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১.
The character 'Brutus' is created by-
  1. ক
    ক) William Shakespeare
  2. খ
    খ) Thomas Moore
  3. গ
    গ) Edmund Spenser
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Thomas Norton
ব্যাখ্যা
Marcus Brutus, Roman general, one of the conspirators in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Though he is Caesar’s friend and a man of honour, Brutus joins in the conspiracy against Caesar’s life, convincing himself that Caesar’s death is for the greater good of Rome.
Source: Britannica
২.
What kind of literary work 'The Jew of Malta' is?
  1. ক
    ক) Epic
  2. খ
    খ) Tragedy
  3. গ
    গ) Comedy
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Satire
ব্যাখ্যা
The Jew of Malta, in full The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta, five-act tragedy in blank verse by Christopher Marlowe, produced about 1590 and published in 1633.
His other famous literary works are-
Tamburlaine the Great Part I & II; Edward II; Doctor Faustus.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Britannica
৩.
'Conquest of Granada' is a ____ written by John Dryden.
  1. ক
    ক) Short story
  2. খ
    খ) Poem
  3. গ
    গ) Novel
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Play
ব্যাখ্যা
The most popular writer of heroic plays was John Dryden, whose Conquest of Granada, in two parts (1670, 1671), had all the requisite elements of poetry, battle, courage, death, and murder.
His other notable works-
'Absalom and Achitophel', 'Mac Flecknoe', 'The Indian Emperor', 'Fables Ancient and Modern', 'The Indian Queen', 'The Wild Gallant'.
Source: Britannica
৪.
‘Le Morte d'Arthur’ tells the story of -
  1. ক
    ক) King Arthur's Son
  2. খ
    খ) King Arthur and his Knights
  3. গ
    গ) The Lover of Arthur
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Betrayal of Arthur
ব্যাখ্যা
Le Morte Darthur, the first English-language prose version of the Arthurian legend, completed by Sir Thomas Malory about 1470 and printed by William Caxton in 1485.
Le Morte d'Arthur tells the story of King Arthur and his Knights at the Round Table.
Source: Britannica & Cliffsnotes
৫.
Who is a 'University Wit'?
  1. ক
    ক) Robert Greene
  2. খ
    খ) Thomas Kyd
  3. গ
    গ) John Lyly
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) All of the above
ব্যাখ্যা
University wits are a group of young dramatists who wrote and performed in London towards the end of the 16th century during the Elizabethan Period.
They are called university wits because they were the witty students of Cambridge or Oxford.
Thomas Kyd, John Lyly, Robert Greene, George Peele, Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe are university wits.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
৬.
'Astrophel and Stella' is a -
  1. ক
    ক) Novel
  2. খ
    খ) Romance
  3. গ
    গ) Sonnet
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Play
ব্যাখ্যা

Sir Philip Sidney, (born November 30, 1554, Penshurst, Kent, England—died October 17, 1586, Arnhem, Netherlands), Elizabethan courtier, statesman, soldier, poet, and patron of scholars and poets, considered the ideal gentleman of his day.
After Shakespeare's sonnets, Sidney's Astrophel and Stella is considered the finest Elizabethan sonnet cycle.
Note that, 'Astrophel' is a poem by Edmund Spenser.
Source: Britannica & Goodreads

৭.
Which of the following books is written by William Shakespeare?
  1. ক
    ক) The Comedy of Errors
  2. খ
    খ) Love's Labour's Lost
  3. গ
    গ) As You Like It
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) All of the above
ব্যাখ্যা
William Shakespeare (1564-1616):
The greatest English dramatist, famous for the objective presentation of his deep knowledge about human psychology.
He is often called the bard of Avon. His literary works are-
The Comedy of Errors, Love's Labour's Lost, Romeo and Juliet, King John, The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, Hamlet etc.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
৮.
The poem 'Juliana' is written by-
  1. ক
    ক) Cynewulf
  2. খ
    খ) Caedmon
  3. গ
    গ) Homer
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Geoffrey Chaucer
ব্যাখ্যা
Cynewulf, also spelled Cynwulf or Kynewulf, (flourished 9th century AD, Northumbria or Mercia [now in England]), author of four Old English poems preserved in late 10th-century manuscripts.
Juliana, a poem of 731 lines, is a retelling of a Latin prose life of St. Juliana, a maiden who rejected the suit of a Roman prefect, Eleusius, because of her faith and consequently was made to suffer numerous torments.
Source: britannica
৯.
Find the odd one out.
  1. ক
    ক) Sir Thomas Malory
  2. খ
    খ) George Peele
  3. গ
    গ) Geoffrey Chaucer
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) John Wycliffe
ব্যাখ্যা
Sir Thomas Malory, Geoffrey Chaucer and John Wycliffe are from The Middle English Period.
George Peele is from The Elizabethan Age.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
১০.
Who wrote “The Old Wives’ Tale”?
  1. ক
    ক) Sir Thomas Malory
  2. খ
    খ) George Peele
  3. গ
    গ) John Gower
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Edmund Spenser
ব্যাখ্যা
George Peele, (born c. July 25, 1556, London, England - died c. November 9, 1596), Elizabethan dramatist who experimented in many forms of theatrical art: pastoral, history, melodrama, tragedy, folk play, and pageant.
Notable Works:
“The Arraignment of Paris”
“The Old Wives’ Tale”
Source: Britannica
১১.
Thomas Nashe wrote -
  1. ক
    ক) The Life of Jack Wilton
  2. খ
    খ) The Unfortunate Traveller
  3. গ
    গ) The Taming of the Shrew
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) A and B both
ব্যাখ্যা
Thomas Nashe, poet, dramatist, and author of The Unfortunate Traveller; or, The Life of Jack Wilton (1594), the first picaresque novel in English.
Source: Britannica.com
১২.
Who is the author of ‘The Teares of Peace’?
  1. ক
    ক) George Chapman
  2. খ
    খ) Nicholas Udal
  3. গ
    গ) Christopher Marlowe
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Sir Philip Sydney
ব্যাখ্যা
George Chapman, English poet and dramatist, whose translation of Homer long remained the standard English version.
The first books of his translation of the Iliad appeared in 1598. It was completed in 1611, and his version of the Odyssey appeared in 1616.
Chapman’s Homer contains passages of great power and beauty and inspired the sonnet of John Keats “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” (1815).
His notable works are: “Bussy d’Ambois”
“Euthymiae Raptus; or the Teares of Peace”
Source: Britannica
১৩.
Who wrote ‘The White Devil’?
  1. ক
    ক) John Webster
  2. খ
    খ) Francis Bacon
  3. গ
    গ) George Peele
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Robert Greene
ব্যাখ্যা
John Webster is a writer of The Jacobean Period.
His notable works are:
The White Devil (1612)
The Duchess of Malfi.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
১৪.
‘The Atheist’s Tragedy’ is written by which author?
  1. ক
    ক) Cyril Tourneur
  2. খ
    খ) Francis Bacon
  3. গ
    গ) Ben Johnson
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) John Webster
ব্যাখ্যা
Cyril Tourneur is a writer of The Jacobean Period.
His notable works are:
The Revenger’s Tragedy
The Atheist’s Tragedy.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
১৫.
Andrew Marvell’s notable work -
  1. ক
    ক) To His Coy Mistress
  2. খ
    খ) The Rehearsal Transpros’d
  3. গ
    গ) The Dunciad
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Both A and B
ব্যাখ্যা
Andrew Marvell, English poet whose political reputation overshadowed that of his poetry until the 20th century.
He is now considered to be one of the best Metaphysical poets.
His notable works are:
“To His Coy Mistress”
“The Rehearsal Transpros’d”.
The Dunciad is a poem by Alexander Pope.
Source: Britannica
১৬.
‘Hudibras’ is a -
  1. ক
    ক) epic poem
  2. খ
    খ) satiric poem
  3. গ
    গ) hymn
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) ballad
ব্যাখ্যা
Samuel Butler is a writer from The Restoration Period.
He is famous for his satiric poem ‘Hudibras’.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
১৭.
'Go, lovely Rose!' is a poem by -
  1. ক
    ক) John Keats
  2. খ
    খ) T. S. Eliot
  3. গ
    গ) Edmund Waller
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Thomas Gray
ব্যাখ্যা
Edmund Waller, (born March 3, 1606, Coleshill, Hertfordshire, Eng. - died Oct. 21, 1687, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire), English poet whose adoption of smooth, regular versification prepared the way for the heroic couplet’s emergence by the end of the century as the dominant form of poetic expression.
Several of Waller’s poems, including “Go, lovely Rose!” - one of the most famous lyric poems in English literature.
Source: Britannica
১৮.
What kind of literary work is ‘The Duchess of Malfi’?
  1. ক
    ক) Morality Play
  2. খ
    খ) Tragedy
  3. গ
    গ) Comedy
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Romance
ব্যাখ্যা
The Duchess of Malfi, five-act tragedy by English dramatist John Webster, performed 1613/14 and published in 1623.
The Duchess of Malfi tells the story of the spirited duchess and her love for her trustworthy steward Antonio. She was eventually betrayed by Bosola, a spy.
Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi is often regarded as the last great tragedy of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras, second only to William Shakespeare’s.
Source: Britannica