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ENGLISH LITERATURE
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Test your knowledge of English Literature
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1
The modern period in literature starts when?
After the start of World War I
The 6th century
The 8th century
The 11th century
2
Who wrote Gulliver’s Travels?
John Milton
Dr. Seuss
Jonathan Swift
Jane Austen
3
The novel "Oliver Twist" was written by whom?
Charles Dickens
Oscar Wilde
Edgar Allan Poe
Mark Twain
4
Postmodern literature is characterized by?
History Plays
Revenge Tragedy
Rejection of many of the theories and values of Modernism
Supernatural Elements
5
Some of the main characteristics of Romantic literature include
Skepticism
Love for horror
More realistic
Celebration of nature, beauty, and imagination
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The Literature of the Enlightenment focused on what?
Celebration of nature
Religion
The new world and scientific progress
Interest in the past
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Who is the most famous English author from the Renaissance?
Thomas Malory
Robert Henryson
William Shakespeare
Roald Dahl
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Who does not belong in The postmodern period?
James Baldwin
Salman Rushdie
John Milton
Philip Larkin
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Common features in modern period include
Experimentation with subject matter and style
Tradisjonalisme
Formal style
Tragic comedy
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Which ruler's reign marks the approximate beginning and end of the Victorian era?
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
King John
Queen Elizabeth I
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"Oliver Twist" takes place in
Los Angeles
Paris
London
Chicago
