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Literary Terms and Genres (Metaphor, Simile, Elegy, Alleteration, Personification, Hyperbole, Euphemism, Blank Verse, Ballad, Allegory, Allusion, Tragedy, Comedy, Sonnet, Satire, Ode, Lyric, Irony,  etc.), Periods of English Literature (Basic info), Famous Quotation and Characters (All Ages). 
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১.

'The Age of Shakespeare' is-

ক
ক) 1590-1616
খ
খ) 1570-1610
গ
গ) 1580-1616
ঘ
ঘ) 1595-1616

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The Renaissance Period (1500-1660) is divided into 4 main Periods.
These are -
- Elizabethan Period (1558-1603),
- Jacobean Period (1603-1625),
- Caroline Period (1625-1649), and
- Commonwealth Period (1649-1660).
'The Puritan Age' refers to (1620-1660).
The Age of Shakespeare is 1590-1616.
Source: An ABC of English Literature, Dr. M Mofizar Rahman and Live MCQ Lecture.

২.

'Portia' is an important character in the Shakespeare play.

ক
ক) The Tempest
খ
খ) Twelfth Night
গ
গ) Julius Caesar
ঘ
ঘ) Hamlet

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The Merchant of Venice is a comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1596–97.
The important characters of this play are - Antonio, Shylock, Portia (Heiress of Belmont), Bassanio, Jessica, etc.

Julius Caesar, a tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, produced in 1599–1600 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of a promptbook.
The important characters of this play are - Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Brutus, Quintus, Dardanius, Portia (Daughter of Cato and the wife of Brutus), Cato, Titinius, etc.

Source: Britannica and PlayShakespear.com

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৩.

'Never to be found again' is the last line of-

ক
ক) Delight in Disorder
খ
খ) Tintern Abbey
গ
গ) The Solitary Reaper
ঘ
ঘ) To Daffodils

ব্যাখ্যা

To Daffodils is a poem written by Robert Herrick. The theme of this poem is 'Life is short, so live to the fullest'. Never to be found again' is the last line of 'To Daffodils'.

৪.

'Goneril' is a important character in-

ক
ক) King Lear
খ
খ) Twelfth Night
গ
গ) Macbeth
ঘ
ঘ) The Tempest

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King Lear is a Tragedy of an arrogant king written by William Shakespeare. Goneril, Regan and Cordelia are daughters of the arrogant king.

৫.

'Man is the maker of his own fate' was quoted by-

ক
ক) Shakespeare
খ
খ) C. Marlowe
গ
গ) Francis Bacon
ঘ
ঘ) John Donne

ব্যাখ্যা

Christopher Marlowe is the father of English Drama or Tragedy. His famous quotations are 'Man is the maker of his own fate', 'Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss'.

৬.

'Brevity is the soul of wit' was quoted by-

ক
ক) Shakespeare
খ
খ) Lawrence
গ
গ) Wordsworth
ঘ
ঘ) Hemingway

ব্যাখ্যা

Hamlet is a Tragedy written by William Shakespeare. Famous quotation of Hamlet- 'To be or not to be that is the question', 'Frailty, thy name is woman', Brevity is the soul of wit', Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan off loses both itself and friend'.

৭.

'Honesty is the best policy' was quoted by-

ক
ক) Franklin
খ
খ) Stevenson
গ
গ) Tolstoy
ঘ
ঘ) Browning

ব্যাখ্যা

Benjamin Franklin is a USA philosopher. His famous quotation- 'Honesty is the best policy', 'Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise', 'Admiration is the daughter of ignorance', 'A penny saved is a penny earned', 'Eat to live not live to eat'.