History of English Literature: MCQ

 

Test

 

1. From 1800 to the present day, the version of English spoken is --.

a.       Late Modern

b.      Early Modern 

c.       bad

d.      Old 

2. The English language has adopted many --- from many countries.

a.       plays

b.      children

c.       accents

d.      words

3. --- controlled the island of Great Britain between AD 43 and AD 410.

a.      
England 

b.      Rome

c.       Germany

d.      the U.S.

 

4. The Roman army left Britain in AD 407 to help defend –

a.      
Great Britain

b.      Shakespeare

c.       the army

d.      Rome

 

5. The Germanic tribes, the ---, the Saxons, and the Jutes invaded Great Britain…

a.      
Angles

b.      Triangles

c.       Americans

d.      Apache

6. Before the Germanic tribe invasions, the inhabitants of Britain spoke a/n --- language.

a.      
modern

b.      Celtic

c.       Bostonian

d.      terrible

7. "England" and "English" come from the name of the tribe of ---

a.      
the Cherokee

b.      the Angles

c.       the Saxons

d.      the Jutes

8. The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was –

a.      
modern English

b.      Old English

c.       futuristic English

d.      Late Modern English

 

9. TRUE OR FALSE: Old English sounded and looked like today's English.

a.      
True

b.      False

 10. The most famous work of literature in Old English is –

a.      
Romeo & Juliet

b.      the Bible

c.       The Canterbury Tales

d.      Beowulf

11. From about 1100 to 1500, the lower classes spoke Old English, and the upper classes spoke –

a.      
French

b.      Latin

c.       Scottish

d.      Spanish

 

12. Old English and Old French combined to become---.

a.      
Middle English

b.      Portuguese

c.       Old English

d.      New World English

 

13. The most famous work of literature in Middle English is –

a.      
Beowulf

b.      The Canterbury Tales

c.       The Road

d.      The Odyssey

 

14. The version of English spoken from about 1500 to 1800 was ---

a.      
slang

b.      First English

c.       Early Modern English

d.      Middle English

 

15. Early Modern English became the common language due, in part, to the invention of the ---.

a.      
computer

b.      telephone

c.       printing press

d.      pencil

 

16. Due to printing, what became cheaper, and allowed more people to learn to read?

a.      
books

b.      English

c.       food

d.      ink

 

17. The first --- was published in 1604.

a.      
autobiography

b.      Bible

c.       English dictionary

d.      German poem

 

18. William Shakespeare spoke and wrote in ---

a.      
Early Modern English

b.      Old English

c.       Late Modern English

d.      Middle English

 

19. Shakespeare invented almost --- new words and phrases.

a.      
10

b.      100

c.       2,000

d.      1,000,000

 

20. The main differences between Early Modern English and Late Modern English are vocabulary and ---.

a.      
books

b.      paper

c.       pronunciation

d.      countries

 

21. Between which sets of dates did Chaucer live

A.      1340-1400

B.      1345-1385

C.      1340-1348

D.      1349-1400

22. Who called Chaucer ”the father of English poetry”?

A-Dryden

B-Arnold

C-Spenser

D-John Gowe

 

23. How many ecclesiastical characters are portrayed in the Prologue?

A-Eight

B-Seven

C- Four

D-Six

 

24. One of the portraits in the Prologue is that of the Wife of Bath. What is Bath?

A-The name of the ton to which she belonged

B- The name of her husband

C-The surname of the lady

D- The Christian name of the lady

 

25. Chaucer’s —–is based in part on a notable French Sermon of Friar Laurens.

A-Person’s Tale

B- Doctor’s Tale

C-Monk’s Tale

D-None

26. Which work of Chaucer was an allegory on the death of Blanche, the wife of his patron.

A-The Book of Duchess

B-The House of Fame

C-The Parliament of Fouls

D-Legend of Good Women’s

 

27-Which work of Chaucer entitle him to calm of being called ”the father of English poetry”?

A-The Canterbury Tales

B-The Book of Duchess

C-The Parliament of Foul

D-The House of Fame

 

28. Which of Chaucer Works celebrates Saint Valentine Days?

A-The Parliament of Foules

B-The Book of Duchess

C-The House of Fame

D-The Canterbury Tales

 

29. The life span of Chaucer is

A-1340-1400

B-1356-1400

C-1355-1400

D-1378-1400

 

30-The verse of Canterbury Tales consist of

A- Rhymed Couples

B-Unrhymed Couplets

C-Both

D-None

 

31-How many pilgrims are going on the pilgrimage in Chaucer Canterbury Tales

A-29

B-30

C-31

D-32

 

32- The Hundred Years War fought between

A-England and France

B- Germany and France

C-England and Australia

D-None

 

33-Beowulf is the most important Anglo-Saxon literary work is

A-An Epic

B-Ballads

C- Poem

D-None

 

34- In which century did Norman Conquest take place

A-11 Century

B-12 Century

C-13 Century

D- None

 

35-The War of Roses figures in the work of

A-Shakespeare

B-Chaucer

C-Langland

D-None

 

36- Who of the following is called ‘the morning star of the reformation’

A-John Wycliff

B-Chaucer

C-Langland

D-Gower

 

37- How many pilgrims in the prologue to Canterbury Tales represents the military profession

A-3

B-4

C-5

D-6

 

38-How many ecclesiastical characters are portrayed in the prologue?

A-8

B-7

C-6

D-9

 

39-What is the name of the Inn where the pilgrims assemble for the night?

A-Tabard Inn

B-St. Becket

C-England

D-London

 

40-Which of the four chief dialects that flourished in the pre-Chaucerian period become standard English in Chaucer Time

A-The East Midland

B-The West Midland

C- The North Midland

D-None

 

41- ”He found English a dialect and left it a language” Said by

A-Lowes

B-William Ker

C-Ward

D-None

 

 

41. Which character in The Canterbury Tales is a little deaf following a blow to the head from one of her husbands?

A.      The Wife of Bath

B.      The Wife of Bristol

C.      The Wife of Dorchester

D.      The Wife of Exeter

 

42. Which is the first of The Canterbury Tales?

A.      The Cook's Tale

B.      The Friar's Tale

C.      The Knight's Tale

D.      The Merchant's Tale

 

43. Which of the tale tellers has a conspicuous hairy wart?

A.      The Coachman

B.      The Miller

C.      The Tailor

D.      The Weaver

 

44. Chaucer served in the English army under which king?

A.      Henry III

B.      Edward II

C.      Edward III

D.      Richard II

A        Answers:

        

1	b	2	c	3	b	4	d	5	a
6	b	7	b	8	b	9	b	10	d
11	a	12	c	13	b	14	c	15	c
16	a	17	c	18	a	19	c	20	c
21	a	22	a	23	b	24	a	25	a
26	a	27	a	28	a	29	a	30	a
31	c	32	a	33	a	34	a	35	a
36	a	37	a	38	b	39	a	40	a
41	a	42	c	43	c	44	c

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Prof. Qasim Nazar

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