The churchyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral was well-known for its____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. What did T. S. Eliot attempt to combine, though not very successfully, in his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party ?

   A. regional dialect and political critique
   B. religious symbolism and society comedy
   C. iambic pentameter and sexual innuendo
   D. witty paradoxes and feminist diatribe

2. What did T. S. Eliot attempt to combine, though not very successfully, in his plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party ?

   A. regional dialect and political critique
   B. religious symbolism and society comedy
   C. iambic pentameter and sexual innuendo
   D. witty paradoxes and feminist diatribe

3. Murder in the Cathedral’ is a play written by___________?

   A. Shakespeare
   B. Marlowe
   C. Oscar Wilde
   D. T.S. Eliot

4. In Sons and Lovers, Paul Morel’s mother’s name is ?

   A. Susan
   B. Jane
   C. Gertrude
   D. Emily

5. Paul O’Brien contends that _____________make(s) Shelley a “radical.”?

   A. Shelley’s political beliefs
   B. Shelley’s sexuality
   C. Shelley’s love of Shakespeare
   D. Shelley’s relationship with Byron

6. Which Romantic author is the subject of Paul O’Brien’s essay “Prophet of the Revolution” ?

   A. Lord Byron
   B. Percy Shelley
   C. William Blake
   D. William Wordsworth

7. According to the literary critic, Paul Fussell, which of the following was a central trope of English poetry written during the Great War ?

   A. Patriotic imagery
   B. Irony
   C. Nihilism
   D. Apocalyptic imagery

8. Some critics argue that the use of dialect by such authors as Paul Laurence Dunbar and Charles Chesnutt did all of the following except_______________?

   A. Strengthened the African American’s place in the world of literature
   B. Perpetuated stereotypes
   C. Allowed African American authors to sell their works more widely to white audiences
   D. Showed that African Americans couldn’t speak properly.

9. In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “A Cabin Tale,” which character is a trickster figure?

   A. Weasel.
   B. Bear.
   C. The farmer.
   D. The young boy.

10. In Paul Laurence Dunbar’s “When Malindy Sings,” what kind of music is Malindy singing ?

    A. Cakewalk tunes.
    B. Gospel.
    C. Jazz.
    D. Blues.