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3471English LiteratureMedium

A diary of someone’s day by day account of events________?

AArticle

BLegend

CHistory

DJournal

Correct answer

D. Journal

Explanation

The correct answer is Journal.

3472English LiteratureMedium

Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?

ABoth parole and performance

BLanguage

CParole

Dperformance

Correct answer

A. Both parole and performance

Explanation

The correct answer is Both parole and performance.

3473English LiteratureMedium

The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the pasttense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for______?

AHomographs

BHomophones

CAllophones

DHomonyms

Correct answer

B. Homophones

Explanation

The correct answer is Homophones.

3474English LiteratureMedium

What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819?

Athe Battle of Waterloo

Bthe Peterloo Massacre

Cthe storming of the Bastille

Dthe organization of a working class men’s choral group in Southern England

Correct answer

B. the Peterloo Massacre

Explanation

The correct answer is the Peterloo Massacre.

3475English LiteratureMedium

In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated?

ABeneath Jerusalem

BBeneath Cairo

CBeneath Florence

DBeneath Rome

Correct answer

A. Beneath Jerusalem

Explanation

The correct answer is Beneath Jerusalem.

3476English LiteratureMedium

Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing?

AChaucer

BLangland

CShakespeare

DHomer

Correct answer

C. Shakespeare

Explanation

The correct answer is Shakespeare.

3477English LiteratureMedium

How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

ATwo

BOnly one

CNone of the above

DInnumerable

Correct answer

A. Two

Explanation

The correct answer is Two.

3478English LiteratureMedium

Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play?

AQueen Anne

BQueen Elizabeth I

CQueen Elizabeth II

DBoth A and B

Correct answer

B. Queen Elizabeth I

Explanation

The correct answer is Queen Elizabeth I.

3479English LiteratureMedium

Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different?

ABoth are former palaces.

BEach owner upends the prevailing law of the land.

COn the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons

DThe owners of each had mistresses.

Correct answer

A. Both are former palaces.

Explanation

The correct answer is Both are former palaces..

3480English LiteratureMedium

In the play “Richard III,” where does Richard imprison the young princes?

AIn a prison

BIn another country

CIn a tower

DIn a pit

Correct answer

C. In a tower

Explanation

The correct answer is In a tower.

3471English LiteratureMedium

A diary of someone’s day by day account of events________?

AArticle

BLegend

CHistory

DJournal

Correct answer

D. Journal

Explanation

The correct answer is Journal.

3472English LiteratureMedium

Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?

ABoth parole and performance

BLanguage

CParole

Dperformance

Correct answer

A. Both parole and performance

Explanation

The correct answer is Both parole and performance.

3473English LiteratureMedium

The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the pasttense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for______?

AHomographs

BHomophones

CAllophones

DHomonyms

Correct answer

B. Homophones

Explanation

The correct answer is Homophones.

3474English LiteratureMedium

What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819?

Athe Battle of Waterloo

Bthe Peterloo Massacre

Cthe storming of the Bastille

Dthe organization of a working class men’s choral group in Southern England

Correct answer

B. the Peterloo Massacre

Explanation

The correct answer is the Peterloo Massacre.

3475English LiteratureMedium

In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated?

ABeneath Jerusalem

BBeneath Cairo

CBeneath Florence

DBeneath Rome

Correct answer

A. Beneath Jerusalem

Explanation

The correct answer is Beneath Jerusalem.

3476English LiteratureMedium

Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing?

AChaucer

BLangland

CShakespeare

DHomer

Correct answer

C. Shakespeare

Explanation

The correct answer is Shakespeare.

3477English LiteratureMedium

How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

ATwo

BOnly one

CNone of the above

DInnumerable

Correct answer

A. Two

Explanation

The correct answer is Two.

3478English LiteratureMedium

Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play?

AQueen Anne

BQueen Elizabeth I

CQueen Elizabeth II

DBoth A and B

Correct answer

B. Queen Elizabeth I

Explanation

The correct answer is Queen Elizabeth I.

3479English LiteratureMedium

Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different?

ABoth are former palaces.

BEach owner upends the prevailing law of the land.

COn the outside they look like homes, but on the inside they are prisons

DThe owners of each had mistresses.

Correct answer

A. Both are former palaces.

Explanation

The correct answer is Both are former palaces..

3480English LiteratureMedium

In the play “Richard III,” where does Richard imprison the young princes?

AIn a prison

BIn another country

CIn a tower

DIn a pit

Correct answer

C. In a tower

Explanation

The correct answer is In a tower.

English Literature MCQs with Explanations

A diary of someone’s day by day account of events________?

Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?

The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the past__tense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for________?

What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819?

In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated?

Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing?

How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play?

Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different?

In the play “Richard III,” where does Richard imprison the young princes?

English Literature MCQs with Explanations

A diary of someone’s day by day account of events________?

Which among the following implies the actual meaningful utterance of the individual speaking or writing a given language?

The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the past__tense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for________?

What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819?

In The Inferno, where is hell physically situated?

Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing?

How many types of phonetic transcriptions are generally followed?

Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play?

Although at least one critic has likened Thornfield to Bridewell, in what way are the two structures different?

In the play “Richard III,” where does Richard imprison the young princes?

The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the pasttense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for______?

The words denoting the colour ‘red’ and the pasttense of the verb ‘read’ ; ‘right’ and’ ‘write’; and ‘site’ and sight’ are examples for______?