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Tuesday, May 19, 2015

HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (14)





1.The earliest surviving work in English Literature is

Ans: Caedmon's Hymn

2. The epic poem Beowulf consists

Ans: 3182 alliterative lines

3. Which epic poem from old English Literature has been declared the national epic poem of England?

Ans: Beowulf Epic Poem

4. The epic poem Beowulf is written in

Ans: Scandinavian Script

5. Who wrote the epic poem Beowulf?

Ans: Anonymous

6. The Old English "Martyrology" is a Merican collection of
 

Ans: Hagiographies

7. Eynsham was a prolific 10th-century writer of

Ans: Hagiographies and Homilies

8. The earliest English poet whose name is known is;

Ans: Caedmon

9. King Alfred's reign ended in

Ans: 9th century

10. In the battle of Maldon in 991, The Anglo-Saxons failed to prevent
 

Ans: Vikings' Invasion

11. "The Wanderer" is an old English poem that consists
 

Ans: 115 Lines of alliterative verse

12. A poem that mourns a loss, or has the more general meaning of a simply sorrowful piece of writing is called;

Ans: Elegy

13. The English Literature is generally seen as beginning with the;

Ans: Epic Poem Beowulf

14. Normans conquered the England in

Ans: 1066

15. Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament and polite society during the reign of Normans?

Ans: Law French

16. Who translated the Bible in the Middle English Period?

Ans: Wycliffe

17. Which pre-Reformation movement rejected many of the distinctive teachings of the Roman Catholic Church?

Ans: The Lollard Movement

18. The term "Lollard" refers to whom?

Ans: The followers of John Wycliffe

19. A prominent theologian who was dismissed from the University of Oxfard in 1381 for criticism of the Church was;

Ans: John Wycliffe

20. Middle English Period lasts up till the;

Ans: 1470

21. Patience and Purity are alliterative poems written by;

Ans: Sir Gawain

22. What is the term "Chancery Standard" meant in English Literature?

Ans: A form of London-based English

23. Where is the Geoffrey Chaucer buried in?

Ans: Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey

24. Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for his;

Ans: Canterbury Tales

25. The first recorded association of Valentine's Day is in Chaucer's;

Ans: Parliament of Fouls

26. Who was the personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer?

Ans: John Gower

27. Which book is believed to be the first published book written by a woman in the English language?

Ans: Revelation of Divine Love

28. William Caxton invented the printing press in

Ans: 1476

29. Pilgrim's progress is a famous allegory of medieval period written by;

Ans: John Bunyan

30. Renaissance is usually regarded as beginning in 14th-century in;

Ans: Italy

31. The term Renaissance in English Literature means

Ans: Re-birth


32. The English Renaissance was actually the;


Ans: Cultural and Artistic Movement


33. John Florio was an excellent;


Ans: Linguist and Lexicographer


34. Sonnet was introduced into English Literature from


Ans: Italian Literature


35. The Faerie Queene, an epic poem was written by


Ans: Edmund Spencer


36. The defense of the poetry is the work of


Ans: Sir Philip Sidney


37. What is significant about "Gorboduc" the first verse drama in English Literature?


Ans: Blank Verse was used in it for the first time ever


38. Reign of the Elizabeth-I started in
 


Ans: 1558


39. Reign of the James-I started in


Ans: 1603


40. Thomas Wyatt is one of the earliest English poet of


Ans: Renaissance Age

41. Who is known as the poets' poet in English Literature?


Ans: Edmund Spencer


42. Sonnet is a
 


Ans: 14-lines poem


43. What is called the first eight lines of Sonnet?


Ans: Octave


44. What is called the last six lines of Sonnet?


Ans: Sestet
45. What is the rhyming scheme of Octave in sonnet?


Ans: a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a


46. What is the rhyming scheme of sestet in sonnet?


Ans: : c-d-e-c-d-e or c-d-c-c-d-c.
 


47.William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe were


Ans:Elizabethan age playwrights.


48. Dr. Faustus is the very famous play, written by


Ans: Christopher Marlowe


49. The Alchemist, comedy was written by


Ans: Ben Johnson


50. The 'Table Alphabeticall' is believed to be first ever dictionary in English language was written in 1604 by;


Ans; Robert Cawdrey