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