This is the fourth part of mcqs of English Literature.
Part-4
151)In the title of Marlowe’s play, of where was Dido the Queen?
a)Troy
b)Carthage
c)Sparta
d)Persia
152)Christopher Marlowe was England’s first official Poet Laureate.
a)True
b)False
(It was John Dryden-appointed in 1670)
Dr.Faustus By Christopher Marlowe
153)In what country is ‘Dr Faustus’ based?
a)England
b)Italy
c)France
d)Germany
154)When, is it estimated, was ‘Dr Faustus’ first performed?
a)1594
b)1604
c)1590
d)1593
155)At what famous university is Faustus a scholar?
a)Wittenburg
b)Sorbonne
c)Heidelberg
d)Cambridge
156)Faustus’ servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?
a)Bach
b)Schumann
c)Beethoven
d)Wagner
157)Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names?
a)Valdes and Cornelius
b)Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
c)Troilus and Cressida
d)Pyramus and Thisbe
158)Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devil’s angels?
a)Mephastophilis
b)beelzebub
c)Aamon
159)What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years?
a)his body
b)his house
c)his soul
d)his horse
160)Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus’ character at the beginning of the play?
a)kind
b)stupid
c)sensitive
d)arrogant
161)Which powerful figure does Faustus ridicule with his new-found powers?
a)The Pope
b)The Holy Roman Emperor
c)The King of England
d)The King of France
162)At the end of the play, Faustus is dragged down to hell, begging to repent.
a)True
b)False
163) “Renaissance” is a:
a)French word
b)Italian word
c)Greek word
d)Spanish word
164) What is the meaning of “Renaissance”:
a)Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
b)Reveal, revel and reverie
c)Raillery, renunciation and recoup
165) Renaissance first came to the:
a)France
b)Italy
c)England
d)Rome
166) Which of the following are University wits:
a)John Gower and Robert Peele
b)John Skelton and Thomas lodge
c)John Lyly and Robert Greene
d)John Donne and Thomas Nashe
167) University Wits were those who:
a)Had training at two universities
b)gave curriculum of two universities
c)Erected two universities
168) Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance:
a)14 th
b)15 th
c)16 th
d)14 th and 16 th
169) Who born in 1422:
a)William Caxton
b)Robert Henry
c)John Lyly
d)Thomas more
170) Utopia was first printed in:
a)1615
b)1516
c)1517
d)1518
171) Who translated Utopia in English language:
a)Thomas More
b)Thomas lodge
c)Ralph Robinson
d)William Tyndale
172) The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by:
a)Wyclif
b)Thomas more
c)John Lyly
d)Robert Greene
173) Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518?
a)Thomas Nash
b)Thomas More
c)Thomas lodge
d)Thomas Wyatt
174) Who wrote “Mirror for Magistrates”?
a)Thomas Sacville
b)Thomas Wyatt
c)Thomas lodge
d)Thomas Kyde
175) Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
a)1553
b)1554
c)1555
d)1550
176) “Astrophel and Stella” is a:
a) Allegory
b) Epic
c)Sonnet
d)Ballad
177) Greville was biographer of:
a)Edmund Spencer
b)John Donne
c)Sir Philip Sidney
d)John Milton
178) “The Prince Of Poets in his time”, on whom grave the inscription is given?
a)Sir Philip Sidney
b)John Milton
c)Edmund Spencer
d)John Donne
179) What is Faerie Queene:
a)An allegory
b)An epic
c)A ballad
d)A sonnet
180) In whose reign Morality plays began?
a)Henry five
b) Elizabeth one
c)Henry six
d)Henry eight
181) Which book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney:
a)The Faerie Queene
b)The shepheaedes Calendar
c)Complaints
d)Colin Clouts come home again
182) Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries:
a)Edmund Spenser
b)John Milton
c)John Donne
d)Sir Philip Sidney
183) The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to ?
a)Nicholas Udall
b)Thomas Colwell
c)Lord Burghley
184)Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work?
a)The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune
b)The Spanish Tragedy
c)Jeronimo
d)Cornelia
185)Marlowe born in________
a)1562
b)1563
c)1564
d)1565
186)In “the tragic history of Doctor Faustus”. Faustus was a :
a) German scholar
b)French scholar
c)Spanish scholar
d)Greek scholar
186)Who wrote “The Massacre at Paris”?
a)Shakespeare
b)Christopher Marlowe
c)Edmund Spenser
d)john Milton
187)After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem “Hero and Leander”?
a)Shakespeare
b)Thomas Nash
c)George Chapman
d)Thomas More
188) Who succeeded Lyly?
a)Robert Greene
b)John Milton
c)Philip Sidney
d)Christopher Marlowe
189) Which of the Marlowe’s plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash?
a)Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.
b)The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
c)The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.
d)Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris.
190) Who was the son of a rich London merchant and born in 1557?
a)Thomas Nah
b)Thomas lodge
c)Thomas Kyd
d)Thomas Hardy
191) The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as:
a)Letters to the Margret Paston
b)Margret Paston to John Paston
c)The Paston letters
d)To John Paston
192) Who wrote “Holy Sonnets”?
a)Edmund Spenser
b)John Donne
c)Shakespeare
d)John Milton
193) Who wrote following lines:
“…….. I am involved in mankind: and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
a)John Donne
b)John Milton
c)Earnest Hemingway
d)D.H. Lawrence
194) “On his blindness”, a collection of sonnets is written by:
a)Edmund Spenser
b)John Milton
c)Shakespeare
d)Sir Philip Sidney
195) “Paradise lost” was lost by:
a)Eve
b)Adam
c)Both a and b
d)Satan
196) In “Paradise regained” who regained the paradise?
a)Satan
b)Jesus
c)Adam and Eve
d)Only Adam
197) Which of the following published in 1579 and although it placed Spencer immediately in the highest rank of living writers?
a)Colin clouts come home again
b)Faerie queen, first three books
c)The Shepherd’s calendar
d)Faerie queen, second three books
198)Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to --------------------------------------?
a) Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton
b)Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh
c)Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle
d)Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle
199)John Donne’s “The Anniversaries” is a:
a)An elegy in two parts
b)An epic in three parts
c)A ballad in four parts
d) None of these
200) Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance?
a)Marlowe
b)Milton
c)Spencer
d)Johnson
Answer Keys
151) b)Carthage
152)
b)False
(It was John Dryden-appointed in 1670)
Dr.Faustus By Christopher Marlowe
153)
d)Germany
154)
a)1594
155)
a)Wittenburg
156)
d)Wagner
157)
a)Valdes and Cornelius
158)
a)Mephastophilis
159)
c)his soul
160)
d)arrogant
161)
a)The Pope
162)
a)True
163)
a)French word
164):
a)Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
165)
b)Italy
166) c)John Lyly and Robert Greene
167) a)Had training at two universities
168) b)15 th
169) a)William Caxton
170)
b)1516
171) c)Ralph Robinson
172) a)Wyclif
173) d)Thomas Wyatt
174)
a)Thomas Sacville
175) b)1554
176) c)Sonnet
177) c)Sir Philip Sidney
178)
c)Edmund Spencer
179) :
a)An allegory
180)
c)Henry six
181) b)The shepheaedes Calendar
182) c)John Donne
183) a)Nicholas Udall
184) b)The Spanish Tragedy
185) c)1564
186) a) German scholar
186) b)Christopher Marlowe
187) c)George Chapman
188) a)Robert Greene
189) b)The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
190) b)Thomas lodge
191) c)The Paston letters
192)b)John Donne
193)
a)John Donne
194) b)John Milton
195) c)Both a and b
196) c)Adam and Eve
197)
c)The Shepherd's calendar
198) c)Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle
199):
a)An elegy in two parts
200) c)Spencer
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