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: A dramatic monologue involves
A) Multiple voices
B) No characters
C) One speaker
D) Dialogue
Q: Lyrical Ballads marked the beginning of
A) Victorian prose
B) Elizabethan drama
C) Romantic poetry
D) Anglo-Saxon verse
Q: The term β€˜Metaphysical poets’ applies to
A) Milton
B) Donne and others
C) Chaucer
D) Shakespeare
Q: Frankenstein was authored by
A) Mary Shelley
B) Bram Stoker
C) Charles Dickens
D) H.G. Wells
Q: A soliloquy reveals
A) Setting
B) Plot
C) Inner thoughts
D) Conflict