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Chapter No 16 :Pre-Romantic Writers (153 MCQ`S)

In this chapter, we shall know about the Pre-Romantic writers such as; James Macpherson, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Thomas Percy, Robert Burns, William Godwin, Mary Wolstonecraft, Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, Adam Smith, Christopher Smart, Fanny Burney, John Kelley, John Home, James Thomson, Joseph Addison, Colley Cibber, Thomas Chatterton, William Blake, Sheridan, William Cowper and George Crabbe. All information is provided in the form of MCQs and relative explanation.

  1. James Macpherson was a:
    1. Scottish poet
    2. British poet
    3. Irish poet
    4. German poet
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: A
      Explanation:
      • He was also a politician and a literary collector.
  2. When was James Macpherson born?
    1. 1730
    2. 1733
    3. 1736
    4. 1738
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: C
      Explanation:
      • He was born in U. K. on October 27, 1736.
  3. The forerunners of the Romantics are of the view that:
    1. Humans are naturally bad; society makes them worse
    2. Humans born poor; society makes them rich
    3. No one is bad, everyone is good
    4. Humans are naturally good; society makes them bad
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: D
      Explanation:
      • William Blake is the forerunner of Romanticism.
  4. Who is of the view that Humans are naturally good; society makes them bad?
    1. William Blake
    2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    3. William Wordsworth
    4. None of these
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: B
      Explanation:
      • Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Genevan philosopher and writer.
  5. James Macpherson died in:
    1. 1790
    2. 1791
    3. 1796
    4. 1798
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: C
      Explanation:
      • N/A
  6. Who translated the Ossian cycle of epic poems?
    1. James Macpherson
    2. William Godwin
    3. Thomas Percy
    4. Lord Byron
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: A
      Explanation:
      • Ossian was an ancient Gaelic bard.
  7. Where are the Romanticists beliefs well stated?
    1. Charter of UNO
    2. In the American Declaration of Independence
    3. In Swiss Law
    4. In Scottish Law
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: B
      Explanation:
      • N/A
  8. "The works of Ossian" (A collected edition of Ossian poems) was published in:
    1. 1758
    2. 1760
    3. 1763
    4. 1765
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: D
      Explanation:
      • N/A
  9. In December 1761, James Macpherson published:
    1. Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books
    2. The Works of Ossian
    3. Both A & B
    4. None of these
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: A
      Explanation:
      • N/A
  10. When did Matthew Gregory Lewis born?
    1. 1775
    2. 1774
    3. 1772
    4. 1770
      5. Show Answer
      Answer: A
      Explanation:
      • He was born in London, United Kingdom.

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