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'Haply I think on thee, and then my state / like to the lark at break of day arising' contains?
personification
assonance
hyperbole
alliteration
2
Who wrote the poem (see picture)?
William Wordsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
John Keats
Alfred Lord Tennyson
3
What was important for the enlightenment ?
social equality and superstition
human rights and a connection between church and state
social equality and human rights
liberty and tradition
4
This is how I feel about next week's literature test...
Extremely worried. I will probably fail
Confused. I don't know what is expected of me
Pretty confident! I'll do well.
Slightly stressed out. It's a lot to take in
5
A sonnet contains 14 lines. What is NOT commonly found in a Shakespearian Sonnet?
iambic pentametre
2 quatrains + 1 sextet
3 quatrains + 1 heroic couplet
alliteration
6
Who were the Tories and Whigs?
They believed in absolute power of King and the State Church
They were Puritans
They were political parties during the resoration period
They helped restore the reign of the Stuarts
7
Who or what is Grendel in the epic poem 'Beowulf'?
A monster
A stout warrior
A Danish king
the name of King Hrotgar's hall
8
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Romanticism?
Nature
Emotions
Fantasy
Nationalism
9
Which of the following is an example of an elegy?
Stories of King Arthur and the knights of the round table
the Domesday Book
Beowulf
The Wanderer
10
What is NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
Literature for its own sake (l'art pour l'art)
The motto 'carpe diem' (seize the day)
Theocentrism (God-centered)
Renewed interest in Greek and Roman Culture
11
What is the name of this theatre in London?
The Globe
The London Colosseum
Old Trafford
Palace Theatre
12
In which century was this machine invented (by William Caxton) ?
15th
14th
17th
16th
13
What is the objective of 'stream of consciousness' in a narrative?
to create humour
to create suspense
to bring reader close to the character's thought and mind
to explain a complex philosophical idea
14
The picture is from...?
Gulliver's Travels
The Miller's Tale
Robinson Crusoe
MacBeth
15
How many plays and sonnets has Shakespeare written?
3 plays and 18 sonnets
37 plays and 154 sonnets
14 plays and 100 sonnets
28 plays and 113 sonnets
16
What is NOT true of theatres in the Renaissance ?
They were often built on the outskirts of the city
Only men were allowed to act
A flag indicated the type of play that was being performed
They were only accessible to richer citizens
17
What is NOT true of queen Elizabeth I
She was the patron of Arts
She was a catholic
She was the daughter of of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
She was called 'virgin queen'
18
"sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines" What literary devices are used here?
metaphor + simile
personification + metaphor
simile + personification
simile + personification + metaphor
19
What was written by the monk Bede?
The Domesday Book
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
An Ecclesiastical history of the English nation
Beowulf
20
Joseph Conrad wrote about his experiences in the Congo in his ....
The Secret Agent
Heart of Darkness
Lord Jim
The inheritors
21
Which is NOT true about the Miller's Tale in 'The Canterbury Tales'?
It is about adultery
Nicholas, a student of astronomy, warns John about the flood
Carpenter's wife (Alysoun) is taken advantage of by Absolon
has scene in which Alysoun sticks her bottom out the window
22
When was the great fire of London and who wrote about it?
1660 Oliver Cromwell
1616 Shakespeare
1666 Samuel Pepys
1665 Jonathan Swift
23
This picture is from...?
The Canterbury Tales
The Bayeux Tapestry
The Domesday Book
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
24
In what year was William Shakespeare born?
1616
1666
1564
1340
25
Which tribes invaded what is now Great Britain after 410 AD?
Angles, Jutes, Saxons
Saxons, Franks, Celts
Celts, Angles, Danes
Britons, Angles, Saxons
26
Who was king or queen during the restoration period?
Queen Elizabeth I
King Charles II
King James I
King Henry VIII
27
How does the Restoration Period compare to the Renaissance with regard to English theatre
The audience had to be quiet in the Restoration period
Electric light meant plays took place at night in Res.Per.
Women were allowed to act in the Restoration period
Theatres were closed in the Restoration period
28
What is meant with the 'Angel in the House'
The fact that more Victorian families could afford a maid
Victorian concept that Guardian Angels protect the family
The ideal for Victorian women to be good wives and mothers
It's a gothic concept of evil spirits in your house.
29
This is the prologue to....
Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'
William Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'
Charlotte Bronte's 'Jane Eyre'
Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'
30
which of the following is NOT true
Puritans wanted to close theatres
'Gulliver's Travels' is a satire
Shakespeare is buried in London
'Utopia' is about a non-existing state/ideal society
31
Which document describes that every man has the right on a fair trial
Domesday Book
Anglo Saxon Chronicle
the Bible
Magna Carta
32
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Jonathan Swift
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
33
Who wrote 'Utopia' ?
Thomas More
Jonathan Swift
Daniel Defoe
Erasmus
34
What marked the beginning of the Middle English period?
The death of William the Conqueror
The Norman invasion in 1066
The introduction of the Magna Carta
King Charles's return from exile in France
35
When was the Anglo-Saxon period?
700 - 1066
1740 -1837
1500 - 1600
1066 - 1400
36
"Thy eternal summer shall not fade" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
assonance
personification
