Question 1

Which of the following was not written by De Quincey?

Accepted Answer

"Endymion" is a poem by John Keats, not a work by Thomas De Quincey. De Quincey is known for works like "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" and "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth," but not for "Endymion."

Question 2

In which out of the following we see the creations of Lamb's humour and pathos?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

Heath Cliff is the main character in the novel

Accepted Answer

Heath Cliff is the main character in the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

Question 4

" I will show you a heroine as plain and small as myself"

Accepted Answer

This quote is from Charlotte Brontë, referring to the protagonist of her novel "Jane Eyre." Charlotte aimed to create a strong, moral, and independent character in Jane, who was not conventionally beautiful, challenging the typical portrayal of heroines in literature of her time.

Question 5

Here is the list of women abandoned by their lovers in Hardy's novels. Pick the odd one out

Accepted Answer

Bathsheba Everdene, unlike the other characters listed, is not abandoned by her lover in Thomas Hardy's novel "Far from the Madding Crowd." Instead, she is pursued by multiple suitors and makes her own choices regarding them.

Question 6

A noble and inspiring books f love poems by Miss Barret

Accepted Answer

The answer of A noble and inspiring books f love...

Question 7

………………..was the leader in the Pre- Raphaelite Movement

Accepted Answer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a key figure in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848. The movement aimed to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach first adopted by Mannerist artists who succeeded Raphael and Michelangelo. Rossetti's work is characterized by its medieval revivalism and its emphasis on beauty and nature.

Question 8

" The sea is calm tonight The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits, on the French coast the light Gleams and is gone, the cliffs of England stand, Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay Come to the window, sweet is the night air"

Accepted Answer

This passage is from "Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold, which is a well-known poem that begins with the description of a calm sea at night, reflecting on the straits between England and France.

Question 9

Which of the following is in the chronological order?

Accepted Answer

"Morte d'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory was published in 1485, "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray was published in 1847-48, and "In Memoriam" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson was published in 1850.

Question 10

Oscar Wild's time period is from

Accepted Answer

Oscar Wilde was born in 1856 and died in 1900, making D the correct time period for his life.

Quiz 4: Literary