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621English LiteratureMedium

What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samon Occum?

ANone of the aboveE. All of the above

BFirst african american to speak to mixed audience

CIndian autobiography

DMost popular slave narrative

Correct answer

C. Indian autobiography

Explanation

The correct answer is Indian autobiography.

622English LiteratureMedium

With which text is the term mock-epic most closely associated?

ASwift’s “A Modest Proposal”

BBenn’s Oroonoko

CPope’s Rape of the Lock

DWordsworth’s “We Are Seven”

Correct answer

C. Pope’s Rape of the Lock

Explanation

The correct answer is Pope’s Rape of the Lock.

623English LiteratureMedium

Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?

AHenry II

BHenry III

CEdward III

DHenry V

Correct answer

A. Henry II

Explanation

The correct answer is Henry II.

624English LiteratureMedium

Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot”?

AAll of the above

BBeckett’s work expresses a certain frustration with the inability of language to fully capture the human condition.

CBeckett’s play explores how language helps to form one’s notion of self.

DBeckett’s work captures an almost transcendent melancholy as it explores human

Correct answer

A. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

625English LiteratureMedium

Desdemona was ________?

Anone of above

Bwife of Othello

Cboth a and b

Ddaughter of Othello

Correct answer

B. wife of Othello

Explanation

The correct answer is wife of Othello.

626English LiteratureMedium

John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry?

AA mock-epic

BA pastoral elegy

CAn epic

DA satire

Correct answer

B. A pastoral elegy

Explanation

The correct answer is A pastoral elegy.

627English LiteratureMedium

The classification of vowels into halfhigh vowels and halflow vowels is based on ________?

AThe position of the lips

BAll the abovE.

CThe height to which the tongue is raised

DThe part of the tongue that is raised

Correct answer

C. The height to which the tongue is raised

Explanation

The correct answer is The height to which the tongue is raised.

628English LiteratureMedium

The Syntactic Structures is a book written by Noam Choamsky in________?

A1959

B1957

C1960

Correct answer

B. 1957

Explanation

The correct answer is 1957.

629English LiteratureMedium

Which best describes the minority of Evangelicals in the Church of England?

AAlso called Nonconformists or Dissenters, Evangelicals led the missionary movement in the colonies, advocated a Puritan moral code, and were responsible for the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire as early as 1833.

BThey were devout \tractarians,\as described by John Henry Newman.

CThey were part of the High Church or the \Catholic\side of the church.

DA group of unattractive people relegated to the colonies to perform missionary work where they wouldn’t tarnish the aesthetics of the Church of England.

Correct answer

A. Also called Nonconformists or Dissenters, Evangelicals led the missionary movement in the colonies, advocated a Puritan moral code, and were responsible for the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire as early as 1833.

Explanation

The correct answer is Also called Nonconformists or Dissenters, Evangelicals led the missionary movement in the colonies, advocated a Puritan moral code, and were responsible for the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire as early as 1833..

630English LiteratureMedium

In which state is the Shelby farm located?

AKentucky

BMississipi

CTennessee

DAlabama

Correct answer

A. Kentucky

Explanation

The correct answer is Kentucky.

Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot”?

AAll of the above

BBeckett’s work expresses a certain frustration with the inability of language to fully capture the human condition.

CBeckett’s play explores how language helps to form one’s notion of self.

DBeckett’s work captures an almost transcendent melancholy as it explores human

Correct answer

A. All of the above

Explanation

The correct answer is All of the above.

Which best describes the minority of Evangelicals in the Church of England?

BThey were devout \tractarians,\as described by John Henry Newman.

CThey were part of the High Church or the \Catholic\side of the church.

DA group of unattractive people relegated to the colonies to perform missionary work where they wouldn’t tarnish the aesthetics of the Church of England.

Correct answer

Explanation

English Literature MCQs with Explanations

What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samon Occum?

With which text is the term mock-epic most closely associated?

Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?

Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot”?

Desdemona was ________?

John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry?

The classification of vowels into half__high vowels and half__low vowels is based on ________?

The Syntactic Structures is a book written by Noam Choamsky in________?

Which best describes the minority of Evangelicals in the Church of England?

In which state is the Shelby farm located?

English Literature MCQs with Explanations

What statement below best sums up the literary significance of Samon Occum?

With which text is the term mock-epic most closely associated?

Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?

Which of the following best describes Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot”?

Desdemona was ________?

John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry?

The classification of vowels into half__high vowels and half__low vowels is based on ________?

The Syntactic Structures is a book written by Noam Choamsky in________?

Which best describes the minority of Evangelicals in the Church of England?

In which state is the Shelby farm located?

The classification of vowels into halfhigh vowels and halflow vowels is based on ________?

The classification of vowels into halfhigh vowels and halflow vowels is based on ________?