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English Literature MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

 Que- Who translated Utopia in English language ? 

a. Thomas More  

b. Thomas lodge  

c. Ralph Robinson  

d. William Tyndale 


Answer- Ralph Robinson


Que- Who born in 1422 ? 

a. William Caxton  

b. Robert Henry  

c. John Lyly  

d. Thomas more 


Answer- William Caxton


Que- Renaissance is a ? 

a. French word  

b. Italian word  

c. Greek word  

d. Spanish word 


Answer- French word


Que- Which powerful figure does Faustus ridicule with his new-found powers ? 

a. The Pope  

b. The Holy Roman Emperor  

c. The King of England  

d. The King of France 


Answer- The Pope


Que- What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years ? 

a. his body  

b. his house  

c. his soul  

d. his horse 


Answer- his soul


Que- Faustus' servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who ? 

a. Bach  

b. Schumann  

c. Beethoven  

d. Wagner 


Answer- Wagner


Que- When, is it estimated, was 'Dr Faustus' first performed ? 

a. 1594 

b. 1604 

c. 1590 

d. 1593 


Answer- 1594


Que- Who wrote following lines: "_________ I am involved in mankind: and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." ? 

a. John Donne  

b. John Milton  

c. Earnest Hemingway  

d. Lawrence 


Answer- John Donne


Que- The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to___________? 

a. Nicholas Udall  

b. Thomas Colwell  

c. Lord Burghley  

d. none of the above 


Answer- Nicholas Udall


Que- What is the meaning of "Renaissance" ? 

a. Rebirth, revival and re-awaking  

b. Reveal, revel and reverie  

c. Raillery, renunciation and recoup  

d. none of the above 


Answer- Rebirth, revival and re-awaking


Que- Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in ? 

a. About 1611  

b. About 1610  

c. About 1609  

d. About 1608 


Answer- About 1610


Que- Who declared him as Britain's greatest dramatist in 1598 ? 

a. Queen Elizabeth  

b. Francis Meres, a lawyer  

c. Burbage, an actor  

d. King James 


Answer- Francis Meres, a lawyer


Que- Shakespeare's only son Hamnet died in_____________? 

a. 1595 

b. 1596 

c. 1597 

d. 1598 


Answer- 1596


Que- Ann Hathaway was____________years older than Shakespeare? 

a. 7 

b. 8 

c. 9 

d. 10 


Answer- 8


Que- William Shakespeare was______________ child of John and Mary? 

a. second  

b. fourth  

c. third  

d. fifth 


Answer- fourth


Que- Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance ? 

a. Marlowe  

b. Milton  

c. Spencer  

d. Johnson 


Answer- Spencer


Que- Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to _______________? 

a. Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton  

b. Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh  

c. Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle  

d. Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle 


Answer- Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle


Que- In "Paradise regained" who regained the paradise ? 

a. Satan  

b. Jesus  

c. Adam and Eve  

d. Only Adam 


Answer- Adam and Eve


Que- On his blindness, a collection of sonnets is written by ? 

a. Edmund Spenser  

b. John Milton  

c. Shakespeare  

d. Sir Philip Sidney 


Answer- John Milton


Que- The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as ? 

a. Letters to the Margret Paston  

b. Margret Paston to John Paston  

c. The Paston letters  

d. To John Paston 


Answer- The Paston letters


Que- Who succeeded Lyly ? 

a. Robert Greene  

b. John Milton  

c. Philip Sidney  

d. Christopher Marlowe 


Answer- Robert Greene


Que- In "the tragic history of Doctor Faustus". Faustus was a ? 

a. German scholar  

b. French scholar  

c. Spanish scholar  

d. Greek scholar 


Answer- German scholar


Que- Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work ? 

a. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune  

b. The Spanish Tragedy  

c. Jeronimo  

d. Cornelia 


Answer- The Spanish Tragedy


Que- Which book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney ? 

a. The Faerie Queene  

b. The shepheaedes Calendar  

c. Complaints  

d. Colin Clouts come home again 


Answer- The shepheaedes Calendar


Que- The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given ? 

a. Sir Philip Sidney  

b. John Milton  

c. Edmund Spencer  

d. John Donne 


Answer- Edmund Spencer


Que- Astrophel and Stella is a ? 

a. Allegory  

b. Epic  

c. Sonnet  

d. Ballad 


Answer- Sonnet


Que- Who wrote "Mirror for Magistrates" ? 

a. Thomas Sacville  

b. Thomas Wyatt  

c. Thomas lodge  

d. Thomas Kyde 


Answer- Thomas Sacville


Que- The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by ? 

a. Wyclif  

b. Thomas more  

c. John Lyly  

d. Robert Greene 


Answer- Wyclif


Que- Utopia was first printed in ? 

a. 1615 

b. 1516 

c. 1517 

d. 1518 


Answer- 1516


Que- Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance ? 

a. 14 th  

b. 15 th  

c. 16 th  

d. 14 th and 16 th 


Answer- 15 th


Que- Renaissance first came to the ? 

a. France  

b. Italy  

c. England  

d. Rome 


Answer- Italy


Que- Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus' character at the beginning of the play ? 

a. kind  

b. stupid  

c. sensitive  

d. arrogant 


Answer- arrogant


Que- Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names ? 

a. Valdes and Cornelius  

b. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern  

c. Troilus and Cressida  

d. Pyramus and Thisbe 


Answer- Valdes and Cornelius


Que- At what famous university is Faustus a scholar ? 

a. Wittenburg  

b. Sorbonne  

c. Heidelberg  

d. Cambridge 


Answer- Wittenburg


Que- In what country is 'Dr Faustus' based ? 

a. England  

b. Italy  

c. France  

d. Germany 


Answer- Germany


Que- Which of the Marlowe's plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash ? 

a. Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.  

b. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.  

c. The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.  

d. Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris 


Answer- The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.


Que- University Wits were those who ? 

a. Had training at two universities  

b. gave curriculum of two universities  

c. Erected two universities  

d. none of the above 


Answer- Had training at two universities


Que- Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devil's angels ? 

a. Mephastophilis  

b. beelzebub  

c. Aamon  

d. none of the above 


Answer- Mephastophilis


Que- What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowe's father ? 

a. Carpenter  

b. Civil servant  

c. Cobbler  

d. Farmer 


Answer- Cobbler


Que- How many children did Shakespeare have ? 

a. 3 

b. 5 

c. 8 

d. 12 


Answer- 3


Que- From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education ? 

a. Corpus Christi College  

b. Cambridge  

c. oxford  

d. witternburg 


Answer- Corpus Christi College


Que- What was the first published title of Christopher Marlow's play The Jew of Malta ? 

a. The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta  

b. The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta  

c. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta  

d. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta 


Answer- The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta


Que- At what age did Christopher Marlow die ? 

a. 33 

b. 29 

c. 47 

d. 54 


Answer- 29


Que- When did Christopher Marlow die ? 

a. 30 May 1593  

b. 12 September 1598  

c. 26 April 1601  

d. 15 February 1611 


Answer- 30 May 1593


Que- When was Christopher Marlowe baptized ? 

a. 26 February 1564  

b. 12 January 1569  

c. 30 April 1560  

d. 10 October 1547 


Answer- 26 February 1564


Que- From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584 ? 

a. Oxford University  

b. Trinity College  

c. Corpus Christi College  

d. Queens college 


Answer- Corpus Christi College


Que- Which was Marlowe's first play ? 

a. Dr.Faustus  

b. Tamburlaine  

c. The Tragedy of Dido  

d. The Jew of Malta, 


Answer- Tamburlaine


Que- Marlow died of ? 

a. Illness  

b. stabbing  

c. poisoned  

d. Hanged 


Answer- stabbing


Que- What is Christopher Marlowe's Nationality ? 

a. British  

b. German  

c. Dutch  

d. American 


Answer- British


Que- Which one of the following dramas attributed to Christopher Marlow is believed to have been his first ? 

a. The Jew of Malta  

b. Dido, Queen of Carthage  

c. Edward the Second  

d. Tamburlaine the Great 


Answer- Dido, Queen of Carthage

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