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Introduction to English Language and Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was --

a)

modern English

b)

Old English

c)

futuristic English

d)

Late Modern English

2.

The most famous work of literature in Old English is --

a)

Romeo & Juliet

b)

The English Bible

c)

The Canterbury Tales

d)

The song of Beowulf

3.

Which 3 Germanic tribes invaded after the Romans?

a)

Normans, Vikings, and Jutes

b)

Angles, Saxons, and Britons

c)

Angles, Saxons, and Gaels

d)

Angles, Saxons, and Jutes

4.

Which of the following was a collection of stories written in Middle English?

a)

The Canterbury Tales

b)

Cambridge Songs

c)

Carmina Burana

d)

Beowulf

5.

What language was spoken at the English court in the Middle Ages?

a)

Latin

b)

Middle English

c)

Old English

d)

French

6.
Why did people leave England?
a)
Disagreed with religious teachings
b)
Didn't like the food
c)
England was too noisy
d)
Not enough farm land
7.
What was the name of the ship that the pilgrims came to America in?
a)
The Tulip
b)
The Sunflower
c)
The Pinta
d)
The Mayflower
8.
The values of Transcendentalism starts with ______________________ and Intuition.
a)
Instinct
b)
Liberty
c)
Work
d)
Nature
9.
Transcendentalism was a social reform movement that valued ___________ over Society.
a)
Unity
b)
Government
c)
Individuality
d)
Society
10.

What does "Renaissance" mean?

a)

to die

b)

rebirth

11.

The most famous English writer of the Renaissance, best known for his plays such as King Lear and A midsummer night's dream.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo de Vinci

d)

Vasco de Gama

12.

Sir Thomas More wrote the work

a)

Paradise Lost

b)

Gulliver's Travels

c)

The Canterbury Tales

d)

Utopia

13.
The Renaissance began in 
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Constantinople
14.

devoted to the faithful representation of reality and rational philosophy; sparked by the scientific method

a)

stream of consciousness

b)

Revolutionary Movement

c)

Transcendentalism

d)

Realism

15.
Romanticism believed in...
a)
Emotions and Imagination
b)
Conformity
c)
Romantic Love
d)
Logic and Facts