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ELA12 Final - Periods World Lit Ms. Mann SJCHS
ELA12 Final - Periods World Lit Ms. Mann SJCHS
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1
Which era is known as the 'Age of Reason'?
Enlightenment
Victorianism
Renaissance
Modernism
2
What was
not a theme
primarily referred to in Medieval literature?
honor
bravery
feminism
generosity
3
Which is not necessarily an element of satire?
statistics, facts and figures
irony and sarcasm
juxtaposition and comparison
exaggeration and hyperbole
4
What form of speech is the lines starting "To be, or not to be, ..." in
Hamlet
?
aside
monologue
dialogue
soliloquy
5
Hamlet often insults other characters by using what literary device?
Allusion
Pun
Hyperbole
Metaphor
6
Modernism was literature characterized by:
Slang language
Disillusionment
Romance
Mystery
7
When was postcolonial literature written?
After the decolonization
Before the decolonization
8
Which is not a focus of the Enlightenment?
the importance of reason
the influence of science
formation of new social and political systems
the dominance of emotion over reason
9
Which of the following is an English Romantic?
Oscar Wilde
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
William Shakespeare
William Wordsworth
10
Who wrote "Jane Eyre"?
Georg Eliot
Emily Brontë
Jane Austin
Charlotte Brontë
11
Another name for the English Renaissance is...?
Medieval Period
Italian Renaissance
Victorian Age
Elizabethan Age
12
Who is not conisdered a Post-colonialist writer?
Zora Neale Hurston
Chinua Achebe
Khaled Hosseini
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
13
What literary device does Hamlet in the play
Hamlet
represent?
Epic
Dynamic Character
Ethos
Drama
14
Which novel does Hosseini reference in "The Kite Runner" flea market scene when Amir talks to Soraya for the first time?
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Wuthering Heights
And The Mountains Echoed
Sea Prayer
15
Which humorous characters are an example of comic relief in Hamlet?
Rosenkranz and Guildenstern
the theater players
the gravediggers
Macellus and Franzisco
16
Who are foil characters to Hamlet?
Horatio and Marcellus
Fortinbras and Laertes
Ophelia and Laertes
Claudius and Fortinbras
17
In which country is Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ set? (clue: largest dog)
England
Denmark
Scotland
Australia
18
The kite in
The Kite Runner
is a...
prose
voice
mood
symbol
19
Which of the following is not a play by William Shakespeare?
Julius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra
Pride and Prejudice
Romeo and Juliet
20
Which of these books was not written by George Orwell?
1984
Coming up for Air
Fahrenheit 451
Animal Farm
21
When did William Wordsworth live?
1700-1780
1770-1850
1620-1700
1840-1920
22
By which Shakespearean play is
The Lion King
influenced?
MacBeth
Richard III
King Lear
Hamlet
23
Which is the least important key theme in postcolonial literature ?
Power
Culture
Identity
Nature
24
What is not a correct statement about a literary period?
Scholars might categorize authors and works later into a literary period.
Authors are always aware that they write in a particular literary period.
Often literary periods overlap.
It is a time in which works share cultural, artistic, and other features.
25
What is the role of postcolonialism in literature?
To justify imperialist policies
To provide insight into people's lives during and after colonialization
To glorify colonialism
To represent the experiences of colonizers
26
Why would Animal Farm be considered an allegory?
It is a comparison to a country's government.
The story is not realistic.
It is about human behavior.
It is a story about unhappy animals.
27
What is a correct definition of a foil character?
a character that adds to the atmosphere and carries out jobs on stage
the main character's major opponent
a character only referred to but never seen on stage
a supporting character used to highlight certain sides of a main character
28
What is Chaucer satirizing in "The Pardoner's Tale"?
homophobic attitudes of the Catholic church
certain practices of the medieval church, like "selling forgiveness"
sermon practices of the medieval church, such as using Latin sayings
the whole feudal system consisting of strictly separated hierarchies
29
Which of the following authors is considered a representative of the Enlightenment ?
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Wordsworth
William Shakespeare
Jonathan Swift
30
Which literary periods do not overlap ?
postmodernism and postcolonialism
renaissance and enlightenment
modernism and postmodernism
romanticism and victorianism
31
When did the Enlightenment Period occur in England?
1786 to mid-1830s
1660-1689
- Late 17th to late 18thcentury
- 1837-1901
32
Which era is known as the 'Age of Poetry'?
Renaissance
Victorianism
Medieval Literature
Romanticism
33
What was "restored" during the Restoration period in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland?
the republic
the monarchy
the Anglican church
the Catholic church
34
Which literary device is the portrayal of death as a "thief" or "traitor" early in
The Padoner's Tale
?
metaphor
satire
personification
irony
35
Which literary period lasted from the early 20th century until the end of WW II ?
Transcendentalism
Colonialism
Modernism
Victorianism
36
What was the literary period in English literature from the early 16th to the early 17th century ?
Romanticism
Medieval Literature
Restoration
English Renaissance
37
What is postcolonial literature about?
Gender identity
The effect that colonialism has on characters in the story
The biography of the author
Young people and their lives
38
What is the literary genre of Hamlet?
Comedy
Dark comedy
Epic poem
Tragedy
39
Which question does Hosseini ask in "The Kite Runner"?
Is America or the Taliban to blame for the sufferings in Afghanistan?
Can we redeem ourselves and others?
Is redemption worth it?
Are men born evil?
40
What term describes the way postcolonial writers draw notice to the structure of storytelling?
Metafiction
Metaphysical
Metanarrative
Metamorphosis
41
Which of these English speaking authors is originally from Ireland?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Oscar Wilde
Ernest Hemingway
Jonathan Swift
42
This English Queen is associated with the English Renaissance.
Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
43
Which language does postcolonial authors often use?
Slang term language
The colonisers' language
The indigenous language
Creole language
44
Hosseini uses past tense in Pt. 3, and present tense in Pt. 4. What does this do for the novel?
It creates a hopeful tone that looks forward to the future
It makes the characters more believable
It makes the book more contemporary so the reader can get it
It emphasizes the importance Mariam had in Laila's life
45
Hosseini considers
The Kite Runner
to be a ______________story.
master-servant
uncle-nephew
husband-wife
father-son
46
Which literary period did not precede the restoration?
Enlightenment
Renaissance
Old English Literature
Medieval literature
47
In what time are "The Canterbury Tales" set?
during English Renaissance
in the late 14th century
during Norman invasion
in pre-Christian Britain
48
Which of the following options
most likely
explains why satire was a popular art form during the Enlightenment?
Satire was invented at the same time as Enlightenment ideals.
Satire is able to identify what needs to be changed in a society.
Satire celebrates individuality and liberty, Enlightenment's key concepts.
Satire focuses exclusively on criticizing the monarchy.
49
Which of these linguistic contacts did
not
have an influence on the transition from Old English to Middle English?
Old Norse
Anglo-Saxon languages
French
Greek
50
Which of the following statements
best
explains the Romantic attitude toward nature?
Romantics desired to merge nature and civilization through parks.
Romantics feared wilderness and untouched natural world as unpredictable.
Romantics believed that nature inspired modern innovation and technology.
Romantics idolized the purity and transformative power of nature.
51
What is postcolonial literature?
Literature of countries colonised by UK
Literature of countries colonised by European countries
Movement about philosophy, the arts and architecture
Literature after Second World War
52
Which era is known as the 'Age of Novels'?
Surrealism
Victorianism
Postmodernism
Modernism
53
When was the beginning of the Old English language?
15th century
5th century BC
13th century
1066
54
What type of literary device does Khaled Hosseini use in this quote?
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Personification
Similie
55
What was one of Hosseini's aims in terms of portraying Afghanistan in the novel?
To show that Afghanistan was a place of suffering in which to grow up.
To add a more personal dimension to what we see in the media.
To show that Afghanistan was always a wonderful place to live.
To prove that everything that media says about Afghanistan is false.
56
What does postcolonial literature
not
embrace?
literature written in or by citizens of formerly colonialzed countries
literature produced in countries that were once, or are still, colonies
diasporic writings by authors from colonialized countries in exile
literature that drew inspiration from the art of classical antiquity
57
In "The Kite Runner" Khaled Hosseini uses
physical deformities
to emphasize "beauty on the inside"- who shows this?
Rahim, Ali
Baba, Amir
Ali, Hassan
Amir, Soroya
58
What are characteristics of Postmodern literature:
Chronology
Layers of time
unreliable narrator
traditional poetry
59
What is true about Khaled Hosseini?
He was heavily inspired by Western works of art.
He supported the Taliban.
He moved to the Bay Area when he was starting HS due to Soviet invasion
He lived and died in Kabul
60
Which of the following is a work of the Enlightenment?
The Metamorphosis
Gulliver's Travels
The Canterbury Tales
The Importance of Being Earnest
61
Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
several unknown English authors
an unknown English author
Seamus Heaney
62
The study of [...] lies at the heart of postcolonial literary study.
context
text structures
readers' responses
biographical data
63
In what language are The Canterbury Tales written?
Latin
Middle English
Early Modern English
Old English
64
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
15
12
37
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