English Literature MCQs
English Literature MCQs encompass key literary periods, famous authors, genres, and literary techniques. Designed for university students and competitive exams like CSS and lecturers’ tests, these MCQs test knowledge on drama, prose, poetry, and criticism. Whether it's Chaucer, Shakespeare, Romantic poets, or modern literature, the questions help deepen literary analysis and appreciation. Perfect for academic revision and entrance test preparation.
Q: The Metaphysical poets were known for
A) Simplicity of language
B) Pastoral themes
C) Use of conceits
D) Folk ballads
Q: The father of English tragedy
A) Christopher Marlowe
B) William Shakespeare
C) Thomas Kyd
D) Ben Jonson
Q: The author who created the character Sherlock Holmes
A) H.G. Wells
B) Arthur Conan Doyle
C) Wilkie Collins
D) Edgar Allan Poe
Q: The period in which Chaucer wrote
A) Elizabethan
B) Victorian
C) Anglo-Saxon
D) Middle English
Q: The Romantic poet who died at a young age of tuberculosis
A) William Blake
B) Lord Byron
C) John Keats
D) Percy Shelley
Q: The meaning of the term “epiphany” in literature
A) A long poem
B) A tragic flaw
C) A sudden realization
D) A flashback
Q: The genre of Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
A) Tragedy
B) History
C) Comedy
D) Epic