All Free English Literature MCQs with Answers
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- A. A refusal to emphasize the innate goodness of humanity
- B. An emphasis on the power of sympathy to allow individuals to feel others' pain and joy
- C. A sense of awe in the power of the natural world
- D. A parody of the interest in emotion that developed out of the Enlightenment interest in reason
Explanation: Sentimentalism values emotional sensitivity and the power of sympathy, especially the ability to share another person's suffering or joy.
Correct answer: An emphasis on the power of sympathy to allow individuals to feel others' pain and joy- A. It regarded human beings as social creatures who could create meaningful lives only in association with other social beings.
- B. Its major premise was that every existing thing in the universe had its "place" in a divinely planned hierarchical order which was pictured as a chain, vertically extended.
- C. It could only be achieved through faith in God's grace.
- D. Both A and BTry Science Kits
Explanation: The Great Chain of Being imagined every creature and object as occupying a divinely arranged rank, extending vertically from the lowest…
Correct answer: Its major premise was that every existing thing in the universe had its "place" in a divinely planned hierarchical order which was pictured as a chain, vertically extended.- A. Catholicism
- B. Medieval Europe
- C. Classical antiquity
- D. Protestantism
Explanation: Renaissance humanism looked back to the languages, texts and ideals of Greece and Rome, treating classical antiquity as a major source of…
Correct answer: Classical antiquity- A. Niccolo Machiavelli
- B. Francesco Petrarcha
- C. Aristotle
- D. Plato
Explanation: Niccolò Machiavelli was a major Renaissance political theorist, best known for The Prince and its realistic analysis of power and…
Correct answer: Niccolo Machiavelli- A. Socialism
- B. Capitalism
- C. Humanitarianism
- D. Humanism
Explanation: Humanism placed renewed emphasis on classical learning, human potential, and the study of Greek and Roman culture, making it a foundation…
Correct answer: Humanism- A. Catholic
- B. Protestant
- C. Buddhist
- D. Quaker
Explanation: Sidney was a committed Protestant, and his religious convictions led him to oppose Queen Elizabeth's proposed marriage to the Catholic…
Correct answer: Protestant- A. Reincarnation
- B. Rebirth
- C. Reproduction
- D. Recapitulation
Explanation: Renaissance is derived from French and literally means rebirth, referring to the revival of classical learning and culture.
Correct answer: Rebirth- A. Niccolo Machiavelli
- B. Johan Gutenberg
- C. Peter Schoeffer
- D. Johannes Fust
Explanation: Johannes Gutenberg is conventionally credited with developing movable metal type printing in Europe around the mid-fifteenth century.
Correct answer: Johan Gutenberg- A. Catherine of Aragon
- B. Anne Boleyn
- C. Mary, Queen of Scots
- D. Anne of Cleves
Explanation: Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife; their marriage was later annulled after he sought a male heir and wanted to marry Anne…
Correct answer: Catherine of Aragon- A. The Catholic Church
- B. The English Church
- C. The Church of God
- D. Both A and B
Explanation: The Act of Supremacy of 1534 declared Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England, separating English religious authority from…
Correct answer: The English Church- A. 1400
- B. 1500
- C. 1600
- D. 1650
Explanation: By about 1500, Renaissance humanism had spread through Europe and placed greater emphasis on human potential, education, and excellence.
Correct answer: 1500- A. Niccolo Machiavelli
- B. Martin Luther
- C. John Milton
- D. John Wycliffe
Explanation: Martin Luther was the German theologian and Augustinian monk whose criticism of Church practices helped launch the Protestant Reformation…
Correct answer: Martin Luther- A. Sex
- B. Emotions
- C. Psychology
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Florentine humanists gave greater attention to individual feeling and experience, but treated emotions less systematically than Aquinas…
Correct answer: Emotions- A. Catholic Restoration
- B. Catholic Reformation
- C. Protestant Reformation
- D. None of
Explanation: The Protestant Reformation transformed European religion, politics, education, and literary culture, helping to shape modern history.
Correct answer: Protestant Reformation- A. Charles I
- B. Charles II
- C. Henry V
- D. Henry VIII
Explanation: Henry VIII is remembered for his six marriages and for the harsh suppression of political and religious opposition.
Correct answer: Henry VIII- A. Roman Catholic
- B. Anglican
- C. Buddhist
- D. Protestant
Explanation: Wycliffe challenged doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, including clerical authority and the Church's wealth.
Correct answer: Roman Catholic- A. Medieval
- B. Romantic
- C. Victorian
- D. Elizabethan
Explanation: Medieval English drama often combined serious religious material with comic scenes, weakening the strict classical separation between…
Correct answer: Medieval- A. Paradise Lost
- B. 95 Theses
- C. The Bible
- D. Piers Plowman
Explanation: In 1517 Martin Luther presented his Ninety-Five Theses, challenging practices and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.
Correct answer: 95 Theses- A. 12th and 13th
- B. 14th and 15th
- C. 15th and 16th
- D. Non of these
Explanation: Older accounts often treated the Renaissance as a movement centred on northern Italy in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.
Correct answer: 15th and 16th- A. "Paradise Lost"
- B. "Canterbury Tales"
- C. "The Bible"
- D. "Piers Plowman"
Explanation: Luther’s German translation of the Bible helped establish a widely understood standard form of German.
Correct answer: "The Bible"