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1.

The author of the first picaresque novel

a)

Geoffrey Chauсer

b)

Thomas Nashe

c)

Sir Thomas Malory

d)

Samuel Richardson

e)

Sir Thomas more

2.

>“Two Gentlemen of Verona” is one of Shakespeare’s greatest....

a)

chronicles

b)

comedies

c)

sonnets

d)

tragedies

e)

prose

3.

The ideas of abolition of private property were first expressed in:

a)

“Gulliver’s Travels”

b)

Robinson Crusoe”

c)

“Utopia”

d)

“Amelia”

e)

The Romance of the Rose”

4.

… is considered to be the father of English poetry:

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

Henry Surrey

c)

Tobias Smollet

d)

William Shakespeare

e)

King Alfred the Great

5.

The most popular form of literature during the Renaissance:

a)

Poetry

b)

Prose

c)

Pamphlet

d)

Sonnet

e)

Tragedy

6.

The most prominent pamphlet – writer during the Bourgeois revolution of 1640-1649:

a)

Daniel Defoe

b)

Samuel Richardson

c)

John Milton

d)

Tobias Smollet

e)

Henry VIII

7.

The poem “Beowulf” is composed in:

a)

Anglo – Saxon

b)

French

c)

Norman – French

d)

Norman – French

e)

Latin

8.

Celtic legends are called:

a)

Epics

b)

Poems

c)

Sagas

d)

Romances

e)

Tragedies

9.

William Shakespeare introduces the character of “an ideal king” in

a)

Henry V

b)

Henry IV” (Part I

c)

Henry IV” (Part II)

d)

Henry VIII”

e)

Henry V” (Part III)

10.

The greatest hero of Celtic legends was

a)

Archilles

b)

Cuchulainn

c)

Conchobar

d)

Hercules

e)

Zeus

11.

First romances were brought to England from:

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

France

e)

England

12.

The third period of William Shakespeare’s creative life was devoted to:

a)

Sonnets

b)

Comedies

c)

Tragedies

d)

Chronicles

e)

Proses

13.

Jonathan Swift was born in:

a)

1650

b)

1669

c)

1667

d)

1655

e)

1656

14.

The 1st poet who introduced blank verse into English poetry was:

a)

Henry Surrey

b)

Edmund Spenser

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Sir Tomas Wyatt

e)

Jonathan Swift

15.

Point out which of the 4 voyages is described in the 1st part of “Gulliver Travels”

a)

To Laputa

b)

To the country of the Houyhnhnm

c)

Daniel Defoe

d)

To Leelepute

e)

To Lilliput

16.

The son of a wine merchant, a page, a squire, a Custom controlle:

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

Jonathan Swift

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Daniel Defoe

e)

Edmund Spenser

17.

They were the predecessors of Shakespeare:

a)

Alexander Pope, Venerable bede

b)

Philip Sydney, Edmund Spenser

c)

Jeoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Malory

d)

Venerable bede, Thomas Malory

e)

Jeoffrey Chaucer, Venerable bede

18.

They work by Geoffrey Chaucer describing in pilgrimage:

a)

The Romance of the Rose

b)

The Parliament of Fouls”

c)

Alexander Pope, Venerable Bede

d)

Jeoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Malory

e)

Venerable bede, Thomas Malory

19.

The author of “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling”:

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Tobias Smollett

c)

Edmund Spencer

d)

Henry Fielding

e)

Edgar Allan Poe

20.

Late American Romanists (19 century

a)

Theodore Dreiser, Jack London

b)

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin

c)

Alexander Pope, Venerable bede

d)

Venerable bede, Thomas Malory

e)

Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain

21.

The genre of writers during 1st period of the Renaissance: Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard:

a)

Romanists

b)

Classicists

c)

Satirists

d)

Poets humanists

e)

Comedians

22.

Gulliver’s Travels” is Swift’s greatest

a)

Ballad

b)

Sonnet

c)

Comedy

d)

Novel

e)

Tragedy

23.

The Anglo – Saxon epic “Beowulf” - Petruchio, Hortensio, Bianca:

a)

X-XI

b)

V-VI

c)

VIII-X

d)

VII-X

e)

VII-VIII

24.

In what Shakespeare’s play are there – Petruchio, Hortensio, Bianca:

a)

“The taming of the shrew”

b)

“Othello”

c)

Macbeth

d)

Twelfth Night

e)

Amelia

25.

The sonnet is a poem of … lines divided into … ???

a)

12 lines, 2 quatreins and 2 couplets

b)

14 lines, 2 quatrains and 2 terzets

c)

16 lines, 3 quatrains and 2 couplets

d)

18 lines, 2 quatrains and 4 terzets

e)

12 lines, 2 quatrains and 2 terzets

26.

The 1st man who collected the romances of King Arthur and arranged them in a series of stories in prose was:

a)

Thomas Wyatt

b)

Thomas Malory

c)

Philip Sydney

d)

Thomas More

e)

Alexander Pope

27.

The literature of the Norman Period dates to … centuries:

a)

XIV-XV

b)

XI-XIII

c)

VII-XI

d)

V-VII

e)

V-VIII

28.

The most popular form of literature during the Renaissance:

a)

Prose

b)

Pamphlet

c)

Poetry

d)

Sonnet

e)

Tragedy

29.

Romances spread over England during

a)

The anglo- Norman period

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Early Middle Ages

d)

The Renaissance

e)

The Golden Age

30.

Who is the author of “Utopia”:

a)

Bede

b)

Thomas Kyd

c)

Geoffrey Chaucer

d)

Henry Howard

e)

Thomas More

31.

What trend was the way of speaking the truth and exploding worn – out conventions for American writers of the late 19th century:

a)

Sentimentalism

b)

Realism

c)

Romanticism

d)

Classicism

e)

Absurdism

32.

Robin Hood” refers to …

a)

Romances

b)

Ballads

c)

Sagas

d)

Epic

e)

Tragedies

33.

William Shakespeare was born in:

a)

1654

b)

1616

c)

1564

d)

1650

e)

1655

34.

>“The Raven” is the best – known poem written by:

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Walt Whitman

c)

Henry Longfellow

d)

Henry Howard

e)

Edgar Ellan Poe

35.

The work by Geoffrey Chaucer Describing in pilgrimage:

a)

"The Romance of the Rose”

b)

"The Canterbury Tales”

c)

The Parliament of Fouls”

d)

"Samson Agonistes”

e)

“Paradise Regained”

36.

One of the famous classicists who believed that each thing in the world was the harmony with other things:

a)

Alexander Pope

b)

Henry Fielding

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Edmund Spenser

e)

Daniel Defoe

37.

The Venerable Bede is the author of the 1st famous work known as:

a)

The History of England”

b)

The History of the English Literature”

c)

Samson Agonistes”

d)

The History of the English Church”

e)

The Parliament of Fouls”

38.

A story about people who have never existed as animals who behave like human beings:

a)

Myth

b)

Verse

c)

Pathos

d)

Legend

e)

Fable

39.

The most common rhyme scheme in sonnets is –ABBA ABBA CDDC, written by …

a)

Sir Thomas Wyatt

b)

Edmund Spenser

c)

Philip Sidney

d)

Christopher Marlowe

e)

John Steinbeck

40.

What writer have been arrested in 1895 for homosexuality:

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Mark Twain

d)

Jack London

e)

Daniel Defoe

41.

Jonathan Swift was educated at:

a)

University, Dublin

b)

Yale school, Dresden

c)

High school, Berlin

d)

Trinity College, Dublin

e)

High school, London

42.

The greatest writer of Enlightenment

a)

D. Defoe

b)

J. Milton

c)

Th. Kyd

d)

M. Twain

e)

J. Swift

43.

Mark Twain’s fascinating tale “The Mysterious Stranger”, was published in:

a)

1925

b)

1916

c)

1920

d)

1917

e)

1924

44.

The author who developed the genre of satirical comedies:

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Ben Johnson

c)

Christopher Marlowe

d)

Thomas Nashe

e)

Mark Twain

45.

Mark Twain’s first novel is:

a)

“A Tramp abroad”

b)

“The Golden Age”

c)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”

d)

Paradise Lost”

e)

“The Canterbury Tales”

46.

The creator of the sonnet form consisting of three quatrains and a couplet, the poet who, the father of modern English periodicals:

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

Edmund Spenser

c)

Henry Surrey

d)

W. Shakespeare

e)

Ben Johnson

47.

The “Golden” comedy by W. Shakespeare with Duke Orsino, Countess Olivin as main characters:

a)

Much Ado About Nothing”

b)

The Taming pf the Shrew”

c)

As You Like It”

d)

Twelfth Night”

e)

The Golden Age”

48.

Who was the first English classicist:

a)

Venerable Bede

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

Sir Thomas More

d)

King Alfred the Great

e)

Alexander Pope

49.

“Paradise Lost” is one of Milton’s greatest...

a)

Epic poem

b)

Tragedies

c)

Epic

d)

Sonnets

e)

Dramas

50.

The famous poets of the 1st period of the Renaissance

a)

D. Defoe, J. Swift

b)

King Alfred the Great

c)

Thomas more, Thomas Malory

d)

W. Shakespeare, G. Chaucer

e)

G. Chaucer, Thomas Malory

51.

… is considered to be the father of Anglo – Saxon prose:

a)

King Alfred the Great

b)

Alexander Pope

c)

Henry Howard

d)

Thomas More

e)

Venerable Bede

52.

“Pericles”, “The winter’s Tale” are Shakespeare’s greatest

a)

Romances

b)

Comedies

c)

Sonnets

d)

Tragedies

e)

Prose

53.

>“The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer was written in:

a)

Roman

b)

Middle English

c)

Latin

d)

London Dialect

e)

English

54.

The most important representative of the early period of the Renaissance in English was:

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Jonathan Swift

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Daniel Defoe

e)

Geoffrey Chaucer

55.

Which of the following works by John Milton is autobiographical

a)

Samson Agonistes”

b)

Paradise Regained”

c)

The Romance of the Rose”

d)

Paradise Lost”

e)

The Parliament of Fouls”

56.

Poetry Describing the deeds and adventures of a great hero and verbally transmitted from poet to poet is called:

a)

Lyrical poem

b)

Sonnet

c)

Verse

d)

Tragedy

e)

Epic

57.

Guess the name of the poet according to the following information:

A shepherd / VII century / “The Paraphrase”:

a)

Caedmon

b)

William Langland

c)

Cynewulf

d)

Alfred the Great

e)

Henry Fielding

58.

The First work written in Anglo – Saxon prose was:

a)

The Canterbury

b)

The History of the English Church”

c)

Anglo- Saxon Chronicle”

d)

Paraphrase

e)

The History of the English Literature”

59.

The classical model of the sonnet is a poem of … lines divided into …???

a)

12 lines, 2 quatrains and 2 couplets

b)

14 lines, 2 quatrains and 2 terzets

c)

16 lines, 3 quatrains and 2 couplets

d)

14 lines, 3 quatrains and 2 couplets

e)

12 lines, 3 quatrains and 2 couplets

60.

The author of the novels “The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders”, “The Life of Captain Singleton”

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Jonathan Swift

c)

Daniel Defoe

d)

Tobias Smollett

e)

William Langland

61.

Alexander Pope dates back to … century:

a)

VII

b)

XV

c)

XVI

d)

XVIII

e)

XVII

62.

The so – called “Great Elizabethan Age” dates to … centuries:

a)

Middle of the 15

b)

The end of the 17

c)

The end of the 17 – middle of the 18

d)

Middle of the 16

e)

The end of 16 – beginning of the 17

63.

The greatest hero of Celtic legends was:

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

France

e)

England

64.

Walt Whitman’s years of life:

a)

1819-1892

b)

1819-1895

c)

1820-1890

d)

1821-1895

e)

1823-1894

65.

By... Twain had become a licensed riverboat pilot:

a)

March 1858

b)

April 1859

c)

June 1860

d)

May 1855

e)

June 1861

66.

The Merchant of Venice” is one of Shakespeare’s greatest...:

a)

Chronicles

b)

Tragedies

c)

Comedies

d)

Sonnets

e)

Romance

67.

An epic poem central characters of which are Satan, God, Angels...:

a)

The Canterbury Tales

b)

Paradise Lost

c)

The History of the English Church

d)

Beowulf

e)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

68.

Mark Twain’s novel represents his first major use memories of his childhood:

a)

“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”

b)

“The Golden Age”

c)

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”

d)

“Paradise Lost”

e)

“Beowulf”

69.

The founder of the early realistic novel, the founder of the first English newspaper, the father of modern English periodicals:

a)

Alexander Pope

b)

Daniel Defoe

c)

Jonathan Swift

d)

G. G. Bairon

e)

Henry Surrey

70.

One of the famous Renaissance poets whose major work is the allegorical poem known as “The Faerie Queene”; who created a sonnet form of his own:

a)

Henry Surrey

b)

Sir Philip Sidney

c)

Edmund Spenser

d)

Thomas Wyatt

e)

W. Shakespeare

71.

Poets who composed romances were called:

a)

Warriors

b)

Scribes

c)

Minstrels

d)

Bards

e)

Soldiers

72.

One of the best novels by Henry Fielding is:

a)

Elene

b)

A history of the Lady Roxana

c)

Journal to Stella

d)

Amelia

e)

Life on the Mississippi

73.

Whose real name was Samuel Clemens

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Ernest Hemingway

c)

Sir Thomas More

d)

Somerset Maugham

e)

Mark Twain

74.

“George and Mabel” is written by...

a)

Somerset Maugham

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

John Steinbeck

d)

Jane Austen

e)

Sir Thomas More

75.

The author of “Pamela”:

a)

Jonathan Swift

b)

Henry Fielding

c)

Samuel Richardson

d)

Daniel Defoe

e)

Ernest Hemingway

76.

In what Shakespeare’s play this expression have been said: “Not bear the knife myself. Besides, this Duncan...”:

a)

King Lear

b)

Othello’

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Macbeth

e)

Beowulf

77.

A Farewell Swift was educated at:

a)

19

b)

21

c)

18

d)

23

e)

20

78.

The “Golden” comedy by W. Shakespeare with Duke Orsino, Countess Olivin as main characters:

a)

Twelfth Night”

b)

Ado About Nothing”

c)

The Taming pf the Shrew

d)

As You Like It

e)

The Golden Age

79.

The Robin Hood ballads date back to … centuries:

a)

XI-XII

b)

XIV-XV

c)

XII

d)

XIII

e)

XI

80.

Through events in the Mark Twain’s book … he satirizes reverent attitude of some British Authors toward the legendary Knights of the Round table

a)

“Life on the Mississippi”

b)

“The Prince and the Pauper”

c)

“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court”

d)

The Taming pf the Shrew

e)

As You Like It

81.

The poem “Paraphrase” was written by

a)

The Venerable Bede

b)

Cynewulf

c)

Thomas Nashe

d)

Caedmon

e)

Thomas Nashe

82.

Mark Twain’s novel … describes a walking tour of Germany, Switzerland and Italy:

a)

Life on the Mississippi”

b)

The Golden Age”

c)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”

d)

As You Like It”

e)

A Tramp Abroad”

83.

Mark Twain first began publishing under his pen name in:

a)

September 1865

b)

December 1862

c)

October 1859

d)

September 1965

e)

February 1863

84.

Who was the first English classicist

a)

Alexander Pope

b)

Venerable Bede

c)

Geoffrey Chaucer

d)

Sir Thomas More

e)

King Alfred the Great

85.

Which two cities are the settings for Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities?

a)

France and England

b)

Paris and London

c)

Edinburgh and Prague

d)

Helsinki

e)

Rome and Munich

86.

Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist of which Jane Austen novel?

a)

Sense and Sensibility

b)

Mansfield Park

c)

Emma

d)

Pride and Prejudice

e)

Northanger Abbey

87.

Which three sisters wrote classic novels including Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights?

a)

The Boleyn sisters

b)

The Gilbert sisters

c)

The Bronte sisters

d)

The Moulite sisters

e)

The Beasley sisters

88.

Geoffrey Chaucer was crucial to expanding the use of Middle English in his literature. What were the two dominant literary languages of his time?

a)

Spanish and English

b)

Latin and English

c)

French and English

d)

Latin and French

e)

Latin and Italian

89.

Virginia Woolf is famous for pioneering the use of stream of…………………. with her narration.

a)

consciousness

b)

individuality

c)

sensations

d)

environment

e)

thoughts

90.

Geoffrey Chaucer was the first writer to be buried in Poets’ Corner in what location in London?

a)

Leicester Square

b)

Canary Wharf

c)

Covent Garden

d)

Westminster Abbey

e)

Buckingham Palace

91.

What pen name did Mary Anne Evans write her novels under?

a)

George Eliot

b)

George Ellot

c)

Eliot Anne

d)

George Evans

e)

Mary Eliot

92.

Mary Shelley conceived of the ideas for Frankenstein while famously spending a summer with which lord?

a)

Lord of the rings

b)

Lord Byron

c)

Lord Farquaad

d)

Lord Taylor

e)

Lord Voldemort

93.

Which country banned Alice in Wonderland?

a)

Spain

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

China

e)

Turkey

94.

What term is used to describe totalitarian and authoritarian social practices?

a)

Shakespearian

b)

Swiftian

c)

Chaucerian

d)

Landorian

e)

Orwellian

95.

Sherlock Holmes never said:

a)

I have the advantage of knowing your habits, my dear Watson

b)

Elementary, my dear Watson’

c)

Elementary

d)

Excellent!" I cried.

e)

You know my methods, Watson.

96.

Who is often called the ‘father of science fiction’.

a)

Robert Louis Stevenson

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

H.G. Wells

d)

Conan Doyle

e)

Jack London

97.

Originally Shakespeare’s plays only included ………. in their productions.

a)

women

b)

children

c)

old people

d)

girls

e)

men

98.

How many children did Shakespeare have?

a)

three

b)

five

c)

one

d)

two

e)

four

99.

Charles Dickens believed that sleeping…………. would improve his writing

a)

sleeping south

b)

sleeping north

c)

sleeping west

d)

sleeping east

e)

sleeping upside down

100.

Mary Shelley’s inspiration for Frankenstein came from……….

a)

daydream

b)

inspiration

c)

nightmare

d)

dream

e)

fantasy

101.

Zadie Smith’s best selling book White Teeth is now?

a)

TV series

b)

film

c)

book

d)

TV programme

e)

TV programme

102.

Enid Blyton wrote more than……………books?

a)

500

b)

700

c)

600

d)

400

e)

800

103.

How many rejections had Malorie Blackman before she was accepted?

a)

over 90 rejections

b)

over 70 rejections

c)

over 80 rejections

d)

over 60 rejections

e)

over 50 rejections

104.

What villain’s name does Tom Riddle’s name rearrange to?

a)

Lord

b)

Mot Elddir

c)

Volmort

d)

Voldemort

e)

Riddly

105.

The first Harry Potter book is:

a)

Chamber of Secrets

b)

Prisoner of Azkaban

c)

Goblet of Fire

d)

Order of the Phoenix

e)

Philosopher’s Stone

106.

Which one of Jojo Moyes many books was made into a film starring Emilia Clarke as Lou Clark caring for a quadriplegic man?

a)

Me Before You

b)

The Last Letter from Your Lover

c)

The Nice Guys

d)

The Jungle Book

e)

The Fault in Our Stars

107.

Benjamin Zephaniah is an amazing novellist, but also a poet – what is his style of poetry called?

a)

Lyric poetry

b)

Dub-poetry

c)

Narrative poetry

d)

Dramatic poetry

e)

Sonnet poetry

108.

Which of these works is not by Charlotte Bronte listed?

a)

Villette

b)

Jane Eyre

c)

The Hunting of the Snark

d)

The Professor

e)

Shirley: A Tale

109.

Which of these works is not by Lewis Carroll listed?

a)

Alice in Wonderland

b)

Through the Looking Glass

c)

Jabberwocky

d)

To Kill A Mockingbird

e)

The Hunting of the Snark

110.

Which of these works is not by Geoffrey Chaucer listed?

a)

The Canterbury Tales

b)

The Book of the Duchess

c)

The Legend of Good Women

d)

Troilus and Criseyde

e)

A Farewell to Arms

111.

Which of these works is not by Beatrix Potter listed?

a)

The Glass Menagerie

b)

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

c)

The Tale of Tom Kitten

d)

Jemima Puddle-Duck

e)

Benjamin Bunny

112.

Which of these works is not by Charles Dickens listed?

a)

Oliver Twist

b)

The Mill on the Floss

c)

Great Expectations

d)

David Copperfield

e)

A Christmas Carol

113.

Which of these works is not by Virginia Woolf listed?

a)

Mrs Dalloway

b)

The Voyage Out

c)

The Legend of Good Women

d)

The Lighthouse

e)

The Waves

114.

Which of these works is not by Jane Austen listed?

a)

Pride and Prejudice

b)

Sense and Sensibility

c)

Mansfield Park

d)

The Waves

e)

Emma

115.

hich of these works is not by George Eliot listed?

a)

Middlemarch

b)

Adam Bede

c)

Romola

d)

The Mill on the Floss

e)

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

116.

Which of these works is not by Robert Louis Stevenson listed?

a)

Fahrenheit 451

b)

Treasure Island

c)

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

d)

Kidnapped

e)

A Child's Garden of Verses

117.

Which of these works is not by Mary Shelley listed?

a)

Frankenstein

b)

Call of the Wild

c)

The Modern Prometheus

d)

Mathilda

e)

The Last Man

118.

Which of these works is not by H.G. Wells listed?

a)

The War of the Worlds

b)

The Island of Doctor Moreau

c)

Invisible Man

d)

The Time Machine

e)

The War in the Air

119.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee are two characters of which Children’s book?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

Through the looking-glass

d)

Alice in Wonderland

e)

Mary Poppins

120.

The abbreviated form of which book is NEB?

a)

New English Books

b)

New English Business

c)

Novel English Bible

d)

Novel of English books

e)

New English Bible

121.

Who invented the character, Robinson Crusoe?

a)

Daniel Defoe

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Geoffrey Chaucer

d)

Jack London

e)

Jonathan Swift

122.

Shakespeare’s four greatest tragedies are Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet and __________?

a)

King John

b)

King Lear

c)

Henry V

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

The Comedy of Errors

123.

By what name was Shakespeare’s mother known before her marriage?

a)

Anne Arden

b)

Susanna Arden

c)

Mary Arden

d)

Hamnet Arden

e)

Judith Arden

124.

In which Charles Dickens’ novel we find the characters Bently Drummle, Joe Gargary, and Herbert Pocket?

a)

The Pickwick Papers

b)

Dombey and Son

c)

David Copperfield

d)

Great Expectations

e)

Oliver Twist

125.

Mention the exact number of sonnets written by William Shakespeare?

a)

164

b)

144

c)

158

d)

156

e)

154

126.

Name the only play written by Shakespeare in which there is no song.

a)

The Comedy Of Errors

b)

As You Like It

c)

Measure for Measure

d)

The Merchant of Venice

e)

Love's Labour's Lost

127.

Name the female novelist who has authored ‘Sense and Sensibility’?

a)

Doris Lessing

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Toni Morrison

d)

Virginia Woolf

e)

Margaret Atwood

128.

Which novel of William Peter Blatty written in 1971? It has been adopted in which epic Horror Film?

a)

Elsewhere

b)

Dimiter

c)

The Exorcist

d)

Crazy

e)

Legion

129.

In which novel of Roald Dahl, the character Willy Wonka can be found?

a)

James and the Giant Peach

b)

Matilda

c)

The Witches

d)

Tales of the Unexpected

e)

Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

130.

Name the book that became the best-seller in 1794 in America?

a)

The Way to Wealth

b)

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

c)

Quotations of Benjamin Franklin

d)

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

e)

Writings

131.

Rites of Passage” is a novel written by?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

William Golding

c)

Ben Jonson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

e)

Geoffrey Chaucer

132.

Who is the author of ‘The Alchemist’ (play)?

a)

Ben Jonson

b)

Paulo Coelho

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Mark Twain

e)

Alexander Pope

133.

What was the name of the first novelist to have his works serialized?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Mark Twain

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

>Ben Jonson

e)

Jack London

134.

In all the plays written by Shakespeare, only one contains the name of an animal. Name the animal.

a)

Shrew

b)

Shrek

c)

Shrell

d)

Charol

e)

Sheroll

135.

Name the pioneering novel which was typed on a Typewriter?

a)

Huckleberry Finn

b)

The adventure

c)

Tom Sawyer

d)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

e)

Bookmate

136.

>‘The War of The World’s’ is a famous work of which author?

a)

H.G. Wells

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

Ben Jonson

d)

Mark Twain

e)

Geoffrey Chaucer

137.

Mention the year in which the first free library of Britain opened?

a)

1852

b)

1998

c)

2000

d)

1752

e)

1860

138.

> (The Mousetrap) is an interesting play. Who wrote this play?

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Charlotte Bronte

c)

Jane Austen

d)

Doris Lessing

e)

Toni Morrison

139.

Utilitarianism is written by a philosopher of the 19th century. What is his name?

a)

Stuart

b)

John Stuart Mill

c)

Mill

d)

Joseph Mill

e)

Steve Mill

140.

Who is the author of the popular novel “Three Men in a Boat”?

a)

Jerome K Jerome

b)

Jeremy K Jeremy

c)

Jimmy K Jimmy

d)

John K John

e)

Jonathan K Jonathan

141.

A Brief History of Time’ is a famous book written in 1988. Who is its author?

a)

John Stuart Mill

b)

Stephen Hall

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Toni Morrison

e)

> Jerome K Jerome

142.

Name the Shakespearean character who had spoken the maximum number of lines?

a)

Ophelia

b)

Hamlet

c)

Laertes

d)

Polonius

e)

Gertrude

143.

>Who is the poet of The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner?

a)

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

b)

Samuel Jackson

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Sam Jackson

e)

Sam Neill

144.

Who is the author of “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd”?

a)

Rosalind Hicks

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Charlotte Bronte

e)

Ann Bronte

145.

In which book of Agatha Christi did the demise of Poirot take place?

a)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

b)

The Big Four

c)

The Murder on the Links

d)

<variant>Curtain

e)

The Mystery of the Blue Train

146.

Scientists have borrowed the term ‘Quark’ from a book written by a famous author. What is the name of that author?

a)

James Joyce

b)

Oskar Wild

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Mark Twain

e)

Geoffrey Chaucer

147.

Who was the authoress of “Pride and Prejudice”?

a)

Agatha Christie

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Rosalind Hicks

d)

Charlotte Bronte

e)

Ann Bronte

148.

>“Ozymandias” and “Ode to the West Wind” are two widely read poems of which poet?

a)

Shelley

b)

Dickens

c)

Chaucer

d)

Bronte

e)

Bronte

149.

Who ended his writing career with ‘The Last Tycoon’?

a)

Oskar Wild

b)

F Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Charles Dickens

d)

Mark Twain

e)

Geoffrey Chaucer

150.

What is the name of the third part in ‘The Lord of the Rings Trilogy’?

a)

The Fellowship of the Ring

b)

The Two Towers

c)

The Return Of The King

d)

The King

e)

The Ring

151.

In ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare, who did the fairies worship as their queen?

a)

Juliet

b)

Gertrude

c)

Ophelia

d)

Titania

e)

Hamlet

152.

Who is the author of Lord Of The Flies?

a)

King William

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

William Smith

d)

Prince William

e)

William Golding

153.

The English Roses’ is a children’s story written in 2003. Who is the author of this book?

a)

Madonna

b)

Agatha Christie

c)

Charlotte Bronte

d)

Britney Spears

e)

Shakira

154.

Name the play with which Shakespeare’s started his career as a playwright.

a)

Titus Andronicus

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Hamlet

d)

Richard II

e)

Henry V

155.

Who was the founder of the pioneering public library in London city?

a)

Robert Pattinson

b)

Robert Ford

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

F Scott Fitzgerald

e)

Stephen Hawking

156.

Elmer Gantry is a critique of ‘Evangelism’. Who wrote the book?

a)

King William

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Sinclair Lewis

d)

William Smith

e)

Prince William

157.

West Side Story,’ a musical is based on a tragedy by Shakespeare. Which tragedy is it?

a)

Hamlet

b)

Henry V

c)

Macbeth

d)

Romeo and Juliet

e)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

158.

Who is the author of “The Napoleon of Netting Hill”?

a)

G.K. Chesterton

b)

Robert Pattinson

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

F Scott Fitzgerald

e)

Thomas Nashe

159.

Name the person from Britain who wrote 30 books. A million copies of 28 books were sold in Britain out of these 30 books.

a)

Alan Ayckbourn

b)

Alistair Maclean

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

F Scott Fitzgerald

e)

Thomas Nashe

160.

Name the British dramatist who wrote, “The Norman Conquests” – a trilogy?

a)

Mary Shelley

b)

F Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Thomas Nashe

d)

Alan Ayckbourn

e)

Alistair Maclean

161.

Who wrote Frankenstein?

a)

F Scott Fitzgerald

b)

Thomas Nashe

c)

Mary Shelley

d)

Alistair Maclean

e)

G.K. Chesterton

162.

The three witches play a central role in which Shakespearean tragedy?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Hamlet

c)

Henry V

d)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

e)

Macbeth

163.

What was the name of the fifth novel in J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series which was released in the June of 2003?

a)

Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix

b)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

c)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

d)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

e)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

164.

Whose lover has been referred to by D. H. Lawrence in one of his books?

a)

Lady Gaga

b)

Lady Chatterley

c)

Lady Diana

d)

Lady Bird

e)

Lady Windsor

165.

Who is the author of “The White Company”?

a)

Lewis Carroll

b)

Mary Shelley

c)

Arthur Conan Doyle

d)

F Scott Fitzgerald

e)

Thomas Nashe

166.

What is the name the novel by George Orwell where we find the character ‘Napoleon’?

a)

Nineteen Eighty-Four

b)

The Road to Wigan Pier

c)

Animal Farm (the chief pig)

d)

Big Brother

e)

Thought Police

167.

Which play is Shakespeare’s ‘swan song’?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Hamlet

c)

Henry V

d)

The Tempest

e)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

168.

Who became the best-selling author in the 2000s in Britain?

a)

Madonna

b)

Emma Watson

c)

Agatha Christie

d)

Charlotte Bronte

e)

J.K. Rowling

169.

The character of Mustardseed was found in which Shakespearean play?

a)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

b)

The Tempest

c)

Romeo and Juliet

d)

Hamlet

e)

Henry V

170.

What term do novelists use for writing a novel that will be published under the name of someone else who is not the author?

a)

Ghosting

b)

Mysterious

c)

Author

d)

Person

e)

Somebody

171.

The Series Of Harry Potter Books was written by whom?

a)

Rudyard Kipling

b)

J.K. Rowling

c)

Sylvia Plath

d)

Tiffany Atkinsон

e)

Patience Agbabi

172.

Alfred Jingle is a character from which Charles Dickens’ novel?

a)

A Tale of Two Cities

b)

Oliver Twist

c)

Pickwick Papers

d)

<variant>Great Expectations

e)

A Christmas Carol

173.

Who is the author of ‘Kidnapped’?

a)

Robert Louis Stevenson

b)

<variant>T. S. Eliot

c)

John Keats

d)

Lord Byron

e)

<variant>William Wordsworth

174.

Early Old English period:

a)

450-700

b)

700-1066

c)

1066-1350

d)

1350-1475

e)

1800

175.

The greatest and oldest known Anglo-Saxon epic narrative poem of the 7th or 8th century?

a)

Battle of Maldon

b)

<variant>The Wanderer

c)

Beowulf

d)

The Seafarer

e)

Elene

176.

Who wrote “The history of English Church”?

a)

The Venerable Bede

b)

Alfred the Great

c)

Sir Thomas Malory

d)

<variant>Caedmon

e)

Cynewulf

177.

When was born Sir Thomas Wyatt?

a)

1504

b)

1503

c)

1506

d)

1505

e)

1507

178.

Who is author of “Tamburlaine the Great”?

a)

Christopher Marlowe

b)

Thomas Kid

c)

Thomas Nashe

d)

<variant>George Peele

e)

Sir Thomas Wyatt

179.

Elizabeth I (1533–1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from……?

a)

1556

b)

<variant>1557

c)

1555

d)

1558

e)

1559

180.

Who is the author of “Gulliver’s Travels”?

a)

J. Swift

b)

Daniel Defoe

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Thomas Nashe

e)

<variant>Sir Thomas Wyatt

181.

Gulliver’s Travels is a?

a)

saga

b)

fable

c)

sonnet

d)

comedy

e)

tragedy

182.

“Paradise lost” an epic poem by….

a)

<variant>Daniel Defoe

b)

Alexander Pope

c)

John Milton

d)

Jonathan Swift

e)

Thomas Nashe

183.

When was born John Milton?

a)

1608

b)

1610

c)

1605

d)

1609

e)

1604

184.

Who wrote “Don Quixote in England”?

a)

Alexander Pope

b)

<variant>Daniel Defoe

c)

Henry Fielding

d)

Jonathan Swift

e)

Thomas Nashe

185.

Who is the author of “The Jungle Book” with such unforgettable characters as Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera?

a)

Rudyard Kipling

b)

Henry Fielding

c)

<variant>Alexander Pope

d)

Daniel Defoe

e)

<variant>Jonathan Swift

186.

When was born John Galsworthy

a)

1865

b)

1868

c)

1869

d)

1866

e)

1867