1. Who gave King Lear a happy ending?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Nahum Tate
C. Samuel Johnson
D. John Dryden
2. Which ode by John Dryden was written to celebrate St. Cecilia’s Day?
A. Absalom and Achitophel
B. Alexander’s Feast
C. Religio Laici
D. Annus Mirabilis
3. Which theme is central to Dryden’s odes?
A. Romantic love
B. Political satire
C. The power of music
D. Nature worship
4. A poem dealing with the origin and order of the universe can be described as:
A. Pastoral
B. Didactic
C. Cosmic
D. Elegiac
5. Which genre is most commonly associated with didactic literature?
A. Lyric poetry
B. Moral essays and fables
C. Romantic novels
D. Pastoral poetry
6. "Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart” occurs in which poem?
A. The Prelude
B. Tintern Abbey
C. London, 1802
D. Ode: Intimations of Immortality
7. Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein" during the:
A. Victorian Age
B. Romantic Age
C. Enlightenment
D. Modernist period
8. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published in:
A. 1798
B. 1805
C. 1818
D. 1831
9. Volpone’s name symbolically represents which animal?
A. Lion
B. Wolf
C. Fox
D. Snake
10. Ben Jonson’s "Volpone" belongs to which dramatic genre?
A. Tragedy
B. Romantic comedy
C. Satirical comedy
D. History play
11. The term “Jacobean” is derived from:
A. Greek word for king
B. Latin form of James
C. French royal title
D. Biblical terminology
12. Which literary form flourished prominently during the Jacobean era?
A. Pastoral romance
B. Metaphysical poetry
C. Gothic fiction
D. Neo-classical satire
13. Elizabeth Barrett Browning is famous for:
A. The Ring and the Book
B. Aurora Leigh
C. The Defence of Guenevere
D. The Blessed Damozel
14. Nahum Tate’s version of "King Lear with a happy ending" was published in:
A. 1660
B. 1681
C. 1700
D. 1715
15. The poem "London, 1802" is addressed to:
A. William Shakespeare
B. John Milton
C. Samuel Johnson
D. Alexander Pope
16. Who said of Milton that "your soul was like a star and dwelt apart?"
A. John Keats
B. Alexander Pope
C. William Wordsworth
D. Robert Browning
17. Which work by Thomas Nashe is considered the first English picaresque novel?
A. Pierce Penilesse
B. The Unfortunate Traveller
C. Summer’s Last Will and Testament
D. Have with You to Saffron-Walden
18. Thomas Nashe is often associated with which university group of writers?
A. The Metaphysical Poets
B. The University Wits
C. The Lake Poets
D. The Scriblerus Club
19. Thomas Nashe was a leading figure in which literary controversy?
A. The Flyting
B. The Pamphlet War (Marprelate Controversy)
C. The Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns
D. The Romantic Revival
20. In Rosalynde, the heroine disguises herself as:
A. A nun
B. A courtier
C. A shepherd boy named -- Ganymede
D. A knight
21. Thomas Lodge's Rosalynde is an important source for Shakespeare’s play:
A. Twelfth Night
B. Much Ado About Nothing
C. As You Like It
D. The Winter’s Tale
22. "Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit" was written by:
A. Thomas Lodge
B. Robert Greene
C. John Lyly
D. Philip Sidney
23. Robert Greene was associated with which literary group?
A. Metaphysical Poets
B. University Wits
C. Cavalier Poets
D. Scriblerus Club
24. Which term refers to a character who remains unchanged throughout the novel?
A. Dynamic character
B. Round character
C. Static character
D. Foil character
25. E. M. Forster classified characters into:
A. Major and minor
B. Protagonist and antagonist
C. Flat and round
D. Static and dynamic
26. The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare is mainly based on:
A. Romantic confusion
B. Tragic irony
C. Mistaken identity
D. Supernatural elements
27. An eclogue is best described as a:
A. Religious lyric
B. Pastoral poem, often in dialogue form
C. Narrative epic
D. Satirical essay
28. The term Renaissance literally means:
A. Revolution
B. Enlightenment
C. Rebirth
D. Reform
29. The Renaissance in England is broadly associated with:
A. Medieval scholasticism
B. Classical learning and humanism
C. Industrial development
D. Gothic revival
30. A dark conceit refers to:
A. A simple metaphor
B. An extended comparison using light imagery
C. A complex, often morbid or intellectual metaphor
D. A humorous exaggeration
31. Dark conceits are most characteristic of which poetic movement?
A. Romantic poetry
B. Metaphysical poetry
C. Cavalier poetry
D. Augustan poetry
32. "Death, thou shalt die.” This line is taken from a poem by:
A. John Milton
B. George Herbert
C. John Donne
D. Andrew Marvell
33. "To err is human; to forgive, divine.” This famous line occurs in:
A. Essay on Criticism
B. Essay on Man
C. The Dunciad
D. An Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot
34. "Tess of the d’Urbervilles" was written by:
A. George Eliot
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Emily Bronte
D. Elizabeth Gaskell
35. "Utopia" was published in 1516 and written by:
A. Francis Bacon
B. Thomas More
C. John Locke
D. Machiavelli
36. "Hard Times" is a novel by:
A. Charles Dickens
B. William Thackeray
C. Elizabeth Gaskell
D. George Eliot
37. Gothic fiction first emerged prominently during the:
A. Elizabethan Age
B. Augustan Age
C. Romantic Age
D. Victorian Age
38. The term “brief epic” in reference to Paradise Regained was used by:
A. T. S. Eliot
B. C. S. Lewis
C. Barbara K. Lewalski
D. Samuel Johnson
39. Paradise Regained was composed by John Milton at:
A. Horton, Buckinghamshire
B. London
C. Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
D. Cambridge
40. The comparison of lovers to the legs of a compass is an example of a conceit used by:
A. Andrew Marvell
B. George Herbert
C. John Donne
D. Henry Vaughan
41. "The World Well Lost" is the subtitle of which play?
A. Antony and Cleopatra
B. All for Love
C. The Conquest of Granada
D. Aureng-Zebe
42. "All for Love" was first performed in:
A. 1665
B. 1670
C. 1677
D. 1685
43. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, who is Macbeth’s foil that highlights his ambition?
A. Banquo
B. Macduff
C. Duncan
D. Lady Macbeth
44. The tragic conflict of Antony in Dryden’s play mainly arises from:
A. Magical forces
B. Love versus honor
C. Revenge
D. Greed
45. Oliver Goldsmith was born in:
A. 1728
B. 1730
C. 1735
D. 1740
46. Which of the following is a novel by Goldsmith?
A. She Stoops to Conquer
B. The Vicar of Wakefield
C. The Deserted Village
D. The Good-Natured Man
47. Which of the following is a poem by Goldsmith?
A. The Deserted Village
B. The Traveller
C. The Task
D. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
48. Goldsmith was associated with which literary circle?
A. Lake Poets
B. Scriblerus Club
C. University Wits
D. Metaphysical Poets
49. In "The Vicar of Wakefield," the protagonist is:
A. Dr. Primrose
B. Mr. Hardcastle
C. Dr. Goldsmith
D. Mr. Micawber
50. "She Stoops to Conquer" (1773) is a play by Goldsmith that belongs to:
A. Comedy of manners
B. Tragicomedy
C. Sentimental comedy
D. Farce / Restoration comedy revival