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English Literature and Society (Quiz 1: 4.1-4.4)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "true" about the Anglo Saxon?

a)

Its literature is an epic poem "Beowulf".

b)

It consists of three babarian groups.

c)

The Celts were part of the Anglo-Saxon.

d)

King Alfred the Great succeeded in gathering Engla land.

2.

What is "Beowulf" about?

a)

It is a story about the English

b)

It is a story about the Danes.

c)

It is a story about the Welsh.

d)

It is a story about the Celts.

3.

English society in the Medieval Period was under the influence of

a)

Christianity

b)

Feudalism

c)

Chivalry

d)

Anglo-Saxon

4.

The most important work in the British Medieval Period is...

a)

The Wife of Bath's Tale

b)

The Canterbury Tales

c)

The Khight's Tale

d)

The Winter Tales

5.

What is a purpose of The Prologue to The Canterbury Tales?

a)

To entertain the pilgrims

b)

To introduce all the pilgrims to the reader

c)

To satire the Church

d)

To record the journey

6.

What are the events took place during the Elizabethan Age?

a)

The War of the Roses

b)

An age of voyage and discoveries

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Reformation

e)

A Golden of English Literature

7.

Who is the most important writer of the Elizabethan Age?

a)

William Wordworth

b)

William Carlos William

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

William Wallace

8.

What is a literary technique used in

" My misstress'eyes are nothing like the sun;"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

paradox

9.

What are the 2 phrases of English literature in the 17th century?

a)

The Cavaliers

b)

The Early Stuart Monarchy

c)

The Roundheads

d)

The Restoration

10.

What is a personality of a person who speaks the following line?

"To reign is worth ambition, though in Hell:

Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven."

a)

generous

b)

selfish

c)

optimistic

d)

aggressive

11.

What is the theme of "To Daffodils" by Robert Herrick?

a)

Carp Diem

b)

Cape Diem

c)

Carpe Dim

d)

Carpe Diem

e)

Carpe Deim