The second series of Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb was published in ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The Essays of Elia was first published in book form in_____________?

   A. 1795
   B. 1807
   C. 1823
   D. 1829

2. ‘Essays of Elia’ was written by______________?

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

3. Essays of Ella are ?

   A. full of didactic sermonising
   B. practically autobiographical fragments
   C. remarkable for their aphoristic style
   D. satirical and critical

4. Who was Charles Parnell ?

   A. a popular symbol of Irish nationalism
   B. an Irish representative in the British Parliament
   C. the founder of the Catholic Land League
   D. All of the Above

5. Which of the following is true of Charles Baudelaire’s “Bénédiction” ?

   A. It was originally written in English.
   B. It celebrates the almost divine power of the poet.
   C. It suggests that poetry is demonic in nature.
   D. Both A and B

6. Restored to the throne in 1660, Charles II ruled_______________?

   A. with an absolute prerogative his father would have envied.
   B. through a system of draconian military courts.
   C. with deference to Parliament’s legislative supremacy.
   D. only a small area around London and Oxford.

7. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens involves which two cities ?

   A. London and Rome
   B. Paris and Rome
   C. London and Paris
   D. Berlin and London

8. Which one is the unfinished novel of Charles Dickens____________?

   A. Dombey and Son
   B. Little Dorrit
   C. Our Mutual Friend
   D. Edwin Drood

9. Charles W. Chesnutt used vernacular speech to________________?

   A. Explain how African Americans could not learn standard English
   B. Make his written inaccessible to white audiences
   C. To encourage feelings of pride in African American readers
   D. Challenge American stereotypes about race

10. 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.