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    Very Impotant Notes For English Literature Paper K

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    This document provides 50 multiple choice questions about English literature from various periods. It covers topics like the earliest works, important authors, genres, and developments in the field. Some key details include that Beowulf is considered the oldest and national epic of England, Geoffrey Chaucer is famous for Canterbury Tales, the Renaissance brought Italian influences like the sonnet form to English poetry, and William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson were prominent Elizabethan playwrights. The document serves as a review of major elements of English literary history.

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    This document provides 50 multiple choice questions about English literature from various periods. It covers topics like the earliest works, important authors, genres, and developments in the field. Some key details include that Beowulf is considered the oldest and national epic of England, Geoffrey Chaucer is famous for Canterbury Tales, the Renaissance brought Italian influences like the sonnet form to English poetry, and William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson were prominent Elizabethan playwrights. The document serves as a review of major elements of English literary history.

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    VERY IMPOTANT NOTES FOR ENGLISH LITERATURE PAPER KINDLY

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    1.The earliest surviving work in English Literature is


    Ans: Caedmon's Hymn
    2. The epic poem Beowulf consists
    Ans: 3182 alliterative lines
    3. Which epic poem from old English Literature has been declared the national epic
    poem of England?
    Ans: Beowulf Epic Poem
    4. The epic poem Beowulf is written in
    Ans: Scandinavian Script
    5. Who wrote the epic poem Beowulf?
    Ans: Anonymous
    6. The Old English "Martyrology" is a Merican collection of
    Ans: Hagiographies
    7. Eynsham was a prolific 10th-century writer of
    Ans: Hagiographies and Homilies
    8. The earliest English poet whose name is known is;
    Ans: Caedmon
    9. King Alfred's reign ended in
    Ans: 9th century
    10. In the battle of Maldon in 991, The Anglo-Saxons failed to prevent
    Ans: Vikings' Invasion
    11. "The Wanderer" is an old English poem that consists
    Ans: 115 Lines of alliterative verse
    12. A poem that mourns a loss, or has the more general meaning of a simply
    sorrowful piece of writing is called;
    Ans: Elegy
    13. The English Literature is generally seen as beginning with the;
    Ans: Epic Poem Beowulf
    14. Normans conquered the England in
    Ans: 1066
    15. Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament and polite
    society during the reign of Normans?
    Ans: Law French
    16. Who translated the Bible in the Middle English Period?
    Ans: Wycliffe
    17. Which pre-Reformation movement rejected many of the distinctive teachings of
    the Roman Catholic Church?
    Ans: The Lollard Movement
    18. The term "Lollard" refers to whom?
    Ans: The followers of John Wycliffe
    19. A prominent theologian who was dismissed from the University of Oxfard in
    1381 for criticism of the Church was;
    Ans: John Wycliffe
    20. Middle English Period lasts up till the;
    Ans: 1470

    21. Patience and Purity are alliterative poems written by;


    Ans: Sir Gawain
    22. What is the term "Chancery Standard" meant in English Literature?
    Ans: A form of London-based English
    23. Where is the Geoffrey Chaucer buried in?
    Ans: Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey
    24. Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for his;
    Ans: Canterbury Tales
    25. The first recorded association of Valentine's Day is in Chaucer's;
    Ans: Parliament of Fouls
    26. Who was the personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer?
    Ans: John Gower
    27. Which book is believed to be the first published book written by a woman in the
    English language?
    Ans: Revelation of Divine Love
    28. William Caxton invented the printing press in
    Ans: 1476
    29. Pilgrim's progress is a famous allegory of medieval period written by;
    Ans: John Bunyan
    30. Renaissance is usually regarded as beginning in 14th-century in;
    Ans: Italy

    31. The term Renaissance in English Literature means


    Ans: Re-birth
    32. The English Renaissance was actually the;
    Ans: Cultural and Artistic Movement
    33. John Florio was an excellent;
    Ans: Linguist and Lexicographer
    34. Sonnet was introduced into English Literature from
    Ans: Italian Literature
    35. The Faerie Queene, an epic poem was written by
    Ans: Edmund Spencer
    36. The defense of the poetry is the work of
    Ans: Sir Philip Sidney
    37. What is significant about "Gorboduc" the first verse drama in English
    Literature?
    Ans: Blank Verse was used in it for the first time ever
    38. Reign of the Elizabeth-I started in
    Ans: 1558
    39. Reign of the James-I started in
    Ans: 1603
    40. Thomas Wyatt is one of the earliest English poet of
    Ans: Renaissance Age

    41. Who is known as the poets' poet in English Literature?


    Ans: Edmund Spencer
    42. Sonnet is a
    Ans: 14-lines poem
    43. What is called the first eight lines of Sonnet?
    Ans: Octave
    44. What is called the last six lines of Sonnet?
    Ans: Sestet
    45. What is the rhyming scheme of Octave in sonnet?
    Ans: a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a
    46. What is the rhyming scheme of sestet in sonnet?
    Ans: : c-d-e-c-d-e or c-d-c-c-d-c.
    47.William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe were
    Ans:Elizabethan age playwrights.
    48. Dr. Faustus is the very famous play, written by
    Ans: Christopher Marlowe
    49. The Alchemist, comedy was written by
    Ans: Ben Johnson
    50. The 'Table Alphabeticall' is believed to be first ever dictionary in English
    language was written in 1604 by;
    Ans; Robert Cawdrey

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