Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Given the popularity of the Gothic novel and the novel of purpose, which of the following novelists wrote fiction that is closer in subject matter to the novel of manners than it is to the writing of her own era ?

   A. Fanny Burney
   B. Mary Wollstonecraft
   C. Anna Letitia Barbauld
   D. Jane Austen

2. Who is the central heroine of the play, “Twelfth Night” ?

   A. Viola
   B. Orsino
   C. Maria
   D. Feste

3. Who is the heroine of the play, “All’sWell that Ends Well” ?

   A. Helena
   B. Gertrude
   C. Parolles
   D. Mariana

4. Which of the following best explains the treatment of the heroine in “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?

   A. The heroine’s fantasies about the castle are combined with her fear of violation.
   B. She is excluded from the novel’s violent disturbances.
   C. She is excluded from the general sense of isolation in the novel.
   D. The heroine is robbed of psychological complexity by focusing only on horror.

5. According to Ellen Moers, how does Radcliffe’s heroine differ from the typical Gothic woman ?

   A. Emily ends up happily married.
   B. Emily’s sense of decorum seems to falter late in the novel.
   C. Emily is a sensible rather than defenseless woman.
   D. Emily provides a unique example of a weak woman.

6. According to Dr. Frances Pritchett’s version of Shamsur Rahman Faruqi’s “The Historical Novel and the Historical Narrative”, what is the difference between a historical narrative and a historical novel ?

   A. A historical narrative and a historical novel are the same thing.
   B. A historical narrative tells only part of the story surrounding a historical event; a historical novel tells the whole story.
   C. A historical novel focuses on providing the reader with only the central truth of a historical event, while a historical narrative attempts to tell the entire truth of a historical event.
   D. Faruqi actually argues that historical novels do not exist.

7. In her text, “History of the Novel”, How does Dr. Agatha Taormina define the novel ?

   A. A narrative that emphasizes character development
   B. A narrative with a unified, plausible plot structure
   C. A narrative that conveys the illusion of reality
   D. All of these

8. In what way does the Gothic novel of the 18th century differ from the modern English novel that began to emerge in the 17th century and flourished in the 18th century ?

   A. The focus on the middle and working classes
   B. The consideration of the sensibilities of the protagonists
   C. Plots taken from everyday life
   D. The exploration of cultural taboos

9. Although Charles Johnson’s Oxherding Tales is based on his Buddhist beliefs, he meant the novel to be a reworking of an American genre, the slave narrative. In what way is the novel, despite its philosophical underpinnings, an exemplar of the slave narrative ?

   A. Its character’s movement from slavery to freedom.
   B. Its emphasis on Christian ideals.
   C. The novel’s sensationalist scenes of violence.
   D. Its didactic (teaching) tone of voice.

10. How does Hare outsmart Sharp-elbow to retrieve his stolen arrow ?

    A. He sends a young man to retrieve it
    B. He sends his grandmother to cast a spell on him that causes Sharp-elbow to consent to anything asked of him
    C. He takes a whetstone with him to retrieve the arrow and when Sharp-elbow attacks he uses the whetstone for protection against the attack
    D. He lights four prayersticks and asks the gods to retrieve it for him