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English Literary Periods
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When was the Neoclassical/ Pre-Romantic period?
1660-1798
1750-1850
1536-1660
1800-1900
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What is the most famous epic poem from the Old English period?
The Raven
The Canterbury Tales
Hamlet
Beowulf
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Which literary period would most post-colonial writers belong to?
Post-modernism
Modernism
Victorianism
Edwardian period
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Why was the Edwardian Period (1901-1910/1914) so short?
Because Shakespeare objected to its existence
Because the British Empire started to decline
Because of the Boer War
Because the First World War broke out
5
What was the most important art form during the Elizabethan Period (part of the Renaissance)?
Painting
Rhetorics
Theater
Sculptures
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Which literary period did Charles Dickens write in?
Elizabethan period
Neoclassical
Victorian Era
Romantic period
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Which author is known for developing the English language and adding 1500 words to it, still used today?
Shakespeare
Charles Dickes
Mary Shelley
Edgar Allan Poe
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What are the characteristics of the Romantic Period (1798-1832)?
Epic poems and moral tales
Imperialism, drama and ethnic diverse writers
Gothic, female writers, individual freedom and divine nature
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What is the state of the British Empire during the Victorian Age (1832-1901)?
It is at its highest
It has long since gone
It has just begun to exist
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Which of the following is a key characteristic to Shakespeare?
The (Shakespearean/English) sonnet
Rebirth of classical literature
Humanism
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How could you characterize Modernism (1914/1919-1945)?
The Beatles
A search for old values and religion
Search for meaning in a chaotic world
A period of moral tales and purity
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Who is the most famous author of The Renaissance (1500-1660)
Shakespeare
Edmund Burke
Charles Dickens
Christopher Marlowe
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What do we call the present literary period?
Millenialism
The Digital Age
Postmodernism
New Age
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During which literary period did George Orwell write most of his famous literature?
Postmodernism
Modernism
Victorian Age
Edwardian period
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What does Modernism and Postmodernism have in common?
Pastiche
The author is 'dead'
Fragmentation
Stream of consciousness
16
Other than the Victorian Age, which literary period is characteristic of Rudyard Kipling?
Edwardian Period
Old English
Renaissance
Postmodernism
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Which literary period began in England 20 years before it began in America?
The Romantic period
The neoclassical period
The Old English Period
The postmodern period
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Which literary periods does England and America have in common?
Neoclassical and Postmodernism
Modernism and Postmodernism
Modernism and Realism
Modernism and New Age
