A. Francis Bacon
B. Jane Austen
C. Jonathan Swift
D. None
Related Mcqs:
- Marlowe’s poem ’The Passionate Shepherd to His Love’ begins with the line “Come live with me and be my love”; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line ?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Thomas Kyd
C. John Dryden
D. John Donne - Native Son was written by___________________?
A. Jean Toomer.
B. Richard Wright.
C. Ralph Ellison.
D. James Baldwin. - The shepherd in “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is_________________?
A. sentimental
B. practical
C. irresponsible
D. romantic - Othello gave Desdemona _____________as a token of love?
A. Ring
B. Handkerchief
C. Pendant
D. Bengals - How is Dante’s relationship with Beatrice an example of courtly love ?
A. The relationship watches Dante pass through stages of love for Beatrice’s physical, moral, and divine beauty.
B. The relationship provides an example of passionate love rather than arranged matches.
C. The relationship focuses on Beatrice’s chastity and purity.
D. All of the above - In Vita Nuova, how does Dante represent love ?
A. Love is an ennobling force that offers a chance for salvation.
B. Love is problematic for Dante, because Beatrice is considered impure.
C. Love has little to do with spirituality.
D. Love obscures all possibility for salvation. - From which of Shakespeare’s plays is this famous line: ’Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night’. ?
A. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
B. Hamlet
C. Othello
D. Romeo and Juliet - What author fell in love with Anne Boleyn while she was married to King Henry VIII ?
A. Sir Philip Sidney
B. Sir Thomas More
C. Thomas Wyatt
D. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey - Which of the following themes/motifs was/were often found in literature of “courtly love” ?
A. nobility
B. adultery
C. chastity
D. All of the Above - Who, among the following English playwrights, scripted the film Shakespeare in Love ?
A. Alan Bennett
B. Caryl Churchill
C. Tom Stoppard
D. Harold Pinter
