❖ 1. Who is considered the father of English poetry?
Ⓐ Geoffrey Chaucer Ⓑ Edmund Spenser Ⓒ John Milton Ⓓ William Langland
✔ Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer।
📘 Explanation: Geoffrey Chaucer (1340–1400) is called the Father of English poetry for his Canterbury Tales and for shaping Middle English into a literary language.
❖ 2. The term "Father of English Prose" is often applied to—
Ⓐ King Alfred Ⓑ Roger Ascham Ⓒ Francis Bacon Ⓓ Thomas Malory
✔ Answer: Francis Bacon।
📘 Explanation: Francis Bacon (1561–1626) is regarded as the Father of English prose for his lucid, aphoristic, and scientific style in essays like Of Studies.
❖ 3. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was first initiated during the reign of—
Ⓐ Alfred the Great Ⓑ William the Conqueror Ⓒ Henry II Ⓓ Edward III
✔ Answer: Alfred the Great।
📘 Explanation: King Alfred the Great (871–899) encouraged learning and had the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle compiled to record events in Old English prose.
❖ 4. “Beowulf” is an example of—
Ⓐ Romance Ⓑ Epic Ⓒ Ballad Ⓓ Elegy
✔ Answer: Epic।
📘 Explanation: Beowulf is the oldest surviving English epic poem, telling the heroic deeds of Beowulf in Old English alliterative verse.
❖ 5. Who is called the “Morning Star of Reformation”?
Ⓐ Martin Luther Ⓑ John Wycliffe Ⓒ John Knox Ⓓ Thomas More
✔ Answer: John Wycliffe।
📘 Explanation: John Wycliffe (1328–1384) translated the Bible into English and opposed Church corruption, anticipating the Reformation.
Ⓐ William Langland Ⓑ Chaucer Ⓒ Spenser Ⓓ John Skelton
✔ Answer: William Langland।
📘 Explanation: William Langland wrote Piers Plowman, an allegorical poem of social and spiritual criticism in Middle English.
❖ 7. The first complete translation of the Bible into English was made by—
Ⓐ John Wycliffe Ⓑ William Tyndale Ⓒ Miles Coverdale Ⓓ King James I
✔ Answer: John Wycliffe।
📘 Explanation: John Wycliffe and his followers, the Lollards, completed the first English Bible in the 14th century, making scripture accessible to the common people.
❖ 8. The Faerie Queene is written by—
Ⓐ Spenser Ⓑ Milton Ⓒ Dryden Ⓓ Pope
✔ Answer: Spenser।
📘 Explanation: Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene (1590) is an allegorical epic celebrating Elizabeth I and Protestant virtues, written in Spenserian stanza.
❖ 9. Who is known as “The Poet’s Poet”?
Ⓐ Edmund Spenser Ⓑ Chaucer Ⓒ Milton Ⓓ Shakespeare
✔ Answer: Edmund Spenser।
📘 Explanation: Edmund Spenser earned the title “Poet’s Poet” because later poets like Milton, Keats, and Tennyson admired his imaginative allegory and rich poetic style.
❖ 10. The Elizabethan age is often called the age of—
Ⓐ Milton Ⓑ Spenser Ⓒ Shakespeare Ⓓ Chaucer
✔ Answer: Shakespeare।
📘 Explanation: The Elizabethan Age (1558–1603) is called the “Age of Shakespeare” for his unmatched contribution to drama and poetry during Queen Elizabeth’s reign.
❖ 11. The play Doctor Faustus was written by—
Ⓐ Ben Jonson Ⓑ Christopher Marlowe Ⓒ Shakespeare Ⓓ Webster
✔ Answer: Christopher Marlowe।
📘 Explanation: Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593) wrote Doctor Faustus, a tragedy that explores ambition, knowledge, and the consequences of making a pact with the devil.
❖ 12. Which poet is called “The Bard of Avon”?
Ⓐ Chaucer Ⓑ Shakespeare Ⓒ Milton Ⓓ Byron
✔ Answer: Shakespeare।
📘 Explanation: William Shakespeare is called the “Bard of Avon” because he was born at Stratford-upon-Avon and became England’s greatest poet and dramatist.
❖ 13. Hamlet belongs to which genre?
Ⓐ Tragedy Ⓑ Comedy Ⓒ History Ⓓ Romance
✔ Answer: Tragedy।
📘 Explanation: Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, dealing with themes of revenge, corruption, and the complexity of human action.
❖ 14. Who wrote Areopagitica?
Ⓐ Bacon Ⓑ Milton Ⓒ Bunyan Ⓓ Locke
✔ Answer: Milton।
📘 Explanation: John Milton wrote Areopagitica (1644), a famous prose work defending the freedom of the press against censorship.
❖ 15. Paradise Lost was published in—
Ⓐ 1667 Ⓑ 1650 Ⓒ 1704 Ⓓ 1623
✔ Answer: 1667।
📘 Explanation: John Milton’s Paradise Lost was first published in 1667 in ten books, later revised into twelve, narrating the fall of man.
❖ 16. Who wrote Pilgrim’s Progress?
Ⓐ Milton Ⓑ Bunyan Ⓒ Spenser Ⓓ Chaucer
✔ Answer: Bunyan।
📘 Explanation: John Bunyan (1628–1688) wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress, an allegorical Christian prose narrative about the spiritual journey of the protagonist, Christian.
❖ 17. The Metaphysical poets flourished during the—
Ⓐ Renaissance Ⓑ Elizabethan Age Ⓒ Jacobean Age Ⓓ Romantic Age
✔ Answer: Jacobean Age।
📘 Explanation: Metaphysical poets like John Donne, Herbert, and Marvell wrote during the Jacobean era (1603–1625), characterized by intellectual poetry and unusual metaphors.
❖ 18. Who is the leader of the Metaphysical poets?
Ⓐ John Donne Ⓑ George Herbert Ⓒ Andrew Marvell Ⓓ Henry Vaughan
✔ Answer: John Donne।
📘 Explanation: John Donne (1572–1631) is considered the leader of the Metaphysical poets, known for his complex metaphors, wit, and intellectual themes.
❖ 19. An Essay of Dramatic Poesy was written by—
Ⓐ Pope Ⓑ Dryden Ⓒ Johnson Ⓓ Addison
✔ Answer: Dryden।
📘 Explanation: John Dryden (1631–1700) wrote An Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668), defending classical rules in drama and comparing English and French drama.
❖ 20. The Restoration period began in—
Ⓐ 1649 Ⓑ 1660 Ⓒ 1688 Ⓓ 1700
✔ Answer: 1660।
📘 Explanation: The Restoration period began in 1660 with the return of Charles II to the English throne, reviving theater, poetry, and prose in England.
❖ 21. The Diary is the famous work of—
Ⓐ Samuel Pepys Ⓑ Addison Ⓒ Steele Ⓓ Johnson
✔ Answer: Samuel Pepys।
📘 Explanation: Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) wrote a famous diary that provides first-hand accounts of events like the Great Fire of London and daily life in Restoration England.
❖ 22. The first English novel is generally considered to be—
Ⓐ Robinson Crusoe Ⓑ Pamela Ⓒ Gulliver’s Travels Ⓓ Pilgrim’s Progress
✔ Answer: Robinson Crusoe।
📘 Explanation: Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) is considered the first English novel, combining adventure narrative with realism.
❖ 23. Who is the author of Gulliver’s Travels?
Ⓐ Jonathan Swift Ⓑ Daniel Defoe Ⓒ Samuel Richardson Ⓓ Goldsmith
✔ Answer: Jonathan Swift।
📘 Explanation: Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) wrote Gulliver’s Travels (1726), a satirical prose narrative critiquing human nature and contemporary society.
❖ 24. Pamela was written by—
Ⓐ Henry Fielding Ⓑ Samuel Richardson Ⓒ Laurence Sterne Ⓓ Tobias Smollett
✔ Answer: Samuel Richardson।
📘 Explanation: Samuel Richardson (1689–1761) wrote Pamela (1740), a novel in epistolary form, marking the rise of the English novel and sentimentalism.
❖ 25. The poet of The Deserted Village is—
Ⓐ Oliver Goldsmith Ⓑ Thomas Gray Ⓒ William Collins Ⓓ William Cowper
✔ Answer: Oliver Goldsmith।
📘 Explanation: Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774) wrote The Deserted Village (1770), lamenting rural depopulation and the social impact of wealth.
❖ 26. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is by—
Ⓐ Thomas Gray Ⓑ William Collins Ⓒ William Cowper Ⓓ James Thomson
✔ Answer: Thomas Gray।
📘 Explanation: Thomas Gray (1716–1771) composed Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751), reflecting on mortality, life, and the common people.
❖ 27. The Rape of the Lock was written by—
Ⓐ Jonathan Swift Ⓑ John Dryden Ⓒ Alexander Pope Ⓓ Joseph Addison
✔ Answer: Alexander Pope।
📘 Explanation: Alexander Pope (1688–1744) wrote The Rape of the Lock (1712), a mock-heroic poem satirizing high society with wit and elegance.
❖ 28. Who is the greatest literary critic of the 18th century?
Ⓐ Samuel Johnson Ⓑ John Dryden Ⓒ Joseph Addison Ⓓ Richard Steele
✔ Answer: Samuel Johnson।
📘 Explanation: Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) is the greatest literary critic of the 18th century, author of A Dictionary of the English Language and Lives of the Poets.
❖ 29. The Romantic Revival in English poetry began with the publication of—
Ⓐ Lyrical Ballads Ⓑ Childe Harold Ⓒ The Prelude Ⓓ Queen Mab
✔ Answer: Lyrical Ballads।
📘 Explanation: Lyrical Ballads (1798) by Wordsworth and Coleridge marked the beginning of English Romantic poetry, emphasizing emotion, nature, and simplicity.
❖ 30. Lyrical Ballads was published in—
Ⓐ 1798 Ⓑ 1805 Ⓒ 1818 Ⓓ 1821
✔ Answer: 1798।
📘 Explanation: The first edition of Lyrical Ballads was published in 1798, officially launching the English Romantic movement.
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