The Evolution of English Literature

What is the earliest and most celebrated work in Old English literature?

• Beowulf

• The Canterbury Tales

• Widsith

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Who is known as the father of English literature?

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

• John Donne

• John Dryden

Which period is also known as the Golden Age of English literature?

• Elizabethan Age

• Victorian Age

• Renaissance

• Restoration Age

Which literary figure emerged during the Restoration Age?

• John Dryden

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

• John Donne

What is a characteristic of English literature that makes it difficult to translate?

• Its unique humor

• Its complex vocabulary

• Its historical references

• Its poetic structure