MCQs on Allegory
Given below are the most important MCQs on Allegory.
1. What is an allegory?
A. A short lyric poem
B. A story with a hidden moral or symbolic meaning
C. A dramatic monologue
D. A humorous essay
Answer: B. A story with a hidden moral or symbolic meaning
2. The word “allegory” is derived from which language?
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. French
D. German
Answer: B. Greek
3. In literature, allegory mainly works through:
A. Rhythm
B. Symbolism
C. Dialogue only
D. Humor
Answer: B. Symbolism
4. Which of the following is an example of allegory?
A. Sonnet
B. Epic
C. Animal Farm
D. Elegy
Answer: C. Animal Farm
5. Who wrote Animal Farm?
A. John Milton
B. George Orwell
C. William Blake
D. T. S. Eliot
Answer: B. George Orwell
6. Animal Farm is an allegory of:
A. French Revolution
B. Russian Revolution
C. Industrial Revolution
D. American Revolution
Answer: B. Russian Revolution
7. Which medieval allegory was written by John Bunyan?
A. Paradise Lost
B. The Faerie Queene
C. Pilgrim’s Progress
D. Utopia
Answer: C. Pilgrim’s Progress
8. In allegory, characters often represent:
A. Historical events or abstract ideas
B. Only animals
C. Real family members
D. Scientific facts
Answer: A. Historical events or abstract ideas
9. Which type of allegory teaches moral lessons?
A. Political allegory
B. Historical allegory
C. Moral allegory
D. Romantic allegory
Answer: C. Moral allegory
10. Who wrote The Faerie Queene?
A. Edmund Spenser
B. John Keats
C. Alexander Pope
D. Geoffrey Chaucer
Answer: A. Edmund Spenser
11. The Faerie Queene is mainly an allegory of:
A. Religious virtues
B. Greek mythology
C. Science and technology
D. Comedy
Answer: A. Religious virtues
12. Which allegory represents human life as a spiritual journey?
A. Macbeth
B. Pilgrim’s Progress
C. Hamlet
D. Doctor Faustus
Answer: B. Pilgrim’s Progress
13. Allegory differs from symbolism because allegory:
A. Has no hidden meaning
B. Has a complete parallel meaning throughout the work
C. Uses only realistic characters
D. Is always written in prose
Answer: B. Has a complete parallel meaning throughout the work
14. Which of the following is NOT a feature of allegory?
A. Double meaning
B. Symbolic characters
C. Hidden message
D. Random storytelling without meaning
Answer: D. Random storytelling without meaning
15. In allegory, “personification” means:
A. Giving human qualities to abstract ideas
B. Writing in verse
C. Writing historical facts
D. Using comic scenes
Answer: A. Giving human qualities to abstract ideas
More MCQS on Allegory in Prose
16. Which literary work is a political allegory?
A. Animal Farm
B. Ode to a Nightingale
C. Lycidas
D. The Raven
Answer: A. Animal Farm
17. Allegories became especially popular during:
A. Medieval and Renaissance periods
B. Modern Age only
C. Romantic Age only
D. Victorian Age only
Answer: A. Medieval and Renaissance periods
18. Which of the following abstract ideas is commonly represented in allegories?
A. Justice
B. Greed
C. Truth
D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these
19. In an allegory, the surface story and hidden meaning work:
A. Separately
B. Together
C. Against each other
D. Without connection
Answer: B. Together
20. Which famous work by Dante Alighieri contains allegorical elements?
A. Divine Comedy
B. Canterbury Tales
C. Utopia
D. Paradise Regained
Answer: A. Divine Comedy
21. What is the main purpose of allegory?
A. Entertainment only
B. To convey deeper moral, political, or spiritual meanings
C. To confuse readers
D. To describe nature only
Answer: B. To convey deeper moral, political, or spiritual meanings
22. Which of the following can be allegorical?
A. Poems
B. Novels
C. Plays
D. All of these
Answer: D. All of these
23. A political allegory generally comments on:
A. Government and power
B. Nature
C. Love stories
D. Music
Answer: A. Government and power
24. Which allegorical work attacks corruption in society through satire?
A. Animal Farm
B. Kubla Khan
C. The Prelude
D. Adonais
Answer: A. Animal Farm
25. Allegory is closely related to:
A. Symbolism and metaphor
B. Journalism
C. Grammar only
D. Biography
Answer: A. Symbolism and metaphor
I hope these MCQS on Allegory will help you in your exams.