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MCQs for I MA English ML 1 2022

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

SEMESTER – I

Core I: MODERN LITERATURE I [Chaucer to the Jacobeans]

Objective Type Questions Course Code: P22EG201

Unit I

1. In 1348 between one third and one half of the English population died within 18 months because of _____________

a. Plague b. Cholera c. Cancer d. Smallpox

2. Chaucer born in the reign of King _______________

a. Edward II b. Edward III c. Richard II d. Henry IV

3. Chaucer lived through the reign of King ____________

a. Edward II b. Edward III c. Richard II d. Henry IV

4. Chaucer died after King ___________ ascended the throne.

a. Edward II b. Edward III c. Richard II d. Henry IV

5. Chaucer was the Member of the Parliament of ___________

a. Kent b. London c. Italy d. Canterbury

6. Chaucer was appointed as controller of wool customs in the port of _________

a. Kent b. London c. Italy d. Canterbury

7. Chaucer wrote Canterbury Tales influenced by Giovanni Boccaccio, a great writer from ________

a. Kent b. London c. Italy d. Canterbury

8. _______________ is 80 miles from London

a. Kent b. London c. Italy d. Canterbury

9. ___________ is the father of English Literature

a. Chaucer b. Spenser c. Shakespeare d. Wyatt

10. Thomas Becket was killed in Canterbury Cathedral in _______

a. 1330 b. 1170 c. 1190 d. 1070

11. Becket was a trusted adviser and friend of King _________

a. Edward II b. Richard III c. Henry II d. Charles II

12. The narrator meets ____________ pilgrims at an inn

a. 30 b. 28 c. 31 d. 29

13. Canterbury Tales is considered as a/an “____________ satire”

a. estates b. Juvenalian c. Horatian d. Old English

14. Chaucer completed _______ stories and 2 fragments.

a. 21 b. 22 c. 23 d. 24

15. ___________ served the king well in the Crusades.

a. The Squire b. The Friar c. The Knight d. The Parson

16. ____________ was a “lover and a cadet”.

a. The Parson b. The Friar c. The Knight d. The Squire

17. _________ wears a bracelet “Love conquers all”.

a. The Prioress b. The Wife of Bath c. The Host d. The Friar

18. ___________’s head was bald and shone like glass.

a. The Squire b. The Monk c. The Knight d. The Parson

19. The hot summer had burned the face of _________ all brown.

a. The Knight b. The Friar c. Shipman d. The Parson

20. _______ was a perfect example of the true Christian priest.

a. Shipman b. The Friar c. The Knight d. The Parson

21. Next to the Knight, ____________ is one of the most admired people on the pilgrimage.

a. The Oxford Cleric b. The Squire c. The Knight d. Shipman

22. _________ was considered the bishop’s sheriff.

a. The Pardoner b. The Summoner c. The Parson d. The Monk

23. ________ was “intimate” with city dames

a. The Prioress b. The Wife of Bath c. The Friar d. The Host

24. __________ made a point of being first at the altar or offering in church

a. The Prioress b. The Host c. The Friar d. The Wife of Bath

25. _______ rode last among the group

a. The Reeve b. The Wife of Bath c. The Friar d. The Host

Unit II

51. Who coined the term “metaphysical poetry”?

a. Andrew Marvell b. John Donne c. Samuel Johnson d. Henry Vaughan

52. What is the “stamped face” referred to by Donne in “Canonization”?

a. face in a stamp b. holy face c. Coin d. real face

53. Fill in the blank: “For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me ________”.

a. love b. live c. tell d. give

54. Fill in the blank: “Call her one, me another _______”.

a. taper b. moth c. candle d. fly

55. What is a phoenix?

a. Mall b. Bike c. Mythological plant d. Mythological bird

56. According to Donne, why should a person “take a course”?

a. To get a job b For running c. For higher studies d. To begin family life

57. “We’ll build in sonnets pretty rooms”. What is the meaning of “room” here?

a. a place in a house b. stanza in a poem c. room in a mansion d. veranda

58. What is canonization?

a. accepter of a canon b. Having a gun c. to make saint of d. a priest

59. According to Donne, what do soldiers find?

a. Army b. House c. Country d. War

60. According to Donne, what do lawyers get?

a. Litigious men b. Car c. Dress d. Robe

61. What is meant by ek stasis?

a. Stand outside b. experience of joy c. experience of love d. to stand

62. Who is the “Great Prince in prison”?

a. Body b. The soul c. Earth d. Donne

63. After the “concoction”, who will depart as a “purer” person?

a. Man b. Onlooker c. Lover d. Lady Love

64. A “metaphysical _____” is a particular type of poetic metaphor of the sort developed by the “metaphysical poets”.

a. simile b. conceit c. poem d. song

65. “This ecstasy doth unperplex”. What does “unperplex” mean?

a. resolve b. complex c. confuse d. compound

66. “We owe them thanks”, who are “them” according to Donne?

a. Bodies b. souls c. faces d. gods

67. “Yielded their senses' force to us,/ Nor are dross to us, but allay”. Which is referred to as a “dross” by Donne?

a. soul b. body c. spirit d. sense

68. Who are “weak men” according to Donne?

a. Physically weak b. Those who cannot write poetry

c. Those who look for manifestation d. Dull-headed

69. Which are “firmly cemented / With a fast balm”?

a. Sick person’s legs b. a house c. a window d. Lovers’ hands

70. Fill in the blank: “A single violet _______,/ The strength, the colour, and the size,/…Redoubles still, and multiplies”.

a. plant b. sapling c. bud d. Transplant

71. Who stopped the sun on its course?

a. Joshua b. Jesus Christ c. Andrew Marvell d. John Donne

72. “Time’s winged chariot” is an allusion to:

a. Helios b. Ares c. Zeus d. Hermes

73. What is the “Humber”?

a. The Indian Ocean b. a river in England c. Lake Victoria d. The English Channel

74. What is the structure of the poem, “To His Coy Mistress”?

a. novelistic b. syllogism c. free verse d. ode

75. What is the key theme of the poem, “To His Coy Mistress”?

a. carpe diem b. Carpe Jugulum c. carpimus noctem d. Toccata

76. Why does Marvell refer to “Indian Ganges”?

a. exotic element b. likes India c. Likes the Ganges d. Wants rubies

77. Where is the Humber River?

a. Calcutta b. Hull c. Hollywood d. London

78. Fill up the blank: “...the youthful ____ /Sits on thy skin like morning dew”.

a. skin . b. age c. hue d. pink

79. Fill up the blank: “The _____ is a fine and private place...”.

a. room b. house c. garden d. grave

80. What are “amorous birds” in “To his Coy Mistress:?

a. Birds of prey b. Angry birds c. Fighting birds d. Love birds

81. Marvell sees____________ as superior to the white and red hues that commonly signify passionate love.

a. violet b. blue c. yellow d. green

82. Apollo metamorphosed Daphne into a _______.

a. girl b. bird c. laurel d. nymph

83. Pan metamorphosed ______ into a reed.

a. Cinderella b. Pandora c. Joshua d. Syrinx

84. Who is the “skilful gardener” referred to by Marvell in “The Garden?

a. A trained gardener b. An experienced gardener c. Devil d. God

85. Who are crowned with palm leaves?

a. Singers b. Kings c. Victors in games d. Poets

86. Who is given the oak leaves?

a. Animal b. Sports person c. Ruler of a country d. Hockey player

87. What are “bays”?

a. sea b. land c. flowers d. laurels

88. Which is the “garden state” referred to by Marvell in “The Garden”?

a. Heaven b. Vasantham garden c. Hades d. Garden of Eden

89. What does George Herbert mean by “furniture” in “Affliction”?

a. humans b. house c. college d. nature

90. What does George Herbert refer to as a “lingring book”?

a. A collection of poems b. Drama c. The Bible d. Poems of Herbert

91 From which game has the metaphor “cross-bias” been taken?

a. cricket b. football c. Dart-board d. bowling

92. Who is the “some other master” referred to by Herbert?

a. Jesus b. Jehovah c. devil d. Little Master

93. What is the “way that takes the town”?

a. Spiritual life b. worldly life c. God-fearing life d. Religious life

94. With whom did Richard Lovelace side during a power struggle in England?

a. The Church b. The Parliament c. King Charles I d. The Prince of Persia

95. Richard Lovelace imagines that fine wine flowing with such unabashed abundance inside the prison. Even the ____ are ignorant of such liberty.

a. fish b. angels c. linnets d. winds

96. According to Richard Lovelace singing his king’s praises affords Lovelace greater liberty than the ____ .

a. fish b. angels c. linnets d. winds

97. Why cannot the walls and iron bars that surround Lovelace imprison him?

a. protected by God b. Physically free

c. protected by a strong person d. Free in mind

98. What are the “Committed linnets”?

a. caged birds b. cunning birds c. dead birds d. those committed to work

99. The main theme of Richard Lovelace’s “To Althea from Prison” is True liberty resides_____.

a. in love for Althea b. in the mind

c. in love for the King d. in prison life

100. What is a “Hermitage” according to Lovelace?

a. hut b. a place where hermits live c. mind d. sages live

Monday, September 12, 2022

I BA English - Prose - I Multiple Choice Questions I Bacon’s “Of Studies”, Charles Lamb’s “Oxford in the Vacation” and J.B. Priestley’s “Lectures” 2022

Department of English

Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli

I BA English - Prose - I

Question Bank – Multiple Choice Questions

Bacon’s “Of Studies”

1. According to Bacon, the chief use of study is:

(a) Ability (b) Ornament (c) Delight (d) Adornment

2. To Bacon to spend too much time in studies is:

(a) Affection (b) Affectation (c) Studious (d) Sloth

3. For abilities which are natural is like natural plants that need _________

(a) pruning by study (b) sunlight (c) air (d) water

4. According to Bacon, who condemns studies?

a. crafty men b. simple men c. wise men d. ready men

5. ___________ maketh a full man

(a) speaking (b) reading (c) writing (d) listening

6. History makes men wise; poets witty; mathematics subtle and natural philosophy _____

(a) shallow (b) deep (c) intense (d) low

7. The exercise bowling is good for ______ and reins

(a) rock (b) sand (c) stone (d) none of the above

8.A man who studies a lot is temperamentally ___________

(a)active (b) inactive (c) smart (d) lazy

9.Studies develop the man’s natural ____________

(a) ability (b) inability (c) value (d) none of the above

10.Different kinds of ________ have different effects upon the reader.

(a) books (b) compact discs (c) equipments (d) none of the above

11.Experience is essential to add to the value of __________

(a)land (b) gold (c) building (d) studies

12. The study of logic and rhetoric develop a man’s

(a) muscles (b) intelligence (c) debating power (d) none of the above

13. Planning and Management of affairs are expected only from persons

(a) who seldom reads (b) who debate often (c) who reads a lot (d) none of the above

14. Some Books are to be tasted, others swallowed, and some few to be chewed and

(a) spitted (b) vomited (c) digested (d) none of the above

15. One should not read books merely to contradict others but to

(a) judge the cost of the book (b) judge the number of pages in the book (c) judge the value of the material the book contains (d) judge the time taken to make us sleepy

16. Simple men admire studies and wise men ______ them

(a) use (b) misuse (c) lecture (d) none of the above

17. Bacon’s style is known for:

(a) pathos (b) humour

18. According to Bacon what maketh an exact man?

(a) sleeping (b) eating

19. Bacon suggests that if a man’s wit be wandering let him study:

(a) Mathematics (b) History

20. According to Bacon what makes men wise?

(A) Physics (B) Mathematics

21. According to Bacon gentle walking is good for

(a) eyes (b) stomach

22. According to Bacon philosophy makes men:

(a) wise (b) witty(c) subtle (d) grave

23. Bacon suggests that the general counsels come best from those that are :

a. Experienced b. Professionals c. Learned d. Businessmen

24. To use studies too much for Ornament is _______

a. affection b. affectation c. adornment d. none

25. To Bacon one must read to :

a. weigh and consider b. contradict and confute c. talk and discourse d. take for granted

Charles Lamb’s “Oxford in the Vacation”

1. Who is Elia?

a) Charles Lamb b) George Dyer c) Mary Lamb d) Clerk

2. Who was the child of London?

a) George Dyer b) Charles Lamb c) Dr. Johnson d) E.V. Lucas

3. He spent __________ years working as a clerk in the East India House

a) 43 b) 23 c) 33 d) 13

4. Lamb was renowned for his warm sense of ________ and legendary social gatherings

a) Tragedy b) Wits c) irony d) humour

5. In 1807, Charles Lamb and Mary Anne Lamb was published ____________

a) Tale from Shakespeare b) Tale from The Bible c) Tale of Two Cities d) Tale of Canterbury.

6. Charles died in______.

a) 1833 b) 1834 c) 1835 d) 1836

7. Essays of Elia was published in ____.

a) 1803 b) 1813 c) 1823 d) 1823

8. Oxford in the Vacation was first published in the London Magazine on _______.

a) Jul 1860 b) Aug 1860 c) Sep. 1860 d) Oct. 1860

9. Oxford in the vacation is written by one who never was at _______ as a student.

a) Oxford b) Cambridge c) Kingston d) New college

10. Lamb used to spend his annual holidays in the ______ and other part of the Oxford

a) Ground b) library c) Dining hall d) Campus

11. Lamb use to write under the pen-name of ______.

a) Charles b) Anne c) Elia d) Dyer

12. He tried to amuse the reader with an account of a clerks working in the_____.

a) East Sea House b) North Sea House c) South Sea House d) West Sea House

13. He used to look forward for holidays to spend times in ________ at Oxford libraries.

a) Sleeping b) Chatting c) Surfing net d) reading books

14. _______ feels as if he inhaling learning while in them

a) Lamb b) Dyer c) Some Menials d) Mary

15. Dyer was busy with ______ manuscript at Oriel

a) ancient b) modern c) postmodern d) new

16. Who himself look like an old book badly needing a new cover?

a) Charles Lamb b) George Dyer c) George Eliot d) G.B. Shaw

17. Dyer doing research concerning the past _________ of the two universities.

a) Civil b) geography c) history d) record

18. Lamb cares more for Oxford and Cambridge than he does for fashionable resorts as_____

a) New York b) Northampton c) Sussex d) Bath

19. Who hung in his uneasy posture in the old Baskett prayer book?

a) St. Peter b) St. Thomas c) St. Mathew d) St.Paul

20. Where “it seems as though all the souls of all the writers”

a) In oxford b) In old library c) In new library d) In Oxford

J.B. Priestley’s “Lectures”

1. According to Priestley what is more foolish than going to hear a lecture?

a) learning from a lecture b) giving a lecture

c) preparing a lecture d) not giving a lecture

2. To Priestley there is no glory, no fun and no money in _____

a) writing b) giving a lecture

c) acting d) giving money

3. Priestley is greatly in demand as a lecturer.

a) true b) false

c) not much d) may be

4. Priestley is basically a good ________

a) singer b) lecturer

c) writer d) dancer

5. If Priestley is given a pile of sheets, a fountain-pen or a type writer he will do his __________

(a) worst (b) best

6. According to Priestley to-er-is human, to ________ divine

(a) refuse (b) forgive

7. According to Priestley a successful lecturer takes a delight in his ________

(a) voice (b) audience

8. When he gives a lecture, Priestley ______ the town, the hall, the audience and himself.

(a) adores (b) loves

9. What does Priestley say about his audience?

(a) dreary people (b) malicious people

10. If Priestley went on an American tour there would be men waiting with_____ outside the hall.

(a) garlands (b) cash prize

11. When Priestley writes, he feels that he is addressing a company of ____________ persons

(a) bored persons (b) pleasant persons

12. Priestley has probably ______________ a hundred readers every time he gives a lecture

(a) gained (b) lost

13. Just as the young ____________ falls into an ecstasy at the sound of flagons, the successful lecturer thrills with the pleasure of his voice

(a) Margantua (b) Targantua

14. According to Priestley what is more foolish than going to hear a lecture?

(a) learning from a lecture (b) giving a lecture

15. Priestley is _________ writer

(a) an American (b) an African (c) a British (d) an Indian

16. Priestley is _________ about lectures

(a) senseless (b) sensible (c) eager (d) none of the above

17.What does Priestley say about authors who give lectures?

(a) fools (b)idiots (c) successful men (d) none of the above

18. How does Priestley state his own performance as a lecturer?

(a) make proud of himself an hour (b) make fool of himself an hour (c) make glory of himself an hour (d) none of the above

19. What are Priestley’s thoughts about the audience he faces?

(a) Malicious people (b) very pleasant and sensible people (c) dear and gentle audience (d) none of the above

20. How does Priestley contrast the successful lecturer from the bad one? The successful lecturer ___________

(a) bliss with happiness (b) thrills with pleasure (c) harmony in delight (d) none of the above

21. What does Priestley imagine when the lecture he has promised to give seems nearer?

(a) He looks bright at nothing and his style wobbles (b) he is confident to take the audience at straight (c) he mesmerizes them with his voice and his style dictates. (d) none of the above

22. Gargantua refers to a

(a) princess (b) small monster (c) gigantic monster (d) plucky girl

23. Priestley feels as __________ if people are not interested in his lecture.

(a) happy as he can (b) a success (c) an insult (d) none of the above

24. Priestley has probably lost a _________ readers in a lecture and gained a twenty.

(a) hundred (b) dozen (c) handful of (d) none of the above

25. Priestley never wished to give an impression as a demanding______________

(a) reader (b) writer (c) lecturer (d) none of the above

26.How does Priestley conclude his essay?

(a) to err is human, to forgive is divine (b) to err is human, to refuse –divine (c) to err is lecturer, to forgive- audience (d) none of the above

27. Priestley ___________ to give lectures

(a) usually refuse (b) usually fervent (c) usually entreat (d) none of the above

28.A bad lecturer communicates his ____________ for the business.

(a) taste (b) distaste (c) folly (d) none of the above

29. J B Priestley fully refers as

(a) Jack Burke Priestley (b) James Boynton Priestley (c) John Boynton Priestley (d) Jefferson Babington Priestley

30. ‘The Times’ is

(a) one of the American leading newspapers (b) one of the Indian leading newspapers (c) one of the leading British newspapers (c) favourite T.V show

31. A heavy shower of letters came for the mistakes made by famous

(a) poets (b) novelist (c) prose writers (d) actors

32.The poet confess that before writing an article consults ___________ to make sure on the errors.

(a) encyclopaedia (b) dictionary (c) facebook (d) wiki