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Here is a set of multiple choice questions (MCQs) on English literature, suitable for a quiz or exam: Who wrote "Paradise Lost"? a) William Shakespeare b) John Milton c) Geoffrey Chaucer d) Charles Dickens Answer: b) John Milton In which play does the character Lady Macbeth appear? a) Hamlet b) King Lear c) Macbeth d) Othello Answer: c) Macbeth Who is Pip in "Great Expectations"? a) Philip Pirrip b) Filip Pirip c) Philip Pip d) Philips Pirip Answer: a) Philip Pirrip Which novel is about the experiences of a migrant family during the Great Depression? a) "Of Mice and Men" b) "The Grapes of Wrath" c) "East of Eden" d) "Cannery Row" Answer: b) "The Grapes of Wrath" (Note: This is American literature, but often included in English literature curricula. For strictly English literature, see next question) Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"? a) Jane Austen b) Charlotte Brontë c) Mary Shelley d) Virginia Woolf Answer: a) Jane Austen Which of the following is a key work in feminist literary criticism by Virginia Woolf? a) "The Awakening" b) "A Room of One's Own" c) "The Feminine Mystique" d) "The Second Sex" Answer: b) "A Room of One's Own" Who wrote "The Waste Land"? a) Ezra Pound b) T.S. Eliot c) Robert Frost d) Wallace Stevens Answer: b) T.S. Eliot In "Pride and Prejudice", with whom does Lydia elope? a) Darcy b) Wickham c) William Collins d) Charles Bingley Answer: b) Wickham