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1
Charles Dickens
wrote many classic
novels
, including___.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mrs. Dalloway.
Oliver Twist
Hamlet
2
What is hyperbole?
A futuristic sport
Under-exaggeration
Over-exaggeration
Repeating the same word
3
Which movie is inspired by the play "Hamlet"?
10 Things I Hate About You
Ghost
The Lion King
A Midsummer Night's Dream
4
What word class covers naming words?
Conjunctions
Pronouns
Verbs
Nouns
5
A
euphemism
is used to replace stronger and harsher phrases. Which of the following is a euphemism?
She has a heart of stone.
She has passed away.
Sally sells seashells by the sea shore.
Kick the bucket.
6
Which of the following is not a conjunction?
Next
And
But
Or
7
What inspired the writers of Victorian England?
Struggles of everyday man, poverty and societal changes
Emotions, beauty and creativity
Romance, love and relationships
8
The Enlightenment Era is often referred to as the...
The Reasoning Age
The Rational Era
The Age of Reason
Dawn of Reason
9
William Shakespeare
did not write ___ and is widely considered to be the
greatest
playwright in the English language.
poetry
operas
tragedies
comedies
10
What word class is the bold word? "He
quickly
opened the book."
Adverb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
11
Which pronouns does a 3rd person narrative use?
you, your
John, Jill, ball
he, she, it
I, me, us
12
The Bronte sisters
, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, wrote
novels
such as___.
Pride and Prejudice
To Kill a Mockingbird
Jane Eyre & Wuthering Heights
John Eyre & Wuthering Mountains
13
The correct order of the eras is...
Elizabethan, Romantic, Enlightenment, Victorian
Elizabethan, Enlightenment, Romantic, Victorian
Victorian, Enlightenment, Romantic, Elizabethan
Victorian, Romantic, Enlightenment, Elizabethan
14
The
earliest
known work of English literature is___, an
epic poem
written in
Old English.
Beowulf
The Canterbury Tales
15
Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
Jonathan Swift
John Locke
Mary Wollstonecraft
Daniel Defoe
16
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Shakespeare
Jane Austen
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Mark Twain
17
Who wrote Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus?
Lord Byron
Jane Austen
William Wordsworth
Mary Shelley
18
What important change in English literature did the Renaissance (Elizabehan Era) bring?
Authors started writing in English instead of Latin
Literature was based on facts rather than fiction
Women's status began to change
19
Which viewpoint narrative style uses the pronouns I, me, we and us?
2nd
1st
4th
3rd
20
Shakespeare's theatre was called...
The World
The Thistle
The Globe
The Rose
21
Jane Austen
wrote___ and
Sense and Sensibility
, which are set in the English countryside durin
Honor and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Love and Prejudice
22
Emily
___is a famous American
poet
known for her u
nconventional style
and exploration of themes such as
death and nature
.
Willckinson
Dickinson
23
The___ poets, including
William Wordsworth
,
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
, and
John Keats
, wrote about nature and beauty.
Elizabethan
Romantic
Enlightenment
Realistic
24
___
The Canterbury Tales
, written in Middle English, is one of the most famous works of English literature.
Williams Shakesperae's
Geoffrey Chaucer's
25
"Death in his palace holds his court" is a ...
Alliteration
Euphemism
Personification
Simile
26
The Victorian era
produced many great writers, including
Charles Dickens
, the
Bronte___
, and
Oscar Wilde
.
sisters
brothers
27
What literary feature uses like or as to make comparisons?
Simile
Alliteration
Imagery
Metaphor
