The History of the English Language and Literature

Question 1

Keywords to describe the 1700s are...

Accepted Answer

Rationality and reason

Question 2

Which group of people did not settle down in England in the beginning of the Medieval Period?

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The Frisians

Question 3

Who wrote the heroic poem Beowulf?

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?

Question 4

Thee, Thy and Thou are informal expressions for you from...

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Early Modern English

Question 5

Were women allowed to act in plays during the Renaissance?

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No

Question 6

Approximately, how many words has Shakespeare contributed with to the English language?

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3 000

Question 7

The Puritans were...

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Protestants

Question 8

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

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Dickens

Question 9

When did we get the first signs of a standard English?

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1500 AD

Question 10

What Shakespeare play does this image refer to?

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Question 11

What age is also called "the Age of the Novel"?

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the 1800s

Question 12

What were most Medieval texts about?

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Religion

Question 13

Shakespeare's theatre is called...

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The Globe

Question 14

Which author is associated with "the Age of Satire"?

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Swift

Question 15

Which author did not write Gothic novels?

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Charles Dickens

Question 16

The most quoted of all is...

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The Bible

Question 17

The abbreviation "OP" means...

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Original Pronunciation

Question 18

Who wrote the first English novel?

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Defoe

Question 19

When was this theatre reconstructed and inaugurated?

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1990s

Question 20

The theaters in Shakespeare's time were also called...

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The Elisabethan

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