Lemuel Gulliver visits:

Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, Land of the Houyhnhnms

The Collector is about:

F. Clegg, who kidnaps Miranda and keeps her locked in the basement

What are the features of modernist writing (Joyce, Woolf...):

stream of consciousness, interior monologue, experimentation with form

The characters in The Canterbury Tales go to:

the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket

In Beowulf, the protagonist fights:

a dragon, Grendel's mother, Grendel

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1
Beowulf was written between 8^th and 11^th century and the author is known.
False
True
2
Winston Smith has a fear of:
insect
water
heights
rats
3
Heathcliff is a character from:
Sense and Sensibility
Wuthering Heights
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Pride and Prejudice
4
Lemuel Gulliver visits:
Laputa, Land of the Houyhnhnms, Lilliput, Havasinh
Brobdingnag, Laputa, Land of the Houyhnhnms, Sihinim
Lilliput, Brabinag, Laputa, Land of the Houyhnhnms
Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, Land of the Houyhnhnms
5
Oliver Twist has a happy ending.
False
True
6
Which of these authors was Irish?
Emily Brontë
George Orwell
Oscar Wilde
Beatrix Potter
7
James Joyce married:
Nora Barnacle
Elizabeth Fry
Jane Austen
Jane Boroughs
8
The Collector is about:
J. Gray, who kidnaps Jenny and keeps her locked in his flat
F. Clegg, who kidnaps Miranda and keeps her locked in the basement
W. Smith, who kidnaps Julia and keeps her locked in his house
Miranda, kdo kidnaps J. Gray and keeps him locked in her cottage
9
What are the features of modernist writing (Joyce, Woolf...):
stream of consciousness, interior monologue, experimentation with form
interior monologue, experimentation with form, settings in nature
experimentation with lang., stream of consciousness, stories easy to read
strict chronological timeline, stream of consciousness, interior monologue
10
Which of the following books was not written by Jane Austen?
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
Mansfield Park
Emma
11
What is the form of the Shakespearean sonnet?
14 lines - 4, 4, 3, 3
12 lines - 4, 4, 4
12 lines - 5, 4, 3
14 lines - 4, 4, 4, 2
12
Lord of the Flies was written by:
William Golding
James Golding
J. A. B. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
13
The characters in The Canterbury Tales go to:
the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket
the countryside to run from the plague
Westminster Abbey
Shakespeare's grave
14
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Thames
London
Birmingham
15
William Shakespeare had 3 children.
True
False
16
In Beowulf, the protagonist fights:
a dragon
Hrothgar
Grendel's mother
Grendel
17
In which Shakespearean comedy does the character of Puck appear?
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Love's Labour's Lost
18
Beowulf takes place in Scandinavia.
False
True
19
Beatrix Potter wrote:
children's books about animals
mysterious horror stories
realistic stories about the lives of poor people
romantic stories with controversial heroes
20
Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is not a comedy?
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
The Taming of the Shrew
The Merry Wives of Windsor

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