British Literary History Quiz

Which work from the Old English period is a heroic poem about a hero who defeats monsters?

• Jane Eyre

• Paradise Lost

• Canterbury Tales

• Beowulf

1. Which important document gave all men the right to justice and a fair trial?
   

• 1. The Magna Carta
     

• 1. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
     

• 1. The Neoclassical Period
     

• 1. The Peasants Revolt

Which author is known for writing plays and poems during the Renaissance period?

• William Shakespeare

• Jane Austen

• Oscar Wilde

• Charles Dickens

During which period did the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London occur?

• Modern period

• Victorian period

• Romantic period

• Neoclassical period

Who wrote the poem 'The Wasteland' which explores the aftermath of the first world war?

• T.S. Eliot

• Percy Bysshe Shelley

• Wilfred Owen

• Robert Browning

Which novel by Virginia Woolf criticizes women's lack of free expression?

• Great Expectations

• Wuthering Heights

• The Picture of Dorian Gray

• A Room of One's Own

During which period did World War 1 and 2 occur?

• Postmodern period

• Modern period

• Victorian period

• Renaissance period

What literary genre is characterized by continuously reminding the reader that they are reading a fictional work?

• Romantic poetry

• Gothic novel

• Metafiction

• Nonsense literature

1. What main characteristic distinguishes modernist writers?
   

• 1. Rebellion against clear-cut storytelling

• 1. 
     Focus on imagination and nature
     

• 1. 
     Emphasis on individual thought and feeling
     

• 1. 
     Invention of new words and phrases

1. Which period saw a shift from a focus on religion to a focus on reason?
   

• 1. a. Old English period
     

• 1. b. Neoclassical period
     

• 1. c. Victorian period
     

• 1. d. Modern period