English Literature Mcqs
Biographia Literaria was written by_________________?

A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Keats
D. Charles lamb

Whom did Aristotle consider the most tragic of the Greek dramatists ?

A. Agathon
B. Aeschylus
C. Sophocles
D. Euripides

What is the meaning of the term Hamartia as used by Aristotle in his Theory of Tragedy ?

A. Tragic end of the tragedy
B. Working of fate against the hero
C. A weak trait in the character of the hero
D. A strong quality in the character of the hero

Who used the words “romanticism” and “romantic” first ?

A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Carlyle
D. Schlegel

Horace was a friend of_______________?

A. Alexander the great
B. Emperor augustus
C. Julius caesar
D. Pompey

Seven is an archetype associated with____________?

A. Perfection
B. Birth
C. Evil
D. Death

Formalist critics believe that the value of a work cannot be determined by the author’s intention. What term do they use when speaking of this belief ?

A. The pathetic fallacy
B. The intentional fallacy
C. The affective fallacy
D. The objective correlative

‘Picture must not be too picturesque’. Emerson here means pictures must_______________?

A. Not be too scenic
B. Capture our soul
C. Be simple and plain
D. Not dazzle

Which of the following is a critical work of Ben Jonson ?

A. Discourse of english poetry
B. Discoveries
C. Arte of english poesie
D. An apologie for poetrie

What is Augustine St. Clare’s selfish wife’s name ?

A. Marie
B. Eliza
C. Rachel
D. Ophelia