This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Regions > British Literature > British Literature – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books British Literature Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Known as the most famous and definitive period for poetry. Less about storyand more about emotion. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice are examples of the time. A) Current voices. B) Elizabethan Era. C) Romantic Era. D) The Modernist Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romantic Era. 2. A poem characterized by sober meditations on death A) Elegiac poem. B) Epic. C) Elegy. D) Epigram. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elegiac poem. 3. Literature also provides personal involvement opportunities, as the student becomes enthusiastic to find out what happens as events unfold via the climax; they feel closer to certain characters and share their emotional responses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Where is the best place to insert the participial phrase "synchronizing their watches" in the sentence? A) Before "over". B) After "divers". C) After "before". D) After "water". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After "divers". 5. Having nearly destroyed her family's respectability by the episode with her new husband, Lydia's attitude upon her return is best described as ..... A) Compliant or obedient. B) Cautious or careful. C) Respectful or honorable. D) Unaffected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unaffected. 6. Antonym:dogmatic A) Challenging. B) Essential. C) Open-minded. D) Trusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open-minded. 7. Which sentence makes the best use of descriptive language? A) Malia grabbed her suitcase and purse and headed to the nearby airport. B) The piercing squeal of tires on asphalt startled Katrina from a deep sleep. C) Tara wanted a job so she could save enough money to buy a new bike. D) In the morning, it was windy enough to fly the kite Johnny had purchased. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The piercing squeal of tires on asphalt startled Katrina from a deep sleep. 8. Which of these people groups did NOT contribute to the beginning of the English language? A) Angles. B) Saxons. C) Jutes. D) Franks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Franks. 9. Shakespeare worked in a theatre in London as an actor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Which theme is commonly found in British literature? A) Love and romance. B) Social class and hierarchy. C) Nature and the environment. D) War and conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social class and hierarchy. 11. Which language mixed with English the LEAST? A) Celtic. B) French. C) Latin. D) Old Norse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celtic. 12. "The green-eyed monster" comes from Othello.We use this phrase today to mean: A) Emeralds. B) Our hidden secrets. C) The monster under your bed. D) Jealousy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jealousy. 13. Who partnered with Addison for the publication of 'The Spectator'? A) Joseph Addison. B) Sir Richard Steele. C) Daniel Defoe. D) Samuel Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sir Richard Steele. 14. "(Someone asked Confucius, "Master, what think you concerning the principle that good should be returned for evil?" The Master replied:) what then will you return for good? No, RETURN GOOD FOR GOOD; FOR EVIL, JUSTICE" A) Always be loyal and truthful.Do not be afraid to admit your mistakes, correct them. B) It is better to be truthful and sincere than to exhibit proper behavior but not mean it. C) -when someone does good to you, do good to them-when someone does evil to you, strive to make them a better person. But do not be good to them because they do not deserve it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -when someone does good to you, do good to them-when someone does evil to you, strive to make them a better person. But do not be good to them because they do not deserve it. 15. "The faults of men are characteristics of themselves. By observing a man's faults, you may infer what his virtues are." A) Do not always believe nice things people tell you. B) When you know someone you learn more about them. You learn their good characteristics, and their bad. By finding those characteristics, you can strive to learn from them which contributes to your knowledge. C) You can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their faults. By looking at his faults, you can tell what he values or what he believes is right. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You can tell a lot about a person just by looking at their faults. By looking at his faults, you can tell what he values or what he believes is right. 16. Milton was born on A) 1793. B) 135. C) 65357. D) 8763. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1793. 17. List the stages of the Hero's Journey. A) 1. The Ordinary World, 2. The Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting the Mentor, 5. Crossing the Threshold, 6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies, 7. Approach to the Inmost Cave, 8. Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. Resurrection, 12. Return without the Elixir. B) 1. The Ordinary World, 2. The Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting the Mentor, 5. Crossing the Threshold, 6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies, 7. Approach to the Inmost Cave, 8. Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. Resurrection, 12. Return with the Treasure. C) 1. The Ordinary World, 2. The Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting the Mentor, 5. Crossing the Threshold, 6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies, 7. Approach to the Inmost Cave, 8. Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. Resurrection, 12. Return with the Knowledge. D) The stages of the Hero's Journey are as follows:1. The Ordinary World, 2. The Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting the Mentor, 5. Crossing the Threshold, 6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies, 7. Approach to the Inmost Cave, 8. Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. Resurrection, 12. Return with the Elixir. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The stages of the Hero's Journey are as follows:1. The Ordinary World, 2. The Call to Adventure, 3. Refusal of the Call, 4. Meeting the Mentor, 5. Crossing the Threshold, 6. Tests, Allies, and Enemies, 7. Approach to the Inmost Cave, 8. Ordeal, 9. Reward, 10. The Road Back, 11. Resurrection, 12. Return with the Elixir. 18. To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing. A) Coerce. B) Enshroud. C) Abet. D) Occlude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abet. 19. The feudal system A) Anglo Saxon Period. B) Medieval Period. C) Renaissance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medieval Period. 20. A phrase or sentence which is repeated at intervals, usually at the end of a stanza. A) Refrain. B) Quatrain. C) Meter. D) Lyric. 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