What kind of poetic forms were successfully attempted in the Elizabethan Age?
A) lyric, elegy, eclogue, ode, sonnet
He tried every means to improve education by founding colleges and importing teachers from Europe. He was a well-known translator. His famous work is the best monument of the Old English prose.
A) Alfred the Great
Which writer (poet) is characterized by the following:_He was the first poet, who introduced sonnet, which was a favorite poetical form in England. His true ability as a poet is revealed not by the sonnets but by a number of lyrics and songs that he composed_?
A) Sir Thomas Wyatt
What was the aim of Early Middle Age literature?
A) that man was an evil being and his life on earth was a sinful life
He was the first poet to use blank verse in his translation of Aeneid.
A) Earl of Surrey
The themes of Old English literature are…
A) security, both for the individual and society, and in religious faith
Which writer (poet) is characterized by the following:_His 108 love sonnets are the first direct expressions of personal feelings and experience in English poetry. He analyses the sequence of his feelings with a vividness and minuteness. His sonnets owe much to Petrarch and Ronsard in tone and style_?
A) Sir Philip Sidney
Her first novel “Mary Barton” was published anonymously in 1848.
A) Elizabeth Gaskell
What is the main theme of Elizabethan songs and lyrics?
A) love
Important Results from Roman Occupation
A) military, infrastructure, language & writing, religion
What is an important element in Shakespearean tragedy?
A) conflict
Important Results from Vikings
A) no central government or church, the English language is “born” and is known as Old English,lots of dialects of the language due to the seven kingdoms
In the Norman period Norman-French was the language of…
A) court and official institutions
The writers and philosophers of the 18th century reflected the ideology of….
A) the middle class
In the Norman period Old English was the language of…
A) the common people of England
Stevenson’s long novel is…
A) Kidnapped
Medieval poets, who came from France with the Norman conquerors, later in England were called…
A) minstrels
Originally _chivalry_, from the French word "chevalier", means…
A) “knight” or “horseman”
He is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD.
A) King Arthur
“New Arabian Nights” it is…
A) collection of Stevenson’s short stories
Who was the leader of Norman conquerors?
A) The Duke of Normandy William the Great
The main theme of English literature in Norman period was…
A) The knightly code, the romantic interest in women
What events did Dryden’s “Annus Mirabilis” commemorate?
A) The end of the plague, the great fire of London, the end of Dutch war
The language of literature in the Anglo-Norman period was…
A) Latin or French
The prevailing form of literature in the feudal England was…
A) the romance
Augustan literature is divided into… periods
A) 2
The central character of the romance is…
A) the knight
What dialect was the central dialect, and could be understood throughout the country?
A) London
Who wandered from one village to another and talked to people, protested not only against rich bishops but also against churchmen?
A) poor priests
The sonnet was imported from:
A) Italy
The famous work of William Langland is …
A) "_Piers Plowman_"
Who was the first translator of the Bible?
A) John Wycliffe
How many tales of “The Canterbury Tales” were written in verse form?
A) twenty-two
The first period of the Enlightenment characterized by appearing…
A) new prose literature
How many tales of “The Canterbury Tales” were written in prose form?
A) only two
What was the most important form of English literature in the 15th century?
A) ballads
Both the Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods in the history of English literature are also known as…
A) The Age of Shakespeare
What kind of poetic forms were successfully attempted in the Elizabethan Age?
A) lyric, elegy, eclogue, ode, sonnet
The realistic drama of the 18th century was represented by…
A) R. Sheridan
Which writer (poet) is characterized by the following:_He was the first poet, who introduced sonnet, which was a favorite poetical form in England. His true ability as a poet is revealed not by the sonnets but by a number of lyrics and songs that he composed_?
A) Sir Thomas Wyatt
He was the first poet to use blank verse in his translation of Aeneid.
A) Earl of Surrey
“Paradise Lost” is considered a(n):
A) epic poem
Which writer (poet) is characterized by the following:_His 108 love sonnets are the first direct expressions of personal feelings and experience in English poetry. He analyses the sequence of his feelings with a vividness and minuteness. His sonnets owe much to Petrarch and Ronsard in tone and style_?
A) Sir Philip Sidney
What is the main theme of Elizabethan songs and lyrics?
A) love
What is an important element in Shakespearean tragedy?
A) conflict
Who are the main characters of “Paradise Lost”?
A) God, Adam, Eve, Satan
For what Dr. Johnson was famous in literature?
A) he described clearly to the English people what the words in their language really mean
Some of the leading Romantic poets wrote…
A) closet drama
All three novels by S. Richardson are written in the form of…
A) Letters
The third period of the Enlightenment characterized by appearing…
A) new trend sentimentalism
Who made the genre of the historical novel widely popular?
A) W. Scott
Who was the author “The Seasons”?
A) J. Thomson
Pope’s …. and… are still the greatest mock-heroic poems ever written
A) Rape of the Lock & The Dunciad
Who was the author of “A Dictionary of the English Language”?
A) Dr. Johnson
In what way did Defoe begin his literature career?
A) Journalist
After his death he became a cultural icon in Scotland.
A) Robert Burns Sir Walter Scott
Who were the earliest Romantics?
A) pre-romantics
Wordsworth’s most important and the long, autobiographical, epic…
A) “The Prelude”
Who was the author of the famous book “Frankenstein”?
A) Mary, wife of P. Shelley
One of the most popular novelists of the era was …
A) Sir Walter Scott
Other novels by Scott which contributed to the image of him as a Scottish patriot include…
A) Rob Roy
What literary genre was the leading in the Victorian Age?
A) novel
One of the most popular works of Charles Dickens is…
A) A Christmas Carol
They were first published as poets under the pseudonyms.
A) The Bronte` sisters
Her early works focused on factory work in the Midlands.
A) E. Gaskell
Original name of George Eliot was…
A) Mary Ann Evans
Her works, especially “Middlemarch” are important examples of literary realism.
A) G. Eliot
Who was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria’s reign?
A) Tennyson
He began as a playwright but became the foremost poet and critic of his time.
A) John Dryden
Which centuries was the age of town life with its coffeehouse and clubs?
A) the 18th
He became the leading poet and dramatist of the late Victorian period.
A) O. Wilde
What great work did Addison and Steele do for literature?
A) they started and directed several magazines
The prominent poets of the 18th century were…
A) J. Thomson & E. Young
Simplistic drama is…
A) in which all the poor were good and all the rich were evil
Toward the end of his career, he was knighted by Queen Victoria.
A) A. Tennyson
R. L. Stevenson was a …
A) a Scottish novelist, essayist and poet
In the “Englishman” were discussed…..
A) political problems
Contact between writers and readers in newspapers were established by…
A) J. Addison and R. Steele
The term “Augustan Age” came from the name…
A) of the Roman emperor Augustus
Who wrote the Life of Samuel Johnson?
A) James Boswell
Prose in the romantic age included…
A) essays, literary criticism, journals and novels
What was the 18th century equivalent of the broad cast talk?
A) periodical essay
What was the name of each periods of Augustan literature?
A) The Age of Pope & the Age of Johnson
The second period of the Enlightenment characterized by appearing…
A) realistic social novel
ANSWER: A
S. Johnson’s “Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets” is…
A) a collection of biographies and evaluations of 17th& 18th century poets
She always emphasized the role of women, with complex narratives and dynamic female characters.
A) Gaskell
Who wrote the “Night Thoughts”?
A) E. Young
When was published “A Dictionary of the English Language”?
A) 1755
… often called the first historical novel
A) “Waverley”
The main character of the “Treasure Island” is…
A) the boy, Jim Hawkins
George Eliot’s first novel … was published in 1859.
A) Adam Bede
Stevenson’s first and most famous novel was…
A) “Treasure Island”
Why English literature in the 18th century was also called “Augustan Age”?
A) the writers tried to imitate many of the philosophic and literary ideals
Who was Richard Brinsley Sheridan?
A) Playwright of "The School for Scandal” and Other Plays.
In the novel “The History of Tom Jones, a foundation” Henry Fielding depicts England of…
A) The XVIII century
A Tale of the Tub is…
A) A political satire
Which of the following is not of the countries travelled by Lemuel in Gulliver Travels?
A) Struldbrugs
Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe?
A) Robinson Crusoe
By whom were the foundations of early realism laid in English literature?
A) Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift
Why was Daniel Defoe arrested in May 1703?
A) Writing the pamphlet “The shortest way of Dissenters”
Gulliver Travels’ by Swift is a …
A) A bitter satire
Gulliver Travels’ is a record of the travels of …
A) Lemuel Gulliver
The XVIII century (Enlightenment) gave the world such brilliant English writers as…
A) Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift
Who was an early exponent of sentimentalists?
A) Richard Steele
What is the aim of the Comedy of Manners?
A) to show the manners of the upper ranks of society.
The Restoration tragedy is also known as…
A) the Heroic Tragedy
The Restoration tragedy is…
A) it mainly deals with conflict between love and honour
The Restoration comedy is also known as…
A) the Comedy of Manners
The Restoration comedies expressed…
A) a reaction against Puritanism
Who came to the throne after James death in 1625?
A) his son Charles I
Why the period between 1625-1649 was called The Caroline Age?
A) after Charles I. Caroline is an adjective of Carolus, the Latin word for Charles.
How many schools of poetry of Caroline Age do you know?
A) 3
ANSWER: A
What kind of poetry schools of Caroline Age do you know?
A) Metaphysical, Cavalier and Puritan
ANSWER: A
What was the final jolt to the development of drama in 1642?
A) the closing all of the theatres
The term “Cavalier Poetry” came from the name…
A) the supporters of King Charles I in the 17th century who were at that period called the Cavaliers
What was the main theme of Cavalier Poetry?
A) Their poetry embodied the life and culture of upper-class, pre-Commonwealth England
Anglo-Saxon conquest happened in the _____________.
A) 5th century
Who was the principal writer of Heroic tragedy in Restoration period?
A) John Dryden
The first Englishmen are __________ .
A) Anglo-Saxons
Who was one of the most influential figures of the study and practice of translation in Restoration period?
A) John Dryden
The history of English literature began with _______ .
A) the Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain
What was Daniel Defoe’s original surname?
A) Foe
__________is the most important specimen of Old English literature.
A) _Beowulf_
Dryden wrote a poem to celebrate the return of Charles II which was it?
A) Astraea Redux
The main stories of _Beowulf _are based on the folk legends of _____ .
A) the primitive northern tribes
… was one of the most common types of literature during the Augustan Age.
A) satire
_Beowulf _presents an all-round life picture of the_________ .
A) tribal society
What writer are the following lines about? “She created Hercule Poirot, the little Belgian detective”.
A) Agatha Christie
The use of _____________ is a notable feature of _Beowulf_.
A) all of the above
What writer are the following lines about? “In 1701 he wrote a satire in verse, “The True-born Englishman””
A) D. Defoe
The first known religious poet in England is __________.
A) Caedmon
What event marked the end of the Romantic period in English literature?
A) Walter Scott’s death in 1832
When we talk about the Old English prose the first name that comes into our mind is ___________.
A) Venerable Bede
What event gave official birth to the Romantic Age in English literature?
A) The publication of “Lyrical Ballads” by W. Wordsworth and S. T. Coleridge
__________is Alfred the Great’s most important contribution to the Old English prose literature.
A) _The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle_
What did Charles Dickens describe in his novels “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield”?
A) The lives of children made miserable by cruel or thoughtless adults.
_____ the circle of huge upright stones.
A) Stonehenge
Which was the first poetic work published by Walter Scott?
A) The Lay of the Last Minstrel
The Celts legends about their gods and heroes, was called __________
A) Sagas
In what line are the Lake poets listed?
A) W. Wordsworth, S. T. Coleridge, R. Southey
Mythology is ______
A) a collection of stories, telling people believes and history
Which poet wrote the following lines about his father?_My father was a farmer upon the Carrick border, O,__And carefully he bred me in decency and order, O._
R. Burns
Primitive myths are__________
A) generally, stories about nature, usually told by primitive clergymen (priests), such as shamans.
Who was the first representative of the sentimental school in English literature?
A) S. Richardson
Pagan myths are__________
A) like the Greek and the Roman tales of the interplay between deities and humans.
Tick the plays written by Henry Fielding
A) “Joseph Andrews”, “The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling”
What was combined into a united kingdom called England?
A) Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
Who was founder and conducted the first English newspaper “The Review”?
A) Daniel Defoe
How many groups of poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period do you know?
A) two groups
Which of the following is “the novel without a hero”?
A) “Vanity Fair”
What kind of groups of poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period do you know?
A) Pagan and Religious poetry
Complete the sentence. Alexander Pope is..
A) An English classicist
The pagan poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period represented by _____
A) Beowulf
Who was the first representative of epistolary novels in English literature?
A) S. Richardson
the Religious poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period represented by________
A) the works of Caedmon and Cynewulf
The years between 1660-1688 are called…
A) Restoration
In the ____century Anglo-Saxon prose appeared.
A) 8th century
Anglo-Saxon conquest happened in the _____________.
A) 5th century
Tick the tragedy written by John Milton
A) “Samson Agonists”
What was the first poem of Caedmon?
A) _The Hymn of Praise_.
The first Englishmen are __________ .
A) Anglo-Saxons
Who became the outstanding literary figure of the Restoration after John Milton’s death?
A) John Dryden
Who wrote a large number of religious works in Greek and Latin?
A) Aelfric
The history of English literature began with _______ .
A) the Anglo-Saxon settlement in Britain
A number of young poets of his time, including Herrick and Lovelace respecting Jonson’s talents, called themselves the…
A) “Sons of Ben”
He was the nephew of Hygelac, king of the Geats who live in Juteland, Denmark.
A) Beowulf
__________is the most important specimen of Old English literature.
A) _Beowulf_
Who was the “father of modern English periodicals”?
A) Daniel Defoe
He breaks into the hall, kills thirty of the sleeping warriors, carries off their bodies and devours them in his lair under the sea.
A) Grendel
The main stories of _Beowulf _are based on the folk legends of _____ .
A) the primitive northern tribes
ANSWER: A
Which of these books is not written by J. Swift?
A) The Rape of the Lock
What does the Renaissance mean?
A) Re-birth
_Beowulf _presents an all-round life picture of the_________ .
A) tribal society
Who was William Blake?
A) A British poet and artist
The first major work of English literature is…
A) “Beowulf”
The use of _____________ is a notable feature of _Beowulf_.
A) all of the above
He became an excellent rider, a champion swimmer and boxer.
A) Byron
Alfred the Great was …
A) …a Latin scholar
The first known religious poet in England is __________.
A) Caedmon
Which is the last famous book written by Charles Dickens?
A) Our Mutual Friend
Chaucer`s poetry is generally divided into …
A) three periods
When we talk about the Old English prose the first name that comes into our mind is ___________.
A) Venerable Bede
What was the famous book of Alexander Pope?
A) “Rape of the Lock”
Fables are…
A) a short story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents.
__________is Alfred the Great’s most important contribution to the Old English prose literature.
A) _The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle_
Epistolary novel is…
A) written in form of letters
Who collected the romances about King Arthur?
A) Thomas Malory
_____ the circle of huge upright stones.
A) Stonehenge
“Ivanhoe” deals with the straggle between…
A) Normans and Saxons
Who was the author of ballads?
A) Unknown
The Celts legends about their gods and heroes, was called __________
A) Sagas
What were the main characteristics of romanticism?
A) artistic emphasis on intuition, imagination and feeling
Renaissance thinkers paid greater attention to the study of:
A) Humanity
Mythology is ______
A) a collection of stories, telling people believes and history
What title was given to Wordsworth in the late years of his life (1843-1850)?
A) England’s Poet Laureate
Queen Elizabeth established_____ free grammar schools in all parts of the country:
A) 100
Primitive myths are__________
A) generally, stories about nature, usually told by primitive clergymen (priests), such as shamans.
Which writer is characterized by the following:_After his death, his widow and children were left without a shilling. But the common Scottish people collected enough money to provide the widow with the sustenance for the rest of her life and give all his children an education._
A) Robert Burns
James Burbage built England`s first play house called:
A) the Theatre
ANSWER: A
Pagan myths are__________
A) like the Greek and the Roman tales of the interplay between deities and humans.
One of the famous works of Coleridge was…
A) “Kublai Khan”
_____is a short poem that expresses a poet`s personal emotions and thoughts in a song like style
A) the lyric
What was combined into a united kingdom called England?
A) Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy
Who were the leading satirists of the Augustan Age?
A) Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope
The biographers of the English authors illustrate that Marlowe was___ when he was killed.
A) 29
How many groups of poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period do you know?
A) two groups
The main trends of the age of the Enlightenment in England were…
A) Classicism, realism, sentimentalism and early romanticism
Who were humanists?
A) Scholars and artists
What kind of groups of poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period do you know?
A) Pagan and Religious poetry
“Talisman” describe the conflict between …
A) Christians and Muslims
The Renaissance in England is usually studied by dividing it into:
A) Three parts
The pagan poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period represented by _____
A) Beowulf
When did the romanticism appear?
A) Around the middle-late of the 18th century
Which invention made possible the rapid spread of knowledge?
A) Printing Press
B) Press
the Religious poetry in the Anglo-Saxon period represented by________
A) the works of Caedmon and Cynewulf
What’s the first novel of Charles Dickens?
A) The Pickwick Papers
Thomas More published his famous work “Utopia” at the age of…
A) 38
In the ____century Anglo-Saxon prose appeared.
A) 8th century
What was the pen name of Charlotte Bronte?
A) Currer Bell
Who is the author of the poem “Shepherd’s Calendar” (1579)?
A) E. Spenser
What was the first poem of Caedmon?
A) _The Hymn of Praise_.
Tick the novels written by Anne Bronte
A) "Agnes Grey", "The Tenant of Wild fell Hall"
Ph. Sidney dedicated his longest work, the “Arcadia”, to his ____ Mary.
A) Sister
Who wrote a large number of religious works in Greek and Latin?
A) Aelfric
The first satires of Jonathan Swift.
A) “The Battle of Books” and “A Tale of a Tub”.
The comedy “Twelfth Night” centers on the typical Shakespearian conflict between______ emotion
A) True and false
He was the nephew of Hygelac, king of the Geats who live in Juteland, Denmark.
A) Beowulf
Which work is characterized by the following:_His work is noted for its scholarly definitions of words and the use of excellent quotations to illustrate the definitions. No one has equaled him in describing clearly to the English people what the words in their language really mean._
A) “Dictionary of the English Language”
Where did the Renaissance begin?
A) In Italy
He breaks into the hall, kills thirty of the sleeping warriors, carries off their bodies and devours them in his lair under the sea.
A) Grendel
Tick the works written by Jane Austen
A) "Emma", "Persuasion"
Fabliaux are…
A) a funny metrical short story about cunning humbugs and the unfaithful wives of rich merchants.
What does the Renaissance mean?
A) Re-birth
One of the most beautiful poems of the G. Byron is
A) My Soul is DarkW. Shakespeare and E. Spenser wrote ____sequences.
A) sonnet
The first major work of English literature is…
A) “Beowulf”
“The Periodical Essay” was the peculiar product of the eighteenth century. Why it was called a ‘periodical’?
A) it was published in magazines and journals which appeared periodically
In the …. The Norman kings made London their residence.
A) 14th century
Alfred the Great was …
A) …a Latin scholar
During the second period (1596-1600) Shakespeare wrote…
A) Romeo and Juliet
Chaucer`s poetry is generally divided into …
A) three periods
What was the most important work written by Bede?
A) “The Ecclesiastical History of the English Race”
ANSWER: A
Fables are…
A) a short story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents.
Grammar schools were open to ____ of all ranks
A) Both sexes
Who collected the romances about King Arthur?
A) Thomas Malory
The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English _____
A) drama
Who was the author of ballads?
A) Unknown
When were founded the first universities?
A) 13th century
Renaissance thinkers paid greater attention to the study of:
A) Humanity
“Utopia” by Th. More was written in ______
A) Latin
Queen Elizabeth established_____ free grammar schools in all parts of the country:
A) 100
Who wrote the prose fiction “Arcadia”?
A) Ph. Sidney
James Burbage built England`s first play house called:
A) the Theatre
Th. More brought the Renaissance, the Modern way of ______ into English literature
A) Thinking
_____is a short poem that expresses a poet`s personal emotions and thoughts in a song like style
A) the lyric
A narrative poem tells a ___
A) Story
The biographers of the English authors illustrate that Marlowe was___ when he was killed.
A) 29
The decline of the Renaissance under the Stuart monarchs:
A) 1603-1649
Who were humanists?
A) Scholars and artists
During the wars of Roses W. Caxton set up the first printing press in London in:
A) 1476
The Renaissance in England is usually studied by dividing it into:
A) Three parts
W. Shakespeare died in ____
A) 1616
Which invention made possible the rapid spread of knowledge?
A) Printing Press
The author of poem “Paraphrase” was…
A) Caedmon
Thomas More published his famous work “Utopia” at the age of…
A) 38
Who is the author of the best English satirical comedies?
A) Ben Jonson
The greatest of the Puritan poets and one of the greatest English poets was:
A) John Milton
The high of the Renaissance under Elizabeth I:
A) 1558-1603
Who is the author of the poem “Shepherd’s Calendar” (1579)?
A) E. Spenser
A folk ballad is…
A) a popular literary form, comes from unlettered people
Ph. Sidney dedicated his longest work, the “Arcadia”, to his ____ Mary.
Sister
In what period communication went on in three languages?
A) Norman
The comedy “Twelfth Night” centers on the typical Shakespearian conflict between______ emotion
A) True and false
“Romeo and Juliet” is a story of________
A) love and hate
Where did the Renaissance begin?
A) In Italy
Travel writing, essays, guidebooks and ____ all appeared in the Renaissance
A) Political pamphlets
Fabliaux are…
A) a funny metrical short story about cunning humbugs and the unfaithful wives of rich merchants.
When did the Renaissance begin?
A) 14th century
W. Shakespeare and E. Spenser wrote ____sequences.
A) sonnet
The ___becomes a very important poetic form in Elizabethan writing
A) Sonnet
In the …. The Norman kings made London their residence.
A) 14th century
E. Spenser, known as the”_____” in his true, is generally regarded as the greatest non-dramatic poet of the Elizabethan age.
A) Prince of poets
During the second period (1596-1600) Shakespeare wrote…
A) Romeo and Juliet
Who had the title “father of English tragedy”?
A) Ch. Marlowe
What was the most important work written by Bede?
“The Ecclesiastical History of the English Race”
In “Utopia” the author criticizes the _____ of England
A) Social system
Grammar schools were open to ____ of all ranks
A) Both sexes
Shakespeare’s plays were written to be _______
A) Performed
The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English _____
A) drama
Who was the first Elizabethan writer of tragedy?
A) Ch. Marlowe
When were founded the first universities?
A) 13th century
A group of leading Elizabethan playwrights was known as the:
A) University Wits
“Utopia” by Th. More was written in ______
A) Latin
Other verse forms of the Renaissance period were borrowed from:
A) Italian and French
Who wrote the prose fiction “Arcadia”?
A) Ph. Sidney
The poems “Elena” and “Juliana” …
A) they are the first Anglo-Saxon works to introduce women characters
Th. More brought the Renaissance, the Modern way of ______ into English literature
A) Thinking
The Elizabethan age is the age of…
A) Poetry
A narrative poem tells a ___
A) Story
Medieval romance is…
A) a long narrative in verse or prose telling of the adventures of a hero
The decline of the Renaissance under the Stuart monarchs:
A) 1603-1649
What was Alfred the Great famous for?
A) “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”
During the wars of Roses W. Caxton set up the first printing press in London in:
A) 1476
What places became the centers of learning in England in the 7th-11th centuries?
A) the monasteries
W. Shakespeare died in ____
A) 1616
W. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in _____in England
A) Stratford-on-Avon
The author of poem “Paraphrase” was…
A) Caedmon
What does the title of sonnet cycle “Amoretti”, mean?
A) Little love story
Who is the author of the best English satirical comedies?
A) Ben Jonson
Bacon’s “The New Atlantis” (1626) might be considered an early example of______
A) Science fiction
The high of the Renaissance under Elizabeth I:
A) 1558-1603
The sonnet was imported by Wyatt and Surrey from:
A) Italy
A folk ballad is…
A) a popular literary form, comes from unlettered people
What subjects did the humanists study?
A) Literature and philosophy
In what period communication went on in three languages?
A) Norman
The example of a narrative poetry…
A) Shakespeare`s “Venus and Adonis”
“Romeo and Juliet” is a story of________
A) love and hate
The rise of the Renaissance under the early Tudor monarchs:
A) 1500-1558
Travel writing, essays, guidebooks and ____ all appeared in the Renaissance
A) Political pamphlets
The poem “Paraphrase”…
A) retell fragments from the Bible in alliterative verse
When did the Renaissance begin?
A) 14th century
At the end of the 6th century the head of the Roman church was…
A) Pope Gregory
The ___becomes a very important poetic form in Elizabethan writing
A) Sonnet
“Romeo and Juliet” deals with 2 teenaged lovers in Verona, …
A) Italy
E. Spenser, known as the”_____” in his true, is generally regarded as the greatest non-dramatic poet of the Elizabethan age.
A) Prince of poets
Shakespeare wrote a sequence of _____sonnets in the 1590’s
A) 154
Who had the title “father of English tragedy”?
A) Ch. Marlowe
“Utopia” book 1 contains a conversation between Th. More himself, the Flemish humanist and a philosophical_____
A) Sailor
ANSWER: A
In “Utopia” the author criticizes the _____ of England
A) Social system
The most famous like in all English literature is probably from____(1600): “To be or not to be , that is the question”
A) Hamlet
Shakespeare’s plays were written to be _______
A) Performed
Who was the author of “Canterbury Tales”?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
Who was the first Elizabethan writer of tragedy?
A) Ch. Marlowe
Who introduced the essay form into English Literature?
A) Francis Bacon
Philip Sidney was a poet, scholar, courtier and ____
A) Soldier
When did Christianity penetrate into the British Isles?
A) In the 3rd century
A group of leading Elizabethan playwrights was known as the:
A) University Wits
Which writer (poet) is characterized by the following: _he was the creator of a new literary language. He was the true founder of English literature_?
A) G. Chaucer
Other verse forms of the Renaissance period were borrowed from:
A) Italian and French
Which list of the following characters is from the epic “Beowulf”?
A) Hygelac, Beowulf, Hrothgar, Grendel
The poems “Elena” and “Juliana” …
A) they are the first Anglo-Saxon works to introduce women characters
The famous poets of 14th century were…
A) W. Langland & J. Wycliffe
The Elizabethan age is the age of…
A) Poetry
Who was the author of Beowulf?
A) Unknown
Medieval romance is…
A) a long narrative in verse or prose telling of the adventures of a hero
How many lines does a sonnet consist of?
A) 14 lines
What was Alfred the Great famous for?
A) “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”
Which writer (poet is characterized by the following: _he is sometimes called “the prince of poets”. He created a sonnet form of his own._
A) Ed. Spenser
What places became the centers of learning in England in the 7th-11th centuries?
A) the monasteries
When did English poets begin to write on Carpe diem theme?
A) In the Renaissance
W. Shakespeare was born in 1564 in _____in England
A) Stratford-on-Avon
Christopher Marlowe’s three greatest tragedies are…
”, “Venus & Adonis”, “Utopia”
ANSWER: A
What does the title of sonnet cycle “Amoretti”, mean?
A) Little love story
Chaucer planned to include … stories
A) 120
Bacon’s “The New Atlantis” (1626) might be considered an early example of______
A) Science fiction
Who wrote sonnet sequences?
A) A. Spenser & W. Shakespeare
The sonnet was imported by Wyatt and Surrey from:
A) Italy
The main heroes of “Piers Ploughman” are…
A) Old witch & young maiden
What subjects did the humanists study?
A) Literature and philosophy
The colour “Black” usually refers to…
A) Nature
The example of a narrative poetry…
A) Shakespeare`s “Venus and Adonis”
The code of chivalry…
A) The rules and customs connected with knighthood
The rise of the Renaissance under the early Tudor monarchs:
A) 1500-1558
Which English writer wrote a literary work about Amir Temur?
A) Christopher Marlowe
The poem “Paraphrase”…
A) retell fragments from the Bible in alliterative verse
The ballads stanza consists of … lines
A) 4
At the end of the 6th century the head of the Roman church was…
A) Pope Gregory
Who was the founder of English literature?
A) G. Chaucer
“Romeo and Juliet” deals with 2 teenaged lovers in Verona, …
A) Italy
…. was smart and clever “with a twinkle in the eyes”
A) Robin Hood
Shakespeare wrote a sequence of _____sonnets in the 1590’s
A) 154
ANSWER: A
In the Anglo-Saxon period the pagan poetry represented by…
A) _Beowulf_
ANSWER: A
“Utopia” book 1 contains a conversation between Th. More himself, the Flemish humanist and a philosophical_____
A) Sailor
In the Anglo-Saxon period the religious poetry represented by…
A) by the works of Caedmon and Cynewulf
The most famous like in all English literature is probably from____(1600): “To be or not to be , that is the question”
A) Hamlet
His life story is vividly described in Bede’s _Historia Ecclesiastica_. He is known as the father of English songs.
A) Caedmon
Who was the author of “Canterbury Tales”?
A) Geoffrey Chaucer
He composed his poetry in his native language, in the Northumbrian dialect of Anglo-Saxon. He composed hymns and a poem"Paraphrase".
A) Caedmon
Who introduced the essay form into English Literature?
A) Francis Bacon
His name was not forgotten, as he signed his name in runes in the last line of his works.
A) Cynewulf
When did Christianity penetrate into the British Isles?
A) In the 3rd century
He was Anglo-Saxon, he wrote the work in Latin, the language he spoke and wrote. Late in the ninth century, scholars at the court of King Alfred translated his work into Anglo-Saxon.
A) Venerable Bede
All theatres were closed in…
A) 1649
He tried every means to improve education by founding colleges and importing teachers from Europe. He was a well-known translator. His famous work is the best monument of the Old English prose.
A) Alfred the Great
ANSWER: A
Which writer (poet) is characterized by the following: _he was the creator of a new literary language. He was the true founder of English literature_?
What the aim of Early Middle Ages literature?
A) that man was an evil being and his life on earth was a sinful life
Which list of the following characters is from the epic “Beowulf”?
A) Hygelac, Beowulf, Hrothgar, Grendel
The themes of Old English literature are…
A) security, both for the individual and society, and in religious faith
The famous poets of 14th century were…
A) W. Langland & J. Wycliffe
Important Results from Roman Occupation
A) military, infrastructure, language & writing, religion
Who was the author of Beowulf?
A) Unknown
Important Results from Vikings
A) no central government or church, the English language is “born” and is known as Old English,lots of dialects of the language due to the seven kingdoms
How many lines does a sonnet consist of?
A) 14 lines
In the Norman period Latin was the language of…
A) monasteries and church
Which writer (poet is characterized by the following: _he is sometimes called “the prince of poets”. He created a sonnet form of his own._
A) Ed. Spenser
In the Norman period Norman-French was the language of…
A) court and official institutions
When did English poets begin to write on Carpe diem theme?
A) In the Renaissance
In the Norman period Old English was the language of…
A) the common people of England
ANSWER: A
Christopher Marlowe’s three greatest tragedies are…
A) “The Jew of Malta”, “Tamburlaine the Great”, “Doctor Faustus”
Medieval poets, who came from France with the Norman conquerors, later in England were called…
A) minstrels
Chaucer planned to include … stories
A) 120
Originally _chivalry_, from the French word "chevalier", means…
A) “knight” or “horseman”
Who wrote sonnet sequences?
He is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD.
A) King Arthur
The main heroes of “Piers Ploughman” are…
A) Old witch & young maiden
Who was the leader of Norman conquerors?
A) The Duke of Normandy William the Great
The colour “Black” usually refers to…
A) Nature
The main theme of English literature in Norman period was…
A) The knightly code, the romantic interest in women
The code of chivalry…
A) The rules and customs connected with knighthood
The language of literature in the Anglo-Norman period was…
A) Latin or French
Which English writer wrote a literary work about Amir Temur?
A) Christopher Marlowe
The prevailing form of literature in the feudal England was…
A) the romance
The ballads stanza consists of … lines
A) 4
ANSWER: A
The central character of the romance is…
A) the knight
Who was the founder of English literature?
What dialect was the central dialect, and could be understood throughout the country?
A) London
…. was smart and clever “with a twinkle in the eyes”
A) Robin Hood
Who wandered from one village to another and talked to people, protested not only against rich bishops but also against churchmen?
A) poor priests
In the Anglo-Saxon period the pagan poetry represented by…
A) _Beowulf_
The famous work of William Langland is …
A) "_Piers Plowman_"
In the Anglo-Saxon period the religious poetry represented by…
A) by the works of Caedmon and Cynewulf
Who was the first translator of the Bible?
A) John Wycliffe
His life story is vividly described in Bede’s _Historia Ecclesiastica_. He is known as the father of English songs.
A) Caedmon
How many tales of “The Canterbury Tales” were written in verse form?
A) twenty-two
He composed his poetry in his native language, in the Northumbrian dialect of Anglo-Saxon. He composed hymns and a poem"Paraphrase".
A) Caedmon
How many tales of “The Canterbury Tales” were written in prose form?
A) only two
His name was not forgotten, as he signed his name in runes in the last line of his works.
A) Cynewulf
ANSWER: A
What was the most important form of English literature in the 15th century?
A) ballads
He was Anglo-Saxon, he wrote the work in Latin, the language he spoke and wrote. Late in the ninth century, scholars at the court of King Alfred translated his work into Anglo-Saxon.
A) Venerable Bede
Both the Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods in the history of English literature are also known as…
The Age of Shakespeare
Find the synonym to "The Age of Reason".
A) The Age of Enlightenment.
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