English Literature MCQs

English Literature MCQs cover major literary periods, renowned authors, genres, and techniques. Ideal for CSS, lecturer tests, and academic exams, they enhance understanding of drama, poetry, prose, and criticism from Chaucer to modern literature.

Q: Animal Farm is an allegory by
A) Virginia Woolf
B) George Orwell
C) John Galsworthy
D) Joseph Conrad
Q: Ode to a Nightingale was written by
A) William Blake
B) Percy Shelley
C) John Keats
D) William Collins
Q: The figure of Satan in Paradise Lost is portrayed as
A) Tragic hero
B) Comedic character
C) Religious guide
D) Symbol of peace
Q: Modernism in literature emerged during
A) Renaissance
B) Enlightenment
C) Early 20th century
D) Romantic era
Q: Dr. Faustus was written by
A) William Shakespeare
B) Ben Jonson
C) Christopher Marlowe
D) Thomas More