1. What is `stream of consciousness` as a narrative technique?
A. A linear, chronological narration
B. A technique that presents the unfiltered flow of thoughts and feelings of a character
C. Narration from an omniscient, all-knowing perspective
D. Dialogue-driven storytelling
2. Which American literary movement emphasized individualism, intuition, and the inherent goodness of people and nature?
A. Realism
B. Naturalism
C. Transcendentalism
D. Modernism
3. What is the primary characteristic of a `picaresque novel`?
A. Focus on courtly love
B. Episodic adventures of a roguish protagonist
C. Psychological exploration of characters
D. Emphasis on social realism
4. What is the `Lost Generation` in American literature?
A. A group of writers who died young in WWI
B. A group of American writers who came of age during World War I and expressed disillusionment
C. Writers who focused on themes of poverty and social injustice during the Great Depression
D. Writers who explored the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s
5. Which poet is known for using slant rhyme and unconventional capitalization in their poems?
A. Walt Whitman
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Edgar Allan Poe
D. Langston Hughes
6. Who wrote `Moby Dick`, an American epic about a whaling voyage?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Herman Melville
C. James Fenimore Cooper
D. Mark Twain
7. What is the term for a long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a hero?
A. Sonnet
B. Epic
C. Ballad
D. Lyric
8. What is `magical realism` as a literary genre?
A. A genre focused solely on fantasy and mythological creatures
B. A genre that blends realistic narrative with fantastical or dreamlike elements
C. A genre that strictly adheres to realistic depiction of everyday life
D. A genre primarily concerned with science fiction themes
9. Which novel by Charles Dickens critiques social injustice in Victorian England?
A. Pride and Prejudice
B. Wuthering Heights
C. Oliver Twist
D. Frankenstein
10. Who is the author of `Pride and Prejudice`, a quintessential novel of manners?
A. Emily Brontë
B. Jane Austen
C. Charlotte Brontë
D. George Eliot
11. What is the function of a `chorus` in Greek tragedy, often adopted in English dramatic tradition?
A. To perform musical interludes
B. To represent the voice of the community and comment on the action
C. To play the role of the antagonist
D. To provide comic relief
12. Which English Romantic poet wrote `Ode to a Nightingale` and `Ode on a Grecian Urn`?
A. William Wordsworth
B. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
C. John Keats
D. Lord Byron
13. What is a `dramatic monologue` in poetry?
A. A poem with multiple speakers
B. A poem spoken by one character to a silent listener, revealing their thoughts and feelings
C. A poem intended for stage performance
D. A short, lyrical poem expressing personal emotions
14. What literary device involves a contrast between what is said and what is actually meant?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Irony
D. Personification
15. What is the literary definition of `pathetic fallacy`?
A. A logical error in reasoning
B. The attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals
C. An emotional appeal in rhetoric
D. A character flaw that leads to downfall
16. What is `Bildungsroman`?
A. A novel set in a futuristic, dystopian society
B. A novel that focuses on the moral and psychological growth of a protagonist
C. A novel told in the form of letters
D. A short story with a surprise ending
17. Which American playwright wrote `Death of a Salesman`, a critique of the American Dream?
A. Tennessee Williams
B. Arthur Miller
C. Eugene O`Neill
D. Edward Albee
18. In Shakespearean tragedies, what is `hamartia` often referred to as?
A. The hero`s reward
B. The tragic flaw
C. The comic relief
D. The inciting incident
19. What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
A. ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
B. AABB CCDD EEFF GG
C. ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
D. AAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD
20. Which English playwright is famous for works like `Waiting for Godot` and `Endgame`, belonging to the Theatre of the Absurd?
A. Harold Pinter
B. Samuel Beckett
C. Tom Stoppard
D. Edward Albee
21. Which American poet is known for free verse and the collection `Leaves of Grass`?
A. Edgar Allan Poe
B. Walt Whitman
C. Emily Dickinson
D. Robert Frost
22. Which American author is associated with the Beat Generation and wrote `On the Road`?
A. Allen Ginsberg
B. Jack Kerouac
C. William S. Burroughs
D. Gregory Corso
23. Which literary period is characterized by a focus on reason, logic, and societal order, often reflecting neoclassical ideals?
A. Romanticism
B. The Enlightenment
C. Modernism
D. Victorian Era
24. Which novel by George Orwell satirizes totalitarianism through an allegorical farm?
A. 1984
B. Animal Farm
C. Brave New World
D. Fahrenheit 451
25. Which author is known for Southern Gothic literature, including `A Good Man Is Hard to Find`?
A. Flannery O`Connor
B. William Faulkner
C. Tennessee Williams
D. Eudora Welty
26. In literary analysis, what does `subtext` refer to?
A. The main theme of a text
B. The underlying or implicit meaning of a text, not explicitly stated
C. The historical context of a literary work
D. The author`s biography
27. Which American author wrote `The Scarlet Letter`, exploring themes of sin, guilt, and redemption in Puritan society?
A. Herman Melville
B. Nathaniel Hawthorne
C. Ralph Waldo Emerson
D. Henry David Thoreau
28. Which British literary period followed World War I and is marked by experimentation and a sense of disillusionment?
A. Victorian Era
B. Romanticism
C. Modernism
D. Postmodernism
29. Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the Roaring Twenties and the elusive American Dream?
A. The Sun Also Rises
B. A Farewell to Arms
C. The Great Gatsby
D. Tender Is the Night
30. Which Harlem Renaissance writer is known for poems like `The Negro Speaks of Rivers`?
A. Zora Neale Hurston
B. Langston Hughes
C. W.E.B. Du Bois
D. Claude McKay
