English misc (75) MCQs with Answers

Thomas Hardy was a ?

• A.Romantic poet
• B.Victorian novelist
• C.Late Victorian
• D.Modernist writer

Which was the first novel of Charles Dickens?

• A.Oliver Twist
• B.David Copperfield
• C.The Pickwick Papers
• D.A Tale of Two Cities

In the story "God Be Praised," the character Molvi Abul is helped by:

• A.A traveling merchant
• B.The village headman
• C.His own son
• D.Chaudhary Fateh's dad

The English poet who died in his young age?

• A.John Keats
• B.William Wordsworth
• C.John Milton
• D.Geoffrey Chaucer

Which of the following writers wrote novels?

• A.Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte
• B.William Wordsworth and John Keats
• C.George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde
• D.All of these

In the line “life is a broken-winged bird”, the poet uses a technique of _?

• A.Simile
• B.Alliteration
• C.Personification
• D.Metaphor

What does the term a dog-eared book mean?

• A.A book with a dog on the cover
• B.A book with pages folded at the corners
• C.A book that is very old and torn
• D.A book that has been chewed by a dog

The poetic lines, "Little drops of water, Little grains of sand" are taken from _?

• A.Tiny Grains
• B.The Little Boy
• C.Drops of Water
• D.Little Things

What is the main purpose of Aristotle in his book Poetics?

• A.To discuss the history of Greek theatre
• B.To present and explain the fundamental principles of drama writing
• C.To analyze the works of Sophocles
• D.To criticize contemporary poets

What is a 'small tale' typically focused on in literature?

• A.An epic saga spanning generations
• B.A brief and simple narrative
• C.A complex historical account
• D.A lengthy philosophical treatise