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English Literary Periods
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1
Which of the following is a key characteristic to Shakespeare?
Rebirth of classical literature
The (Shakespearean/English) sonnet
Humanism
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What was the most important art form during the Elizabethan Period (part of the Renaissance)?
Rhetorics
Painting
Theater
Sculptures
3
Who is the most famous author of The Renaissance (1500-1660)
Charles Dickens
Christopher Marlowe
Shakespeare
Edmund Burke
4
Which literary period did Charles Dickens write in?
Neoclassical
Victorian Era
Romantic period
Elizabethan period
5
During which literary period did George Orwell write most of his famous literature?
Modernism
Postmodernism
Victorian Age
Edwardian period
6
Which literary period would most post-colonial writers belong to?
Edwardian period
Modernism
Post-modernism
Victorianism
7
What is the state of the British Empire during the Victorian Age (1832-1901)?
It has long since gone
It is at its highest
It has just begun to exist
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Which author is known for developing the English language and adding 1500 words to it, still used today?
Charles Dickes
Edgar Allan Poe
Shakespeare
Mary Shelley
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How could you characterize Modernism (1914/1919-1945)?
Search for meaning in a chaotic world
A period of moral tales and purity
A search for old values and religion
The Beatles
10
Which literary periods does England and America have in common?
Neoclassical and Postmodernism
Modernism and Postmodernism
Modernism and New Age
Modernism and Realism
11
What is the most famous epic poem from the Old English period?
Beowulf
Hamlet
The Raven
The Canterbury Tales
12
Why was the Edwardian Period (1901-1910/1914) so short?
Because the British Empire started to decline
Because of the Boer War
Because the First World War broke out
Because Shakespeare objected to its existence
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Other than the Victorian Age, which literary period is characteristic of Rudyard Kipling?
Postmodernism
Edwardian Period
Old English
Renaissance
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What does Modernism and Postmodernism have in common?
Stream of consciousness
Fragmentation
Pastiche
The author is 'dead'
15
What are the characteristics of the Romantic Period (1798-1832)?
Gothic, female writers, individual freedom and divine nature
Imperialism, drama and ethnic diverse writers
Epic poems and moral tales
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When was the Neoclassical/ Pre-Romantic period?
1750-1850
1660-1798
1800-1900
1536-1660
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Which literary period began in England 20 years before it began in America?
The Old English Period
The neoclassical period
The postmodern period
The Romantic period
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What do we call the present literary period?
New Age
Millenialism
Postmodernism
The Digital Age
