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History of Children's Literature

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It created a mixture of realism and fantasy.

a)

Classical World

b)

The Medieval World

c)

Renaissance World

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

e)

The Victorians: Golden Age

2.

Orbis Sensualism Pictus is the first children’s story book.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

This period kept ancient stories alive.

a)

Classical World

b)

The Medieval World

c)

Renaissance World

d)

The Victorians: Golden Age

4.

The rise of modern fantasy.

a)

20th Century

b)

The Medieval World

c)

Renaissance World

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

e)

The Victorians: Golden Age

5.

Who is the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)?

a)

Alan Alexander Milne

b)

Charles Perrault

c)

James Matthew Barrie

d)

Lewis Carroll

e)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

6.

Which cultural group was noted at 0.9% representation in 2018

and not reported on in 2021 report?

a)

African American

b)

American Indian/First Nations

c)

Caucasian

d)

Latinx - Latin American

7.

During which era did a variety of world cultures start to be presented in children's books?

a)

The Victorians: Golden Age

1830 – 1900

b)

20th Century

c)

Renaissance World

1400 – 1700

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

1700 – 1830

8.

This period promoted mass education.

a)

Classical World

b)

The Medieval World

c)

Renaissance World

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

e)

The Victorians: Golden Age

9.

John Newbery is the "Father of Children's Literature."

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Chapbooks were so-called because they were sold by peddlers known as chapmen.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

In 1965, with the civil rights movement awakening mainstream Americans to the realization that their conception of “us” was largely limited to white, English-speaking children.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

It is the period of the revival of folktales.

a)

Classical World

b)

The Medieval World

c)

Renaissance World

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

e)

The Victorians: Golden Age

13.

The rise of a new realism.

a)

20th Century

b)

The Medieval World

c)

Renaissance World

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

e)

The Victorians: Golden Age

14.

During the Classical World 500 BCE – 400 CE timeframe children and adults shared common material.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

During which time period was the first successfully promoted children's literature designed to entertain children as well as to teach them

a)

20th Century

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Renaissance World

d)

18th and early 19th Centuries

e)

The Victorians: Golden Age