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English-03 - English Literature: Names of writers of literary pieces from Elizabethan period to the 21st Century. Important Drama, Prose and Poetry of different ages
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১.
In which period Revival of Romanticism took place?
  1. ক
    ক) Elizabethan Period
  2. খ
    খ) Romantic Period
  3. গ
    গ) Neoclassical Period
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Age of Sensibility
ব্যাখ্যা
Romantic Period started in 1798 with William Wordswoth's ''Lyrical Ballads'' and ended with the first Reformation Act in 1832.
Revival of Romanticism took place in the Romantic Period. Lyrical Ballads brought about a great change in literature, both in subject and style.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
২.
Find the odd one out.
  1. ক
    ক) Francis Bacon
  2. খ
    খ) John Keats
  3. গ
    গ) George Peele
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Sir Philip Sidney
ব্যাখ্যা
John Keats is a writer of the Romantic Period.
Francis Bacon, George Peele and Sir Philip Sidney are writers of the Renaissance Period.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman
৩.
“Alone, alone, all, all alone; Alone on a wide wide sea” is taken from -
  1. ক
    ক) A Tale of a Tub
  2. খ
    খ) The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  3. গ
    গ) Gulliver's Travels
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) To the Sea
ব্যাখ্যা

-Alone, alone, all all alone,
Alone on a wide wide sea!
-Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

৪.
'It is as natural to die as to be born' is a famous quote by-
  1. ক
    ক) Francis Bacon
  2. খ
    খ) Shakespeare
  3. গ
    গ) W. B. Yeats
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) John Bunyan
ব্যাখ্যা
Francis Bacon is called the natural philosopher. His famous quote -
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other.
Francis Bacon: Essays
Source: Britannica and An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
৫.
Which of the following is a character from 'Paradise Lost'?
  1. ক
    ক) Estella
  2. খ
    খ) Hector
  3. গ
    গ) Raphael
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Polonius
ব্যাখ্যা
Paradise Lost, epic poem in blank verse, one of the late works by John Milton, originally issued in 10 books in 1667 and, with Books 7 and 10 each split into two parts, published in 12 books in the second edition of 1674.
Some characters from this epic are-
Adam, Eve, Satan, Raphael, Michael.
Source: britannica and CliffsNotes
৬.
''So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man''
— These lines are taken from which of the following poems?
  1. ক
    ক) In Memoriam
  2. খ
    খ) My Last Duchess
  3. গ
    গ) Dover Beach
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) My Heart Leaps Up
ব্যাখ্যা

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
-My Heart Leaps Up
By William Wordsworth

৭.
Which one is a notable work of Jonathan Swift?
  1. ক
    ক) Journal to Stella
  2. খ
    খ) A Tale of a Tub
  3. গ
    গ) A Modest Proposal
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) All of the above
ব্যাখ্যা

Notable works of Jonathan Swift -
“Gulliver’s Travels”
“A Tale of a Tub”
“Journal to Stella”
“A Modest Proposal”
“Drapier’s Letters”
“Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift”
“The Conduct of the Allies”
“Argument Against Abolishing Christianity”
Source: britannica

৮.
Who wrote the famous book 'Utopia'?
  1. ক
    ক) Robert Greene
  2. খ
    খ) Ben Johnson
  3. গ
    গ) John Webster
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Thomas More
ব্যাখ্যা
Thomas More (1478 - 1535):
English humanist and statesman, chancellor of England (1529–32), who was beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Wrote ‘Utopia’ – originally written in latin.
Source: Britannica
৯.
What type of literary work 'Arcadia' is?
  1. ক
    ক) Play
  2. খ
    খ) Criticism book
  3. গ
    গ) Novel
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Short Story
ব্যাখ্যা

Sir Philip Sidney (1554 – 86):
-- An Apology for Poetry (1595) – Criticism book.
-- Arcadia – a book that bears the embryo of the English novel.
(The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia)
-- The lady of May – play.
Source: Britannica.com

১০.
“Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit” is a notable work of-
  1. ক
    ক) Charles Dickens
  2. খ
    খ) Edmund Burke
  3. গ
    গ) John Lyly
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Henry Fielding
ব্যাখ্যা

John Lyly (1554 -1606), author considered to be the first English prose stylist to leave an enduring impression upon the language. As a playwright he also contributed to the development of prose dialogue in English comedy.
Notable works-
“Gallathea”
“Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit”
“Euphues and His England”
“Endimion”
Source: Britannica

১১.
Which one of the following is a character from Jane Austen' 'Pride and Prejudice'?
  1. ক
    ক) Hector
  2. খ
    খ) Eve
  3. গ
    গ) Marlowe
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Mr. Darcy
ব্যাখ্যা
Pride and Prejudice, romantic novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1813.
Characters of this novel: Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth, Bennet, Jane Bennet, Kitty Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Charles Bingley, Mr. William.
Source: Britannica
১২.
Which of the following is a literary work of Ben Johnson?
  1. ক
    ক) The Battle of the Books
  2. খ
    খ) The Rape of the Lock
  3. গ
    গ) An Essay on Criticism
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Every Man in His Humor
ব্যাখ্যা
Ben Jonson, byname of Benjamin Jonson (1572 -1637), English Stuart dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic.
He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I.
Among his major plays are the comedies Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone (1605), Epicoene; or, The Silent Woman (1609), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614).
Source: Britannica
১৩.
Famous character 'Paul Morel' is from the novel _______.
  1. ক
    ক) The Raibow
  2. খ
    খ) The White Peacock
  3. গ
    গ) The Bluest Eye
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Sons and Lovers
ব্যাখ্যা
Sons and Lovers (Novel by D. H Lawrence)
Characters from this novel -
Paul Morel, Gertrude Morel, William Morel, Anne Morrell, Arthur Morel, Walter Morel.
Source: Britannica
১৪.
'When our actions do not,
Our fears do make us traitors' is a quotation from-
  1. ক
    ক) Hamlet
  2. খ
    খ) Macbeth
  3. গ
    গ) Julius Caesar
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) As You Like It
ব্যাখ্যা

"When our actions do not,
Our fears do make us traitors."
Shakespeare: Macbeth
Source: Britannica

১৫.
''The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.''
The above-mentioned lines occur in which of the following poems?
  1. ক
    ক) Mending Wall
  2. খ
    খ) The Road Not Taken
  3. গ
    গ) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) To Earthward
ব্যাখ্যা

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
-Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
By ROBERT FROST

১৬.
'The Ring and the Book' is written by-
  1. ক
    ক) Robert Frost
  2. খ
    খ) Robert Browning
  3. গ
    গ) Jonathan Swift
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) George Eliot
ব্যাখ্যা
Robert Browning, (born May 7, 1812, London—died Dec. 12, 1889, Venice), major English poet of the Victorian age, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue and psychological portraiture.
His most noted work was 'The Ring and the Book' (1868–69), the story of a Roman murder trial in 12 books.
Source: Britannica
১৭.
'Oliver Twist' is written by-
  1. ক
    ক) George Barnard Shaw
  2. খ
    খ) Oscar Wilde
  3. গ
    গ) Bartrand Russell
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Charles Dickens
ব্যাখ্যা

Charles Dickens, in full Charles John Huffam Dickens, English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era.
His many volumes include such works as:
- A Christmas Carol,
- David Copperfield,
- Bleak House,
- Oliver Twist,
- A Tale of Two Cities,
- Great Expectations,
- Our Mutual Friend.
Source: Britannica

১৮.
“On Liberty” is a famous literary work of-
  1. ক
    ক) Geoffrey Chaucer
  2. খ
    খ) John Stuart Mill
  3. গ
    গ) William Wordsworth
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) John Milton
ব্যাখ্যা

Notable works of John Stuart Mill-
“Utilitarianism”
“On Liberty”
“Autobiography”
“Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy”
“The Subjection of Women”
“Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy”
Source: Britannica

১৯.
William Butler Yeats is a/an-
  1. ক
    ক) English dramatist
  2. খ
    খ) Irish short story writer
  3. গ
    গ) Irish poet
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) British poet
ব্যাখ্যা
William Butler Yeats (1865-1939), Irish poet, dramatist, and prose writer, one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923.
Some of his literary works are-
The Wild Swans at Coole, The Tower, The Winding Stair and Other Poems, The Resurrection, The Cat and the Moon.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman and britannica
২০.
Which of the following is a famous literary work of Bertrand Russell?
  1. ক
    ক) Mysticism and Logic
  2. খ
    খ) The Analysis of Mind
  3. গ
    গ) History of Western philosophy
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) All of the above
ব্যাখ্যা

Bertrand Russell (1872 – 1970): A philosopher.
Works: Mysticism and Logic, The Analysis of Mind, History of Western philosophy, Authority and Individual.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman

২১.
'The White peacock' is written by-
  1. ক
    ক) T. S. Eliot
  2. খ
    খ) G. B. Shaw
  3. গ
    গ) D. H. Lawrence
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) W. B. Yeats
ব্যাখ্যা
David Herbert Lawrence (1885 – 1930): A Novelist.
Novels: Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love, The White peacock, Lady Chatterley’s Lover.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
২২.
______ is famous for his/her “Theory of Objective Correlative”.
  1. ক
    ক) Jane Austen
  2. খ
    খ) Bertrand Russell
  3. গ
    গ) James Joyce
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Thomas Stearns Eliot
ব্যাখ্যা
Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888 – 1965):
American born British poet, dramatist, and a social critic.
Famous for his “Theory of Objective Correlative”.
Major works:
The waste land, Four Quarters, Poems, Selected Essays.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
২৩.
Who wrote 'The Voyage Out'?
  1. ক
    ক) Virginia Woolf
  2. খ
    খ) Jane Austen
  3. গ
    গ) George Eliot
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) Ezra Pound
ব্যাখ্যা
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941):
Works: The Voyage Out, Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, The Waves.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman
২৪.
'The Sacred Flames' is written by-
  1. ক
    ক) Charles Dickens
  2. খ
    খ) Leo Tolstoy
  3. গ
    গ) Robert Browning
  4. ঘ
    ঘ) William Somerset Maugham
ব্যাখ্যা
William Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1935):
Novelist, Playwright and story writer.
Works: The Sacred Flames, The Razor’s Edge, Cakes and Ale.
Source: An ABC of English Literature - Dr M Mofizar Rahman