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Literature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the theatre where most of the Shakespeare's plays were performed?

a)

King's theatre

b)

The Theatre

c)

Globe theatre

2.

Who is Portia?

a)

A rich woman, living in Belmont, who marries Bassanio

b)

A rich woman, living in Belmont, who marries Antonio

c)

A rich woman, living in Venice, who marries Antonio

3.

Who is Laerte?

a)

Hamlet's friend who helps him

b)

Ophelia's brother and Polonius's son. He is killed by Hamlet in the final duel

c)

Claudius's son, he kills Hamlet in the final duel

4.

What is "The Murder of Gonzago"?

a)

A play within the play in Hamlet

b)

A play within the play in Macbeth

c)

A poem written by Hamlet

5.

What is the main theme in Othello?

a)

The jelousy of Iago, in love with Desdemona

b)

The jelousy of Desdemona

c)

The jelousy of Iago, who wants the power of Othello

6.

What is the most repeated word in Macbeth?

a)

Power

b)

Traitor

c)

Blood

7.

At the end of the play, who become King in Macbeth?

a)

Malcom

b)

Duncan

c)

Macduff

8.

What happened in 1649?

a)

Civil War broke out in England

b)

England became a monarchy

c)

Charles I was executed

9.

Theatre was one of the most appreciated forms of entertainment during the Puritan Age

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who is the most important poet of the Metaphysical poets?

a)

John Milton

b)

T.S. Eliot

c)

John Donne

11.

John Milton wrote "L'allegro" and "Il Penseroso" in what language?

a)

English

b)

Italian

12.

Milton wrote some pamphlets about:

a)

The right to divorce, the freedom of the press, the right to depose a king

b)

The right to divorce, the freedom of the press, the monarchy

c)

The freedom of the press, the chastity, education

13.

"Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n"

Who says these words?

a)

Satan in Heaven, book I, Paradise Regained

b)

Mephistopheles in Hell, book I, Paradise Lost

c)

Satan in Hell, book I, Paradise Lost

14.

Who is Sir Robert Walpole?

a)

The first English Prime Minister

b)

The general of the English army

c)

The helper of Daniel Defoe

15.

The 18th-century novel is the spokesman of

a)

The poor classes

b)

The middle classes, the self-made man

c)

The landowners

16.

Robinson Crusoe is...

a)

An autobiographical poem

b)

A spiritual autobiography

c)

A travel guide

17.

Gulliver's Travels is...

a)

A hymn to relativism

b)

A novel about different religious groups

c)

A travel book

18.

A Tale of a Tub is...

a)

A satire about the merits of the ancient literature

b)

A satire about books

c)

A satire about the contending religious groups of the age

19.

What happened in 1775?

a)

A regicide

b)

Declaration of Independence of America

c)

Beginning of the War of Independence

20.

What is important for William Blake?

a)

Complementary opposites

b)

The Church and God

c)

The experience