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These are the questions which you will receive on your test on literature.
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1
Shakespeare wrote 35 plays. Mention two of them (titles) and place them into the right category
Robin Hood (history)
Much Ado about Nothing (comedy)
Romeo and Juliet (tragedy)
Romeo and Juliet (history)
2
What reasons could there be for Shakespeare’s “extraordinary reputation?
Thanks to the British empire and the Brit. education system.
How he ties everything with the common human experience.
He used stream of consciousness
He was much better than anyone else in his time.
3
Say something about Mark Twain’s way of using the language.
He writes very simple sentences
He uses different languages
He uses swear words (profanity) a lot
He uses authentic dialects
4
James Joyce wrote a novel,
Ulysses
. In it he uses a special narrative technique. What?
Dreams of consciousness
Streams of consciousness
Simple language
Steams of consciousness
5
Jonathan Swift wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels. Why is this not a children’s book?
Not intended to be pleasant - rather the opposite.
It contained nudity.
It was racist.
Humour is far from gentle.
6
George Orwell was very critical towards an “-ism”. Which?
Socialism
Communism
Fascism
Liberalism
7
How many voyages (=trips) does Gulliver go on? Name one of the “countries” he visits.
3, China
4, Lilliput
5, Golf Putt
4, Brobdingnag
8
Daniel Defoe wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe. Describe briefly what is it about.
Shipwreck, 5 years on an island. Not based on a true story.
Robinson is a famous actor that meets his friend Friday.
A competition on Robinson Island. The winner goes home.
Shipwreck, 28 years on an island. Based on a true story.
9
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Science fiction - Destruction and mayhem, science. Charles B
Lake Poets- science and real life. Jaques Ross
Science fiction - diversity, irony, word play. Kurt Vonnegut
Lake Poets- Romantic poets, England. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
10
Charles Dickens novels were published in newspapers. How did that affect his writing?
Finished right before press.
Finished many novels right before press.
He listened to what everyone was saying and changed his mind
Worked on more than one novel at a time.
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Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Lake Poets- science and real life. Jaques Ross
Science fiction - Destruction and mayhem, science. Charles B
Postmodernism - diversity, irony, word play. Kurt Vonnegut
Beat Poets - Supernatural and violence. Ernest Hemingway
12
Hemingway’s way of writing is often described as “iceberg prose”. Why?
He uses very few details at first but then there are more
He starts by showing little and then tells more
He is using a lot of different perspectives
He tells very much by telling very little
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1. Shakespeare didn't expect to be remembered as a playwright, but instead as what? Why?
Poet, it was considered a true intellectual, a true writer.
Doctor, as it was the most respectable profession.
Actor, it was considered the most difficult thing to do.
Cavalry Major, as it was a respected thing to do in life.
14
What is the river called on and around which Twain's stories take place?
Thames
Colorado
Hudson
Mississippi
15
John Steinbeck's novels (almost) all take place in an American state. Which?
Colorado
Texas
California
Minnesota
16
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
The Renaissance Novel - Focus on ideals. Leonardo Davinci
Gothic novel - supernatural and violence. Bram Stoker
The Enlightenment novel - science and real life. Jaques Ross
Postmodernism - Supernatural and violence. Ernest Hemingway
17
What is the name of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel? What is it about?
Dracula, about a man and a monster.
Sense and Sensibility, about a woman's search for help.
Ulysses, about a shipwreck.
Frankenstein, about a man and a monster.
18
Name one of Jane Austen’s novels.
Proud and Prejudiced
Hide and Seek
Senseless Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
19
How were Charles Dickens's novels published?
As a theatrical play every week
As books, every month
Published serially, by month or week in newspapers.
As a film every year
20
What are the names of the two friends in Mark Twain’s most famous books?
Jonathan Smith, George Parker
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
Elizabeth Parker, Tiffany Baker
Tiffany Baker, George Parker
21
What is Joyce Carol Oates portraying in her work?
A treatment of everyday life with horrific and violence.
How human beings can be so corrupt
A glimpse into the human psyche
A sensational feeling of how people look behave.
22
Mention one of Hemingway’s novels.
Grapes of Wrath
A Farewell to Farms
A Farewell to Arms
Through the Grapevine
23
Who was Queen of England when Shakespeare lived?
James I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Mary, Queen of Scots
24
Name two of the Brontë sisters and one novel that one of them wrote.
Virginia; Wuthering Heights, Emily; Pride and Prejudice
Emily; Sense and Sensibility, Jane; Pride and Prejudice
Emily; Wuthering Heights, Charlotte; Jane Eyre
Ann; Animal Farm, Charlotte; To the Lighthouse
25
Name one of Orwell’s novels.
A Farewell to Arms
1984
Animal Farm
Fight Club
26
What prize was Toni Morrison awarded in 1993?
The Nobel Prize in Literature
The Pulitzer Prize
International Authors' Association Prize
New York Times all Times Bestseller Prize
27
Jack Kerouac tried the “alternative lifestyle of the Beat Generation”, and wrote a book- which?
On the Road
My Travels
The Beat Generation
A Sample of my Travels
