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1.The earliest surviving work in English Literature is
Answer: Caedmon's Hymn
2. The epic poem Beowulf consists
Answer: 3182 alliterative lines
3. Which epic poem from old English Literature has been declared the national epic poem of England?
Answer: Beowulf Epic Poem
4. The epic poem Beowulf is written in
Answer: Scandinavian Script
5. Who wrote the epic poem Beowulf?
Answer: Anonymous
6. The Old English "Martyrology" is a Merican collection of
Answer: Hagiographies
7. Eynsham was a prolific 10th-century writer of
Answer: Hagiographies and Homilies
8. The earliest English poet whose name is known is
Answer: Caedmon
9. King Alfred's reign ended in
Answer: 9th century
10. In the battle of Maldon in 991, The Anglo-Saxons failed to prevent
Answer: Vikings' Invasion
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11. "The Wanderer" is an old English poem that consists
Answer: 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;
Answer: Elegy
13. The English Literature is generally seen as beginning with the;
Answer: Epic Poem Beowulf
14. Normans conquered the England in
Answer: 1066
15. Which language became the standard language of courts, parliament and polite society during the reign of Normans?
Answer: Law French
16. Who translated the Bible in the Middle English Period?
Answer: Wycliffe
17. Which pre-Reformation movement rejected many of the distinctive teachings of the Roman Catholic Church?
Answer: The Lollard Movement
18. The term "Lollard" refers to whom?
Answer: 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;
Answer: John Wycliffe
20. Middle English Period lasts up till the;
Answer: 1470
21. Patience and Purity are alliterative poems written by;
Answer: Sir Gawain
22. What is the term "Chancery Standard" meant in English Literature?
Answer: A form of London-based English
23. Where is the Geoffrey Chaucer buried in?
Answer: Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey
24. Geoffrey Chaucer is best known for his
Answer: Canterbury Tales
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25. The first recorded association of Valentine's Day is in Chaucer's
Answer: Parliament of Fouls
26. Who was the personal friend of Geoffrey Chaucer?
Answer: John Gower
27. Which book is believed to be the first published book written by a woman in the English language?
Answer: Revelation of Divine Love
28. William Caxton invented the printing press in
Answer: 1476
29. Pilgrim's progress is a famous allegory of medieval period written by
Answer: John Bunyan
30. Renaissance is usually regarded as beginning in 14th-century in
Answer: Italy
31. The term Renaissance in English Literature means
Answer: Re-birth
32. The English Renaissance was actually the
Answer: Cultural and Artistic Movement
33. John Florio was an excellent
Answer: Linguist and Lexicographer
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34. Sonnet was introduced into English Literature from
Answer: Italian Literature
35. The Faerie Queene, an epic poem was written by
Answer: Edmund Spencer
36. The defense of the poetry is the work of
Answer: Sir Philip Sidney
37. What is significant about "Gorboduc" the first verse drama in English Literature?
Answer: Blank Verse was used in it for the first time ever
38. Reign of the Elizabeth-I started in
Answer: 1558
39. Reign of the James-I started in
Answer: 1603
40. Thomas Wyatt is one of the earliest English poet of
Answer: Renaissance Age
41. Who is known as the poets' poet in English Literature?
Answer: Edmund Spencer
42. Sonnet is a
Answer: 14-lines poem
43. What is called the first eight lines of Sonnet?
Answer: Octave
44. What is called the last six lines of Sonnet?
Answer: Sestet
45. What is the rhyming scheme of Octave in sonnet?
Answer: a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a
46. What is the rhyming scheme of sestet in sonnet?
Answer: : c-d-e-c-d-e or c-d-c-c-d-c.
47.William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe were
Answer:Elizabethan age playwrights.
48. Dr. Faustus is the very famous play, written by
Answer: Christopher Marlowe
49. The Alchemist, comedy was written by
Answer: Ben Johnson
50. The 'Table Alphabetically' is believed to be first ever dictionary in English language was written in 1604 by
Answer: Robert Cawdrey
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