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A #quiz on #English #language and #literature
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1
New vocabulary emerged after the Norman conquest (1066). In which areas?
Trade
Grammar
Wild life and geography
Royal court and education
2
The Neoclassical period took place...
in the late nineteenth century.
from 1660-1785
from 1775 to 1840.
in the seventeenth century.
3
Which is your favorite literary period?
The one I had to prepare.
None of the above.
As if I care...
AAAAll of them. This is me buttering you up.
4
The main characteristics of the Romantic period are:
the departure from reason and focus on nature.
order, accuracy and structure.
logic and reason.
5
Which language does not derive from the Germanic?
Afrikaans
Icelandic
Yiddish
Breton
6
What is the stylistic technique used by modernist writers in the 1st part of the 20th century?
Pastiche.
Intertextuality.
Stream of consciousness.
Temporal distortion.
7
Which of Shakespeare's plays has a moor as main character?
Hamlet
The Merchant of Venice
Julius Caesar
Othello
8
Shakespeare's plays were:
written in blank verse.
written in alternated rhyme.
written in iambic pentameter and alternated rhyme.
written in blank verse and in iambic pentameter.
9
Postmodern literature tends to reject:
distinctions between genres and forms of writing.
parody.
fragmentation.
impossible plots.
10
The dominant forms of The English Renaissance (1500-1660) were:
poetry and drama
novel and poetry
drama and novel
11
Why were
The Canterbury Tales
so important to English Literature?
Chaucer's magnum opus popularized French and Latin.
Chaucer's magnum opus introduced new vocabulary.
Chaucer's magnum opus introduced heroic characters in Lit.
Chaucer's magnum opus popularized the use of vernacular.
12
Major names of Victorian prose are:
Charles Dickens and George Eliot.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Bronte sisters.
Mary Anne Evans and Charles Dickens.
Charles Dickens and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
13
Old English started in AD 450 with the arrival of...
Angles, Saxons and Jutes
Romans
French
Vikings
14
What is an epic poem?
An extended poem, celebrating the feats of a legendary hero.
A short poem that celebrates the deeds of a heroic person.
A hymn to a god.
A hommage to multiple traditional heroes.
15
Name two of Shakespeare's earliest plays.
Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice.
The Taming of The Shrew and Othello
Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar
The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Taming of The Shrew.
16
What is the hallmark of Metaphysical Poetry?
Metaphysical simile.
Metaphysical metaphor.
Metaphysical alliteration.
Metaphysical conceit.
17
During the Victorian Period, two other literary movements gained prominence. Which ones?
Pre-Raphaelitism and Aestheticism and Decadence.
Aestheticism and Decadence.
Pre-Raphaelitism and Edwardian Period.
18
Beowulf was written...
in 1500 AD by various monks.
in 1000 AD anonymously.
in 1000 AD by Geoffrey Chaucer.
in 1300 by Hrothgar.
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The Canterbury Tales (1386) is...
A mix of prose and verse in OE.
a collection of more than 20 stories in ME.
a collection of hundreds of stories in ME.
a long epic poem in ME.
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What is a Metaphysical conceit?
It is a figure of speech that employs paradoxical images.
It is a figure of speech that employs multiple meanings.
It is a figure of speech that compares two things.
21
When did the Edwardian Period take place?
After WWII.
Early 1900's.
Early 1800's.
After WWI.
