Model Test 1 for English Literature

Who is the greatest modern English dramatist ? Who is the greatest modern English dramatist ?

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Shakespeare Shakespeare
P.B. Shelley P.B. Shelley
S.T. Coleridge S.T. Coleridge
None of these None of these

Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ is a— Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’ is a—

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Satire Satire
Comedy Comedy
Tragedy Tragedy
Historical plays Historical plays

Which one of the following is not Milton’s work Which one of the following is not Milton’s work

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Lycidas Lycidas
Samson Agonistes Samson Agonistes
Paradise Regained Paradise Regained
Time, real & imaginary Time, real & imaginary

Shakespeare lived during the reign of– Shakespeare lived during the reign of–

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Elizabeth I Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria Queen Victoria
King Charles King Charles

Water, water every where not a drop to drink’ occurs in – Water, water every where not a drop to drink’ occurs in –

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The Ancient Mariner The Ancient Mariner
To Skylark To Skylark
The Paradise Lost The Paradise Lost
The Cloud The Cloud

“Silent Woman‟ written by— “Silent Woman‟ written by—

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John Ruskin John Ruskin
Ben Jonson Ben Jonson
Kalidas Kalidas
Munishi Prem Chand Munishi Prem Chand

“মৃত্যু হচ্ছে নিছক” A short sleep . – এই উক্তটি কার ? “মৃত্যু হচ্ছে নিছক” A short sleep . – এই উক্তটি কার ?

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বায়রন বায়রন
কিটস কিটস
মাইকেল মধুসূদন দত্ত
সুইটম্যান সুইটম্যান

Who wrote ‘Beauty is truth, truth is beauty’ ? Who wrote ‘Beauty is truth, truth is beauty’ ?

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S.T. Coleridge S.T. Coleridge
Wordsworth Wordsworth
Keats Keats
Milton Milton

Which one of the following is not written by Shakespeare ? Which one of the following is not written by Shakespeare ?

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Macbeth Macbeth
Hamlet Hamlet
Othelo Othelo
Dr. Faustus Dr. Faustus

‘Child is father of man’ is taken from the writing of — ‘Child is father of man’ is taken from the writing of —

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P.B. Shelley P.B. Shelley
S.T. Coleridge S.T. Coleridge
Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe
William Wordsworth William Wordsworth

But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep’- was written by- But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep’- was written by-

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T.S. Elliot T.S. Elliot
W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats
Robert Forst Robert Forst
Ted Huges Ted Huges

Birth date of Shakespeare? Birth date of Shakespeare?

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uly 1556 uly 1556
April 1564 April 1564
April 1656 April 1656
April 1664 April 1664

1798-1830 সাল পর্যন্ত সময়কে ইংরেজি সাহিত্যের কোন কাল বলা হয়? 1798-1830 সাল পর্যন্ত সময়কে ইংরেজি সাহিত্যের কোন কাল বলা হয়?

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The Renaissance period The Renaissance period
The Elizabethan Age The Elizabethan Age
The Restoration period The Restoration period
The Romantic Age The Romantic Age

Who is the greatest modern English dramatist ? Who is the greatest modern English dramatist ?

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Verginia woolf Verginia woolf
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw
P.B. Shelley P.B. Shelley
S.T. Coleridge S.T. Coleridge

Romanticism is mainly connected with of – Romanticism is mainly connected with of –

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John and happiness John and happiness
Expectation and disappointment Expectation and disappointment
Love and beauty Love and beauty
Excitement and sensation Excitement and sensation

A Machiavellian character is– A Machiavellian character is–

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An honest person An honest person
A selfish person A selfish person
A courageous person A courageous person
A judicious person A judicious person

Who is the English ‘Epic’ poet? Who is the English ‘Epic’ poet?

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John Keats John Keats
John Milton John Milton
Christopher Marlowe Christopher Marlowe
None of these None of these

Our sweetest song are those that tell of saddest thoughts’ – Who is the poet ? Our sweetest song are those that tell of saddest thoughts’ – Who is the poet ?

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Kippling Kippling
Wordsworth Wordsworth
Shelley Shelley
Byron Byron

‘Ballad’ is— ‘Ballad’ is—

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a kind of short narrative poem a kind of short narrative poem
a kind of short condoling poem a kind of short condoling poem
a kind of short love poem a kind of short love poem
a rhymic verse a rhymic verse

Restoration period’ in English literature refers to- Restoration period’ in English literature refers to-

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1560 1560
1660 1660
1760 1760
1866 1866

Protagonist’ indicates– Protagonist’ indicates–

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the villain in a play the villain in a play
the leading character of actor in a play
the clone in a play the clone in a play
the stage-director of a play the stage-director of a play

Keats died of Keats died of

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Boat sank Boat sank
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis
Polio Polio
Cholera Cholera

‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ is — ‘Caesar and Cleopatra’ is —

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a tragedy by Shakespeare a tragedy by Shakespeare
a play By G.B Shaw a play By G.B Shaw
a poem by lord Byron a poem by lord Byron
a novel by S.T. Coleridge a novel by S.T. Coleridge

Who of the following writers was not a novelist? Who of the following writers was not a novelist?

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Charles Dickens Charles Dickens
W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats
James Joyce James Joyce
Jane Austen Jane Austen

John Keats is primarily a poet of– John Keats is primarily a poet of–

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Beauty Beauty
Nature Nature
Revolt Revolt
Skylerk & wind Skylerk & wind

Who is not the poet of ‘Romantic Age’ is — Who is not the poet of ‘Romantic Age’ is —

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P.B. Shelly P.B. Shelly
S.T. Coleridge S.T. Coleridge
John Milton John Milton
John Keats John Keats

Which of the following writers belongs to the romantic period in English literature? Which of the following writers belongs to the romantic period in English literature?

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A. Tennyson A. Tennyson
Alexander Pope Alexander Pope
John Dryden John Dryden
S.T. Coleridge S.T. Coleridge

‘Phoenix’ is — ‘Phoenix’ is —

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a mythological bird a mythological bird
a kind of eagle a kind of eagle
a God of Greek mythology a God of Greek mythology
a leopard a leopard

Alexander Pope’s “An Essay on Man” is a- Alexander Pope’s “An Essay on Man” is a-

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Novel Novel
Treatise Treatise
Short Story Short Story
Poem Poem

Who wrote the famous poetic line ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine’? Who wrote the famous poetic line ‘To err is human, to forgive is divine’?

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Pope Pope
Shelley Shelley
Keats Keats
Dryden Dryden

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