British Literature Quiz 26 (20 MCQs)

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1. Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau, challenged the idea of "the divine right of rule" held by monarchs of the time. They wrote about a government's obligation to uphold people's rights and how the government should be based on the consent of the governed. These ideas encouraged people to
2. Geoffrey Chaucer
3. Name one tragic hero from Shakespeare's plays.
4. A classical love song dealing with shepherds and rustic life, often presenting an idealized concept of rural life.
5. Anapest foot
6. Which Romantic writer is known for the poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" ?
7. During the time King Henry VIII severed England's ties with the Church of Rome and helped establish Protestantism in England
8. Who contributed to 'The Tatler'?
9. 5 feet
10. The method of presenting the reader with the material of the story; the perspective from which the story is told.
11. A movement within the Anglican Church led by John Henry Newman from 1833 to 1845 which sought to return to the rituals and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
12. A European movement characterized by an interest in and imitation of classical works and styles, emphasizing conformity to fixed literary standards, proper patterns of outward social conduct, formality, restraint, polish, and elegance.
13. Shakespeare invented a Shakespearean sonnet.
14. A melancholy poem which reflects on nature and death
15. What do you call the emotional release or purification experienced by the audience when watching a tragic play?
16. In a Shakespearean play, what is a dramatic monologue in which a character reveals their inner thoughts and emotions called?
17. Alliteration and kenning were important in the poetry.
18. The reasons why the work The Lord of the Rings is so popular, except:
19. Beneficial, healthful, profitable, and wholesome are ..... ? ..... of baneful
20. The following are the writers of Victorian Period except?