In which work do you read: “In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A stately pleasure dome decree…” ?
A. Kubla Khan
B. Hellas
C. The Phoenix and the Turtle
D. The Castaway
English Literature Mcqs
Who exemplified the role of the “peasant poet” ?
Who exemplified the role of the “peasant poet” ?
A. John Clare
B. John Keats
C. Robert Burns
D. A and C only
What was the name of the Bronte sister’s only brother ?
What was the name of the Bronte sister’s only brother ?
A. Anderson
B. Branwell
C. Richard
D. Pearson
Looking to the ancient past, many Romantic poets identified with the figure of the____________?
Looking to the ancient past, many Romantic poets identified with the figure of the____________?
A. troubadour
B. skald
C. chorister
D. bard
Which of the following was a major factor in the unprecedented economic wealth of Great Britain during the eighteenth century ?
Which of the following was a major factor in the unprecedented economic wealth of Great Britain during the eighteenth century ?
A. formal diplomatic relations with China
B. the exploitation of colonial resources, labor, and the slave trade
C. the creation of the bourgeois novel as a commodity
D. the union of England and Wales with Scotland
How many lines are there in a Sonnet ?
How many lines are there in a Sonnet ?
A. 10
B. 16
C. 14
D. 22
A side note: Which drug/substance was Samuel Taylor Coleridge addicted to ?
A side note: Which drug/substance was Samuel Taylor Coleridge addicted to ?
A. Heroine
B. Cocaine
C. Alcohol
D. Opium
Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel ?
Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel ?
A. Vanity Fair
B. Sense and Sensibility
C. Pride and Prejudice
D. Mansfield Park
Which work exposes the frivolity of fashionable London ?
Which work exposes the frivolity of fashionable London ?
A. Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
B. Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels
C. Behn’s Oroonoko
D. Pope’s The Rape of the Lock
What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?
What literary work best captures a sense of the political turmoil, particularly regarding the issue of religion, just after the Restoration ?
A. Gay’s Beggar’s Opera
B. Butler’s Hudibras
C. Fielding’s Jonathan Wild
D. Dryden’s Absalom and Achitophel