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QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!  English Literature Quiz Facts  Average Score for this quiz: 42%  No of times this quiz has been taken: 1201  No of people passing this quiz: 494  No of people failing this quiz: 707  Maximum score for this quiz: 100% Coverage : This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of English literature.  English Literature Discussion Forum 1.  In which century was Piers Plowman written? a. 14th b. 12th c. 11th d. 10th Please provide appropriate updations Ques In which century was Piers Plowman written? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 2.  What kind of literature was written by Aelfric in the 11th century? a. History b. Romances c. Sermons d. Poetry Please provide appropriate updations Ques What kind of literature was written by Aelfric in the 11th century? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 3.  The poem 'The Battle of Maldon' celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between a. Danes and English b. Dutch and English c. Normans and English d. French and English Please provide appropriate updations Ques The poem 'The Battle of Maldon' celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 4.  Geoffrey Chaucer served the Duke of Clarence, son of which king? a. Richard III b. James 1 c. Edward III d. Henry II Please provide appropriate updations Ques Geoffrey Chaucer served the Duke of Clarence, son of which king? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 5.  The Faerie Queene was written during the reign of which monarch? a. Elizabeth Tudor b. Mary Tudor c. James I d. Henry VII Please provide appropriate updations Ques The Faerie Queene was written during the reign of which monarch? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 6.  The 18th century work 'Tom Jones'was written by whom? a. Samuel Johnson b. Henry Fielding c. John Donne d. Tobias Smollett Please provide appropriate updations Ques The 18th century work 'Tom Jones'was written by whom? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 7.  Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel? a. Vanity Fair b. Sense and Sensibility c. Pride and Prejudice d. Mansfield Park Please provide appropriate updations Ques Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 8.  In 1859, Catherine Mumford wrote a book on what subject? a. Women's suffrage b. Women's right to preach c. Prison reform d. The Poor law Please provide appropriate updations Ques In 1859, Catherine Mumford wrote a book on what subject? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 9.  In 1905, Virginia Woolf began to write for which publication? a. The Time's Literary Supplement b. The Lady's Home Journal c. Strand Magazine d. Reader Magazine Please provide appropriate updations Ques In 1905, Virginia Woolf began to write for which publication? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 10.  Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' takes place over what period of time? a. A week b. 24 hours c. A lifetime d. 6 months Please provide appropriate updations Ques Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' takes place over what period of time? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 11.  John Milton wrote 'Paradise lost' during which century? a. 15th b. 16th c. 17th d. 18th Please provide appropriate updations Ques John Milton wrote 'Paradise lost' during which century? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 12.  How many children were there in the Bronte family? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6 Please provide appropriate updations Ques How many children were there in the Bronte family? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 13.  Which author came up with the advertising slogan 'Guinness is good for you'? a. Virginia Woolf b. Margery Allingham c. Dorothy L.Sayers d. Agatha christie Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which author came up with the advertising slogan 'Guinness is good for you'? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 14.  What was the nationality of Oscar Wilde? a. Irish b. Scottish c. French d. English Please provide appropriate updations Ques What was the nationality of Oscar Wilde? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 15.  Which book by Charles Dickens is set during the French Revolution? a. Bleak House b. A Christmas carol c. Hard times d. A tale of two cities Please provide appropriate updations Ques Which book by Charles Dickens is set during the French Revolution? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 16.  shakespear's twelfth night is what type of work a. comedy b. tragedy c. heroic d. none Please provide appropriate updations Ques shakespear's twelfth night is what type of work a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 17.  Who wrote the poem "Requiem"? a. Robert Louis Stevenson b. William Shakespeare c. Samuel Johnson d. John Milton Please provide appropriate updations Ques Who wrote the poem "Requiem"? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 18.  Who wrote the silver sword? a. C.Everald Palmer b. Ian Serriallier c. john maxuale d. Cosy Henry Please provide appropriate updations Ques Who wrote the silver sword? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you 19.  who composed The Preludes a. S T Coleridge b. William Wordsworth c. William Shakespeare d. William Blake Please provide appropriate updations Ques who composed The Preludes a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Think you know more about this quiz!   Please enter your Name and what you would like to tell everyone about English Literature  Name: Think you know more about English Literature and would like others to know too? Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. Your contribution will help keep QuizMoz a free site for all.    (Optional)  (average submission size - 5 to 10 lines) English Literature Discussion Forum Know the Latest News about English Literature! What others think about English Literature By: shivjee sharma on Feb 19, 2010    interesting literature By: rama krishna naidu on Jan 25, 2010    every one should have a minimum knowledge apart from entire english litarature. By: georgina jenkins on Jan 17, 2010    fasninating By: Bluto Blutington on Nov 7, 2009    English literature is written by stringing together English words. By: morteza on Nov 4, 2009    It's fantastic and great By: Naveen Singh on Oct 26, 2009    A piece of art is happy else unhappy. By: abolsalam on Oct 20, 2009    life is beautiful By: LIZ on Oct 17, 2009    GOOD!!!! By: eliza on Oct 15, 2009    nice one By: aruna on Oct 3, 2009    literature is the mirror of life By: svp on Oct 1, 2009    nice good By: Nicole on Sep 30, 2009    Wish I didn't have to take a Literature GRE... bleh By: lydia on Sep 28, 2009    its about life By: Amir on Sep 18, 2009    Literature is more interesting By: Kevin on Sep 12, 2009    Good stuff By: sharwna on Aug 27, 2009    very nice By: ann on Aug 17, 2009    this quiz is for computers By: rose on Aug 13, 2009    stay cool!!! By: jame on Aug 10, 2009    great is the literature history By: salma on Aug 5, 2009    interesting By: nazakat on Jul 14, 2009    english literature the only heritage the English people can b rightly proud of By: mona on Jul 12, 2009    i'm quite intrested in eng litt . By: silu on Jul 8, 2009    It is marvellous By: beljum_33 on Jul 8, 2009    it is intresting By: richa on Jul 5, 2009    wish this quiz was less about numbers By: tangela on Jul 1, 2009    English literature is way to understand the human psyche, reflecting the social, political, historical and religious vicissitudes of people. Studying English literature ,as my English lit.prof. once told us, makes us better people. It is a passion that once established can never fade. By: Swati on Jun 16, 2009    It was brilliant By: V.Vasantha kokilam on Jun 10, 2009    It isvery useful By: akala on May 14, 2009    english literature is a great experience on human lives across race and boundaries By: neethu on May 14, 2009    it was a good experience... By: george on Apr 27, 2009    george mathew By: Jola on Apr 24, 2009    I haven't known that English Literature is so great... By: Prabha Shankar Dwivedi on Apr 22, 2009    Literature is the World where mind can not be kept confined.It is the science of society. By: sima on Apr 20, 2009    literature opend the door to the new world By: Mamta on Apr 6, 2009    It's interesting and gives me pleasure. By: ramachandra.thota on Apr 5, 2009    which gives a lot of interest to literatere thirsty people. By: Teresa Barat on Mar 23, 2009    English Literature belongs to everyone - English and non-English. Because so many people have been taught it and it populates our mind By: sreeja on Jan 24, 2009    literature is near to lifes phylosophy. I like literature . By: shah on Jan 6, 2009    I am the student of english literature so i want to improve my knowldge By: Greg Hutchinson on Dec 26, 2008    English Literature is one of the few majors in the university that anyone who knows it would study on their own time for no reward. By: joe sykes on Dec 16, 2008    literature for the literate By: arpit kumar on Nov 23, 2008    literature is discovering yourself By: sagarica brahma on Nov 2, 2008    english literature is the best in the world. By: karma on Oct 15, 2008    Great By: fariz on Oct 3, 2008    its really superb By: sara on Aug 10, 2008    i dont know any thing ineed help By: henry sarao on Aug 10, 2008    wizard of the north By: albi on Aug 5, 2008    i want improve By: emilia on Jul 13, 2008    reading is best time pass........ 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