Survey of Anglo-American Literature Prelim Exam

The Canterbury Tales were

Illusion vs Reality as a theme, applies best to which book?

The author of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is:

Which of the following themes are typical for the Romantic period?

Old English period is also known as...

This literary movement emphasized nature and individuality.

Average age of BOYS to marry during Elizabethan Period

Shakespeare was also an actor.

Name the literary period whose major device used is persuasion for a call to action.

All of the following were accomplishments during the Renaissance EXCEPT

Why were the bards just as important as warriors?

All of the following are British Literary Time Periods EXCEPT

An educated person in the Renaissance was expected to

The author's attitude toward the subject is defined as 

Diction is defined as 

The time period after the Romans left Great Britain is known as...

"Burning bright" is an example of

What literary period had writers who criticized mass conformity & traditional American values?

What literary period focuses on emotion, imagination, and nature?

Shakespeare wrote during both the Elizabethan and Jacobean Ages.

What was Queen Elizabeth's nickname?

This work by Geoffrey Chaucer deals with people's life in the Middle Ages:

What was life like for Anglo-Saxon women?

Anglo-Saxon poetry was written in:

What is animisim?

What quality did an Anglo-Saxon king's success depend upon?

The best way to know if a source is reliable is to

Shakespeare's plays were written in

Beowulf impacted all writers who came afterward.

Shakespeare's plays were written in Old English.

Giving inanimate objects human qualities is

Old English is characterized by the use of oral tradition.

What literary period used plain style that focused on finding grace through God?

The Canterbury Tales was written during the Anglo-Saxon time period.

Why is there a need to study British and American literature if we Filipinos have our own literature?

The Old English period ended with the arrival of

All of the following are good writing practices EXCEPT

The person talking in a poem is called the

Ernest Hemingway said this Mark Twain novel gave birth to all modern American literature.

This author wrote stories that are considered Gothic.

The "narrator" in a poem is called the 

This period employs heavy use of satire to accurately convey real life without romanticizing it

"Nature's first green in gold" is a 

Grendel was able to destroy Heorot but was never capable of taking over the throne because

Who were the original inhabitants of Great Britain?

All of the following are possible themes for Midsummer Night's Dream EXCEPT

Renaissance is French for Rebirth.

Who sent missionaries to Britain to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christians

Which of the following literary works belong to the Victorian Age?

English Literature came before American Literature chronologically.