Miniver scorned the gold he sought. Here gold refers to______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Miniver Cheevy’s name satirically hints at his_________________?

   A. a minimalist achievements in life
   B. magnanimous life style
   C. brave approach to life
   D. hard work and sensitivity towards the society

2. Before humans were sold as commodities, what item was highly sought after in West Africa ?

   A. Diamonds
   B. Land
   C. Gold
   D. Gasoline

3. In the phrase, “thy seed shall bruise our foe,” the “seed” refers to______________?

   A. The Tree of Knowledge
   B. Adam
   C. Cane and Abel
   D. Jesus Christ

4. The Chartist Movement sought ?

   A. Protection of the political rights of the working class
   B. Recognition of chartered trading companies
   C. Political rights for women
   D. Protection of the political rights of the middle class

5. Elizabethans were notoriously superstitious. They feared witches, believed in magical animals, and sought good luck charms. What “science” did they utilize in trying to predict and control the future ?

   A. Alchemy
   B. Metallurgy
   C. Geocentricity
   D. Astrology

6. All works of the highest art are meant to______________?

   A. tingle our senses
   B. stir our intellect
   C. restore our skills for the art
   D. instill in us the sense of the art

7. She was a blooming lass of fresh eighteen, plump as a partridge, ripe and melting and rosy-cheeked as one of her father’s peaches, and universally famed, not merely for her beauty, but her vast expectations. . . . She wore ornaments of pure yellow gold to set off her charms, and a provokingly short petticoat to display the prettiest foot and ankle in the country round. This is_______________?

   A. Faith
   B. Madeline
   C. Magawisca
   D. Katrina

8. Complete the following sentence. In Pope’s The Rape of the Lock, elevated language functions primarily to______________?

   A. demonstrate the importance of the topic.
   B. set up the parody of the pretensions of the characters and their concerns.
   C. reveal the learnedness of the characters.
   D. elicit the sympathy of elite readers

9. Complete the following sentence. The Romantic movement is least closely related to______________?

   A. folklore.
   B. nationalism.
   C. parody.
   D. exoticism

10. In Chapter Three of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery, Washington’s primary goal is to______________?

    A. Get an education.
    B. Get a job.
    C. To be clean.
    D. To be a teacher