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Mcqs from HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE - Part II

Hi Folks, how is your preparation going. Today let us revise some questions based on the history of English literature. 1.       Steps to the Temple (1646) and Carmen Deo Nostro (1652) are written by a.        John Donne b.       George Herbert c.        Henry Vaughan d.       Richard Crashaw Answer: d 2.       Who wrote an Horatian Ode upon Cromwell’s Return from Ireland was written in 1650? a.        John Donne b.       Andrew Marvel c.        Henry Vaughan d.       Richard Crashaw Answer: b 3.       Who is not a Cavalier poet? a.        Richard Crashaw b.       Robert Herrick c.    ...

ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL - UGC NET - Mcqs for revision

Hi folks, how is your preparation, one of the easiest ways to revise what we have already learned is through answering mcqs. Today let us revise one of Shakespeare's well known play All is Well that ends well. 1.        Who is the clown in All is Well that Ends Well? a.        Parolles b.       Lavatch c.        Grumio d.       Dromio Answer: b 2.        Who is Parolles? a.        Soldier b.       Knight c.        Sailor d.       Prince Answer: a 3.        Who did Helena choose to be her husband? a.        Parolles b.       Prospero c.        Orsino d. ...

HAMLET - Mcqs for UGC NET

Hi Folks, How is your preparation going, today let us review our knoweldge of Shakepeare's famous play The tragedyof Hamlet, the prince of Denmark. 1. In which country is the play Hamlet set in? a. Norway b. Sweden c. Denmark d. England Answer: c 2. What is the name of the castle featured in the play? a. Élysée b. Tuileries c. Fontainebleau d. Elsinore Answer: d 3. Where was Hamlet studying before his father’s death? a. Wittenberg b. Vienna c. Rome d. Heidelberg Answer: a 4. Who is the close friend of Hamlet? a. Marcellus b. Horatio c. Polonius d. Laertes Answer: b 5. Whom did the ghost want Hamlet to take revenge? a. Claudius b. Gertrude c. Both of the above d. None of the above Answer: a 6. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are a. Soldiers of King Hamlet b. Soldiers of King Claudius c. Friends  and classmates of King Claudius d. Friends and classmates of Prince Hamlet Answer: d 7. The play within the play...

MCQs from History of English literature- Part I

Hi Folks, how is your preparation going on? Today let us review our knoweldge about the history of English literature. 1.        What was the language of instruction in English schools until the second half of the fourteenth century? a.        Latin b.       Greek c.        English d.       French Answer: d 2.        Which is considered as the earliest surviving verse Romance in English? a.        King Horn b.       Brut c.        Caedmon’s hymn d.       The wanderer Answer: a 3.        Who wrote Lais a series of twelve short romances? a.        Hrotsvitha b.       Christine de Pisan c. ...