Joseph Addison MCQs [English Literature & Famous Authors]

By: Prof. Dr. Fazal Rehman | Last updated: April 15, 2025

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1. “Thus I live in the world, rather as a spectator of mankind than as one of the species.” This line is taken from which of the following essay?



2. Addison’s The Drummer is:



3. What is Richard Steele’s The Conscious Lovers?



4. Who was the co-author of Addison’s The Coverley Papers?



5. Addison’s Rosamond is:



6. “His irony and urbanity are the two most prominent traits in the essays of Addison.” Who expressed this opinion?



7. “The success of The Spectator was immediate and permanent.” Whose view is this?



8. The Tatler was started by:



9. “Addison almost created and perfected English periodical essay as an instrument for the expression of social thought.” Who said this?



10. Addison’s Cato is:



11. “Addison almost created and perfected English prose as an instrument for the expression of social thought.” Who stated this?



12. Which character in The Coverley Papers is a merchant of great eminence in the city of London?



13. In which year was Addison elected as a member of Parliament?



14. Addison’s The Campaign is:



15. “A reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure till he knows whether the writer of it be a black or a fair one.” Which essay begins with this observation?



16. Which character represents the class of gallantry in The Coverley Papers?



17. “The most perfect gift that fitted Addison was his sense of humour.” Who stated this?



18. In which year was Addison born?



19. Which series of essays started the vogue of journalistic literature?



20. In which literary age did Addison write his essays?



21. The West Indian and The Fashionable Lover are two plays by whom?



22. Which work of Addison offers an excellent example of the rhetoric and fine sentiment that are essentials of good writing?



23. According to _____, “Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the volumes of Addison.”



24. Account of the Greatest English Poets was the creation of which author?



25. The Vision of Mirza is a political allegory by whom?



26. Addison’s The Drummer is:



27. “I shall endeavour to enlighten morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.” Identify the personality.



 

Jopesh Addision Basic info
Jopesh Addision Basic info

 

Jopesh Addision Books names
Jopesh Addision Books names

Joseph Addison books names

Remarks on Several Parts of Italy 1705
The Campaign 1705
The Tatler 1709-1711
Cato 1713
The Spectator 1711-1712
The Freeholder 1715-1716
The Guardian 1713
Dialogues upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals 1726
The Drummer 1716
Remarks on Several Parts of Italy 1705
Poetical Works 1721

Joseph Addison Basic info

Full Name Joseph Addison
Birthdate May 1, 1672
Birthplace Milston, Wiltshire, England
Nationality English
Occupation Essayist, poet, playwright, politician
Notable Works Co-founder of “The Spectator,” essays, plays
Literary Style Polished, elegant, moralistic
Education The Queen’s College, Oxford
Influences Classical literature, particularly the works of Virgil and Horace, French literature
Contemporaries Richard Steele, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope
Achievements Influential figure in English literature, significant contributions to periodical literature with “The Spectator”
Political Career Member of Parliament for Malmesbury and later for Lostwithiel
Death Date June 17, 1719
Death Place Holland House, London, England

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