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3011English LiteratureMedium

What does George Harris’ master demand of him that prompts him to plan his escape?

AMarry another woman

BPunish another slave

CAbandon his faith

DRelocate to Louisiana

Correct answer

A. Marry another woman

Explanation

The correct answer is Marry another woman.

3012English LiteratureMedium

What was the impact on literature of the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary schooling compulsory?

Anone of the above

Ba popular thirst for the \classics,\

Cthe emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed

Da new market for basic textbooks which paid better than sophisticated novels or plays

Correct answer

C. the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed

Explanation

The correct answer is the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed.

3013English LiteratureMedium

Which among the following is not a characteristic feature of language?

ALanguage is dynamic

BLanguage is arbitrary

CLanguage is systematic

DLanguage is instinctive.

Correct answer

D. Language is instinctive.

Explanation

The correct answer is Language is instinctive..

3014English LiteratureMedium

The prevailing feature of Chaucer’s humour is its________?

Acrudity

Btriviality

Curbanity

Dsanctity

Correct answer

C. urbanity

Explanation

The correct answer is urbanity.

3015English LiteratureMedium

what was the duration of hundred year’s war?

A1337 to 1453

B1302 to 1343

C1300 to 1350

Dnone of the above

Correct answer

A. 1337 to 1453

Explanation

The correct answer is 1337 to 1453.

3016English LiteratureMedium

In his poetry Tennyson is________?

AThe representative poet of Romantic Age

BThe representative poet of Victorian Age

CThe best nature poet

DNone of these

Correct answer

B. The representative poet of Victorian Age

Explanation

The correct answer is The representative poet of Victorian Age.

3017English LiteratureMedium

Who “haunts” the evil Simon Legree when he is drunk?

AUncle Tom

BEliza

CGeorge

DCassy

Correct answer

D. Cassy

Explanation

The correct answer is Cassy.

3018English LiteratureMedium

In which work do you read: “My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings / Look on my works ye mighty, and despair!”?

AThe Man of Feeling

BSong to Aella

CIn Memoriam

DOzymandias

Correct answer

D. Ozymandias

Explanation

The correct answer is Ozymandias.

3019English LiteratureMedium

Who introduced the character of the “tragic mulatto”?

AHarriet Beecher Stowe

BWilliam Wells Brown

CLydia Maria Child

DHarriet Jacobs

Correct answer

C. Lydia Maria Child

Explanation

The correct answer is Lydia Maria Child.

3020English LiteratureMedium

Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature?

AThe poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.

BThe poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship.

CThe poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

DThe poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.

Correct answer

C. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

Explanation

The correct answer is The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English..

What was the impact on literature of the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary schooling compulsory?

Anone of the above

Ba popular thirst for the \classics,\

Cthe emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed

Da new market for basic textbooks which paid better than sophisticated novels or plays

Correct answer

C. the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed

Explanation

The correct answer is the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed.

Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature?

AThe poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.

BThe poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship.

CThe poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

DThe poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.

Correct answer

C. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

Explanation

The correct answer is The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English..