19th Century British Literature Question Bank
Unit III:
“Ulysses”
by
Tennyson
“Andrea
Del Sarto” by
Browning
“The
Scholar Gypsy” by Matthew
Arnold :
Unit V:
Emma by Jane
Austen
Silas Marner by
George Eliot
Great Expectations by Dickens
Unit III:
“Ulysses”
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
101. “Ulysses” is written in
the form of _____________
a. dramatic
monologue b. Haiku c. sonnet d. ode
102. “Ulysses” deals with the
desire to reach beyond the limits of one’s field of ______
a. war b. vision c.
life d. dream
103. Who is Penelope?
a. Wife of Ulysses b.
wife of Hallam c. d. An admirer of Ulysses A stock character in “ The
Perils of Pauline”.
104. Who is Telemachus?
a. Son of Ulysses b.
son of Arthur Hallam c. king of Ithaca d. enemy of Ulysses
105. Ulysses was the king of
_________
a. Ithaca b.
Rome c. Oshakkaekya d. Brobdingnag
106. Who is referred to here:
“by slow prudence” and “through soft degrees”?
a. Telemachus b.
King Solomon c. Penelope d. Ulysses
107. Who says this: “a
part of all that I have met”?
a. Ulysses b.
Telemachus c. Penelope d. Synge
108. Ulysses thinks ________
will be an adequate king.
a. Telemachus b.
Diego Costa c. Alexandros d. Penelope
109. Who is “Matched with an
aged wife”?
a. Ulysses b.
Tagore c. Telemachus d. Tennyson
110Tennyson’s conception of the
hero Ulysses is closer to________
a. Dante’s The
Inferno b. Shakespeare’s Coriolanus c. Seneca’s Phaedra d.
Seneca’s Oedipus
111. Who was the closest and
dearest friend of Tennyson?
a. Arthur Henry
Hallam b. Henry Vaughan c. Arthur Miller d. Clifford Hallam
112. How does Ulysses feel
about his homeland?
a. He finds the people
savage and his wife old
b. He does not want Telemachus
to rule
c. He wants to stay there
forever
d. He is happy about his
people.
113. Ulysses feels annoyed with
_______
a. His people b.
His wife c. His son d. With himself
114. “All times I have
enjoyed greatly, have suffered greatly..”. This quote is an example of ________
a. Parallel syntax b.
Imagery c. Tone d. symbol
115. What is a prominent
subtext of the poem?
a. Greek Gods b.
Jesus Christ c. Peter d. John
116. The poetic form of the
dramatic monologue is characterized by which of the following?
a. A single speaker b.
Allusions to classical mythology c. A character from classical Drama d. Dynamic
action worthy of the stage
117. Which university did
Tennyson attend as an undergraduate?
a. Cambridge b.
Oxford c. Harvard d. Trinity
“Andrea del
Sarto” by Browning
118. “Andrea del
Sarto” is a dramatic _______.
a. monologue b.
soliloquy c. dialogue d. mime
119. The other title of “Andrea
del Sarto” is _________.
a. The
faultless Painter b. The Renaissance Painter c. The
Modern Painter
d. The Lost Painter
120. The source of Browning’s
Andrea del Sarto is
a. Giorgio
Vasari’s The Lives of the Painters b. Browning’s Dramatic
Lyrics
b. Browning’s Dramatis
personae d.
Wordsworth’s The Prelude
121. Where did Andrea live and
work?
a. Florence b.
Rome c.
Paris d.
Fiesole
122. Who is Andrea’s wife?
a. Lucrezia b.
Ophelia c. Calpurnia d.
Lenore
123. What colour predominates
Andrea’s paintings?
a. silver
gray b.
coal black c. golden
yellow d. snow white
124. “Agnolo” refers to
--------.
a. Michael
Angelo b.
Andrea c.
Raphael d. Leonardo da vinci
125. “Get you the
thirteen scudi for the ruff” – scudi means
______ coins.
a. Italian b.
American c. Sri Lankan d. Indian
126. We encounter certain
recurrent _______ assumptions in Browning’s poems.
a. religious b.
agnostic c. scientific d.
philosophic
127. What separates Browning’s
poetry from the Victorian age?
a. Its
style b. Its verse c.
Its rhyme d. Its content
128. “Let us but love each
other” refers to _______.
a. Andrea
and Lucrezia b.
Angelo and
Lucrezia c.
Her cousin and Lucrezia d. Raphael and Lucrezia
129. The theme of “Andrea
del Sarto” is about an artist _______.
a. comparing
his work with that of great masters b. working for the king
c. working to make
money for his wife d. satisfying his inner urge to create a
masterpiece
130. Who is the society’s true
ornament?
a. women
models of their sex b.
virtuous men
c. the
lover d.
his lady love
131. With whom did the lovers
spend their youth?
a. virtuous men
and beautiful women
b. modern men and fashionable
women
c. modest men and garrulous
women
d. vacuous men and sly women
132. “. . . the Institute!” –
“the institute” refers to ______.
a. Wedding b.
Technical c.
Management d. Educational
133. Guizot is a French
---------.
a. historian b.
anthropologist c.
linguist d. physician
134. What is Montalembert?
a. a hotel b.
a hospital c. a
hill d. a
hospice
“The
Scholar Gypsy”
135. Whom does the poet address
at the outset of the poem “The Scholar Gypsy”?
a.
sculptor b.
painter c. shepherd d.
farmer
136. Which poem tells the story
of a 19th century student who left Oxford?
a. “The Scholar Gypsy” b. “Dover Beach” c. “To a friend” d. “Thyrsis”
137. Which work by Joseph
Glanville inspired Arnold to write The Scholar Gypsy?
a. Vanity
of Dogmatising b.
Vanity of
Preaching
c. Vanity
of Theorising d. Vanity of Teaching
138. Which year was The
Scholar Gypsy published?
a. 1853 b.1852 c.1851 d.1850
139. Who are ‘Boors’ in the
line – ‘On the warm ingle-bench, the smock-frocked boors’?
a. rustics b.
civilized men c.
barbarians d.
cannibals
140. Fill in the blank:‘ Go
,shepherd and untie the _________
a.
waffled cotes b.
perfumed
showers
c.
earthen
cruse d.
moon-blanched green
141. Which is a companion poem
to “The Scholar Gypsy”?
a. “Empedocles on Etna” b. “Dover Beach” c. “To a friend” d. “Thyrsis”
142. Why did the scholar leave
the University of Oxford? Due to
a. poverty b.
lack of interest c. likes the gypsies d.
his misconduct
143. Who is Sophocles?
a. Greek dramatist b.
English novelist
c. American
poet d. Roman philosopher
144. Fill in the
blank: “The sea is calm tonight The _______ is full, the moon lies fair”
a.
earth b. tide c.
sun d. star
145. In which collection
was Dover Beach published?
a. New poems b.
Old poems c. Mediocre
poems d.
Sombre poems
146. In what does the poet take
refuge?
a. God b.
Science c.
Philistinism d. Love
147. What kind of poem is Dover
Beach?
a. lyric b.
elegy c.
ode d.
sonnet
148. Standing on the shore of
which sea did Sophocles hear ‘the eternal note of sadness’?
a. Arabian
sea b.
Adriatic
sea c. Aegean
sea d. Caspian Sea
149. To which school does
Matthew Arnold belong?
a. art for art’s sake b.
art for life’s sake
c. art for men’s
sake d.
art for literature’s sake
150. Which phrase is used to
refer to the writings of Matthew Arnold?
a. grand
style b. high
style c.
high
seriousness d.
grand seriousness
Unit V:
Emma by Jane
Austen
201. In which locale is the novel Emma set?
a.
Surrey b. Dorset c. Somerset d. Yorkshire
202. Who is the heiress of Hartfield?
a.
Jane Fairfax b. Miss Bates c. Harriet Smith d. Emma Woodhouse
203. What did Jane Fairfax receive as an anonymous
gift?
a.
violin b. piano c. drums d. flute
204. Where is Hartfield situated?
a.
Highbury b. Howgrave c. Haselour d. Hertfordshire
205. What is the central theme of the novel Emma?
a.
lost love b. matrimony c. identity crisis d. self-awareness
206. Which year was Emma
published?
a.1845
b.1835 c.1810 d.1815
207. How does Jane Austen introduce Emma?
a. handsome, clever, rich b.
beautiful, clever, rich
c. pretty, clever, rich d.
smart, clever, rich
208. Who among the following is a yeoman?
a. Robert
Martin b. Frank Churchill c.
Mr. Weston d. Mr. Elton
209. What is Harriet Smith to Emma Woodhouse?
a. protégé b. paragon c. friend d. sister
210. Who did Emma marry?
a.
Robert Martin b. John
Knightley c. George
Knightley d. Frank Churchill
211. What kind of novel is Emma?
a.
social comedy b. religious
c. romantic tragedy d.
psychological
212. How old is Harriet Smith?
a. 17
b. 21 c.38 d. 43
213. Who among the following is Ms. Bates’ niece?
a.
Jane Fairfax b. Mrs. Weston c. Harriet Smith d. Emma Woodhouse
Silas Marner by George Eliot
214 Why do people suspect the
weavers objects during Silas’s days?
a. They are seen as doing
womanly work b. They are rootless and have specialized knowledge c.
They wear only linen clothing d. They have bad eyesight
215. How does Silas know about herbal
medicine?
a. His mother taught him b.
It was part of the training from his religious sect in Lantern Yard b. He has
read up on the topic d. He doesn’t, he only pretends to
216. To whom does everyone in town
suspect the mysterious tinder-box belongs?
a. Silas b. Jem Rodney c. The
peddler d. Mr. Lammeter
217. Why doesn’t Silas protest his
innocence when he is framed for theft?
a. He is not allowed to speak b. He
is having a cataleptic fit at the time
c. He believes God will
clear him d. He believes he actually did steal the money while
having a cataleptic fit
218. During the period in his life
when all he does is work and hoard money, Silas is likened to:
a. A spider b. A
narrow, nearly dried-up rivulet
c. A handle or crooked tube d. All of the above
219. From where does Godfrey obtain
the one hundred pounds that he lends Dunsey?
a. The sale of Godfrey’s horse,
Wildfire
b. The rent paid by one of
the Squire’s tenants
c. Money that Godfrey had set aside
to give his wife, Molly
d. Godfrey’s winnings at cards
220. Where does Silas go when he
finds his gold missing?
a. The church b. Dolly
Winthrop’s house c. The Rainbow d. The Red House
221. Why does Nancy refuse for so
long to adopt Eppie?
a. She dislikes children
b. She thinks Godfrey will love Eppie
more than he loves her
c. She thinks it is wrong for
Godfrey and her to have something that fate has denied them
d. She suspects that Eppie is
Godfrey’s child and wants him to be punished
222. What prompts Godfrey to confess
his secret?
a. He finds out that he is
terminally ill
b. Dunsey’s remains are
discovered in the drained stone-pit
c. He gets drunk
d. All of the above
223. Why does Silas decide to return
to Lantern Yard for a visit?
a. He is looking for work
b. He wants to find out if he
was ever cleared of theft, and to ask his old minister about the drawing of the
lots
c. He wants Eppie to see where he
grew up
d. He wants to show his former sect
that he has succeeded in spite of his excommunication
224. What is Silas’s first thought
when he notices that the mass of gold on his hearth is in fact a baby girl?
a. That he should lock his door
b. That he will adopt the little
girl
c. That the little girl’s mother
can’t be far away
d. That the little girl is
his dead sister, coming back to him in a dream
225. Why does Molly Farren come to
the New Year’s dance?
a. She wants to
announce her and Godfrey’s marriage to everyone there
b. She thinks she can win Godfrey’s
love by dancing with him
c. She wants to apologize to Godfrey
for something she has said
d. She wants her daughter to be
adopted by Godfrey and Nancy
226. Why does Godfrey put up with
Dunsey’s bullying?
a. Dunsey can beat him up
b. Dunsey has
threatened to expose Godfrey’s secret marriage
c. Godfrey is trying to set an
example of good Christian forbearance
d. Godfrey loves his brother
Great Expectations by Dickens
239. In what publication was Great Expectations
originally serialized?
a. Home and Away b. The English Almanac
c. Simple Wisdom
d. All the Year Round
240. What kind of novel is Great Expectations?
a. Bildungsroman b.
Kunstlerroman
c. Eirhungsroman
d. none
241. Who is Estella’s father?
a.
Compeyson b. Magwitch c. Joe d. Jaggers
242. Who is the ‘pale young gentleman’?
a. Wemmick b. Herbert c. Jaggers d. Startop
243. How old is Pip when Magwitch returns to his life?
a. 9 b.23 c.18 d.7
244. What is Pip’s reaction to Joe’s visit to him in
London?
a.
Embarrassment b. Joy c.
Anger d. Resignation
245. What name does Wemmick call his elderly father?
a. Aged parent b.
Venerable ancestor c. Decrepit
Sire d. Old Feller
246. Where does Estella live when she goes abroad?
a.
France b. Spain c. Germany d. Boston
247. What name does Magwitch use to hide his identity?
a.
Provis b. Clovis c. Quo Vadis d. Uncle
Caveat
248. In what region of England are the marshes of the
novel found?
a. Sussex b. Wessex c. Kent d. Gloucestershire
249. Where does Pip first encounter Magwitch?
a. The river b. Mrs. Joe’s house c. The
Smithy d. The Churchyard
250. In which century is the plot of the novel set?
a. 18th
b. 19th
c.20th d.21st
