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Literature Knowledge Baseline
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Baseline test for knowledge on entering A level Lit course
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1
Which of these can you identify as ancient Greek philosophers?
Plato
Sartre
Aristotle
Socrates
2
In common usage - if something is "cathartic" it makes you feel...
ecstatic
better
miserable
worse
3
Which one was the Greek king of the gods?
Zeus
Jove
Apollo
Perseus
4
In Greek mythology what kind of creature was this?
Dryad
Nymph
Satyr
Siren
5
Name the play...
Othello
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
6
When did Karl Marx live?
21st century
18th century
19th century
20th century
7
Which Shakespeare play is this?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Hamlet
8
Which century are Romantic poets most often identified with?
18th century
17th century
19th century
20th century
9
When did Shakespeare die?
12th century
17th century
19th century
15th century
10
Which book is this?
The Handmaid's Tale
The Crucible
A Tale of Two Cities
1984
11
Which of these would you identify as Romantic poets?
Shelley
Keats
Blake
Wordsworth
12
Which of these words describe a nightmare world in literature?
dystopia
maltopia
apocalypse
utopia
13
When did the period of European colonialism end?
17th century
18th century
20th century
19th century
14
Which decade is seen as the start of a revolution in the social emancipation of women?
1850s
1890s
1960s
1920s
15
If you have "hubris" you have too much...
joy
cruelty
sorrow
pride
16
Which of these phrases originated in the book "1984"?
Big Brother is watching you
Gilead
Room 101
Ministry of Truth
