Who is the central character in Hemingway’s novel The Old Man and the Sea ?
A. Santiago
B. Marlin
C. Mandolin
D. None of the above
English Literature Mcqs
Wanders in that happy valley Through two luminous windows saw Spirits moving musically To a lute’s well-tunéd law, Round about a throne, where sitting (Porphyrogene!) In state his glory well befitting, The sovereign of the realm was seen. What does Porphyrogene mean ?
Wanders in that happy valley Through two luminous windows saw Spirits moving musically To a lute’s well-tunéd law, Round about a throne, where sitting (Porphyrogene!) In state his glory well befitting, The sovereign of the realm was seen. What does Porphyrogene mean ?
A. Born to be free
B. Inflicted with the disease Porphyria
C. Of royal birth
D. Wearing purple robes
According to the myth, how did frogs loose their teeth ?
According to the myth, how did frogs loose their teeth ?
A. Frogs used to eat rocks and one day a frog ate a rock that was too hard and smashed its teeth.
B. Frogs never had any teeth.
C. Hare hit a frog with a club and burned the frog and cursed it by declaring it would never be able to harm anyone because it threatedned to hunt the hare down with dogs.
D. Grandmother wanted to eat frog leg stew so she captured a frog and extracted its teeth one by one while chanting a Winnebago song, and since then frogs were without teeth.
Who coined the phrase ‘Lost Generation’ ?
Who coined the phrase ‘Lost Generation’ ?
A. Hemingway
B. Gertude Stein
C. F. Scott Fitzserald
D. Sherwood Anderson
Henry David Thoreau lived for a while_______________?
Henry David Thoreau lived for a while_______________?
A. At Lake Tahoe.
B. At Willow Pond.
C. At the Feather River.
D. At Walden Pond.
Where does Senator Bird take Eliza and Harry ?
Where does Senator Bird take Eliza and Harry ?
A. To a Congregationalist community
B. To a Methodist community
C. To a Quaker settlement
D. To Philadelphia
Apess concludes his piece by____________?
Apess concludes his piece by____________?
A. Predicting the Apocalypse
B. Declaring his intention to run for public office
C. Calling for Native Americans to declare themselves independent of the U.S. government
D. Exhorting his allies and advocates to continue working to end prejudice
Well, then; I have received personal information, from a very high quarter, that a certain document of the last importance, has been purloined from the royal apartments. The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it. It is known, also, that it still remains in his possession. What is the meaning of the verb to purloin ?
Well, then; I have received personal information, from a very high quarter, that a certain document of the last importance, has been purloined from the royal apartments. The individual who purloined it is known; this beyond a doubt; he was seen to take it. It is known, also, that it still remains in his possession. What is the meaning of the verb to purloin ?
A. To borrow
B. To steal
C. To ruin
D. To return
From where does Eliza cross into Cananda ?
From where does Eliza cross into Cananda ?
A. Lake Erie
B. Lake Huron
C. Niagara Falls
D. Northern Minnesota
What is Mrs. Shelby’s first name ?
What is Mrs. Shelby’s first name ?
A. Emily
B. Rachel
C. Margaret
D. Danielle