English Literature Mcqs

In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?

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In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?

A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. Ben Jonson folios
D. English Renaissance theatre

Which social philosophy, dominant during the Industrial Revolution, dictated that only the free operation of economic laws would ensure the general welfare and that the government should not interfere in any person’s pursuit of their personal interests ?

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Which social philosophy, dominant during the Industrial Revolution, dictated that only the free operation of economic laws would ensure the general welfare and that the government should not interfere in any person’s pursuit of their personal interests ?

A. economic independence
B. the Rights of Man
C. laissez-faire
D. enclosure

Which of the following factors did not contribute to the growth of the reading public in this period ?

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Which of the following factors did not contribute to the growth of the reading public in this period ?

A. The notoriety of the Lake School
B. Technological developments, such as the steam-driven printing press
C. Innovations in retailing, such as the cut-price sale of remaindered books
D. Increased literacy, thanks in large part to Sunday schools

Who applied the term Romanticto the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ?

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Who applied the term Romanticto the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ?

A. Wordsworth because he wanted to distinguish his poetry and the poetry of his friends from that of the ancien r´gime, especially satire
B. English historians half a century after the period ended
C. The Satanic Schoolof Byron, Percy Shelley, and their followers
D. Oliver Goldsmith in The Deserted Village (1770)