b) Norwegian

Second Weekly Test c) Spanish

d) Hungarian
Preparation for Lectureship 12. What is the first extended written specimen of Old English? a)
with Shoaib Mehmood Boethius's Consolidation of Philosophy
b) Saint Jerome's translation of the Bible
1. A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of poetry c) Malory's Morte Darthur
a) rhyme d) a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
b) asyndeton 13. Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets
c) meter of the afterlife?
d) poesy a) Dante's Divine Comedy
2. From what century does the poetic form the folk ballad date? b) Boccaccio's Decameron
a. The 12th c) The Dream of the Rood
b. The 14th d) Chaucer's Legend of Good Women
c. The 17th 14. Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century,
d. The 19th personified vices and virtues?
3. What is the study of poetry's meter and form called? a) the short story
a. Prosody b) the heroic epic
b. Potology c) the morality play
c. Rheumatology d) the romance
d. Accent 15. Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is
4. Which poet invented the concept of the variable foot in poetry? true? a) She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.
a. William Carlos Williams b) She was a virgin martyr.
b. Emily Dickinson c) She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
c. Gerard Manly Hopkins d) She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.
d. Robert Frost 16. Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe?
5. From what century does the poetic form the folk ballad date? a)Henry V
a. The 12th b)Richard III
b. The 14th c)Edward II
c. The 17th d)John
d. The 19th 17. Which of the following qualities would most accurately
6. From which of Shakespeare's plays is this famous line: 'Did my describe Faustus' character at the beginning of the play?
heart love til now?/ a)kind
Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night' b)stupid
a. A Midsummer Night's Dream c)sensitive
b. Hamlet d)arrogant
c. Othello 18. After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his
d. Romeo and Juliet unfinished poem "Hero and Leander"?
7. What is a poem called whose first letters of each line spell out a a)Shakespeare
word? b)Thomas Nash
a. Alliterative c)George Chapman
b. Epic d)Thomas More
c. Acrostic 19. Spenser married in June 11, 1594 to ---------------------?
d. Haiku a) Elizabeth Wilton
8. Which represents an example of alliteration? a) Language Arts b)Elizabeth Raleigh
b) Peter Piper Picked Peppers c)Elizabeth Boyle
c) I like music. d) Elizabeth Baron
d) A beautiful scenery with music 20. Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance?
9. What is a funny poem of five lines called? a)Marlowe
a. Quartet b)Milton
b. Limerick c)Spenser
c. Haiku d)Johnson
d. Palindrome 21. What was Shakespeare's first play?
10. From which language the name ''chaucer'' has been driven? a)As you like it
a. French b)Henry VI
b. Latin c)The Tempest
c. Italian d)King John
d. English 22. 225)Shakespeare died at the age of
11. Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary a)48
around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066? b)52
a) French c)60
 d)63 34. Which of the following is a ceremony in which a sovereign is
23. Which famous Shakespeare play does the quote "How sharper officially crowned?
than a serpent's (A) Investiture
tooth it is to have a thankless child!" come from? (B) Invocation
a)King Lear (C) Gala
b)As You Like It (D) Coronation
c)The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII 35. Who succeeded Elizabeth I?
d)The Life and Death of King John (a) Mary Queen of Scots
24. In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down during a production (b) Charles I
of which play? (c) James I
a) King John 36. The complex ranking system that Elizabethans believed
b) Richard II ordered every single thing
c) Henry VIII in the universe was known as:
d) Henry V a)The Great Order of Life
25. “Some born great, some achieve greatness b)The Great Chain of Being
And some have greatness thrust upon them". c)The Great System of Shakespeare
Above lines are taken from which of following plays? d)The Great Sonnet Symbolism Maker
a) Macbeth 37. A poem that deals in an idealized way with Shepherds and
b) Othello rustic life is known as:
c) Twelfth night a)A Protestant Poem
d) As you like it b)A Petrarchan Sonnet
26. Identify the writer who first used blank verse in English c)An extended metaphor
poetry? d)A pastoral poem
(A) Sir Thomas Wyatt 38. What is the name for a shift in tone or meaning of a sonnet
(B) William Shakespeare a)Octave
(C) Earl of Surrey b)Volta
(D) Milton c)Iambic Pentameter
27. Shakespeare makes fun of the Puritans in his play? d) Alexandrine
(A) Twelfth Night 39. In literature, some of Shakespeare's most powerful plays were
(B) Hamlet written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and
(C) The Tempest Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ____.
(D) King Lear a)William Shakespeare
28. Which of Shakespeare‘s characters exclaims; ̳Brave, new, b)Ben Jonson
world!‘? c)Ben Jonson folios
(A) Ferdinand d)English Renaissance theatre
(B) Antonio 40. Famous satiric drama,Volpone,is written by? a)Sir Walter Scot
(C) Miranda b)Christopher Marlow
(D) Prospero c)Ben Johnson
29. Which of the following is the earliest comedy of Shakespeare? d)George Herbert
a) A mid summer night's dream 41. Which of the following periods of English literature came last?
b) Much ado about nothing a)The Elizabethan Age
c)As you like it b)The Commonwealth Period
d)Love's labour's lost c)The Jacobean Age
30. ----------- was father of Desdemona? d)The Middle English Period
a) Othello 42. What is the name of Spenser's famous sonnet cycle?
b) Brabantio A. Shepherd’s Calendar
c) Iago B. Epithalamion
d) Gratiano C. Amoretti
31. Theatre was banned in ————— D. The Faerie Queene
A. 1603 43. What was Spenser's main political purpose in writing The
B. 1625 Faerie Queene?
C. 1642 A. To challenge the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
D. 1649 B. To advocate for democracy in England
32. Who was the first Tudor King? a)Henry VIII C. To support Catholic rule in England
b)Henry VII D. To validate the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
c)George III 44. The main basis of The Faerie Queene are whose legends?
d)James I A. Homer
33. Which relative did Elizabeth I have executed? a)Anne Boleyn B. Beowulf
b)Mary I C. Virgil
c)Mary, Queen of Scots D. King Arthur
d)Catherine of Aragon 45. Who takes up Una's quest?
A. SANSLOY D. Deception
B. REDCROSSE 57. What, according to Bacon, has been the enemy of natural
C. BRITOMART philosophy in every age?
D. GUYON A. The teachings of Aristotle and Plato
46. What virtue does Sir Guyon represent in Faery Queene? B. Poor experimental technique
A. FRIENDSHIP C. Problems of method and logic
B. HUMILITY D. Superstition and the blind, immoderate zeal of religion
C. TEMPERANCE 58. How much fine Francis Bacon had to pay when he was found
D. CHASTITY guilty of corruption?
47. Which one is NOT the name of four Humours(Liquid) in a) £20,000
human Body? b) £40,000
A. Phlegm c) £10,000
B. Blood d) £28,000
C. Blue Bile 59. John Lyly became instantly famous with the publication of
D. Black Bile. what text ?
48. Who were the characters who try to copy the Bobadill’s Oaths? A. “95 Theses”
A. Stephen and Cob B. “Utopia”
B. Old and Younh Knowell C. “Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit”
C. Downright and Edward D. “Paradise Lost
D. None of these 60. This dramatist and poet may be more famous for his verse
49. Who Disguises himself an Ex-soldier? translations of Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" than for his plays.
A. Brainworm A. John Lyly
B. Stephen B. John Heywood
C. Downright C. George Peele
D. Tib D. George Chapman
50. What are the oldknowell’s views about poetry? 61. Shakespeare acted in some plays written by this dramatist/poet;
A. Nurse of Evils A. Ben Jonson
B. Mother of Lies B. John Heywood
C. Unethical C. Robert Greene
D. Hobby of Idles D. Thomas Dekker
51. When Ben Jonson says “costermonger” in Every man in his 62. What would be a good translation of the title 'Utopia'?
Humour” he means; A. Never
A. a person hawking fruits or vegetables B. Nobody
B. a professional copier, writer, scribe C. No more
C. Money maker D. Nowhere
D. None of these 63. Thomas More was emprisoned in the Tower by king Henry
52. Who said,’’Milton is in every line of Paradise Lost’’? VIII. While in prison, he wrote 'De tristitia Christi', 'On the Agony
A. [Link] of Christ'. Finally, in 1535, More was beheaded. All this because
B. John Dryden More, as a devout catholic, objected to the divorce of Henry and
C. [Link] Johnson his first wife (1533). Who was she?
D. T. S Eliot A. Anne Boleyn
53. The Origin of Species was written by ……..in the year …… B. Catherine Parr
A. Milton, 1678 C. Jane Seymour
B. Darwin, 1859 D. Catherine of Aragon
C. Dryden, 1709 64. Erasmus wrote a book in honor of his fried More. The Latin
D. Bacon, 1645 title of this famous work ('Laus stultitiae') is not as witty as the
54. To which government office was Francis Bacon appointed in Greek one ('Enkomion Morias'), the latter being a reference to
1618? Thomas More. What's the English title?
A. Advocate in chief A. In praise of literacy
B. Principal auditor B. In praise of happiness
C. Lord Chancellor C. In praise of folly
D. Prime Minister D. In praise of women
55. What is Bacon's overall project known as? 65. Thomas More was a humanist and a renaissance man, with a
A. The great renewal keen interest in antiquity. He studied three ancient languages. One
B. The beginning of progress of them was the language of More's book 'Utopia'. Another
C. The perfection of humanity language he studied at Oxford was the language of the author
D. The confederation of dunces Lucian, whose work More greatly admired. And the third language
56. With what logical method is Bacon associated? he studied is very important for understanding the Bible, a crucial
A. Exclusion book for a religious man like More. Which ancient language
B. Induction however did he NOT study?
C. Convection A. Greek
B. Aramaic D. Tybalt
C. Latin 77. Why does Benvolio want Romeo to go to the feast?
D. Hebrew A. To steal Juliet away from Paris
66. ‘Tolerance I lack’ is an example of: B. To kill Capulet and Lady Capulet
A. Analogy C. To compare Rosaline to other beautiful women
B. Anaphora D. To prove to Rosaline how much he loves her
C. Anastrophe 78. Why does Bassanio need a loan?
D. Catastrophe A. To court an heiress
67. What does Brutus do when he sees the battle lost? B. To buy a house
A. He joins Antony’s side C. To purchase a ship
B. He kills himself D. To go to university
C. He gives himself up as a prisoner to Antony and Octavius 79. Who does Shylock's daughter Jessica plan to elope with?
D. He flees A. Antonio
68. What does Antony call Brutus? B. Bassanio
A. A scoundrel C. Portia
B. A bad soldier D. Lorenzo
C. A coward 80. Who presides over Antonio's trial?
D. The noblest Roman A. The prince of Morocco
69. Leontes becomes jealous, and decides that Hermione is having B. The prince of Arragon
an affair with; C. The duke of Venice
A. Camillo D. Portia
B. Antigonus 81. Who does the play's title refer to?
C. Florizel A. Shylock
D. Polixenes B. Bassanio
70. Which of the following genres best fits The Winter's Tale? C. Portia
A. Tragedy D. Antonio
B. Romance 82. Which casket has the inscription "Who chooseth me shall get
C. Comedy as much as he deserves"?
D. Epic Poem A. Gold
71. Which of the young Athenians is first affected by the love B. Lead
potion? C. Bronze
A. Lysander D. Silver
B. Helena 83. Which of these is NOT a choice of casket?
C. Hermia A. lead
D. Demetrius B. gold
72. What is Theseus planning as the play opens? C. silver
A. His wedding to Titania [Link]
B. His wedding to Hermia 84. Who entitled Spenser as ‘The Virgil of England?
C. His wedding to Helena A. Greene
D. His wedding to Hippolyta B. Thomas Kyd
73. Why has a group of laborers gathered at Peter Quince's house? C. Nashe
A. They're discussing the food to be served at Theseus"s wedding. D. Charles Lamb
B. They're writing and rehearsing several songs to honor Theseus. 85. “Sweet Thames, run softly, till I end my song” this expression
C. They're discussing the repairs that need to be made at Theseus"s of Spenser’s Prothalamion is alluded in
palace before his wedding. A. Waiting for Godot
D. They're rehearsing a play that the men hope to perform at B. Midsummer Night’s Dream
Theseus"s wedding. C. The Waste Land
74. What is Robin Goodfellow's other name? D. Murder in the Cathedral
A. Oberon 86. Astrophel is an elegy, written on the death of
B. Titania A. Sydney
C. Fairy B. Spenser
D. Puck C. Keats
75. Who proposes that a gold statue of Juliet be built in Verona? D. Chaucer
A. Montague 87. Which of the following is called first pastoral romance in
B. Lady Capulet English prose?
C. Paris A. Arcadia
D. Romeo B. Shepherd’s Calendar
76. Which character claims to hate peace C. Eupheus
A. Paris D. Utopia
B. Mercutio 88. ‘Our sage and serious Spenser’ says;
C. Samson A. Lamb
B. Sydney 100. How many times did Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed
C. Milton the Hajj ?
D. Donne (A) 1
89. ‘Sapho and Phao’ is a famous work of (B) 2
A. Langland (C) 3
B. Plowman (D) 4
C. Chapman
D. Lyly
90. Which one is NOT Ben Jonson’s work
A. Volpone
B. The Silent Woman
C. The White Devil
D. The Alchemist
91. Drama declined significantly in
A. Elizabethan Era
B. Jacobean Period
C. Caroline Period
D. Restoration Period
92. ‘Roundheads’ was title used for
A. Supporters of king
B. Supporters of the Catholicism
C. Supporters of anarchy
D. Supporters of parliament
93. a poem in a classical style on a pastoral subject.
A. Eclogue
B. Ballad
C. Lyric
D. Limerick
94. ————- was a 16th century literary club that wanted to
reform English Poetry.
A. Blue Stoking
B. Areopagus
C. Areopagitica
D. Rebellion Society
95. The school of Abuse was an attack on poetry by
A. Plato
B. Samuel Johnson
C. Stephen Gosson
D. Stephen Leacock
96. ‘abab bcbc cdcd ee’ is a rhyme scheme of ——————
sonnets.
A. Spenserian
B. Shakespearean
C. Italian
D. Petrarchan
97. Indonesia consists of ————— islands
A. 2000
B. 5000
C. 12000
D. 17000
98. From which country does the company ‘Samsung’ belong?
A. America
B. China
C. Hungary
D. South Korea
99. Blood Plasma, a yellowish substance, is by volume 92 %
A. Calcium
B. Water
C. Minerals
D. Blood Cells