English Literature MCQs with explanations

Question 1

Which of the following was the Tower of London used for in the Elizabethan age?

Accepted Answer

As a prison

Question 2

Which of the following political ideas is least related to the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Socialism

Question 3

Who is the writer of the poem ‘A Grammarian’s Funeral’?

Accepted Answer

Robert Browning

Question 4

Who became the first “prime minister” of Great Britain in the reign of George II?

Accepted Answer

Robert Walpole

Question 5

Which of the following are characters of “Much ado about nothing”?

Accepted Answer

Hero, Borachio, Antonio, Claudio, Leonato

Question 6

As per section 2, sub section 7 every kind of moveable property other than actionable claim and money is called ________?

Accepted Answer

Goods

Question 7

Which among the following is not an aim of linguistics________?

Accepted Answer

To propound stories of the origin of language

Question 8

Murder in the Cathedral’ is a play written by________?

Accepted Answer

T.S. Eliot

Question 9

Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue?

Accepted Answer

Begging

Question 10

Complete the following sentence. In Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, elevated language functions primarily to________?

Accepted Answer

set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.

English Literature MCQs with Explanations