Study Guide: History of British Literature

Study Guide: History of British Literature

12th Grade

17 Qs

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Study Guide: History of British Literature

Study Guide: History of British Literature

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RL.11-12.3, RF.3.3B

+17

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amanda L Galvin

Used 1+ times

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which period of British literature is characterized by oral tradition, epic poetry, and Christian influence?

Old English (Anglo-Saxon)

Middle English

Renaissance

Romantic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the notable author of 'The Canterbury Tales' mentioned in the Middle English period?

Geoffrey Chaucer

William Shakespeare

John Milton

Thomas Malory

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary period is associated with humanism, individualism, and classical influences?

Neoclassical

Renaissance

Victorian

Modernist

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name one author associated with the Neoclassical period.

Dryden, Pope, or Swift

William Wordsworth

Geoffrey Chaucer

Emily Dickinson

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Romantic period in British literature is best known for its focus on ________, nature, and imagination.

emotion

logic

technology

commerce

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which authors are associated with the Victorian period?

Dickens, Brontës, Tennyson

Homer, Virgil, Ovid

Shakespeare, Marlowe, Jonson

Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Edwardian period is known for social criticism and pre-modernist themes.

True

False

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