A. Shakespeare
B. Franklin
C. Carlyle
D. Alexander Pope
Related Mcqs:
- When did Christopher Marlow die ?
A. 30 May 1593
B. 12 September 1598
C. 26 April 1601
D. 15 February 1611 - At what age did Christopher Marlow die ?
A. 33
B. 29
C. 47
D. 54 - When did William Wordsworth die ?
A. 12 January 1842
B. 7 June 1849
C. 3 November 1852
D. 23 April 1850 - Following are the lines of: “I’m your wife if you marry me If not, I’ll die your maid to be your fellow You may deny me, but I’ll be your servant Whether you deny or not” ?
A. Hamlet
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. Tempest
D. Othello - In the play, “Henry V,” who states that “If we are marked to die, we are enough/To do our country loss__________” (IV.iii.20-21) ?
A. Falstaff
B. Henry V
C. Nim
D. Catherine - How does Queen Gertrude die ?
A. Accidentally stabbed by Laertes.
B. Drowns in the river outside the castle.
C. Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes.
D. Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet’s cup. - How does St. Clare die ?
A. He drowns
B. He suffers a heart attack
C. He is poisoned
D. He is stabbed - When did John Milton die ?
A. 4 February 1702
B. 2 June 1700
C. 17 April 1688
D. 8 November 1674 - Wilfred Owen’s “Anthem for Doomed Youth” begins with the following lines: “What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?/ Only the monstrous anger of the guns./ Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle/Can patter out their hasty orisons.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines ?
A. These lines suggest that it was difficult to define patriotism during the Great War, but soldiers who died in battle provided the best example of patriotism.
B. These lines suggest that the Great War lasted much longer than it should have.
C. These lines equate humans with animals, and they anthropomorphize weapons to show a world where there is no place for human values.
D. These lines represent a modern funeral dirge that mimics the rhythm of ancient Greek funeral dirges. - Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” opens with the following lines: “If I should die, think only this of me:/That there’s some corner of a foreign field/That is for ever England.” Which of the following statements best describes these lines and Brooke’s poem as a whole ?
A. These lines and the poem as a whole use both the political concept of a nation and the spiritual concept of eternity to give meaning to soldiers’ deaths on the battlefield.
B. These lines and the poem as a whole are primarily concerned with the extension of Britain’s imperial power.
C. These lines and the poem as a whole seek to directly express the horrors of war.
D. These lines and the poem as a whole rely on assonance to magnify the critique of war expressed in the poem.