English Literature Important Multiple Choice Questions Answers

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: May 8, 2025

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1. Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with which of the following?



2. The use of “whale-road” for sea and “life-house” for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry?



3. Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?



4. What was vellum?



5. Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in:



6. What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?



7. In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred code of blood vengeance?



8. Which statement is not an accurate description of Old English poetry?



9. Whose descriptive painting of social surroundings is strong and vivid, rich in detail, of a less intense quality than that of Dickens and more faithful to average truth?



10. Which novelist was well-acquainted with the psychology of the Utilitarianism and had readily accepted the “Doctrine of Evolution”?



11. Who has the most famous tragic-comedies to his credit?



12. About whom is it said that his “work is among those in which the men and women of our time have found their own restlessness most accurately mirrored”?



13. Who had placed the deeper vitality of the Shakespearean plays in the creation of characters?



14. Through which character of Paradise Lost did Milton personify his pride & temperament?



15. Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?



16. Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?



17. Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to:



18. Which royal dynasty was established in the resolution of the so-called War of the Roses and continued through the reign of Elizabeth I?



19. From which Italian text might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeping power?



20. Who wrote Il Cortigiano (The Courtier), a book that was highly influential in the English court, providing subtle guidance on self-display?



 

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