This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British Literature > British Literature – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Metaphorical, compound words or phrases that refer to persons, places, or things. characteristic of Anglo-Saxon poetry A) Theory. B) Gleeman. C) Imagery. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 2. Who earned a Master's degree? A) Joseph Addison. B) Sir Richard Steele. C) Daniel Defoe. D) Samuel Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joseph Addison. 3. What is known as the British Epic? A) Beowulf. B) The Iliad. C) The Odyssey. D) Canterbury Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 4. Relating to the middle class A) Vicissitude. B) Arcane. C) Bourgeois. D) Tyro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bourgeois. 5. The use of words which appeal to the senses A) Imagery. B) Imagism. C) Kenning. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery. 6. In the Silent Film Era, it was difficult to make book adaptations A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. An excessive amount A) Goad. B) Surfeit. C) Cumulative. D) Vituperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surfeit. 8. How did the French Revolution influence Romantic literature? A) The French Revolution influenced Romantic literature by inspiring a focus on individualism, emotion, and the power of the imagination. B) The French Revolution had no influence on Romantic literature. C) The French Revolution led to a decline in Romantic literature. D) Romantic literature existed before the French Revolution and was not influenced by it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The French Revolution influenced Romantic literature by inspiring a focus on individualism, emotion, and the power of the imagination. 9. A short tale or anecdote told to teach a lesson A) Exemplum. B) Madrigal. C) Kenning. D) Imagism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exemplum. 10. The most popular literary genre in the Renaissance Period was A) Drama. B) Prose. C) Criticism. D) Sonnets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drama. 11. William Blake was a A) Famous novelist. B) Romantic poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Romantic poet. 12. Proper behavior, appropriateness A) Pundit. B) Propriety. C) Poignant. D) Venial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Propriety. 13. Who is Walter Scott for the British Literature? A) The father of historical novel. B) The father of epic novels. C) The father of fantasy. D) The father of a play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The father of historical novel. 14. Which detail from Gilgamesh:A New English Version is the best example of an intervention by a supernatural force? A) Enkidu and Gilgamesh travel four hundred miles before they eat. B) Gilgamesh sits with his chin on his knees and falls asleep. C) A voice from heaven tells Gilgamesh to attack Humbaba. D) The two men stand silently at the edge of the Cedar Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A voice from heaven tells Gilgamesh to attack Humbaba. 15. A medieval play based on biblical history and scriptural themes. These plays were first performed as part of the church service. A) Mystery Play. B) Morality Play. C) Miracle Play. D) Madrigal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mystery Play. 16. What is extremely odd about Wordsworth's (remember, he's a Romantic) "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge?" A) It doesn't rhyme. B) It admits the city is part of nature. C) It doesn't tell the truth about life in London. D) It celebrates death. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It admits the city is part of nature. 17. Short poem characterized by emotion, melody, and imagination; started in the medieval period and continued since then A) Lyric. B) Madrigal. C) Epic. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lyric. 18. The author tells the story form the viewpoint of one character, using either first or third person. A) Limited Point of View. B) Objective Point of View. C) Omniscient Point of View. D) Satire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited Point of View. 19. A sudden change or shift in ones life or circumstances A) Mercurial. B) Arcane. C) Matriculate. D) Vicissitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vicissitude. 20. A song or songlike poem that tells a story, A) Ballad. B) Didactic poem. C) Elegy. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ballad. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesRegions QuizzesBritish Literature Quiz 1British Literature Quiz 2British Literature Quiz 3British Literature Quiz 4British Literature Quiz 5British Literature Quiz 6British Literature Quiz 7British Literature Quiz 8British Literature Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books