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These are the questions which you will receive on your test on literature.
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1
What are the names of the two friends in Mark Twain’s most famous books?
Tiffany Baker, George Parker
Elizabeth Parker, Tiffany Baker
Jonathan Smith, George Parker
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
2
Shakespeare wrote 35 plays. Mention two of them (titles) and place them into the right category
Romeo and Juliet (tragedy)
Romeo and Juliet (history)
Much Ado about Nothing (comedy)
Robin Hood (history)
3
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Postmodernism - Supernatural and violence. Ernest Hemingway
Gothic novel - supernatural and violence. Bram Stoker
The Enlightenment novel - science and real life. Jaques Ross
The Renaissance Novel - Focus on ideals. Leonardo Davinci
4
How were Charles Dickens's novels published?
As books, every month
As a film every year
Published serially, by month or week in newspapers.
As a theatrical play every week
5
Name one of Orwell’s novels.
A Farewell to Arms
Fight Club
Animal Farm
1984
6
Hemingway’s way of writing is often described as “iceberg prose”. Why?
He is using a lot of different perspectives
He uses very few details at first but then there are more
He starts by showing little and then tells more
He tells very much by telling very little
7
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Lake Poets- Romantic poets, England. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Science fiction - Destruction and mayhem, science. Charles B
Science fiction - diversity, irony, word play. Kurt Vonnegut
Lake Poets- science and real life. Jaques Ross
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1. Shakespeare didn't expect to be remembered as a playwright, but instead as what? Why?
Doctor, as it was the most respectable profession.
Poet, it was considered a true intellectual, a true writer.
Actor, it was considered the most difficult thing to do.
Cavalry Major, as it was a respected thing to do in life.
9
How many voyages (=trips) does Gulliver go on? Name one of the “countries” he visits.
3, China
5, Golf Putt
4, Lilliput
4, Brobdingnag
10
What is Joyce Carol Oates portraying in her work?
A glimpse into the human psyche
A sensational feeling of how people look behave.
How human beings can be so corrupt
A treatment of everyday life with horrific and violence.
11
George Orwell was very critical towards an “-ism”. Which?
Fascism
Liberalism
Socialism
Communism
12
Name one of Jane Austen’s novels.
Pride and Prejudice
Senseless Sensibility
Hide and Seek
Proud and Prejudiced
13
Name two of the Brontë sisters and one novel that one of them wrote.
Virginia; Wuthering Heights, Emily; Pride and Prejudice
Ann; Animal Farm, Charlotte; To the Lighthouse
Emily; Sense and Sensibility, Jane; Pride and Prejudice
Emily; Wuthering Heights, Charlotte; Jane Eyre
14
John Steinbeck's novels (almost) all take place in an American state. Which?
Texas
Minnesota
Colorado
California
15
What is the name of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel? What is it about?
Sense and Sensibility, about a woman's search for help.
Frankenstein, about a man and a monster.
Dracula, about a man and a monster.
Ulysses, about a shipwreck.
16
What reasons could there be for Shakespeare’s “extraordinary reputation?
How he ties everything with the common human experience.
He used stream of consciousness
Thanks to the British empire and the Brit. education system.
He was much better than anyone else in his time.
17
Mention one of Hemingway’s novels.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Farms
Grapes of Wrath
Through the Grapevine
18
Say something about Mark Twain’s way of using the language.
He uses different languages
He uses swear words (profanity) a lot
He uses authentic dialects
He writes very simple sentences
19
Jack Kerouac tried the “alternative lifestyle of the Beat Generation”, and wrote a book- which?
The Beat Generation
My Travels
On the Road
A Sample of my Travels
20
What is the river called on and around which Twain's stories take place?
Hudson
Thames
Colorado
Mississippi
21
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Postmodernism - diversity, irony, word play. Kurt Vonnegut
Lake Poets- science and real life. Jaques Ross
Beat Poets - Supernatural and violence. Ernest Hemingway
Science fiction - Destruction and mayhem, science. Charles B
22
What prize was Toni Morrison awarded in 1993?
The Nobel Prize in Literature
The Pulitzer Prize
New York Times all Times Bestseller Prize
International Authors' Association Prize
23
James Joyce wrote a novel,
Ulysses
. In it he uses a special narrative technique. What?
Simple language
Streams of consciousness
Dreams of consciousness
Steams of consciousness
24
Who was Queen of England when Shakespeare lived?
James I
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Mary, Queen of Scots
25
Jonathan Swift wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels. Why is this not a children’s book?
Not intended to be pleasant - rather the opposite.
Humour is far from gentle.
It contained nudity.
It was racist.
26
Daniel Defoe wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe. Describe briefly what is it about.
Shipwreck, 28 years on an island. Based on a true story.
A competition on Robinson Island. The winner goes home.
Shipwreck, 5 years on an island. Not based on a true story.
Robinson is a famous actor that meets his friend Friday.
27
Charles Dickens novels were published in newspapers. How did that affect his writing?
Finished many novels right before press.
Worked on more than one novel at a time.
Finished right before press.
He listened to what everyone was saying and changed his mind
