English misc (75) MCQs with Answers

The Augustan age means?

• A.The period of renaissance
• B.The period of war
• C.The period of decline
• D.The period of purity

Which of the following words describes the prevailing attitude of High-Modern Literature?

• A.Optimism
• B.Pessimism
• C.Disillusionment
• D.Both A and C

What type of satire is Gulliver's Travels?

• A.Horatian satire
• B.Juvenalian satire
• C.Menippean satire
• D.Satire of manners

Who was the rightful Duke of Milan in The Tempest?

• A.Antonio
• B.Ferdinand
• C.Prospero
• D.Alonso

Which of the following is the 19th-century woman novelist?

• A.Jane Austen
• B.Virginia Woolf
• C.George Eliot
• D.Emily Brontë

What type of sonnet is "On His Blindness"?

• A.English sonnet
• B.Shakespearean sonnet
• C.Spenserian sonnet
• D.Petrarchan sonnet

Shakespearean tragedy is a tragedy of ?

• A.Fate
• B.Character
• C.Circumstances
• D.Supernatural forces

In 'Seven Ages of Man', which is the fourth stage of man?

• A.Lover
• B.Justice
• C.Soldier
• D.Schoolboy

The Friar is a very popular character of _?

• A.The Canterbury Tales
• B.The Faerie Queene
• C.Paradise Lost
• D.The Divine Comedy

What is the name of the play staged for Claudius in the drama Hamlet?

• A.The Murder of Gonzago
• B.The Mousetrap
• C.The Tragedy of Claudius
• D.The Revenge of Hamlet