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These are the questions which you will receive on your test on literature.
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1
Jack Kerouac tried the “alternative lifestyle of the Beat Generation”, and wrote a book- which?
A Sample of my Travels
On the Road
My Travels
The Beat Generation
2
John Steinbeck's novels (almost) all take place in an American state. Which?
Colorado
Texas
Minnesota
California
3
What is Joyce Carol Oates portraying in her work?
How human beings can be so corrupt
A treatment of everyday life with horror and violence.
A glimpse into the human psyche
A sensational feeling of how people look and behave.
4
Charles Dickens novels were published in newspapers. How did that affect his writing?
He listened to what everyone was saying and changed his mind
Finished many novels right before press.
Finished right before press.
Worked on more than one novel at a time.
5
Say something about Mark Twain’s way of using the language.
He uses authentic dialects
He uses swear words (profanity) a lot
He uses different languages
He writes very simple sentences
6
Jonathan Swift wrote the novel Gulliver’s Travels. Why is this not a children’s book?
It contained nudity.
It was racist.
Not intended to be pleasant - rather the opposite.
Humour is far from gentle.
7
Daniel Defoe wrote the novel Robinson Crusoe. Describe briefly what is it about.
Shipwreck, 5 years on an island. Not based on a true story.
Robinson is a famous actor that meets his friend Friday.
A competition on Robinson Island. The winner goes home.
Shipwreck, 28 years on an island. Based on a true story.
8
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Gothic novel - supernatural and violence. Bram Stoker
Postmodernism - Supernatural and violence. Ernest Hemingway
The Renaissance Novel - Focus on ideals. Leonardo Davinci
The Enlightenment novel - science and real life. Jaques Ross
9
What prize was Toni Morrison awarded in 1993?
The Pulitzer Prize
International Authors' Association Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature
New York Times all Times Bestseller Prize
10
Name two of the Brontë sisters and one novel that one of them wrote.
Emily; Sense and Sensibility, Jane; Pride and Prejudice
Virginia; Wuthering Heights, Emily; Pride and Prejudice
Emily; Wuthering Heights, Charlotte; Jane Eyre
Ann; Animal Farm, Charlotte; To the Lighthouse
11
Shakespeare wrote 35 plays. Mention two of them (titles) and place them into the right category
Much Ado about Nothing (comedy)
Romeo and Juliet (history)
Robin Hood (history)
Romeo and Juliet (tragedy)
12
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Postmodernism - diversity, irony, word play. Kurt Vonnegut
Lake Poets- science and real life. Jaques Ross
Science fiction - Destruction and mayhem, science. Charles B
Beat Poets - Supernatural and violence. Ernest Hemingway
13
Who was Queen of England when Shakespeare lived?
James I
Mary, Queen of Scots
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
14
What is the river called on and around which Twain's stories take place?
Thames
Hudson
Mississippi
Colorado
15
Name 1 literary era since the 17
th
century. Also what it is famous for and one author.
Lake Poets- science and real life. Jaques Ross
Science fiction - Destruction and mayhem, science. Charles B
Lake Poets- Romantic poets, England. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Science fiction - diversity, irony, word play. Kurt Vonnegut
16
How many voyages (=trips) does Gulliver go on? Name one of the “countries” he visits.
3, China
5, Golf Putt
4, Brobdingnag
4, Lilliput
17
Name one of Jane Austen’s novels.
Proud and Prejudiced
Hide and Seek
Senseless Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
18
What reasons could there be for Shakespeare’s “extraordinary reputation?
He was much better than anyone else in his time.
How he ties everything with the common human experience.
Thanks to the British empire and the Brit. education system.
He used stream of consciousness
19
What is the name of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel? What is it about?
Dracula, about a man and a monster.
Frankenstein, about a man and a monster.
Ulysses, about a shipwreck.
Sense and Sensibility, about a woman's search for help.
20
1. Shakespeare didn't expect to be remembered as a playwright, but instead as what? Why?
Doctor, as it was the most respectable profession.
Poet, it was considered a true intellectual, a true writer.
Cavalry Major, as it was a respected thing to do in life.
Actor, it was considered the most difficult thing to do.
21
How were Charles Dickens's novels published?
As a film every year
As a theatrical play every week
As books, every month
Published serially, by month or week in newspapers.
22
George Orwell was very critical towards an “-ism”. Which?
Fascism
Liberalism
Communism
Socialism
23
James Joyce wrote a novel,
Ulysses
. In it he uses a special narrative technique. What?
Steams of consciousness
Dreams of consciousness
Streams of consciousness
Simple language
24
What are the names of the two friends in Mark Twain’s most famous books?
Elizabeth Parker, Tiffany Baker
Jonathan Smith, George Parker
Tiffany Baker, George Parker
Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn
25
Mention one of Hemingway’s novels.
A Farewell to Arms
Through the Grapevine
Grapes of Wrath
A Farewell to Farms
26
Hemingway’s way of writing is often described as “iceberg prose”. Why?
He is using a lot of different perspectives
He tells very much by telling very little
He starts by showing little and then tells more
He uses very few details at first but then there are more
27
Name one of Orwell’s novels.
Fight Club
A Farewell to Arms
Animal Farm
1984
