Which poet did NOT write during the 16th century ?
A. John Skelton
B. William Shakespeare
C. Sir Thomas Wyatt
D. Thomas Carew
English Literature Mcqs
Which of the following poets wrote during the Victorian period but was not published until the 20th century ?
Which of the following poets wrote during the Victorian period but was not published until the 20th century ?
A. Christina Rossetti
B. Gerard Manley Hopkins
C. Elizabeth Barret Browning
D. Ted Hughes
Who wrote first ?
Who wrote first ?
A. George Eliot
B. Christopher Marlowe
C. Howard, Earl of Surrey
D. William Shakespeare
Which work was published first ?
Which work was published first ?
A. Blake’s “Songs of Innocence”
B. Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”
C. Lord Byron’s “Don Juan”
D. Sir Walter Scott’s “Ivanhoe”
Which period of literature came first ?
Which period of literature came first ?
A. Regency
B. Victorian
C. Romantic
D. Restoration
The Bronte sisters wrote during this period______________?
The Bronte sisters wrote during this period______________?
A. Regency
B. Restoration
C. Romantic
D. Victorian
Jane Austen wrote during this period________________?
Jane Austen wrote during this period________________?
A. Restoration
B. Victorian
C. Middle English
D. Regency
Who wrote the poem ’The Seven Ages’ ?
Who wrote the poem ’The Seven Ages’ ?
A. John Milton
B. Geoffrey Chaucer
C. William Shakespeare
D. Edward Gibbon
The prevailing feature of Chaucer’s humour is its__________________?
The prevailing feature of Chaucer’s humour is its__________________?
A. urbanity
B. crudity
C. triviality
D. sanctity
What was the nationality of OscarWilde ?
What was the nationality of OscarWilde ?
A. Irish
B. Scottish
C. French
D. English