Solved mcqs for all literature exam

Most important solved questions for all literature exam..

The Wanderer" is an old English poem that consists

Ans: 115 Lines of alliterative verse

. A poem that mourns a loss, or has the more general meaning of a simply sorrowful piece of writing is called;

Ans: Elegy

The English Literature is generally seen as beginning with the;

Ans: Epic Poem Beowulf

Normans conquered the England in

Ans: 1066

Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament and polite society
during the reign of Normans?

Ans: Law French

Who translated the Bible in the Middle English Period?

Ans: Wycliffe

Which pre-Reformation movement rejected many of the distinctive teachings of the
Roman Catholic Church?

Ans: The Lollard Movement

. The term "Lollard" refers to whom?

Ans: The followers of John Wycliffe

A prominent theologian who was dismissed from the University of Oxfard in 1381 for
criticism of the Church was;

Ans: John Wycliffe

 Middle English Period lasts up till the;

Ans: 1470

 Patience and Purity are alliterative poems written by;

Ans: Sir Gawain

. What is the term "Chancery Standard" meant in English Literature?

Ans: A form of London-based English

 Where is the Geoffrey Chaucer buried in?

Ans: Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey

Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for his;

Ans: Canterbury Tales