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UGC QUIZ-II

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of Gower's work is written in the manner of french allegory?

a)

Speculum Meditantis

b)

Vox Clamantis

c)

Confessio Amantis

d)

Mirour de l'Omme

2.

Which of Gower's work is written based on Peasants Revolt and also satirizes Clergy ?

a)

Confessio Amantis

b)

Vox Clamantis

c)

Speculum Meditantis

3.

Which work of Gower deals with theme of love?

(a)  

4.

John Gower is also called as

(a)  

5.

In which of Gower's works seven deadly sins illustrates the story ?

a)

Vox Clamantis

b)

Speculum Meditantis

c)

Confessio Amantis

6.

Which of the following is considered to be New Canterbury tale?

a)

The Testament of Cresseid

b)

The story of Thebes

c)

King Hart

d)

The Palice of Honour

7.

Which work of Lydgate elaborates on Monk's tale of Chaucer

a)

The Temple of Glas

b)

The Story of Thebes

c)

The Fall of Princes

d)

Book of Troy

8.

The Temple Glas is Written by ------- and it is modeledon Chaucer's --------

a)

Thomas Hoccleve,The Canterbury Tales

b)

William Dunbar, The Book of Duchess

c)

Robert Henryson, Testament of Cresseid

d)

John Lydgate, The House of fame

9.

Which work of English Chaucerian is modelled on Chaucer's The Book of Duchess?

a)

The Kings Quair

b)

The Morall Fabillis of Esope

c)

Romance of the Rose

d)

The Complaint of the Black Knight

10.

Which century is called as "The golden age of Scottish poetry"

a)

14th Century

b)

13th Century

c)

15th Century

d)

16th Century

11.

Name the famous book written by King James-I

(a)  

12.

Write rhyme scheme followed by Chaucer

(a)  

13.

Chaucer's rhyme scheme is called as ---------- and Why it is called so?

(a)  

14.

Identify the translated work of Robert Henryson

a)

The Aenied

b)

The Morall Fabillis of Esope

c)

The Metamorphosis

d)

The Rape of the Lock

15.

William Dunbar wrote the allegories named-----

a)

The Dance of Seven Deadly sins

b)

Lament for the Makers

c)

The Goldyn Targe

d)

The Thrissil and the Rois

16.

Who translated the complete version of Virgil's "The Aeneid"?

a)

Robert Henryson

b)

Gavin Douglas

c)

William Dunbar

d)

James-I

17.

Name the works written by Gavin Douglas

a)

The Palice of Honour

b)

King Hart

c)

The Fall of Princes

d)

The Regiment of Princes

18.

John Barbour wrote--------

(a)  

19.

Identify the works written by David Lyndsay

a)

Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaits

b)

Complaint to the King

c)

Complaint to the Lady

d)

Complaint to the Queen

20.

John Capgrave wrote the book entitled------

a)

Chronicle of England

b)

Chronicle of Britain

c)

Chronicle of Italy

d)

Chronicle of France

21.

Reginald Peacock wrote the famous book named--------

a)

The Wealth of Nations

b)

The Invisible Hand

c)

The Repressor of Overmuch Blaming of Clergy

d)

The Theory of Moral sentiments

22.

Sir John Frotescue wrote--------

a)

On Governance of England

b)

On Governance of France

c)

On Governance of Britain

d)

On Governance of Nation

23.

Walter Hylton wrote-------

a)

Scale of Perfection

b)

History and Religion

c)

Lectures on Perfection

d)

Lectures on Religion

24.

Identify the works of John Skelton

a)

The Boke of Phyllyp Sparrow

b)

A Mistress of Joan Serope

c)

Magnificience

d)

The Tunning of Elynour Rummyng

25.

Margery Kembe's book is an-----

a)

Semi-Autobiography

b)

Autobiography

c)

Biography

d)

Spiritual-Autobiography

26.

Identify the first book printed in English

a)

The Dictes and Sayings of Philosophers

b)

The Recuyell of the Histories of Troy

c)

Utopia

d)

Mort D' Arthur

27.

Mort D' Arthur is written by--------- and this book is based on---------

a)

Thomas Malory, Arthurian Legends

b)

William Caxton, Arthurian Legends

c)

Thomas malory, Julius ceaser's Life

d)

Tennyson, King Arthur

28.

Corpus Christi means-----

a)

Blood of Mary

b)

Blood of Judas

c)

Blood of Lazarus

d)

Blood of Jesus Christ

29.

Identify the Miracle plays in the given option

a)

Harrowing of hell

b)

St.Nicholas

c)

Raising of Lazarus

d)

Everyman

30.

Name the four cycle and number of mystery plays in each cycle

(a)  

31.

Identify the morality plays in the following option

a)

Everyman

b)

The Castle of Perseverance

c)

Wisdom

d)

Mankind

32.

Second Shepherd's play comes under which cycle ?

a)

York

b)

Coventry

c)

Wakefield

d)

Chester

33.

John Heywood wrote the famous interlude named

(a)  

34.

The Four Ps talks about

(a)  

35.

Thomas Elyot wrote

a)

The Book of the Governor

b)

The Book of the King

c)

The Book of the Parliament

d)

The Book of the Queen

36.

Mary De France wrote------

a)

Lais

b)

Breton

c)

Fablieu

d)

Lord Randol

37.

identify the book written by Julian of Nowwich

a)

Book of Showings

b)

Book of Kembe

c)

The Paston Letters

d)

Book of Lais

38.

Thomas More's Utopia was published in the year-----

a)

1516

b)

1561

c)

1521

d)

1512

39.

Who translated Utopia in English and in which year it was published?

a)

Ralph Robinson ,1550

b)

Ralph Robinson ,1551

c)

Bishop Fisher, 1551

d)

Martin Heidegger, 1550

40.

Name the sonnet cycle written by Philip Sidney and mention how many sonnets it has.

(a)  

41.

Who is the patron of Chaucer?

a)

Philip Sidney

b)

Spencer

c)

Earl of Southampton

d)

John of Gaunt

42.

Who wrote preface to Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella?

a)

Thomas Lodge

b)

Thomas Nashe

c)

Thomas Kyd

d)

Robert Greene

43.

Name the two writers who gives reply to Stephen Gosson's "School of Abuse"

a)

Thomas Nashe and Philip Sidney

b)

John Lyly and Philip Sidney

c)

Christopher Marlowe and Philip Sidney

d)

Thomas Lodge and Philip Sidney

44.

"An apologie of the Schoole of abuse, against poets, pipers, players, and their excusers, Seneca" was published in the year

a)

1595

b)

1579

c)

1590

d)

1597

45.

An Apology for poetry / The Defence of Poesie was published in the year

a)

1595

b)

1589

c)

1590

d)

1597

46.

In Astrophel and Stella , Astrophel is-------- and Stella is-------

a)

Star, star lover

b)

star lover, star

c)

sun lover, star

d)

star, moon lover

47.

Astrophel and Stella is addressed to ----

a)

Earl of warwick

b)

Countess of Pembroke

c)

Penelope Devereaux

d)

Robert Southey

48.

Philip Sidney's Arcadia is an imitation of ------

a)

Marlowe's Tamburline

b)

Spencer's Shepherds calender

c)

Lyly's Eupheus

d)

Lyly's Compaspe

49.

Philip Sidney dedicates his Arcadia to ------

a)

Penelope Devereaux

b)

Mary Herbert

c)

Countess of Chester

d)

Countess Vaughn

50.

Who is heir to dukedom of Arcadia?

a)

Shamela

b)

Pamela

c)

Heliodorus

d)

catherine

51.

Old Arcadia consists of -------- books

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

52.

Who is considered to be first unofficial poet laureate in England?

a)

Sidney

b)

Skelton

c)

Spencer

d)

Marlowe

53.

The Shepheardes Calender was published in the year--------, it consists of -------- eclogues

a)

1579, 13

b)

1577, 11

c)

1579,12

d)

1589, 12

54.

The Faerie Queene consists of ------- books

a)

12

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

55.

Write the rhyme scheme of Spencerian stanza

(a)  

56.

Spencer wrote introductory letter to -------- by detailing his plan in writing The Faerie Queene

a)

Christopher Marlowe

b)

Philip Sidney

c)

Walter Ralegh

d)

Drake

57.

In The Faerie Queene which Knight stands for Holiness

a)

Guyon

b)

Red Cross Knight

c)

Britomart

d)

Triamond

58.

Sir Guyon stands for------ virtue

a)

Chastity

b)

Temperance

c)

Friendship

d)

Holiness

59.

Britomart stands for----- virtue

a)

Justice

b)

Courtesy

c)

Chastity

d)

Friendship

60.

Triamond and Cambell stands for------- virtue

a)

Friendship

b)

Chastity

c)

Courtesy

d)

Holiness

61.

Artegall stands for----- virtue

a)

Courtesy

b)

Holiness

c)

Chastity

d)

Justice

62.

Calidore stands for ------ virtue

a)

justice

b)

Courtesy

c)

Temperance

d)

Chastity

63.

-------- character in The Faerie Queene

a)

Elene

b)

Gloriana

c)

Catherine

d)

Elizabeth

64.

Epithalamion is a nuptial poem written for ------

a)

His own marriage with Elizabeth Boyle

b)

Katherine

c)

Elizabeth

d)

Mary Wroth

65.

Prothalamion is a nuptial poem written for-----

(a)  

66.

Name the sonnet sequence written by Spencer. also mention how many sonnets it contains?

(a)  

67.

Identify the pastoral allegory that describes about Spencer's first journey to London

a)

Sherpeards calender

b)

The Faerie Queene

c)

Colin Clouts Come Home again

d)

Prothalamion

68.

Who introduced sonnet form and blank verse in English

(a)  

69.

-------- is a collection of English poetry published in the year 1557.

(a)  

70.

Choose the contributors of Tottel's Miscellany

a)

Thomas Wyatt

b)

Earl of Surrey

c)

Nicholas Grimald

d)

Thomas Norton

71.

Which poem is believed to be written by Chaucer in Tottel's Miscellany?

a)

To Leade a Vertuous and Honest Life

b)

To Leade a Vertuous Life

c)

To Leade a Honest Life

d)

To Leade a Loyal Life

72.

Which anthology was published in the year 1593?

a)

The Sparrow's Nest

b)

The Crow's Nest

c)

The Parrot's Nest

d)

The Phoenix's Nest

73.

In which of Gower's works seven deadly sins illustrates the story ?

a)

Vox Clamantis

b)

Speculum Meditantis

c)

Confessio Amantis