CLEP English Literature Practice Test 1

This 95-item practice test is designed to mirror the CLEP English Literature examination, which measures broad familiarity with English-language (chiefly British and Commonwealth) literary history from the Old English period through the contemporary period, together with the ability to interpret original literary passages. For each question, select the single best answer from the five choices given (A--E). Ten short original literary excerpts appear throughout the test, each clearly labeled as written ``in the style of'' a period, author, or movement, with an invented author and passage created solely for practice; the remaining items are standalone questions covering literary-historical facts, major authors and works (referenced by title only), literary movements, poetic and dramatic forms, and critical terminology. Allow yourself about 90 minutes to work through all 95 items at an exam-like pace, then check your answers against the key and read every explanation, even for items you answered correctly. All passages, invented authors, and invented titles in this test are original creations written to emulate period style and are not quotations from any copyrighted source; statements about real authors and real works cite only well-known titles and facts. This independently written practice test is not an official College Board CLEP English Literature exam form.