Who wrote ’The Winter’s Tale ?’

Related Mcqs:

1. Who wrote ‘Hard Times’ and ‘A tale of two Cities’ ?

   A. John Milton
   B. Charles Dickens
   C. John Webster
   D. Daniel Defoe

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

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

3. in which language the stories of Canterbury tale are written ?

   A. French
   B. Latin
   C. Middle english
   D. English

4. The Canterbury Tales is an unfinished work, wherein each pilgrim was supposed to tell more than one tale. How many tales did Chaucer originally envision each pilgrim telling ?

   A. four
   B. six
   C. two
   D. one

5. What animal is personified as the trickster in the Winnebago tale ?

   A. Bear
   B. Coyote
   C. Snake
   D. Hare

6. What type of myth is the tale “The Jealous Uncle” ?

   A. Origin tale
   B. Trickster tale
   C. Hero tale
   D. A fable

7. According to the tale, what horrible crime did the ucle commit ?

   A. He killed all of the old people
   B. He killed all of the female children
   C. He killed all of the male children
   D. He killed all of the women

8. A critic examining John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses on the physical description of the Garden of Eden, on the symbols of hands, seed, and flower, and on the characters of Adam, Eve, Satan, and God. He pays special attention to the epic similes and metaphors and the point of view from which the tale is being told. He looks for meaning in the text itself, and does not refer to any biography of Milton. He is most likely a critic ?

   A. Reader Response
   B. Feminist
   C. Mimetic
   D. Formalist

9. In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?

   A. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
   B. Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
   C. Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
   D. Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.

10. In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what does Alisoun say women want most ?

    A. freedom
    B. love
    C. education
    D. chastity