All Free English Literature MCQs with Answers
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- A. Temperance
- B. Silence
- C. Order
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Temperance, silence and order all appear in Franklin’s list of thirteen virtues. Therefore none of the listed virtues is excluded.
Correct answer: None of the above- A. Journal
- B. History
- C. Article
- D. Legend
Explanation: A journal is a day-by-day record of personal experiences, observations, or events.
Correct answer: Journal- A. General History of Virginia
- B. Puritan Sermons
- C. The story of Plymouth Plantation
- D. Pride and Prejudice
Explanation: William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation describes the Plymouth settlers’ early struggles and their assistance from Native Americans…
Correct answer: The story of Plymouth Plantation- A. Bear
- B. Fox
- C. Deer
- D. Cougar
Explanation: In the Eskimo animal tale, the Bear is presented as Hare’s grandfather through human-like family relationships.
Correct answer: Bear- A. Horse
- B. Fox
- C. Eagle
- D. Deer
Explanation: The eagle is associated with strength, courage, and elevated vision in the Eskimo cultural imagination.
Correct answer: Eagle- A. The youngest member
- B. The oldest member
- C. The priest's son
- D. The chief's son
Explanation: The priest’s son could not overlook the wrongdoing committed by the other members of the Corn Clan.
Correct answer: The priest's son- A. The Eskimo's felt that family was important and to try to harm a family member was not normal or natural
- B. The pronunciation of Eskimo names are impossible so the author decided that this was easy for the reader
- C. All Eskimo myths name the antagonist the "Unnatural Uncle"
- D. Since this tale is from the oral tradition, the characters had no names and when the myth was written down this is the name that was given
Explanation: The uncle is called “Unnatural” because the Eskimo moral code treats family loyalty as natural and harming a relative as deeply abnormal.
Correct answer: The Eskimo's felt that family was important and to try to harm a family member was not normal or natural- A. Mrs. Mallard
- B. Mrs. Mallard's sister Josephine
- C. Mr. Mallard
- D. a third person
Explanation: “The Story of an Hour” is narrated in the third person, with access mainly to Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts and emotional responses.
Correct answer: a third person- A. 1952
- B. 1954
- C. 1956
- D. 1958
Explanation: Ernest Hemingway received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954, after the international recognition gained through works such as “The Old…
Correct answer: 1954- A. The Burning of Our House
- B. The Story of Plymouth Plantation
- C. Sinners in the Hand
- D. The Wonders of the Invisible World
Explanation: Cotton Mather’s account of the Salem witch trials was published as The Wonders of the Invisible World.
Correct answer: The Wonders of the Invisible World- A. Spiders of the World
- B. Hands of Satan
- C. Hell and Salem
- D. Sinners in the Hand...
Explanation: The image of God holding sinners over Hell like a spider over a fire comes from Jonathan Edwards’s sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry…
Correct answer: Sinners in the Hand...- A. a clean well-lighted place
- B. the old waiter
- C. the old man
- D. liquor
Explanation: In Hemingway’s “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” the clean, bright café represents order, dignity, and refuge from the darkness and…
Correct answer: a clean well-lighted place- A. Doctrine of Stoicism
- B. Doctrine of Gnosticism
- C. Doctrine of Materialism
- D. Doctrine of salvation by faith alone
Explanation: Antinomianism is the belief that moral law is not binding on those saved through faith, often expressed as salvation by faith alone.
Correct answer: Doctrine of salvation by faith alone- A. Samson Occcum
- B. John Winthrop
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. Mayflower Compact
Explanation: This passage comes from Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography, where he describes his plan for achieving moral perfection through thirteen…
Correct answer: Benjamin Franklin- A. Civil Disobedience
- B. Walden
- C. Herald of Freedom
- D. Life without principle
Explanation: “The Battle of the Ants” appears as a chapter in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden.
Correct answer: Walden- A. Brown
- B. Brom Bones
- C. Rip
- D. Dupin
Explanation: Dupin is describing Minister D in Poe’s “The Purloined Letter.” The references to mathematics, poetry, political intrigue and courtly…
Correct answer: Dupin- A. Fredrick Douglass
- B. John Winthrop
- C. Benjamin Franklin
- D. William Apess
Explanation: This passage comes from Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography, where he explains how he rose from poverty to prosperity and reputation.
Correct answer: Benjamin Franklin- A. Communism
- B. Revolution
- C. An independent nation of independent individuals
- D. Abolition
Explanation: The statement supports the ideal of a nation made up of self-reliant, independent individuals rather than people controlled by imposed…
Correct answer: An independent nation of independent individuals- A. Robert Frost
- B. Walt Whitman
- C. Henry David Thoreau
- D. Herman Melville
Explanation: Henry David Thoreau is the author of Walden, in which he advocates simple living, self-reliance, and close contact with nature.
Correct answer: Henry David Thoreau- A. a vision for himself
- B. inner strength
- C. his own life
- D. a will not to depend on others
Explanation: The intended educational ideal is inner strength, because a child surrounded by technology needs judgment, independence, and emotional…
Correct answer: inner strength