English Literature MCQs-Mixed2

1. In which century was Piers Plowman written?

a)14th
b)12th
c)10th
d)11th

2. Geoffrey Chaucer served which king?

a)Richard III
b)James 1
c)Edward III
d)Henry II

3. The 18th century work 'Tom Jones" was written by whom?

a)Samuel Johnson
b)Henry Fielding
c)John Donne
d)Tobias Smollett

4. In 1905, Virginia Woolf began to write for which publication?

a)The Time's Literary Supplement
b)The Lady's Home Journal
c)Strand Magazine
d)Reader Magazine

5. Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' takes place over what period of time?

a)A week
b)24 hours
c)A lifetime
d)6 months

6. What was the nationality of Oscar Wilde?

a)Irish
b)Scottish
c)French
d)English

7. Who wrote the poem "Requiem"?

a)Robert Louis Stevenson
b)William Shakespeare
c)Samuel Johnson
d)John Milton

8. the prevailing feature of Chaucer's humour is its

a)urbanity
b)crudity
c)triviality
d)sanctity


9. who is the first great English critic-poet?

a)Shakespeare
b)Arnold
c)Sir Philip Sidney
d)Chaucer

10. HYMN TO ADVERSITY is a poem by

a)Thomas gray
b)Alexander Pope
c)Edward gibbon
d)William Blake

11. Who wrote the poem 'The Seven Ages'?

a)John Milton
b)Geoffrey Chaucer
c)William Shakespeare
d)Edward Gibbon

12. who write the story "Story Teller" ?

a)William Wordsworth
b)William Shakespeare
c)Thomas Grey
d)Saki


1)a
2)c
3)b
4)a
5)b
6)a
7)a
8)a
9)c
10)a
11)c
12)d