English Literature

51. Who is known as the 'Lady of the Lamp'?

• ক. Sorojini Naidu
• খ. Hellen killer
• গ. Florence Nightingale
• ঘ. Mademe Teresa

52. In each of the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence : A song embodying religious and sacred emotions-

• ক. Lyric
• খ. Ode
• গ. Hymn
• ঘ. Balled

53. "To be or not to be, that is the --".

• ক. meaning
• খ. question
• গ. answer
• ঘ. issue

54. " I have a -- that one day this nation will live out the true meaning of its creed that all men are created equal."

• ক. desire
• খ. hope
• গ. dream
• ঘ. wish

55. Who wrote the two famous novels, 'David Copperfield' and 'The Tale of Two Cities'?

• ক. Thomas Hardy
• খ. Jane Austen
• গ. George Eliot
• ঘ. Charles Dickens

56. Who wrote the plays "The Tempest' and "The Mid Summer Night's Dream"?

• ক. Ben Johnson
• খ. Christopher Marlowe
• গ. John Dryden
• ঘ. William Shakespare

57. 'If winter comes, can spring be far behind?' These lines were written by-

• ক. Keats
• খ. Frost
• গ. Eliot
• ঘ. Shelley

58. Who did write first English dictonary?

• ক. Boswell
• খ. Ben Jonson
• গ. Samuel Johnson
• ঘ. Milton

59. "Animal Farm" was written by-

• ক. George Orwell
• খ. Stevenson
• গ. Swift
• ঘ. Mark Twain

60. A person who writes about his own life writes-

• ক. a biography
• খ. a diary
• গ. a chronicle
• ঘ. an autobiography

61. Browing was the composer of any of the following poems -

• ক. Two Voices
• খ. The Scholar Gipsy
• গ. Andrea Del Sarto
• ঘ. Oneone

62. Shakespeare is known mostly for his -

• ক. poetry
• খ. novels
• গ. autobiography
• ঘ. plays

63. In which century was the Victorian period?

• ক. 17th century
• খ. 18th century
• গ. 19th century
• ঘ. 20th century

64. The 'Poet Laureate' is

• ক. the best poet of the country
• খ. a winner of the Noble Prize in poetry
• গ. the Court Poet of England
• ঘ. a classic poet.

65. Which of the following school of literary writings is connected with a medical theory?

• ক. Comedy of Manners
• খ. Theater of the Absurd
• গ. Heroic Tragedy
• ঘ. Comedy of Humours

66. Who of the following was both a poet and painter?

• ক. Keats
• খ. Donne
• গ. Blake
• ঘ. Spenserrrr

67. Who wrote 'beauty is truth, truth is beauty?

• ক. Shakespeare
• খ. Wordsworth
• গ. Keats
• ঘ. Eliot

68. Which of the following ages in literary history is the latest?

• ক. The Augustan Age
• খ. The Victorian Age
• গ. The Georgian Age
• ঘ. The Restoration Age

69. The first English dictionary was completed by -

• ক. Iazak Walton
• খ. Samuel Johnson
• গ. Samuel Butler
• ঘ. Sir Thomas Browne

70. What is the full name of the great American short story writer O'Henry?

• ক. Walt Whitman
• খ. William Sydney Porter
• গ. Majorie Kinnan Rawlings
• ঘ. Mark Twain

71. 'The Rainbow' is -

• ক. a poem by Wordsworth
• খ. a short story by Somerst Maugham
• গ. a novel by D.H. Lawrence
• ঘ. a verse by Coleridge

72. 'Tom Jones' by Henry Fielding was first published in -

• ক. the 1st half of 19th century
• খ. the 2nd half of 18th century
• গ. the 1st half of 18th century
• ঘ. the 2nd half of 19th century

73. The literary work 'Kubla Khan' is -

• ক. a history by Vincent Smith
• খ. a verse by Coleridge
• গ. a drama by Oscar Wilde
• ঘ. a short story by Somerset Maugham

74. T.S Eliot was born in -

• ক. Ireland
• খ. England
• গ. Wales
• ঘ. USA

75. What was the real name of the great American short writer, 'O Henry'?

• ক. Sameul L.Clemens
• খ. William Sydney Porter
• গ. Fitz James O'Brten
• ঘ. William Huntington Writht