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Q1: Who was the 'father of poetry' in English Literature?
Ans. Geoffrey Chaucer
Q2: When Chaucer died in?
Ans. 1400
Q3:'If Chaucer is the father of English poetry, he is the grandfather of English fiction.'
Who expressed this opinion?
Ans. G. K. Chesterton.
Q4: Who introduced the heroic couplet into English verse and inverted the rhyme royal?
Ans. Chaucer
Q5: In which tale of Chaucer, a daughter is killed by her father?
Ans. The Physician's Tale
Q6: In Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' which tale deals with two young Theban warriors ?
Ans. The Night Tale
Q7: In which story of Canterbury Tales the character of Griselda appears ?
Ans. The Clerk's Tale
Q8: Chaucer's first attempt in English to use the heroic couplet occurs in -
Ans. 'The Legend of Good Women
Q9: Chaucer has been hailed as-
Ans. 'The morning star of Renaissance'
Q10: The Book of Duchess is a/an-
Ans. allegory
Q11: Chaucerian seven line stanza is also known as-
Ans. Rime Royal
Q12: 'The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman' is written by-
Ans. William Langland
Q13: 'Piers the Plowman' is a/an-
Ans. allegory on human life
Q14: John Gower wrote his first poem 'Speculum Meditantis' in-
Ans. French
Q15: John Gower wrote his second poem 'Vox Clamantis' in-
Ans. Latin
Q16: John Gower's third poem 'Confessio Amantis' in -
Ans. English
Q17: Wycliff's translation of the Bible appeared in -
Ans. 1380
Q18: John Wycliff is called-
Ans. 'The morning star of Reformation'
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MCQs on Middle English Period short type questions Answers
Q19: The Peasants' revolt' began in-
Ans. 1381
Q20: The War of Roses took place during the period -
Ans. 1455-1485
Q21: Who are known as 'Lollards'?
Ans. John Wycliff and his followers
Q22: The Peasants' Revolt' is also known as -
Ans. Tyler's Rebellion
Q23: Caxton sets up printing press at Westminister in-
Ans. 1476
Q25: The first book printed in England was-
Ans. 'The Dictes and Sayengis of Philosophers'
Q26: The Mystery Plays dealt with-
Ans. Biblical theme
Q27: Who is known as the most gifted writer of Interlude?
Ans. John Heywood
Q28: Who restored Roman Catholicism in England?
Ans. Queen Elizabeth I
Q29: The reign-period of Queen Elizabeth I is-
Ans. 1558-1603
Q30: 'Voyages and Discoveries' has been written by-
Ans. Hakluyt
Q31: 'Songs ans Sonnet' known as Tottle's Miscellany, appeared in-
Ans. 1557
Q32: Who introduced sonnet first time in English Poetry?
Ans. Wyatt and Surrey
Q33: 'Astrophel and Stella' was written by-
Ans. Sydney
Q34: 'Arcadia' is a - Ans. Romance
Q35: Who wrote 'Epithalamion' ?
Ans. Spenser
Q36: Epithalamion' commemorates the occasion of -
Ans. Spenser's marriage with Elizabeth Boyle
Q37: Who is the central character in 'The Faeries Queen'?
Ans. Prince Arthur
Q38: 'Amoretti is a collection of ----- sonnets.
Ans. 84 Sonnets
Q39: The twelve knight in 'The Faerie Queen' represents twelve-
Ans. Virtues
Q40: Thomas Moore's 'Utopia' was published in -
Ans. 1516
Q41: 'Utopia' is described as - Ans.
Ans. 'the prologue to the Renaissance'
Q42: Which is the first important treatise on education?
Ans. 'The School Master'
Q43: The third edition of Bacon's Essays containing 58 essays appeared in -
Ans. 1625
Q44: 'The Unfortunate Traveller or The Life of Jack Wilton' is written by -
Ans. Thomas Nashe, it is the first picaresque novel in English.
Q45: Who wrote the first revenge tragedy?
Ans. Ben Johnson
Q46: Marlow's blank verse is also known as-
Ans. Mighty Line
Q47: Who coined the phrase 'Marlowe's Mighty Line' ?
Ans. Ben Johnson
Q48: The first Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays was printed in-
Ans. 1623
Q49: The name of Shakespeare's birth place is -
Ans. Sratford-upon-Avon
Q50: The sub-title of Shakespeare's ' The Twelfth Night' is -
Ans. What you Will
Shakespeare's 'All's Well That Ends Well' is called a -
Ans. problem comedy
'The Advancement of Learning' was written by-
Ans. Sir Francis Bacon
"If music be the food of love, play on"
The line is taken from-
Ans. The Twelfth Night
'Dido, the Queen of Carthage' was written by-
Ans. Christopher Marlowe
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