Which of the following is considered the first great work in world literature ___________?

Related Mcqs:

1. This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

2. Who is the first great modernist of English Literature ?

   A. Roger Bacon
   B. Robert Browning
   C. Geoffrey Chaucer
   D. Cynewulf

3. Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. Great Britain is also a political entity consisting of following autonomous countries including?

   A. England and Scotland
   B. Wales and Scotland
   C. England, Wales and Scotland
   D. Great British itself is an island country

   Submitted by: Muhammad Abdullah

4. Which work of William Wordsworth, with the joint publication with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature ?

   A. The Excursion
   B. The Prelude
   C. Lyrical Ballads
   D. Poems, in Two Volumes

5. Which setting could you not imagine a work of Romantic literature employing ?

   A. a field of daffodils
   B. the “Orient”
   C. a graveyard
   D. All of the above would be appropriate settings for Romantic literature.

6. Of which poet was it said ’Even if he’s not a great poet, he’s certainly a great something’ ?

   A. Elliot
   B. Kipling
   C. Cummings
   D. Brooke

7. Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work ?

   A. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune
   B. The Spanish Tragedy
   C. Jeronimo
   D. Cornelia

8. Mr. Covey entered the stable with a long rope; and just as I was half out of the loft, he caught hold of my legs, and was about tying me. As soon as I found what he was up to, I gave a sudden spring, and as I did so, he holding to my legs, I was brought sprawling on the stable floor. Mr. Covey seemed now to think he had me, and could do what he pleased; but at this moment—from whence came the spirit I don’t know—I resolved to fight; and, suiting my action the resolution, I seized Covey hard by the throat, and as I did so, I rose. He held on to me, and I to him. … He trembled like a leaf. …We were at it for nearly two hours. Covey at length let me go, puffing and blowing at a great rate, saying that if I had not resisted, he would not have whipped me half so much. The truth was, that he had not whipped me at all. I considered him as getting entirely the worst end of the bargain; for he had drawn no blood from me, but I had from him_____________?

   A. Fredrick Douglass
   B. John Winthrop
   C. Benjamin Frankin
   D. William Apess

9. Which of the following contributed to the rise of vernacular literature ?

   A. Most professional scribes found it difficult to write in Medieval Latin.
   B. The spoken language tended to take precedence in areas where the Church was weak.
   C. Official documents were written in spoken language.
   D. All of the above

10. Which of the following themes/motifs was/were often found in literature of “courtly love” ?

    A. nobility
    B. adultery
    C. chastity
    D. All of the Above