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Early British Literature Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. The repetition of ideas in slightly differing form
2. During which period are strict values important?
3. King John's agreement with the barons that royal power would be restricted
4. The famous writer from Victorian period is .....
5. This is the idea that a hero must prove himself in battle.
6. What does Wordsworth call a soul that would pass by such a touching sight?
7. Which Anglo-Saxon Literary element is being displayed in these words which were highlighted in red above? "Edgetho's brave son""O knowing king" , "O generous prince, "
8. The Medieval Period (600 AD-1500 AD) has the longest literary work, does it?
9. As Geoffrey Chaucer describes the various pilgrims on the pilgrimage to Canterbury, he uses vivid words and phrases that make the readers use all of their senses. This is called .....
10. Ozymandias is which king?
11. What was the ideology during Romanticism?
12. The age of Enlightenment is also known as .....
13. Anglo-Saxon poet who composed and recited his own poetry?
14. Beowulf's sword was named .....
15. Robert Burn is considered a pioneer of which movement?
16. The wars fought to recapture the holy land were:
17. Which period has the theme "arts for the art's sake" ?
18. Who wrote in archaic language?
19. What is the characteristic of literary work during the Romantic period?
20. In what period was theater at its peak?
21. In a story containing the following events, which would likely occur FIRST?
22. Which centuries was The Renaissance Period?
23. He never / Dared to touch king Hrothgar's glorious / Throne, protected by God-God, / Whose love Grendel could not know ..... "
24. What is often considered the first work of literature in the English language?
25. In A Journal of the Plague Year, a number ofpeople have jumped into the pits because they
26. A ..... is a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference.
27. This quotation is from .....? ..... "We are now to praise the Maker of the heavenly kingdom, the power of the Creator and his counsel, the deeds of the Father of glory."
28. In "Death Be Not Proud, " the speaker indicates that death's strength is truly
29. In "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" , the tale of the ill-fated ship is told by the
30. The narrator in AJournal of the Plague Year is driven to view the great pit in thechurchyard by a sense of
31. Which novel that we read had Gothic elements?
32. What is the term for metaphorical phrases wherein two-three words replace a concept?
33. Where was Burns born?
34. In A ModestProposal, Swift displays the greatest contempt for
35. In Sonnet 73 (That time of year thou mayst in me behold), Shakespeare's speaker says that the friend's love for him is strengthened by
36. In which period would you place the interest for the supernatural?
37. Repeated initial consonant sounds and repeated vowel sounds
38. What was emphasized by the romantics?
39. In "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " who rescues the Marinerafter his ship sinks?
40. Why is there no endrhyme in Old English texts?
41. This quotation is from .....? ..... "Revenging a wrong is more goodly than grieving; Let us follow."
42. What is the best restatement of the theme of Beowulf?
43. Where was Southey Born?
44. Historicalfiction is fiction that
45. Which of the following lines from Beowulf contains an example of Caesura?
46. Many American writers lived in Europe during the Modernist era. Someone who settles abroad to live in a country other than their native country is called an .....
47. "Toa Mouse" compares the wrecking of a mouse's burrow to the
48. Which form of literature was common during the Anglo-Saxon period?
49. Daniel Defoe wrote
50. Gulliver's Travels criticize .....
51. In "Toa Mouse" the phrase "and forward though I canna see" is best stated in today'sStandard English as
52. Where did Caedmon live and work?
53. Who was the first Anglo-Saxon poet whose name we know?
54. The first adversary of Beowulf was .....? .....
55. Aspart of his punishment, the Mariner must
56. The main gathering place in a Medieval kingdom.
57. Whichof the following phrases is NOT an example of dialect in "To a Mouse" ?
58. Petrarchan sonnet has .....
59. Which time was Medieval Period
60. In "The World is too Much with Us, " the speaker wishes to be
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