Early British Literature Quiz 5 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which period has the theme "arts for the art's sake" ?
2. Who wrote in archaic language?
3. What is the characteristic of literary work during the Romantic period?
4. In what period was theater at its peak?
5. In a story containing the following events, which would likely occur FIRST?
6. Which centuries was The Renaissance Period?
7. He never / Dared to touch king Hrothgar's glorious / Throne, protected by God-God, / Whose love Grendel could not know ..... "
8. What is often considered the first work of literature in the English language?
9. In A Journal of the Plague Year, a number ofpeople have jumped into the pits because they
10. 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.
11. 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."
12. In "Death Be Not Proud, " the speaker indicates that death's strength is truly
13. In "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" , the tale of the ill-fated ship is told by the
14. The narrator in AJournal of the Plague Year is driven to view the great pit in thechurchyard by a sense of
15. Which novel that we read had Gothic elements?
16. What is the term for metaphorical phrases wherein two-three words replace a concept?
17. Where was Burns born?
18. In A ModestProposal, Swift displays the greatest contempt for
19. 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
20. In which period would you place the interest for the supernatural?