1. De Quincey is often described as a “prose romantic” because of—
A. His political radicalism
B. His use of ornate, musical prose
C. His dramatic dialogue
D. His realist depiction of society
2. Which essayist shared a lifelong friendship, school education, and correspondence with Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
A. William Hazlitt
B. Charles Lamb
C. Thomas De Quincey
D. Leigh Hunt
3. Milton became completely blind in—
A. Childhood
B. Youth
C. Middle age
D. Old age
4. Foreshadowing refers to—
A. Flashback
B. Climax
C. Hint of future events
D. Conflict resolution
5. Who wrote the Restoration comedy "The Way of the World?"
A. William Wycherley
B. George Etherege
C. William Congreve
D. John Dryden
6. Which Victorian novelist maintained friendly relations with BOTH Dickens and Thackeray, often acting as a mediator?
A. George Eliot
B. Anthony Trollope
C. Wilkie Collins
D. Elizabeth Gaskell
7. "She Stoops to Conquer" was written by—
A. Richard Sheridan
B. Oliver Goldsmith
C. Samuel Foote
D. John Gay
8. The Absurd drama "Endgame" was written by—
A. Eugene O’Neill
B. Samuel Beckett
C. Harold Pinter
D. Jean Genet
9. "She Stoops to Conquer" was published in—
A. 1764
B. 1768
C. 1773
D. 1776
10. "The Deserted Village" was published in—
A. 1759
B. 1764
C. 1770
D. 1774
11. The quote “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” related to:
A. Eugene O’Neill
B. Samuel Beckett
C. Harold Pinter
D. Jean Genet
12. John Gay is best known for—
A. Tragedies
B. Masques
C. Ballad opera
D. Epic poetry
13. John Gay was a close associate of—
A. Samuel Johnson
B. Alexander Pope
C. William Blake
D. Jonathan Swift
14. "A little learning is a dangerous thing” is from
A. Essay on Criticism
B. The Rape of the Lock
C. The Dunciad
D. An Essay on Man
15. "Tyger Tyger, burning bright” appears in—
A. Songs of Innocence
B. Songs of Experience
C. Jerusalem
D. Milton
16. "The proper study of mankind is man” is from
A. The Dunciad
B. Essay on Criticism
C. Essay on Man
D. Rape of the Lock
17. "The proper study of mankind is man.” — This line reflects the spirit of—
A. Romanticism
B. Renaissance
C. Augustan Age
D. Victorian Age
18. Romantic poetry emphasizes—
A. Reason and order
B. Classical rules
C. Imagination and emotion
D. Imitation of classics
19. Puritanism strongly influenced the literature of—
A. Elizabethan Age
B. Restoration Age
C. Commonwealth Period
D. Romantic Age
20. Which writer is most closely associated with Puritanism?
A. John Milton
B. William Blake
C. Alexander Pope
D. Jonathan Swift
21. "An Essay on Man" was published in—
A. 1725
B. 1728
C. 1733–34
D. 1740
22. Alexander Pope died in—
A. 1735
B. 1740
C. 1744
D. 1751
23. Which author–work pair is WRONG?
A. Ben Jonson – Volpone
B. Christopher Marlowe – Doctor Faustus
C. John Gay – The Beggar’s Opera
D. John Dryden – The Alchemist
24. Which movement reacted against Neo-Classicism?
A. Victorianism
B. Modernism
C. Romanticism
D. Realism
25. The Pre-Raphaelite Movement reacted against—
A. Romantic poetry
B. Medieval art
C. Academic art conventions
D. Modernism
26. Emily Dickinson is best known for her—
A. Novels
B. Essays
C. Short poems
D. Plays
27. “Pathetic Fallacy” was coined by—
A. John Ruskin
B. Matthew Arnold
C. T. S. Eliot
D. Coleridge
28. Realism in literature focuses on—
A. Idealized characters
B. Supernatural elements
C. Everyday life and society
D. Mythology
29. Which writer won the Nobel Prize for Beloved?
A. Alice Walker
B. Toni Morrison
C. Harper Lee
D. Zora Neale Hurston
30. Harper Lee is famous for—
A. The Scarlet Letter
B. To Kill a Mockingbird
C. Their Eyes Were Watching God
D. The Bell Jar
31. Edward Said’s Orientalism was published in—
A. 1975
B. 1978
C. 1982
D. 1986
32. I.A. Richards’ Practical Criticism was published in
A. 1926
B. 1929
C. 1935
D. 1942
33. Choose the INCORRECT match:
A. William Blake – The Tyger
B. Alexander Pope – An Essay on Man
C. Jonathan Swift – A Modest Proposal
D. Samuel Johnson – Songs of Experience
34. Which writer is linked with the Harlem Renaissance?
A. Sylvia Plath
B. Zora Neale Hurston
C. Emily Dickinson
D. Louisa May Alcott
35. "O Pioneers!" was written by—
A. Edith Wharton
B. Kate Chopin
C. Willa Cather
D. Pearl S. Buck
36. "The House of Mirth" was written by—
A. Willa Cather
B. Edith Wharton
C. Kate Chopin
D. Gertrude Stein
37. Edith Wharton is associated mainly with—
A. Southern Gothic
B. Harlem Renaissance
C. Realism and social satire
D. Modernist poetry
38. "There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” — This quote belongs to—
A. Toni Morrison
B. Maya Angelou
C. Zora Neale Hurston
D. Gwendolyn Brooks
39. Which work by Toni Morrison deals most directly with infanticide and the trauma of slavery?
A. Sula
B. The Bluest Eye
C. Beloved
D. Jazz
40. Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for
A. Annie Allen
B. A Street in Bronzeville
C. Maud Martha
D. Riot
41. “Poetry is life distilled.” — This statement is associated with—
A. Audre Lorde
B. Gwendolyn Brooks
C. Maya Angelou
D. Nikki Giovanni
42. Thomas Sheridan belonged to which century?
A. 17th century
B. 18th century
C. 19th century
D. 16th century
43. Thomas Sheridan died before the publication of—
A. The Rivals (1775)
B. The School for Scandal (1777)
C. The Critic (1779)
D. None of the above
44. The Rivals is a—
A. Tragedy
B. Farce
C. Comedy of Manners
D. Sentimental comedy
45. The character famous for malapropisms in The Rivals is—
A. Lydia Languish
B. Julia Melville
C. Mrs. Malaprop
D. Sir Lucius O’Trigger
46. Which of the following plays is a farce?
A. The School for Scandal
B. The Rivals
C. Charley’s Aunt
D. Volpone
47. Farce often sacrifices—
A. Plot
B. Character development
C. Humor
D. Action
48. Mrs. Malaprop appears in—
A. The School for Scandal
B. The Rivals
C. She Stoops to Conquer
D. The Way of the World
49. A malapropism is—
A. Use of archaic words
B. Deliberate repetition of sounds
C. Incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the intended one
D. Coining of new words
50. The term “malapropism” became popular because of—
A. Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
D. Oliver Goldsmith