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Christmas Lit Quiz
Christmas Lit Quiz
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Lucy's festive roundup of all things Literary!
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1
Who wrote 'The Bell Jar'?
Sylvia Plath
Jeanette Winterson
Sylvia Simms
Carol Ann Duffy
2
What would the opposite term be for Pastoral?
Urban
Rural
Village
Country
3
Which of these statements applies to the song?
It has a lyrical theme of a couple's conversation
It refers to Irish immigrants in New York
It is a modern day fairy tale
There is use of taboo language
4
What is a protagonist?
A lesser character
The main character
An argumentative character
A difficult character
5
What is the difference between a book and a play?
One is 'live', one is read
Nothing
You need to see a book in person
You can make a play into a book
6
Which GAP applies to this?
Cartoon, Teenagers & Entertain
Novel, Adults & Inform
Novella, teenagers & educate
Cartoon, everyone & entertain
7
Who do you think that this book is aimed at?
Teenagers
Males
Children
Females
8
Which of these is
not
set in the Southern States?
A Streetcar Named Desire
Gangs of New York
Of Mice and Men
Gone with the Wind
9
What is a verse called in a poem?
Verse
Refrain
Chorus
Stanza
10
What does pastoral mean?
A sort of milk that has gone through a heating process
a work of literature portraying 'the ideal' country life
Somebody that works in a church
A work of literature portraying city life and city dwellers
11
Which literary time period did Shakespeare write in?
Renaissance
Medieval
Neo-classical
Romantic
12
Are the words Kubla Khan...?
Sibilant
Metaphorical
Symmetrical
Alliteration
13
Which of these is not an eye rhyme?
Pierce and Hearse
Right and wrong
Cat and Sat
Here and There
14
Why would this present not be welcome under many people's trees nowadays?
Too expensive
Cruelty to animals
Extinct
Cruelty to trees
15
What is does it mean?
You can't live independently - we all need help from others
You can live independently - we don't need help from other
No man is better than an island
Men live better on their own
16
What is an alternative semantic field/lexical set in 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'
Avian species
Household objects
Female special
Colours
17
Which character epitomises the 'Southern Belle'
Eunice
Blanche
Stella
Mexican Woman
18
What do I want you to look for in EVERYTHING!
Gorilla, alligators and penguins
Genre, audience and purpose
Grapes, apples and pears
Genre, attitude and persona
19
Which fur does she ask Santa to slip under the tree for her?
Sable
Ferret
Mink
Rabbit
20
What is a 'beat' in poetry called?
Iamb .....
Spondee ...
Beat ...
Metric .....
21
Which of these did Shakespeare write a large number of sonnets to or about?
The natural beauty
The sullen fool
The mysterious wench
The Dark Lady
22
Which poet was Sylvia Plath married to?
Ted Markis
Ted Rogers
Ted Baker
Ted Hughes
23
Which of these would sum up the writer's intent?
Power and promiscuity
Distance and amiability
Love, life and laughter
Jealousy, surveillance and ownership
24
What is AO1 primarily concerned with?
Terminology, time and context
Terminology, the way writers' shape meaning
Terminology and literary form
Terminology, Accuracy, Good writing skills,
25
Who wrote this quote "No Man is an Island"
William Wordsworth
John Cleese
John Donne
William Shakespeare
