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Introduction to British Lit
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1
Ancient pagan priests in the British Isles were called:
Monks
Rabbis
Pastors
Druids
2
Hadrian's Wall was built to protect the south from:
Northern "Barbarians"
Intense Weather
Druids
Roman Invaders
3
What percentage of the US population is of British decent?
60%
10%
99%
80%
4
The indigenous people in the British Isles were called:
Britons
Normans
Romans
Celts
5
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, because according to legend he:
Removed all the snakes from the land
Removed all the plague-infested rats from the land
Wore cool hats
Discovered 4-leaf clovers
6
The time period that encompasses the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages is called the:
Golden Age
Medieval Period
Renaissance
Neoclassical Period
7
The Canterbury Tales
were first composed in:
Old English
Shakespearean English
Modern English
Middle English
8
What was the religion in the remote areas of the British Isles prior to 597 AD?
Paganism
Buddhism
Judaism
CHristianity
9
What we know of King Arthur comes from one account.
True
False
10
Tiny horses helped prevent the Romans from invading Scotland, true or false?
True
False
11
The flag below represents:
England
Scotland
Great Britian
East Side
12
All of Shakespeare's works were originals, true or false?
False
True
13
The language in the following clip is:
French
Elizabethan English
Old English
Modern English
14
What is the name of this monolyth? True or false, there is only one of its kind in the world?
Stonehenge, False
Stonehenge, True
15
This invention paralleled the invention of the internet in its time:
The printing press
The telephone
The microscope
The automobile
16
In Celtic and Norse mythology, the tree is an important symbol because it is believed that:
Trees are part of the earth
Many religious services involved trees
Life came from trees
Unborn souls live in trees
17
The time period that most focused on reason, logic, and satire is known as:
The Age of Reason
The Enlightenment
The Age of Pope and Swift
The Age of Logic
18
The St. Andrews flag flies over this country, birthplace of golf:
Wales
England
Ireland
Scotland
19
The Battle of Hastings, with William the Conqueror at the helm, united Britain in the year:
1201
1066
1776
1325
20
An 18-year old girl wrote
Frankenstein
, false or true?
False
True