1. Which thinker of the Jacobean era is known for philosophical and scientific prose?
A. Robert Herrick
B. Francis Bacon
C. Edmund Spenser
D. Philip Sidney
2. The Jacobean era marks a transition between:
A. Medieval and Renaissance styles
B. Renaissance and Baroque styles
C. Baroque and Neo-classical styles
D. Gothic and Romantic styles
3. Which Shakespearean tragedies belong to the Jacobean period?
A. Hamlet and Othello
B. King Lear and Macbeth
C. Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar
D. The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing
4. The play Volpone was first performed around:
A. 1590
B. 1598
C. 1605–1606
D. 1620
5. Which theme is most dominant in Ben Jonson's Volpone?
A. Romantic love
B. Heroism
C. Greed and corruption
D. Religious devotion
6. James I of England was also known as:
A. James II of Scotland
B. James VI of Scotland
C. James IV of Scotland
D. James I of Ireland
7. Which major religious text was published in 1611?
A. Book of Common Prayer
B. Geneva Bible
C. King James Version of the Bible
D. Coverdale Bible
8. John Donne was born in which city?
A. Oxford
B. Cambridge
C. London
D. Canterbury
9. John Donne is primarily known as the:
A. Founder of Cavalier Poets
B. Leader of Romantic Poets
C. Founder of the Metaphysical Poets
D. Pioneer of Pastoral Poetry
10. Which poet is closely associated with religious metaphysical poetry?
A. John Cleveland
B. George Herbert
C. Andrew Marvell
D. John Dryden
11. Which of the following is NOT a Metaphysical poet?
A. George Herbert
B. Andrew Marvell
C. Richard Crashaw
D. Edmund Spenser
12. The poetry of the Victorian Age is best characterized by:
A. Romantic optimism
B. Neo-classical restraint
C. Conflict between faith and doubt
D. Pure aestheticism
13. Samuel Johnson belonged to which century?
A. Seventeenth
B. Eighteenth
C. Nineteenth
D. Twentieth
14. "The Scholar-Gipsy” is written by:
A. Matthew Arnold
B. Robert Browning
C. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
D. William Morris
15. William Morris is often compared with which contemporary for shared medieval interests?
A. Matthew Arnold
B. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
C. Robert Browning
D. Gerard Manley Hopkins
16. Which writer bridges Elizabethan and Jacobean literary traditions?
A. John Milton
B. Ben Jonson
C. Thomas Gray
D. Andrew Marvell
17. Milton’s sonnet “When I consider how my light is spent” reflects his:
A. Political disillusionment
B. Religious doubt
C. Blindness and faith
D. Loss of patronage
18. Thomas Gray’s "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" belongs to the tradition of:
A. Neo-classical satire
B. Graveyard poetry
C. Pastoral romance
D. Epic poetry
19. Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” is an example of:
A. Pastoral elegy
B. Romantic lyric
C. Metaphysical love poem
D. Epic satire
20. Which play by John Osborne is considered a landmark in post-war British theatre?
A. The Entertainer
B. Look Back in Anger
C. Luther
D. Look Back in Anger
21. Which Lake Poet was appointed Poet Laureate of England?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Robert Southey
D. William Blake
22. The group of poets known as the Lake Poets includes:
A. Shelley, Keats, Byron
B. Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey
C. Blake, Gray, Collins
D. Pope, Swift, Dryden
23. The carpe diem argument in poetry is usually addressed to:
A. Society
B. Nature
C. A reluctant beloved
D. God
24. Which pair is correctly matched?
A. Milton – Metaphysical poetry
B. Jonson – Romantic lyric
C. Gray – Graveyard poetry
D. Marvell – Gothic novel
25. What literary device is central to the characterization in Ben Jonson's Volpone?
A. Allegory
B. Animal symbolism
C. Metaphysical conceits
D. Pastoral imagery
26. William Morris was closely associated with the:
A. Lake Poets
B. Cavalier Poets
C. Pre-Raphaelite Movement
D. Metaphysical Poets
27. Which element is absent in the society depicted in "News from Nowhere?"
A. Private property
B. Class hierarchy
C. Industrial pollution
D. All of the above
28. In literary theory, “Binary Opposition” is a key concept of:
A. Marxism
B. Structuralism
C. Feminism
D. Postcolonialism
29. "The Earthly Paradise" was written by:
A. Alfred Tennyson
B. Dante Gabriel Rossetti
C. William Morris
D. Matthew Arnold
30. Which statement about "The Earthly Paradise is correct?"
A. It is a single short narrative poem
B. It focuses on contemporary Victorian life
C. It is a collection of mythological retellings
D. It was written in prose form
31. Which event challenged royal authority during the Jacobean period?
A. Armada defeat
B. English Civil War
C. Gunpowder Plot
D. Glorious Revolution
32. Which statement about John Donne is correct?
A. He was born in the 16th century
B. He was a Romantic poet
C. He coined the term “Metaphysical Poets”
D. He belonged to the Victorian age
33. A poem that tells a story is a:
A. Lyric
B. Epic
C. Narrative poem
D. Sonnet
34. "Onomatopoeia” refers to words that:
A. Describe feelings
B. Imitate sounds
C. Contrast ideas
D. Create imagery
35. A long narrative poem dealing with heroic deeds is called:
A. Ballad
B. Epic
C. Elegy
D. Ode
36. The famous line, "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise," was written by
A. Thomas Gray
B. Alexander Pope
C. William Cowper
D. Samuel Johnson
37. Samuel Johnson died in:
A. 1774
B. 1784
C. 1798
D. 1801
38. Alexander Pope died in:
A. 1720
B. 1737
C. 1744
D. 1751
39. Samuel Johnson's "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets" was published in:
A. 1755
B. 1765
C. 1779
D. 1784
40. The turning point of a sonnet is called the:
A. Climax
B. Caesura
C. Volta
D. Refrain
41. Which of the following poets is discussed in Johnson’s "Lives of the Poets?"
A. William Wordsworth
B. John Milton
C. Percy Bysshe Shelley
D. Alfred Tennyson
42. Which major philosophical work was written by David Hume?
A. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
B. A Treatise of Human Nature
C. Critique of Pure Reason
D. The Social Contract
43. A fourteen-line Petrarchan sonnet is divided into:
A. Two quatrains and a sestet
B. Three quatrains and a couplet
C. An octave and a sestet
D. One octave only
44. “Sweet are the uses of adversity.” -- Who said this?
A. John Donne
B. William Wordsworth
C. William Shakespeare
D. Alfred Tennyson
45. "Hyperbole” means:
A. Understatement
B. Indirect comparison
C. Exaggeration for effect
D. Moral teaching
46. Match the author with the correct work and year:
A. William Shakespeare – Hamlet – 1601
B. Alexander Pope – The Rape of the Lock – 1726
C. Samuel Johnson – The Vanity of Human Wishes – 1765
D. John Milton – Paradise Lost – 1704
47. “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” ---- Who said this?
A. John Milton
B. Alexander Pope
C. William Shakespeare
D. Samuel Johnson
48. Pope’s translation of The Iliad was published between:
A. 1690–1695
B. 1700–1705
C. 1715–1720
D. 1730–1735
49. Select the correct Author–Work–Year set:
A. William Shakespeare – Othello – 1604
B. Alexander Pope – Essay on Man – 1720
C. Samuel Johnson – Preface to Shakespeare – 1775
D. John Dryden – Absalom and Achitophel – 1700
50. Choose the correct combination:
A. Shakespeare – King Lear – 1595
B. Pope – The Iliad (translation) – 1715–1720
C. Johnson – Rasselas – 1765
D. Milton – Areopagitica – 1650