THE RED EYE SERIES Jai Shree Ram Compiled by NARAYAN CHANGDER FOR HARDCOPY BOOK YOU CAN CONTACT NEAREST BOOKSTORE Narayan Changder I will develop this draft from time to time First printing, March 2019 Contents I Part One 1 Famous playwright, poet and others .......................... 11 1.1 John Keats.................................................... 11 1.2 Christopher Marlowe........................................... 12 1.3 Dr.Faustus By Christopher Marlowe................................ 13 1.4 John Milton................................................... 18 1.5 The Poetry of John Milton........................................ 19 1.6 Paradise Lost- John Milton....................................... 29 1.7 William Wordsworth............................................ 36 1.8 Frankenstein-Mary Shelley...................................... 37 1.9 Samuel Taylor Coleridge........................................ 38 1.10 WilliamJai Shakespeare.... Shree....................................... 39 Ram 1.11 Play by sakespear............................................. 42 1.12 Edmund Spenser.............................................. 51 1.13 Geoffrey Chaucer............................................. 52 1.14 James Joyce.................................................. 53 1.15 Dante........................................................ 63 1.16 Hamlet....................................................... 72 1.17 Macbeth...................................................... 74 1.18 Poetry........................................................ 88 II Part two 2 Ages, era, period ............................................. 99 2.1 Middle Ages.................................................. 99 2.2 16th Century................................................. 102 2.3 Early 17th Century............................................. 105 2.4 Restoration and 18th Century................................... 108 2.5 Romantic Period.............................................. 123 2.6 Victorian Age................................................ 126 2.7 20th Century................................................. 136 2.8 Elizabethan Period............................................ 142 2.9 Jacobean Era................................................ 146 2.10 The Renaissance.............................................. 147 2.11 Middle ages.................................................. 150 2.12 Elizabethan era............................................... 154 III Part three 3 American Literature ......................................... 159 3.1 Multiple choice questions...................................... 159 3.2 True and false................................................ 194 3.3 Single answer................................................ 197 4 Literary Theory and Criticism ................................. 219 IV Part four 5 Introduction to Literary Studies ................................ 247 6 Introduction to Literary Theory ................................ 261 7 Cultural and Literary English Renaissance ..................... 273 8 NarayanCultural and Literary 18t/19th Centuries Changder....................... 283 9 Cultural and Literary in Modernity ............................ 297 10 Medieval Literature and Culture .............................. 311 11 Medieval Women Writers ..................................... 323 12 The Gothic Novel ............................................ 335 13 English Romantic Poetry ...................................... 347 14 Modern Poetry and Poetics .................................. 357 15 The Victorian Novel .......................................... 373 16 African-American Literature .................................. 395 17 Restoration & Eighteenth-century Drama ..................... 407 V Part Five VI part 5 18 Miscelleneous questions ..................................... 427 Jai Shree Ram Narayan Changder 7 PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION The aim of this book is twofold: first for the students of competitive examination seeking admission to PhD program or for lecturer job through examinations like NET and SET. Second, It will also be helpful for those studying in English Literature. Final version will contain more than 8000+ questions from the core area of English Literature. The questions are grouped chapter wise. The overwhelming response to the first edition of this book has inspired me to bring out this second edition which is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the first. Every effort has been made to make this book error-free. l welcome all constructive criticism of the book. I will upload 10000 MCQ’s on English Literature soon as online quiz. Keep visiting our website https://www.gatecseit.in/. Disclaimer The aim of this publication is to sup- ply information taken from sources be- lieved to be valid, reliable and authenti- cate. The author bear no responsibility for any damage arising from inadverent omissions, negligence or inaccuracies (typographical or factual) that may have | found their way into this PDF booklet. Due care has been taken to ensure that the information provided in this book is correct. Author is not responsible for any errors, omissions or damage arising out of use of this information. Important If not satisfied with the answers, search the in- ternet for correct answers. If you want to include new questions in this booklet, please contact author. You can contact him through email [email protected] or on Facebook Jaihttps://www.facebook.com/narayanchangder/ Shree Ram Narayan Changder I Part One 1 Famous playwright, poet and others . 11 1.1 John Keats Jai Shree1.2 Christopher Marlowe Ram 1.3 Dr.Faustus By Christopher Marlowe 1.4 John Milton 1.5 The Poetry of John Milton 1.6 Paradise Lost- John Milton 1.7 William Wordsworth 1.8 Frankenstein-Mary Shelley 1.9 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1.10 William Shakespeare 1.11 Play by sakespear 1.12 Edmund Spenser 1.13 Geoffrey Chaucer 1.14 James Joyce 1.15 Dante 1.16 Hamlet 1.17 Macbeth 1.18 Poetry Narayan Changder 1. Famous playwright, poet and others 1.1 John Keats 1. When did John Keats die? C. Ode to a Skylark A. 11 May 1838 D. An Imitation of Spenser B. 12 March 1833 5. In which school did John Keats study? C. 23 February 1821 A. John Clarke’s school D. 19 August 1825 B. King’s Grammar School 2. When was John Keats born? C. Harrow A. 25 December 1767 D. Eton B. 30 April 1789 6. Which period of John Keats as called "the most placid time in Keats’s life" by Cow- C. 31 October 1795 den Clarke, a close friend of Keats? D. 22 November1756 A. His visit to Lake District 3. What was the profession of Thomas Ham- mond under whom John Keats joined for B. Keats’ lodging in the attic above the apprenticeship? surgery at 7 Church Street Jai ShreeC. Keats stay Ram in Italy A. teacher B. surgeon D. Keats’ travel to Alps 7. In which hospital John Keats registered C. banker as a medical student after finishing his ap- D. lawyer prenticeship with Hammond? 4. Which is the first extant poem of John A. Queen’s Chamber Keats, which is written in the year 1814 when when was 19 years of age? B. Guy’s Hospital A. La Belle Dame Sans Mercy C. New Chapman Hospital B. Ode on a Grecian Urn D. Trinity Hospital 12 Chapter 1. Famous playwright, poet and others Answers 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. B 7.B 1.2 Christopher Marlowe 1. The title page which play of Christopher A. 30 May 1593 Marlow attributes the play to Marlowe and B. 12 September 1598 Thomas Nashe? C. 26 April 1601 A. Doctor Faustus D. 15 February 1611 B. Dido, Queen of Carthage 7. Which one of the following plays of C. Edward the Second Christopher Marlow tells the story of the D. Tamburlaine the Great disposition of a king by his barons and the Queen? 2. From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree A. Doctor Faustus in 1584? B. Edward the Second A. Oxford University C. The Massacre at Paris B. Trinity College D. The Jew of Malta C. Corpus Christi College 8. At what age did Christopher Marlow die? D. Queens college A. 33 3. In which year the play of Christopher Mar- B. 29 low The Jew of Malta first performed? C. 47 A. 1597 D. 54 B. 1601 9. In which place of England Christopher Marlow born? C. 1587 A. London D. 1592 B. Norflock 4. When was Christopher Marlowe bap- tized? C. Canterbury A. 26 February 1564 D. Warwick 10. What was the first published title of B. 12 January 1569 Christopher Marlow’s play The Jew of C. 30 April 1560 Malta? D. 10 October 1547 A. The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta 5. To which theater was Christopher Marlow B. The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta Narayanassociated with? Changder A. English Puritan theatre C. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew B. English Renaissance theatre of Malta D. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta C. Restoration theatre 11. Which one of the following dramas at- D. English Neo-Classical theatre tributed to Christopher Marlow is believed 6. When did Christopher Marlow die? to have been his first? 1.3 Dr.Faustus By Christopher Marlowe 13 A. The Jew of Malta C. Dutch B. Dido, Queen of Carthage D. American C. Edward the Second 15. What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowe’s father? D. Tamburlaine the Great 12. From where Christopher Marlowe re- A. Carpenter ceived his early Education? B. Civil servant A. Corpus Christi College C. Cobbler B. Cambridge D. Farmer C. oxford 16. Marlow died of? D. witternburg A. Illness 13. How many children did Shakespeare B. stabbing have? A.3 C. poisoned B. 5 D. Hanged 17. Which was Marlowe’s first play? C. 8 D. 12 A. Dr.Faustus 14. What is Christopher Marlowe’s National-