Tuesday, April 11, 2023

I MA English 19th Century British Literature Question Bank

 

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

 

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