English Literature Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

Poetry is defined as ‘Spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling’ by___________?

Accepted Answer

C. Wordsworth

Question 2

‘Lycidas’ is written by_____________?

Accepted Answer

D. John Milton

Question 3

Browning is famous for his______________?

Accepted Answer

B. Dramatic Monologues

Question 4

We find Subjective Elements in ?

Accepted Answer

D. All

Question 5

Who wrote ‘Hard Times’ and ‘A tale of two Cities’ ?

Accepted Answer

B. Charles Dickens

Question 6

Who was American poet ?

Accepted Answer

A. Robert Frost

Question 7

Which year Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?

Accepted Answer

A. 1340 AD

Question 8

Total number of sonnets written by Shakespeare______________?

Accepted Answer

B. 154

Question 9

Keats’ widespread appeal is to the Reader’s interest in the supernatural ?

Accepted Answer

B. False

Question 10

Who was more under the influence of Godwin’s philosophy of life ?

Accepted Answer

C. Shelley

Question 11

Famous romantic poets were_____________?

Accepted Answer

C. Six

Question 12

From 1st January 2007, how many digits contains in ISBN (International Standard Book Number)?

Accepted Answer

C. 13

Question 13

Which one of the following is a comedy ?

Accepted Answer

A. All’s Well that Ends Well

Question 14

Would you tell Sordelo (Browning) as a______________?

Accepted Answer

B. Dramatic Lyrics

Question 15

Which book wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize__________________?

Accepted Answer

A. The Luminaries

Question 16

In his poetry Tennyson is_______________?

Accepted Answer

A. The representative poet of Victorian Age

Question 17

Who was a friend of John Milton ?

Accepted Answer

C. Andrew Marvell

Question 18

Who wrote ‘Crime and Punishment’ ?

Accepted Answer

D. Dostoyevsky

Question 19

Thomas Hardy was brought up to the profession of_____________?

Accepted Answer

A. Architect

Question 20

What did Robert Frost’s father do ?

Accepted Answer

B. journalist