General Knowledge MCQs
Topic Notes: General Knowledge
MCQs and preparation resources for competitive exams, covering important concepts, past papers, and detailed explanations.
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
4661
John Donne's poem 'The Flea' uses the insect as a conceit for:
Answer:
Sexual union
Donne argues that since their blood is already mingled in the flea, having sex is no sin.
4662
What is the name of the monster Caliban's mother in 'The Tempest'?
Answer:
Sycorax
Sycorax was a powerful witch who inhabited the island before Prospero arrived.
4663
Who is the author of 'The Alchemist'?
Answer:
Ben Jonson
'The Alchemist' is one of Jonson's most famous comedies, satirizing greed and gullibility.
4664
Which of Shakespeare's plays contains the line 'All the world's a stage'?
Answer:
As You Like It
The line is spoken by the character Jaques in the 'Seven Ages of Man' speech.
4665
Who wrote the sequence of sonnets titled 'Amoretti'?
Answer:
Edmund Spenser
Spenser wrote 'Amoretti' to celebrate his courtship and marriage to Elizabeth Boyle.
4666
In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', who is the King of the Fairies?
Answer:
Oberon
Oberon is the King of the Fairies and husband to Titania.
4667
Who wrote 'The Praise of Folly'?
Answer:
Desiderius Erasmus
Erasmus, a Dutch humanist, wrote this satirical essay in 1509.
4668
Which character says 'To be, or not to be, that is the question'?
Answer:
Hamlet
This famous soliloquy regarding suicide and existence is spoken by Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 1.
4669
Robert Herrick is best known for which poem advising young women?
Answer:
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
This Cavalier poem contains the famous line 'Gather ye rosebuds while ye may'.
4670
Which poem commemorates the death of Edward King by drowning?
Answer:
Lycidas
John Milton wrote the pastoral elegy 'Lycidas' in memory of his college friend Edward King.