PES SS 3 Literature-in-English Mock 1 Exam 2025-26
  • 1. The moon looked on the massacre in horror ! illustrates
A) prologue
B) pathetic fallacy
C) transferred epithet
D) epilogue
  • 2. A dead metaphor is
A) overused and funny
B) implied and underused
C) overused and ineffective
D) implied and not funny
  • 3. The third stanza of the Shakespearean sonnet is
A) sextet
B) couplet
C) octave
D) quatrain
Literature
  • 4. Child of scorn illustrates
A) euphemism
B) metaphor
C) contrast
D) metonymy
  • 5. The metrical structure is predominantly
A) trochaic
B) spondaic
C) iambic
D) dactyllic
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  • 6. Reading the poem, one notices that the poet is being
A) euphemistic
B) hyperbolic
C) sarcastic
D) ironic
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  • 7. In the last stanza, the persona is
A) malnourished
B) angry
C) pretending
D) fantasizing
Literature
  • 8. The two stanzas are built on
A) alternate rhyme
B) identical rhymes
C) couplets
D) run-on lines
Literature
  • 9. The prevailing atmosphere is
A) drab
B) serene
C) tense
D) pleasant
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  • 10. join in with it, lead it on, but, finally, veer it from illustrates
A) simile
B) personification
C) parallelism
D) allusion
Literature
  • 11. The attitude of the writer towards Sasu is one of
A) anger
B) surprise
C) approval
D) disdain
Literature
  • 12. rattling like leaves in a storm, fear branded on their faces illustrates
A) personification and simile
B) assonance and simile
C) personification and metaphor
D) simile and metaphor
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  • 13. The last paragraph illustrates
A) suspense
B) foreshadow
C) anti-climax
D) rising action
  • 14. Letters, journals and diaries are examples of
A) faction
B) non-fiction
C) meta-fiction
D) fiction
  • 15. A dramatic performance with scenes played by body movements or gestures without words known as
A) panegyric
B) pantomime
C) comedy
D) melodrama
  • 16. A novel that features spiritual apparitions as major character is
A) Sociological
B) Gothic
C) Historical
D) Epistolary
  • 17. The literary term describing individuals in a work of literature is
A) narrator
B) protagonist
C) villain
D) characters
  • 18. Several hands stretched out for free meals at the refugee camp illustrates
A) Litotes
B) Euphemism
C) Synecdoche
D) Antithesis
  • 19. A short play performed between the acts of a bigger play for entertainment is
A) a deux ex machina
B) an in media res
C) an incantation
D) an interlude
  • 20. In literature, the two components of diction are
A) sentence construction and punctuation
B) vocabulary and punctuation
C) syntax and sentence construction
D) vocabulary and syntax
  • 21. A story with elements that have both literal and figurative meanings is
A) a fable
B) an allegory
C) a novella
D) an epistle
  • 22. My bounty is as boundless as the sea my love as deep The above lines illustrate
A) euphemism
B) apostrophe
C) epigram
D) hyperbole
  • 23. In drama, catharsis is the
A) change of setting
B) purgation of emotion from tension
C) resolution of conflict
D) conflict between two characters
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  • 24. Read the extract above and answer the following questions
A) romantic
B) metaphysical
C) didactic
D) allegoric
Literature
  • 25. The tone of the poet is
A) harsh
B) mournful
C) sombre
D) jocular
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  • 26. Lines 3 and 4 illustrate
A) metonymy
B) oxymoron
C) antithesis
D) anti-climax
  • 27. A word or a phrase that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem or a play is a
A) verse
B) refrain
C) dirge
D) lullaby
  • 28. The warriors conquered my men and my country illustrates the use of
A) Parallelism
B) Zeugma
C) Litotes
D) Paradox
  • 29. Disguise in drama mostly portrays the theme of
A) plain identity
B) mistaken identity
C) known identity
D) unknown identity
  • 30. 30. Men swift to see things done , do not run their commanding. The words in italics exemplify
A) paradox
B) internal rhyme
C) end rhyme
D) pun
Literature
  • 31. Who is the author of the play "Antony and Cleopatra"?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Ben Jonson
C) John Webster
D) Christopher Marlowe
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  • 32. What is the name of the Roman general who falls in love with Cleopatra?
A) Octavius
B) Lepidus
C) Enobarbus
D) Antony
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  • 33. Who is the queen of Egypt in the play?
A) Charmian
B) Octavia
C) Iras
D) Cleopatra
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  • 34. What is the main conflict of the play?
A) The war between Rome and Egypt
B) The decline of the Roman Empire
C) The love triangle between Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavia
D) The struggle for power between Antony and Octavius
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  • 35. What is the name of Antony's wife?
A) Fulvia
B) Calphurnia
C) Octavia
D) Cleopatra
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  • 36. Who is the Roman emperor who defeats Antony?
A) Pompey
B) Sextus Pompeius
C) Octavius
D) Lepidus
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  • 37. What is the significance of the character Enobarbus?
A) He is a traitor who switches sides
B) He is a comic relief character
C) He is a clever advisor to Cleopatra
D) He is a loyal friend of Antony's
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  • 38. What is the theme of the play?
A) Power and Corruption
B) War and Peace
C) Love vs. Duty
D) Loyalty and Betrayal
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  • 39. How does Cleopatra die?
A) She dies of a broken heart
B) She is killed by Octavius
C) She is poisoned by Antony
D) She commits suicide by allowing a poisonous snake to bite her
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  • 40. What is the name of the soothsayer who predicts Antony's downfall?
A) The Oracle of Delphi
B) The Soothsayer
C) The Roman Augur
D) The Egyptian Prophet
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  • 41. Who is the character who delivers the news of Antony's death to Cleopatra?
A) Charmian
B) Enobarbus
C) Mardian
D) Iras
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  • 42. What is the significance of the character Charmian?
A) She is a clever advisor to Antony
B) She is a comic relief character
C) She is a loyal servant of Cleopatra's
D) She is a traitor who switches sides
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  • 43. What is the name of the battle in which Antony is defeated?
A) The Battle of Alexandria
B) The Battle of Philippi
C) The Battle of Actium
D) The Battle of Pharsalus
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  • 44. Who is the character who is responsible for Antony's downfall?
A) The Soothsayer
B) Enobarbus
C) Octavius
D) Cleopatra
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  • 45. What is the theme of the play in relation to love?
A) Love is a noble and selfless emotion
B) Love is a strength that conquers all
C) Love is a distraction from duty
D) Love is a weakness that leads to downfall
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  • 46. How does Antony die?
A) He commits suicide by falling on his sword
B) He dies of a broken heart
C) He is poisoned by Cleopatra
D) He is killed by Octavius
  • 47. What is the significance of the character Octavius?
A) He is a comic relief character
B) He is a weak and indecisive leader
C) He is a noble and just ruler
D) He is a ruthless and cunning leader
  • 48. What is the name of the city where the play is set?
A) Egypt
B) Alexandria
C) Rome
D) Athens
  • 49. Who is the character who is most loyal to Antony?
A) Enobarbus
B) Cleopatra
C) Octavia
D) Charmian
  • 50. What is the overall tone of the play?
A) Satirical
B) Tragic
C) Comedic
D) Historical
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