Children’s Literature Across Literary Periods

The Classical Period in literature is traced from:

• 1000 BC – 200 BC

• 500 BC – 400 AD

• 600 AD – 1000 AD

• 1400 – 1700

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Classical literature?

• Use of direct expressions

• Archetypal characters

• Moral messages

• Scientific realism

Which famous works belong to the Classical Period?

• Beowulf and King Arthur

• Iliad and Odyssey

• Gulliver’s Travels and Robinson Crusoe

• Alice in Wonderland and Treasure Island

Aesop’s fables are best known for teaching:

• Imagination and play

• Moral lessons and values

• Scientific inquiry

• Political satire

The fall of the Roman Empire marked the beginning of which literary period?

• Classical

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• Victorian

Literature in the Medieval Period was strongly influenced by:

• Roman Catholic Church

• Protestant reformers

• Scientific revolution

• Greek philosophers

The heroic story of Beowulf comes from which period?

• Classical

• Medieval

• Renaissance

• 18th Century

Which invention in the Renaissance period revolutionized the spread of books?

• Printing press

• Steam engine

• Typewriter

• Radio

John Newbery, considered the Father of Children’s Literature, lived during the:

• 18th Century

• Victorian Period

• Edwardian Period

• 20th Century

Which of the following fairy tales is NOT by Charles Perrault?

• Cinderella

• Sleeping Beauty

• Little Red Riding Hood

• The Ugly Duckling