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REVISING LITERATURE
REVISING LITERATURE
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A PAGEANT was ...
A cart on which performances were held
a corporation of actors
an actor who performed female roles
2
How does Robinson control his despair on the island?
by a methodical analysis of the situation
by working hard
by praying
3
With the "Act of Supremacy", Henry VIII...
became Head of the Church
became Lord Protector
became Defender of the Faith
4
"Robinson Crusoe" is told by...
different characters
a third-person narrator
a first-person narrator
5
Who are the most intelligent creatures in the novel?
The liliputians
The horses
The scientists
6
"Everyman" was...
a ballad
a mystery play
a morality play
7
The narrator...
is the host of the Tabard Inn
is invisible
is one of the pilgrims
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The novel "Gulliver's travels" belongs to the tradition of ...
dystopian narrative
science fiction narrative
utopian narrative
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Lord Randal ...
was bitten by his hounds
was poinsoned by his true love
was killed by his mother
10
Elizabeth I...
never married
married Philip II of Spain
married Sir Walter Raleigh
11
Chaucer...
is called "the father of English prose"
is called "the father of English poetry"
is called "the father of English ballad"
12
Who was the first native English-speaking Hannoverian king?
George III
George I
George II
13
"The Canterbury tales"are introduced by...
A summary of all the tales
A song
A general prologue
14
Elizabethan playhouses had ...
2 tires of galleries
3 tiers of galleries
4 tiers of galleries
15
Shakespeare wrote...
56 sonnets
154 sonnets
150 sonnets
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"The Canterbury tales" are
a portait of middle-class England
a collection of stories of real people of the time
a portraitof all English social classes
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The ballad "Lord Randal"...
was anonymous
was written by Chaucer
was written in 1275
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He drew inspiration from...
Petrarch
Dante
Boccaccio
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In 18th century novels, 2 important elements were
Time and space
Setting and language
Plots and characters
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Shakespeare's sonnets were addressed to ...
his wife
his children
a fair boy and a dark lady
21
Chaucer...
was also Justice of Peace and Member of Parliament
worked only as a poet
was also a wine merchant
22
Chaucer introduced...
the iambic pentameter
the run-on line
the kenning
23
Bloody Mary was...
Elizabeth I's daughter
Mary Tudor
Mary Stuart
24
Lord Randal's mother...
doesn't worry about her son's will
enquires about her son's will
isn't interested in her son's movements
25
Shakespeare's sonnets were made up of ...
3 quatrains and a couplet
4 tercets
4 quatrains
26
Chaucer wrote...
120 tales
24 tales
60 tales
27
Robinson can be considered ...
an archetypal explorer
an archetypal merchant
an archetypal colonist
28
The Globe Theatre was built...
Near the Houses of Parliament
South of London
North of London
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"Gulliver's travels" is divided into ...
3 books
5 books
4 books
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The Mystery plays were ...
based on episodes from the Bible
based on moral reading of man's life
based on tragic events
