WorksheetsVictorian Age Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What century was the Victorian Age in?
19th
18th
17th
20th
The widespread notion of the "White Man's Burden" determined _____?
Struggles that white men in Britain faced
Britain's duty to spread western culture and order
Britain's shame of losing the American Revolutionary war
The trans-atlantic slave trade in Britain
Victorians witnessed the rapid progress of the _____?
Industrial revolution
Technology revolution
Progressive movement
Demographic revolution
How did England change with the Victorians?
It became more powerful, diverse, and wealthy
It became powerless, less diverse, and impoverished
It did not change, except for it's industrialization
Who is the Victorian Age named after?
Queen Victoria, of England
Victoria Justice
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria Monet
Examples of comedy include all of the following except?
Exaggeration
Understatement
Role reversal
Alliteration
What is an example of an understatement?
After a huge storm a character says "It rained a bit last night"
Character makes a joke "What's under there?" and another character replies "Underwear?"
“Is your fridge running?” character replies “yes”, “Then you’d better catch it!”
The comedic character usually does all these except what?
Repeated actions (is oblivious of what they do)
Exaggerate their actions
Serve as comedic relief
Alter the plot
What is the goal of satire in comedy?
Insult people
To try and create change
Support a system
Point out strengths of people
Which is a form of understatement?
Litote
Malapropism
Travesty
Farce
Which two words BEST describe a form of ridiculous exaggeration?
Burlesque, caricature
Hyperbole, understatement
Travesty, irony
What is something that fails to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to represent, in a way that is shocking or offensive?
Travesty
Wit
Farce
Imitation
All of these are examples of farce (low comedy, horseplay) EXCEPT?
The Three Stooges
Home Alone
Family Guy
The Notebook
What describes Horatian satire?
Aims to correct using gentle and sympathetic laughter
Angry, bitter, and biting jokes to point out corruption
Intellectual jokes that can go over character's heads
Intimidate other or more serious works to ridicule their style
All of these are malapropism EXCEPT?
"I might just fade into Bolivian"
"The doctor gave me a subscription for my allergies"
"Patience is a virtue."
“Dad says the monster is just a pigment of my imagination”
