Which characteristics are in common for both Old and Middle English?

No Silent letters & flexible syntax

The Modern sentiments still linger today. What are they?

alienation, fragmentation, & disillusionment

What are 5 of the MAJOR literary periods in British history?

Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian

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British Literary Periods & English

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1
What is the ancestral language of English?
Slang
German
Greek
Sanscrit
2
Roughly how long did the English Renaissance last?
200 years
still ongoing
1400 CE -1450 CE
1700 CE - 1885
3
Which era concerned itself with the role of women, moral seriousness, & social respectability?
Viking
Victorian
Renaissance
Modern
4
The Romantic Period crosses over into...
Renaissance
Medieval Times
Victorian Era
Post-Modern Period
5
Which characteristics are in common for both Old and Middle English?
idiomatic language & inflection
A new alphabet & double letters
words that begin with "sk" & it was only spoken
No Silent letters & flexible syntax
6
When did the Middle Ages occur?
50 BC - 400 AD
1700 CE - 1850 CE
1500 AD- 1688 AD
1066 AD - 1485 AD
7
What literary period came immediately after the Renaissance?
Romanticism
Victorian Era
Enlightenment or Age of Reason
Middle Ages
8
What years did the Romantic Era last?
1785 - 1832
1660 - 1785
1832 - 1901
1880 - 1945
9
A lexicon is ___?
a gap in the middle of the line of Anglo-Saxon poetry
the order of words in a sentence
an Anglo-Saxon storyteller
a dictionary
10
The most common form of sentiment during the Romantic Period was...
emotions
nature
all of these
concern for the individual spirit
11
The Modern sentiments still linger today. What are they?
compassion for others, rebellion, and civil rights
alienation, fragmentation, & disillusionment
heroism, loyalty, and survival
12
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
rebirth
new-age
englightenment
memory
13
Which time period boasts scientific exploration and discovery?
Modernism
Enlightenment
Renaissance
Victorian
14
What are 5 of the MAJOR literary periods in British history?
Humanism, Colonialism, Imperialism, Renaissance, Criticism
Greek & Roman, Medieval, Middle Ages, 1700s
Anglo-Saxon, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Romantic, Victorian
Modern, Post Modern, Early Modern, New Age, Expressionism

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