A. John Milton
B. Charles Dickens
C. John Webster
D. Daniel Defoe
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - Who wrote the book ‘Lord Jim: A Tale ?
A. Oscar Wilde
B. Joseph Conrad
C. Thomas Hardy
D. Rudyard Kipling - Who wrote ’The Winter’s Tale ?’
A. George Bernard Shaw
B. John Dryden
C. Christopher Marlowe
D. William Shakespeare - Who is the writer of the poem ‘Nun Priest’s Tale’ ?
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Cynewulf
C. Robert Browning
D. Shelley - What type of myth is the tale “The Jealous Uncle” ?
A. Origin tale
B. Trickster tale
C. Hero tale
D. A fable - Define trickster tale ?
A. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.
B. The struggle found in fiction
C. Giving human qualities to animals or objects
D. A story about a mischievous, supernatural being - What is the author’s purpose in the Zuni origin tale “The Flood” ?
A. To include the tribe’s favorite food, corn, into the myth
B. To warn its youth about the consequences of promiscutiy and other inquities
C. To explain how floods came into existence
D. To explain how earthquakes came into existence - In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?
A. The knight had not finished his tale.
B. The miller did not ask politely.
C. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
D. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him. - Which of the following themes appears in “The Miller’s Tale” ?
A. The misuse of scripture
B. The contrast between vulgar love and courtly love
C. The misdirected kiss
D. All of these answers - 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.
