British Literature Quiz 2nd Block
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which period of British literature were heroic themes and alliterative verses prominent?
The Modern Period
Romantic Period
Neoclassical Period
Anglo-Saxon Period
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist?
William Shakespeare
Giorgio Vasari
Christopher Marlowe
John Milton
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which period of British literature has contributed French and Latin vocabulary in the English language, including the simplification of grammar?
The Anglo-Norman Period
Neoclassical Period
Anglo-Saxon Period
The Contemporary Period
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is known for writing 'Paradise Lost'?
John Milton
Alexander Pope
Jonathan Swift
John Dryden
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which period of British literature emphasized individualism and the use of new technologies in art and literature?
The Victorian Period
The Romantic Period
The Contemporary Period
The Modern Period
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who wrote 'The Canterbury Tales'?
William Wordsworth
William Blake
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Keats
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which period of British literature was characterized by an emphasis on aesthetic beauty, nature, and celebration of isolation?
The Contemporary Period
The Modern Period
The Romantic Period
The Neoclassical Period
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
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