Periyar university m.a. English semester – iv english literature for competitive examinations Reference |
M.A. English semester – iv english literature for competitive examinations Reference :
1. Between which sets of dates did Chaucer live
a)
1340-1400 b)1345-1385 c)1340-1348 d)1349-1400
2-Chaucer
lived during the reigns of
a)
Edward III,
Richard II, and Henry IV b)Edward III c)Edward II d)Edward I
3- Which of
the following was the closest contemporary of Chaucer?
a)
William
Langland b)Wycliffe c)John Barbour d)John Gower
4-Who called
Chaucer ”the father of English poetry”?
a)
–Dryden b)Arnold c)Spenser
d)John Gower
5.Chaucer
was born in ______
a) France b)London c)Britain d)Italy
6.
_________the longest poem written by Chaucer.
a) The Romaunt of theRose b)The House
of Fame c)Anelida and Arcite d)Parlement of Foules
7.,_________a
lengthy allegorical poem of Chaucer.
a) The Romaunt of theRose b)The House
of Fame c)Anelida and Arcite d)Parlement of Foules
8.
The Book of the Duchesse, probably
his earliest and written in _________
a)1367 b)1389
c)1368 d)1371
9. In which century
was Chaucer born?
a) 12th b)13th c)14th1 d)5th
10.What
is the title of Chaucer's best-known work?
a)
The
Canterbury Tales b)The Salisbury
Tales c)The Winchester Tales d)The York Tales