English Lecturer Test 100 Important Mcqs Set-3

1- English replaced French as the language of Parliament in:

A. 13th century
B. 14th century
C. 15th century
D. 16th century

Answer : B. 14th century

2- Edward III is associated with:

A. Civil War
B. Norman Conquest
C. War of Roses
D. Hundred Years’ War

Answer : D. Hundred Years’ War

3- Geoffrey Chaucer is known as:

A. Father of Criticism
B. Father of Novel
C. Father of English Poetry
D. Father of English Drama

Answer : C. Father of English Poetry

4- Vellum refers to:

A. Paper pulp
B. Animal skin parchment 
C. Stone engraving
D. Wooden tablet

Answer : B. Animal skin parchment

5- Many medieval manuscripts were destroyed during:

A. Black Death
B. Dissolution of Monasteries
C. Renaissance
D. Norman invasion

Answer : B. Dissolution of Monasteries

6- Oldest Anglo-Saxon literary work is:

A. Beowulf
B. Piers Plowman
C. Canterbury Tales
D. King Alfred’s Laws

Answer : D. King Alfred’s Laws

7- First English Christian king was:

A. Ethelbert
B. Alfred
C. Edward
D. William

Answer : A. Ethelbert

8- “Kenning” is a:

A. Metaphor compound
B. Rhyme scheme
C. Meter form
D. Sonnet type

Answer : A. Metaphor compound

9- Old English poetry mainly uses:

A. Rhyme
B. Alliteration
C. Free verse
D. Blank verse

Answer : B. Alliteration

10- Litotes is:

A. Repetition
B. Comparison
C. Understatement
D. Exaggeration

Answer : C. Understatement

11- “The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” is a:

A. Poem
B. Historical record
C. Novel
D. Drama

Answer : B. Historical record

12- Beowulf belongs to:

A. Modern age
B. Victorian age
C. Renaissance
D. Anglo-Saxon period

Answer : D. Anglo-Saxon period

13- “The Wife’s Lament” is an example of:

A. Lyric poetry
B. Epic poetry
C. Drama
D. Satire

Answer : A. Lyric poetry

14- Norman Conquest occurred in:

A. 1066
B. 1200
C. 1300
D. 1400

Answer : A. 1066

15- Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain around:

A. 450 AD 
B. 800 AD
C. 1066 AD
D. 1200 AD

Answer : A. 450 AD

16- “Caedmon” is known for:

A. Essays
B. Novels
C. Religious poetry
D. Drama

Answer : C. Religious poetry

17- “The Dream of the Rood” is a:

A. Epic
B. Religious poem
C. Novel
D. Comedy

Answer : B. Religious poem

18- The term “romance” originally meant:

A. Love story
B. French vernacular story
C. Latin drama
D. Greek epic

Answer : B. French vernacular story

19- “Arthurian legends” mainly describe:

A. Roman wars
B. Greek gods
C. Viking invasions
D. King Arthur’s knights 

Answer : D. King Arthur’s knights

20- “Domesday Book” was compiled under:

A. Alfred
B. Edward III
C. William the Conqueror
D. Henry VIII

Answer : C. William the Conqueror

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