Early British Literature Quiz 7 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where did Caedmon live and work?

Correct Answer: A) In a monastery.

2. Who was the first Anglo-Saxon poet whose name we know?

Correct Answer: D) Caedmon.

3. The first adversary of Beowulf was .....? .....

Correct Answer: A) Grendel.

4. Aspart of his punishment, the Mariner must

Correct Answer: C) Periodically repeat the tale he told the Hermit.

5. The main gathering place in a Medieval kingdom.

Correct Answer: B) Mead Hall.

6. Whichof the following phrases is NOT an example of dialect in "To a Mouse" ?

Correct Answer: C) Proving foresight may be vain.

7. Petrarchan sonnet has .....

Correct Answer: C) One octet and one sestet.

8. Which time was Medieval Period

Correct Answer: B) 600 AD-1500 AD.

9. In "The World is too Much with Us, " the speaker wishes to be

Correct Answer: B) Closer to the beauties of the natural world.

10. Milton wrote his political pamphlets during the ..... period

Correct Answer: B) The Puritan Age.

11. Identify Ben Jonson's play

Correct Answer: A) Volpone.

12. The poem "Kubla Khan" conveys

Correct Answer: A) A series of memorable images.

13. Narrative poems usually have

Correct Answer: D) Character, plot, rhyme scheme and stanzas.

14. What Tales are being told in the Canterbury Tales?

Correct Answer: B) Tales of 24 Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury.

15. Name this author

Correct Answer: A) Samuel Johnson.

16. Which of the following was not one of the 3 themes of the Epic, Beowulf?

Correct Answer: C) God vs Odin.

17. In "My Heart Leaps Up, " the speaker believes that

Correct Answer: B) Nature should be viewed with childlike wonder.

18. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall, where Beowulf fights Grendel?

Correct Answer: B) Heorot.

19. "Beowulf" is about .....

Correct Answer: B) A warrior fighting monsters.

20. What was Queen Victoria's favorite poem?

Correct Answer: A) The Lady of Shalott.