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Anglo-American Literature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is when the Hundred Years’ War between England and France started.

a)

Ancient Times

b)

Medieval Times

c)

Renaissance Period

d)

Age of Enlightenment

2.

It was the rebirth of culture that was destroyed by the plague.

a)

Ancient Times

b)

Medieval Times

c)

Renaissance Period

d)

Age of Enlightenment

3.

The period when King Alfred, the first king, brought order and prosperity to the land.

a)

Ancient Times

b)

Medieval Times

c)

Renaissance Period

d)

Age of Enlightenment

4.

It was the period of great economic and scientific achievements.

a)

Ancient Times

b)

Medieval Times

c)

Renaissance Period

d)

Age of Enlightenment/Reason

5.

Vernacular literature, religious writings, and secular texts emerged during this period.

a)

Ancient Times

b)

Medieval Times

c)

Renaissance Period

d)

Age of Enlightenment/Reason

6.

English-speaking American as distinct from a Hispanic American.

a)

Angle

b)

Anglo

c)

American

d)

America

7.

Relating to or characteristic of the United States or its inhabitants.

a)

Angle

b)

Anglo

c)

American

d)

America

8.

Who conquered the Anglo-Saxons?

a)

Romans

b)

Normans

c)

English

d)

Americans

9.
The Angle -Saxons were were a ____tribe that lasted until 1066.
a)
Roman
b)
Germanic
c)
Welsh
d)
Danish
10.
The ____and elegiac traditions are the two most important in Anglo-Saxon poetry.
a)
heroic
b)
idelist
c)
commoner
d)
kings
11.

What is the basis of modern English?

a)

LINGUA FRANCA

b)

BRITISH

c)

ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE

d)

SPANISH

12.

The name England Comes from Englaland or Angloland which means...

a)

Land of the Angles

b)

Land of the Angels

c)

Land of the Saxons

d)

Land of the Jutes

13.

Who is considered to be Father of English Literature?

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Christopher Marlowe

d)

John Milton

14.

This notable author established the dramatic blank verse.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

Walt Whitman

15.

Period of English literary period that focused on hero's bravery.

a)

Renaissance Period

b)

Neoclassical Period

c)

Victorian Period

d)

Anglo-Saxon Period

16.

How did the stories during Anglo-Saxons survive?

a)

They are recorded on books.

b)

They are passed down through oral traditions.

c)

Stories or accounts can be found in the museum.

d)

No stories recorded during this period.

17.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Anglo-Saxons period?

a)

This period is named after the three Vikings group from Germany.

b)

This consists of Angles, Saxons and Jutes.

c)

Anglo-Saxon Runes is believed to be the origins of some English alphabet.

d)

The most famous genre during this period is epic poem.

18.

Which of the following is the other term for Medieval Period?

a)

Dark Age

b)

Middle Age

c)

Elizabethan Age

d)

Old English Age

19.

Which of the following literary works is popular during Medieval period?

a)

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

b)

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

The Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

d)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

20.

Which of the following events is NOT observed during Renaissance period?

a)

It's the Golden age of literary and art forms.

b)

It's under the reign of Queen Elizabeth.

c)

It's the time when the New World was discovered.

d)

None of the above