Who wrote the fantasy novel ’The Lord of the Rings’ ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The author of novel ” The Lord of the rings” is ____________?

   A. Thomas Hardy
   B. R R Tolkien

   C. Mary Shelly
   D. Ian Fleming

   Submitted by: Ali Hassan

2. 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

3. One purpose of LITERARY CRITICISM is described below: A formalist approach might enable us to choose between a reading which sees the dissolution of society in Lord of the Flies as being caused by too strict a suppression of the “bestial” side of man and one which sees it as resulting from too little suppression. We can look to the text and ask: What textual evidence is there for the suppression or indulgence of the “bestial” side of man? Does Ralph suppress Jack when he tries to indulge his bestial side in hunting? Does it appear from the text that an imposition of stricter law and order would have prevented the breakdown? Did it work in the “grownup” world of the novel? What purpose does this prescribe to ?

   A. To help resolve a question, problem, or difficulty in the reading.
   B. To help decide which is the better of two conflicting readings.
   C. To enable to form judgments about literature.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

4. Who wrote the book ‘Lord Jim: A Tale ?

   A. Oscar Wilde
   B. Joseph Conrad
   C. Thomas Hardy
   D. Rudyard Kipling

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. Mary Shelley wrote the novel Frankenstein in the form of a frame story that starts one character wring letters to his sister. Who is that character ?

   A. Captain Cooper
   B. Victor Frankenstein
   C. Captain Robert Walton
   D. Sergent Thomas Vincent

10. Who wrote The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, a novel that abandons clock time for psychological time ?

    A. Henry Fielding
    B. Laurence Sterne
    C. Samuel Richardson
    D. Tobias Smollett