The Big Quiz On English Literature
15 Questions
| Total Attempts: 254
The story of English literature has begun with the Germanic tradition of the Anglo-Saxon settlers. A bibliophile is a book-lover, and the word first appeared in print in 1824. This quiz is just for fun, and if you are interested in English Literature with a passion, you can play and show us just how much you know about it. All the best!
Questions and Answers
- 1.What part of speech is "preengage", meaning "to preoccupy"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adjective
- 2.What part of speech is "preexist", meaning "to exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Noun
- D.
Verb
- 3.What part of speech is "preexistence", meaning "existence antecedent to something"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adverb
- 4.What part of speech is "preface", meaning "a brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book"?
- A.
Verb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- 5.What part of speech is "prefer", meaning "to hold in higher estimation"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Verb
- 6.What part of speech is "preferment", meaning "preference"?
- A.
Noun
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Verb
- 7.What part of speech is "prehensile", meaning "adapted for grasping or holding"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Adverb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Verb
- 8.What part of speech is "prelate", meaning "one of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy"?
- A.
Adjective
- B.
Verb
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Noun
- D.
Adverb
- 9.What part of speech is "premature", meaning "coming too soon"?
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Adjective
- B.
Verb
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Noun
- D.
Adverb
- 10.What part of speech is "premise", meaning "a judgment as a conclusion"?
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Verb
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Noun
- 11.What part of speech is "premonition", meaning "foreboding"?
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Adjective
- B.
Verb
- C.
Noun
- D.
Adverb
- 12.What part of speech is "preposterous", meaning "utterly ridiculous or absurd"?
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Verb
- B.
Adjective
- C.
Adverb
- D.
Noun
- 13.What part of speech is "presage", meaning "to foretell"?
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Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adjective
- 14.What part of speech is "prescience", meaning "knowledge of events before they take place"?
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Verb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Adjective
- D.
Adverb
- 15.What part of speech is "prescription", meaning "an authoritative direction"?
- A.
Adverb
- B.
Noun
- C.
Verb
- D.
Adjective
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