English Literature Mcqs
Which of the following periods of English literature came last ?

A. The elizabethan age
B. The commonwealth period
C. The jacobean age
D. The middle english period

Which of the following poets wrote during the Victorian period but was not published until the 20th century ?

A. Christina rossetti
B. Gerard manley hopkins
C. Elizabeth barret browning
D. Ted hughes

Which poet did NOT write during the 16th century ?

A. John skelton
B. William shakespeare
C. Sir thomas wyatt
D. Thomas carew

Which period of literature came first ?

A. Regency
B. Victorian
C. Romantic
D. Restoration

Which work was published first ?

A. Blake’s “songs of innocence”
B. Mary shelley’s “frankenstein”
C. Lord byron’s “don juan”
D. Sir walter scott’s “ivanhoe”

Who wrote first ?

A. George eliot
B. Christopher marlowe
C. Howard, earl of surrey
D. William shakespeare

Jane Austen wrote during this period________________?

A. Restoration
B. Victorian
C. Middle english
D. Regency

The Bronte sisters wrote during this period______________?

A. Regency
B. Restoration
C. Romantic
D. Victorian

In 1905, VirginiaWoolf began to write for which publication ?

A. The time’s literary supplement
B. The lady’s home journal
C. Strand magazine
D. Reader magazine

What was the nationality of OscarWilde ?

A. Irish
B. Scottish
C. French
D. English