‘The Rainbow’ is a novel written by______________?

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. Abslom, Absalom is a novel written by______________?

   A. Steinback
   B. Faulkner
   C. Hemingway
   D. Fitzgerald

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. ‘Hero and Hero worship’ was written by______________?

   A. Ruskin
   B. Carlyle
   C. Mill
   D. None of these

8. ‘Essays of Elia’ was written by______________?

   A. William Hazlitt
   B. Emily Dickinson
   C. Emily Bronte
   D. Charles Lamb

9. ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ is a poem written by______________?

   A. Robert Frost
   B. Emily Dickinson
   C. Mark Twain
   D. Walt Whitman

10. The novel ‘Talisman’ is written by_______________?

    A. Jane Austen
    B. Charles Dickens
    C. Sir Walter Scott
    D. Oliver Goldsmith