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1921English LiteratureMedium

“To be or not to be that is the question”, is famous line of which of Shakespeare’s plays?

AHamlet

BKing Lear

CMacbeth

DOthello

Correct answer

A. Hamlet

Explanation

The correct answer is Hamlet.

1922English LiteratureMedium

In drama, a “soliloquy” refers to which of the following?

AA dialogue between two characters

BA speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

CA character’s final words before dying

DA rhyming line

Correct answer

B. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

Explanation

The correct answer is A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience.

1923English LiteratureMedium

To justify which purpose that Milton wrote Paradise Lost?

ATo justify the ways of God to men

BTo justify the fall of Lucifer

CTo justify the loss of paradise

DTo justify the fall of man

Correct answer

A. To justify the ways of God to men

Explanation

The correct answer is To justify the ways of God to men.

1924English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning John Milton’s poetry?

AHe followed the Spenserian rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.

BHe followed the Shakespearean rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.

CHe followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.

DHe followed the Spenserian rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.

Correct answer

C. He followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.

Explanation

The correct answer is He followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form..

1925English LiteratureMedium

In the play, “Henry V,” the Chorus serves to do which of the following?

AMake jokes about Henry

BComment on the plot and themes of the play

CDance upon the stage

DSing songs about the events

Correct answer

B. Comment on the plot and themes of the play

Explanation

The correct answer is Comment on the plot and themes of the play.

1926English LiteratureMedium

In which year Mary Shelley visited the famous Frankenstein Castle, where two centuries before her visit an alchemist was engaged in experiments?

A1814

B1808

C1812

D1816

Correct answer

A. 1814

Explanation

The correct answer is 1814.

1927English LiteratureMedium

The Essays of Elia was first published in book form in________?

A1807

B1795

C1829

D1823

Correct answer

D. 1823

Explanation

The correct answer is 1823.

1928English LiteratureMedium

Who is Bertram’s main companion throughout much of the play, “All’s Well that Ends Well”?

ALafew

BParolles

CThe Clown

DThe First Lord

Correct answer

B. Parolles

Explanation

The correct answer is Parolles.

1929English LiteratureMedium

David Walker’s “Appeal in Four Articles” argues that________?

AChristians the only ones not to blame for the existence of slavery.

BThe races should not intermarry.

CBlacks should return to Africa.

DBlacks have the duty to resist slavery.

Correct answer

D. Blacks have the duty to resist slavery.

Explanation

The correct answer is Blacks have the duty to resist slavery..

1930English LiteratureMedium

Which one is the famous prose work of Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

AKubla Khan

BBiographia Literaria

CChristabel

DThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Correct answer

B. Biographia Literaria

Explanation

The correct answer is Biographia Literaria.

In drama, a “soliloquy” refers to which of the following?

AA dialogue between two characters

BA speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

CA character’s final words before dying

DA rhyming line

Correct answer

B. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience

Explanation

The correct answer is A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience.

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning John Milton’s poetry?

AHe followed the Spenserian rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.

BHe followed the Shakespearean rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.

CHe followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.

DHe followed the Spenserian rather than the Petrarchan sonnet form.

Correct answer

C. He followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form.

Explanation

The correct answer is He followed the Petrarchan rather than the Shakespearean sonnet form..

David Walker’s “Appeal in Four Articles” argues that________?

AChristians the only ones not to blame for the existence of slavery.

BThe races should not intermarry.

CBlacks should return to Africa.

DBlacks have the duty to resist slavery.

Correct answer

D. Blacks have the duty to resist slavery.

Explanation

The correct answer is Blacks have the duty to resist slavery..