Slower Test on literature

Name 2 literary eras since the 17th century.

Jonathan Swift wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels. Why is this not a children’s book?

John Steinbeck's novels (almost) all take place in an American state. Which?

What prize was Toni Morrison awarded in 1993? Why?

What reasons could there be for Shakespeare’s “extraordinary reputation?

Two plays from Shakespeare and place them into the correct category (tragedy/comedy/history).

Who was Queen of England when Shakespeare lived?

George Orwell was very critical towards an “-ism”. Which?

Name one of Virginia Woolf´s novels

How many voyages (=trips) does Gulliver go on? Name one of the “countries” he visits.

What are the names of the two friends in Mark Twain’s most famous books?

Name two of Orwell’s novels

Name one of Jane Austen’s novels

Shakespeare didn't expect to be remembered as a playwright, but instead as what? Why?

John Steinbeck's novels (almost) all take place in an American state. Which?

Mention one of Hemingway’s novels.

Hemingway’s way of writing is often described as “iceberg prose”. Why?

Some of Dicken's novels were published not as a complete novel. How were they published?

Name 2 literary eras since the 17th century.

Joyce was not British. Where was he from?

Jack Kerouac tried the “alternative lifestyle of the Beat Generation”. He wrote a book called

What is the river called on and around which Twain's stories take place?

Name two of the Brontë sisters and the correct novel to the correct author.

Name 2 literary eras since the 17th century.

James Joyce wrote a novel called Ulysses. In it he uses a special narrative technique. Which?

Say something about Mark Twain’s way of using the language.

What is Joyce Carol Oates portraying in her work?

Dicken's way of publication for some novels affected his writing. How?