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