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    The document provides information about various important figures and works in English literature. It discusses Geoffrey Chaucer as the father of English literature and father of English poetry. It also mentions John Milton as the epic poet who went blind at age 40 and wrote Paradise Lost. The document covers literary periods from Old English to Renaissance and discusses playwrights like Shakespeare and poets such as Edmund Spenser, John Donne, William Wordsworth and others.

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    Some of the key figures and developments in early English literature include Geoffrey Chaucer and the beginnings of English poetry/prose, as well as Beowulf being an early epic poem. The Renaissance period saw developments like the introduction of the sonnet and notable authors like Shakespeare, Spenser, and Marlowe. The Romantic period featured poets like Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Lord Byron who focused on nature and emotion.

    Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English literature.

    Notable Renaissance works include Shakespeare's plays like Hamlet and sonnets, Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, and Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Some other influential authors were Sir Philip Sidney and John Milton.

    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

    51. Who is known as the most important figure among the meta physical poets?

    Ans: John Donne

    52. English Civil War was fought during the reign of

    Ans: King Charles I

    53. Who was the last great poet of the age of renaissance?

    Ans. John Milton

    54. John Milton got blind at the age of

    Ans. 40

    55. The most dominant figure of the age of Restoration is

    Ans. John Dryden

    56. The first ever significant female novelist was

    Ans. Aphra Behn

    57. The first official/formal poet laureate is believed tobe

    Ans. John Dryden

    58. Who introduced Alexdandrine and Triplet into english poetry for the first time?
    Ans. John Dryden

    59. The age of enlightenment which started in 18th century is also known as

    Ans. Age of reason/Augustan age

    60. Which english poet is most discussed after Shakespeare?

    Ans. Robert Burns

    61. What is the meaning of the term "Magnum Opus"?

    Ans: Master Piece

    62. Which English poet was born with deformed feet?

    Ans: Lord Byron

    63. Which drug did Samuel Taylor Coleridge use to take?

    Ans: Opium

    64. Name the English poet, who got blind at the age of 40.

    Ans: John Milton

    65. Which Irish poet, dramatist and novelist was accused of pons and sodomite.

    Ans: Oscar Wild

    66. Democracy is the tyranny of majority. Who said this?

    Ans: JS Mill

    67. Democracy is the bludgeoning of the people, for the people and by the people. Whose
    statement is this?

    Ans: Oscar Wilde

    68. Due to which unique quality Oscar Wilde is so famous?

    Ans: Hard Hitting Quotations

    69. Man can be destroyed but can't be defeated. These words are taken from

    Ans: Old Man and the Sea


    70. How Ernest Hemingway was died?

    Ans: He had killed himself/Suicided.

    71. Gulliver's travels is the Magnum opus of

    Ans: Jonathon Swift

    72. Who is believed as the father of English Literature?

    Ans: Geoffrey Chaucer

    73. How many total stories are there in The Canterbury Tales?

    Ans: 24

    74. King James Bible that was first ever bible written in English Language, published in

    Ans: 1611

    75. Renaissance Movement is believed to be started first in fourteenth century in

    Ans: Italy

    76. Who is credited to introduce sonnet in English Literature?

    Ans: Thomas Wyatt.

    77. Who has written one of the all times best novel war and piece?

    Ans: Leo Tolstoy ( a Russian novelist)

    78. Name the very famous French novelist who wrote Madame Bovary?

    Ans: Gastave Flaubert

    79. How many total acts are in Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer' Night's Dream?

    Ans: Five

    80. Who is considered the most significant auther after Shakespeare in English Literature?

    Ans: John Milton

    1.Geoffrey Chaucer = The Father of English Literature


    2.Geoffrey Chaucer = The Father of English Poetry
    3.Geoffrey Chaucer = The Father of English Language
    4.Geoffrey Chaucer = The Morning Star of the Renaissance
    5.Geoffrey Chaucer = The First National Poet
    6.Venerable Bede = The Father of English Learning.
    7.Venerable Bede = The Father of English History
    8.King Alfred the Great = The Father of English Prose
    9.Aeschylus = The Father of Tragedy
    10.Nicholas Udall = The First English Comedy Writer
    11.Edmund Spenser = The Poet’s poet (by Charles Lamb)
    12.Edmund Spenser = The Child of Renaissance
    13.Edmund Spenser = The Bridge between Renaissance and Reformation
    14.Gutenberg = The Father of Printing
    15.William Caxton = Father of English Press
    16.Francis Bacon = The Father of English Essay
    17.John Wycliffe = The Morning Star of the Reformation
    18.Christopher Marlowe = The Father of English Tragedy
    19.William Shakespeare = Bard of Avon
    20.William Shakespeare = The Father of English Drama
    21.William Shakespeare = Sweet Swan of Avon
    22.William Shakespeare = The Bard
    23.Robert Burns = The Bard of Ayrshire (Scotland)
    24.Robert Burns = The National Poet of Scotland
    25.Robert Burns = Rabbie
    26.Robert Burns = The Ploughman Poet
    27.William Dunber = The Chaucer of Scotland
    28.John Dryden = Father of English criticism
    29.William of Newbury = Father of Historical Criticism
    30.John Donne = Poet of love
    31.John Donne = Metaphysical poet
    32.John Milton = Epic poet
    33.John Milton = The great master of verse
    34.John Milton = Lady of the Christ College
    35.John Milton = Poet of the Devil’s Party
    36.John Milton = Master of the Grand style
    38.John Milton = The Blind Poet of England
    39.Alexander Pope = Mock heroic poet
    40.William Wordsworth = The Worshipper of Nature
    41.William Wordsworth = The High Priest of Nature
    42.William Wordsworth = The Poet of Nature
    43.William Wordsworth = The Lake Poet
    44.William Wordsworth = Poet of Childhood.

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