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British Literature Quiz 5 (60 MCQs)

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1. They came to Britain in 1066 under the leadership of William the Conqueror.
2. It is considered as one of the riches eras in English Literature.
3. Which figure of speech involves a play on words, often for humor, by exploiting multiple meanings of a term?
4. Contrasting what a character says and what a reader or audience knows to be true
5. When was the Medieval Period?
6. In Macbeth, this best describes ..... They play upon Macbeth's ambition like puppeteers.
7. A habitual, repetitive routine or procedure
8. To force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats
9. Which sentence about Charles Dickens is not true?
10. Which of the following is not an Enlightenment philosophy?
11. Who first invaded the British Isles?
12. The Declaration of Independence states, "That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it." These words describe the enlightened idea of a
13. What was the purpose of 'The Tatler'?
14. A medieval play founded on the legend of a saint or on a miracle performed by a saint.
15. A two-word phrase that describes an object through metaphors.
16. In a literary work, a moment of sudden insight or revelation that a character experiences.
17. Who is considered one of the most influential British authors of all time?
18. What does the monster realize when he is able to understand those around him?
19. A Latin phrase that literally means "seize the day"-that is, "make the most of present opportunities" .
20. ..... is a conversation involving two or more characters.
21. What best summarizes Macbeth's end is the quote: ..... was from his mother's womb, ultimely ripped.
22. It is considered as the great age of poetry in British Literature.
23. Freedom from punishment, penalty, or harm
24. A person who delights in an art or science in an amateurish or superficial way; a superficial amateur
25. Which writer was serious, reserved, and sensible?
26. How does the monster find out what he looks like?
27. The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea
28. How many periods in the history of British literature?
29. ..... a pattern of end rhymes in a stanza.
30. The use of precise concrete images, free verse, and suggestion rather than complete statement
31. A natural leaning or tendency
32. Flashy, gaudy, ostentatious, and tawdry are ..... ? ..... of garish.
33. To release, to disentangle
34. The pattern in a line of poetry, consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables
35. A meter in which the first, second, and fourth lines have six syllables and the third line has eight syllables
36. English belongs to the Indo European family of languages, which includes ..... and most other European languages.
37. A long, noisy, or scolding speech
38. Very moving, touching
39. Events that advance and complicate the action in a play
40. Benefit, blessing, bonus, donation, fortune, gain, grant, and present are ..... ? ..... of boon.
41. Extremely, sometimes excessively careful about details
42. Narrative form based on adventures of knights, kings, or distressed ladies; themes include love, religious faith, the desire for adventure, and often an involvement with supernatural forces.
43. An aspect of Victorian Novel which focused on inner realities of the mind.
44. The prefix ..... ? ..... means backward, behind.
45. The French revolutionaries who wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man wanted liberty for the people of France. This document embodied the Enlightenment idea that
46. What is the opening line of Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" ?
47. ..... the pause between 2 halves of a line.
48. Substituting a word or phrase for another term closely related with it. Example:Heaven is often used as a name or metaphor for God.
49. Who won the Wars of Roses?
50. Are these lines in iambic pentameter? Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore-
51. Oscar Wilde was ..... writer.
52. Throughout the period of the Enlightenment, three different forms of government existed in Europe. Identify these three forms of Government
53. Satire is a term that only applies to literature.
54. Montesquieu believed that to prevent tyranny in government there should be a separation of powers. Which of the following best illustrates this idea?
55. Confucius decided to try ..... after he was unable to obtain a government office.
56. Mary Shelley's goal in the novel Frankenstein is to expose how horrible humans can be to one another
57. Enlightenment thinkers contributed to changes in relationships between citizens and governments through their belief that
58. Novel dealing with the motives of characters as well as the problems they are faced with.
59. The root word ..... ? ..... means to feel, to perceive.
60. Which Nobel Prize-winning author wrote "The Old Man and the Sea" ?
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