English Literature
1. Who is the author of ‘Man and Superman’?
- ক. G. B. Shaw
- খ. Thomas Hardy
- গ. Ernest Hamingway
- ঘ. Charles Dickens
উত্তরঃ G. B. Shaw
2. The most famous satirist in English literature is-
- ক. Jonathan Swift
- খ. Alexander Pope
- গ. Joseph Addison
- ঘ. Richard Steel
উত্তরঃ Jonathan Swift
3. ‘Jacobean Period’ of English Literature refers of-
- ক. 1558-1603
- খ. 1625-1649
- গ. 1603-1625
- ঘ. 1649-1660
উত্তরঃ 1603-1625
4. Where do the following lines occur in? “Alone, alone, all, all alone, Alone on a wide, wide sea...”
- ক. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- খ. Kubla Khan
- গ. The Nightingle
- ঘ. The Dungeon
উত্তরঃ The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
5. ‘For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love.’
- ক. Emily Dickinson
- খ. T. S. Eliot
- গ. Mathew Arnold
- ঘ. John Donne
উত্তরঃ John Donne
6. Of the following authors, who wrote an epic?
- ক. John Milton
- খ. Jane Mansfield
- গ. William Cowper
- ঘ. William Shakespare
উত্তরঃ John Milton
7. This literary term ‘euphemism’ means-
- ক. vague idea
- খ. in offensive expression
- গ. a sonnet
- ঘ. wise saying
উত্তরঃ in offensive expression
8. Who is not a Victorian poet?
- ক. Mathew Arnold
- খ. Alexander Pope
- গ. Robert Browing
- ঘ. Alfred Tennyson
উত্তরঃ Alexander Pope
9. The play ‘The Spanish Tragedy’ is written by-
- ক. Thomas Kyd
- খ. Christopher Marlowe
- গ. Shakespare
- ঘ. Ben Jonson
উত্তরঃ Thomas Kyd
10. Who among the following Indian English writers is a famous novelist?
- ক. Gayatri Chakravorty
- খ. R. K. Narayan
- গ. Nissim Ezekiel
- ঘ. Kamala Das
উত্তরঃ R. K. Narayan
11. Fill in the blank. ‘-’ is Shakespeare's last play.
- ক. As you like it
- খ. Macbeth
- গ. Tempest
- ঘ. Othello
উত্তরঃ Tempest
- ক. T.S. Eliot
- খ. W.B. Yeats
- গ. Mathew Arnold
- ঘ. Robert Browing
উত্তরঃ T.S. Eliot
13. Who has written the poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”?
- ক. Thomas Gray
- খ. P.B. Shelley
- গ. Robert Frost
- ঘ. Y.B. Yeats
উত্তরঃ Thomas Gray
14. Who has written the play ‘Volpone’?
- ক. John Webster
- খ. Ben Jonson
- গ. Christopher Marlowe
- ঘ. William Shakespare
উত্তরঃ Ben Jonson
15. Shakespeare composed much of his plays in what sort of verse?
- ক. Alliterative verse
- খ. sonnet form
- গ. Iambic pentameter
- ঘ. Daetylic Haxameter
উত্তরঃ Iambic pentameter
16. Which of the following is not a poetic tradition?
- ক. The Epic
- খ. The Comic
- গ. The Occult
- ঘ. The Tragic
উত্তরঃ The Occult
17. What is a funny poem of five lines callde?
- ক. Quarter
- খ. Limerick
- গ. Sexter
- ঘ. Haiku
উত্তরঃ Limerick
18. Who wrote ‘Biographia Literaria’?
- ক. Lord Byron
- খ. P.B. Shelley
- গ. S. T Coleridge
- ঘ. Charles Lamb
উত্তরঃ S. T Coleridge
19. Robert Browing was a - poet. Fill in the gap with appropriate word.
- ক. Romantic
- খ. Victorian
- গ. Modern
- ঘ. Elizathan
উত্তরঃ Victorian
20. Othello gave Desdemona- as a token of love :
- ক. Ring
- খ. Handkerchief
- গ. Pendant
- ঘ. Bangles
উত্তরঃ Handkerchief
21. P.B. Shelly's ‘Adonais’ is an elegy on the death of-
- ক. John Milton
- খ. S.T. Coleridge
- গ. John Keats
- ঘ. Lord Byron
উত্তরঃ John Keats
22. The comparison if unlike things using the words like on as is known to be-
- ক. metapor
- খ. simile
- গ. alliteration
- ঘ. personification
উত্তরঃ simile
23. ‘Restoratiom period’ in English literature refers to-
- ক. 1560
- খ. 1660
- গ. 1760
- ঘ. 1866
উত্তরঃ 1660
24. ‘The Sun Also Rises’ is novel written by-
- ক. Charles Dickens
- খ. Hermanne Melvile
- গ. Earnest Hemingway
- ঘ. Thomas Hardy
উত্তরঃ Earnest Hemingway
25. ‘David Copperfield’ is a/an - novel.
- ক. Victorian
- খ. Elizabethan
- গ. Romantic
- ঘ. Modern
উত্তরঃ Victorian