan clergy left the Church of England after the Restoration of 1660 and the 1662 Uniformity Act.
d.
All
of them
34.
Match the following :
i.
The Common Wealth - (a)
1603 - 1625
ii.
Restoration - (b) 1649 - 1660
iii.
Jacobean - (c) 1714 - 1837
iv.
Georgian - (d) 1660 - 1714
a.
(i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c.
(i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
35.
Thackeray took the title of Vanity Fair from
:
a.
Paradise Lost b.
The Pilgrim’s Progress c. The
Canterbury Tales d. Utopia
36.
Areopagitica - most influential and
impassioned philosophical defences of the principle of a right to freedom of
speech and expression is written by :
a.
John Bunyan b.
George Herbert c. Oliver Cromwell d. John Milton
37.
Paradise Regained is a work of :
a.
John Bunyan b.
George Herbert c. Oliver Cromwell d. John Milton
38.
In Paradise Lost, Adam witnesses
everything that will happen to mankind until the Great Flood by a vision shown
to him by :
a.
Satan b.
Michael c.
Raphael d. The Son of God
39.
Who is the protagonist in Milton’s epic poem ‘The
Paradise Lost’?
a.
Satan b.
Michael c.
Raphael d. The Son of God
40.
Milton wrote the poem ‘Lycidas’ in memory
of his friend :
a.
King Charles b.
Queen Elizabeth I c.
King Edward d. King David
41.
The common unit of prose is :
a.
Verse b.
Sentence c.
Rhyme d. meter
42.
Which among the following is a work of John
Milton?
a.
L’Allegro b.
Samson Agonistes c.
Il Penseroso d. All of them
43.
“A
poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect
to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind" –
Which poem did Samuel Johnson mentioned?
a.
Paradise
Lost b. The Prelude c. The Faerie Queene d. Windhover
44.
On Paradise Lost is a poem written by :
a.
John Milton b.
Andrew Marvell c.
John Bunyan d. Ben Jonson
45.
The meeting place constructed by Satan in
Milton’s Paradise Lost is :
a.
Pandemonium b.
Beezelbub c.
Eden d. Tower of Babel
46.
According to Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan’s
greatest fault is his :
a.
Lust b.
Pride c.
Jealousy d. Avarice
47.
“Symbols
of poetic fame; as their berries are not yet ripe, the poet is not yet ready to
take up his pen.” These lines are from the poem :
a.
Paradise
Lost b. The Prelude c. The Faerie Queene d. Lycidas
48.
Giacomo da Lentini is associated with which
among the following poetic form?
a.
Canto b.
Ode c.
Sonnet d. Elegy
49.
An unbound booklet is called :
a.
Folio b.
Quarto c.
Pamphlet d. Octavo
50.
Match the following :
i.
Purple prose - (a) repeated sound of the first or second letter in a
series of words
ii.
Village
prose - (b) text that is so extravagant,
ornate, or flowery
iii.
Alliteration - (c) prose that has some of the
qualities of a poem
iv.
Prose
poem - (d) movement in Soviet literature
a.
(i)-b, (ii)-d, (iii)-a, (iv)-c b.
(i)-d, (ii)-a, (iii)-b, (iv)-c
c.
(i)-c, (ii)-d, (iii)-b, (iv)-a d.
(i)-d, (ii)-c, (iii)-b, (iv)-a
1. A
ReplyDelete2. D
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. D
10. A
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. A
21. B
22. A
23. B
24. A
25. B
26. D
27. D
28. C
29. A
30. B
31. C
32. D
33. D
34. A
35. B
36. D
37. D
38. B
39. A
40. C
41. B
42. D
43. A
44. B
45. A
46. B
47. D
48. C
49. C
50. A