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Literary Periods

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This period includes authors like Yeats, Heaney, Auden, and Virginia Woolf.

a)

The Modern Period

b)

The Homeric Period

c)

The Postmodern Period

d)

The Renaissance and Reformation Period

2.

During which period did Greek epic poems like "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" originate?

a)

Renaissance and Reformation Period

b)

Patristic Period

c)

Classical Period

d)

The Modern Period

3.

Which period is marked by the rise of a diversity in black writers such as Baldwin and Ellison?

a)

The Renaissance and Reformation

b)

The Postmodern Period

c)

The Romantic Period

d)

The Modern Period

4.

Which authors were popular during the Enlightenment period?

a)

Sandra Cisneros, Langston Hughes

b)

John Locke, Jonathan Swift, Thomas Jefferson

c)

Oscar Wilde, Emily Dickinson

d)

Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston

5.

Which period is marked by the intellectual movements of Aestheticism and 'the Decadence'? Free verse poets flourished!

a)

The Renaissance and Reformation

b)

The Victorian Period and the 19th Century

c)

The Postmodern Period

d)

The Romantic Period

6.

True or False? The Postmodern Period occurred after the Modern Period.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Writing in the Medieval Period included...

a)

Viking sagas, Old English poems, theological works

b)

intellectual backlash against Puritanism

c)

Magical Realism

d)

Sentimental writing, free verse poetry

8.

What are the main literary periods in Philippine literature?

a)

Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic

b)

Classical, Neo-Classical, Enlightenment, Victorian

c)

Pre-Colonial, Spanish Colonial, American Colonial, Post-Colonial, Contemporary

d)

Modernist, Post-Modernist, Surrealist, Existentialist

9.

Identify the key characteristics of the Pre-Colonial period in Philippine literature.

a)

Lack of cultural symbolism

b)

Focus on colonial influences

c)

Key characteristics include oral traditions, rich symbolism, reflection of indigenous values, and connection to nature and spirituality.

d)

Emphasis on written literature

10.

Describe the themes commonly found in the American Colonial period of Philippine literature.

a)

Nationalism, identity, social justice, and critique of colonialism.

b)

Supernatural elements and folklore

c)

Nature and its beauty

d)

Romantic love and relationships

11.

Which literary period is known for the emergence of the 'Balagtasan'?

a)

Philippine Literary Renaissance

b)

American Occupation Era

c)

Post-Colonial Literature

d)

Spanish Colonial Period

12.

Which literary period is characterized by the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device?

a)

A) The Classical Period

b)

B) The Modern Period

c)

C) The Renaissance Period

d)

D) The Victorian Period

13.

During which period did the sonnet form become popular in English literature?

a)

A) The Medieval Period

b)

B) The Renaissance Period

c)

C) The Enlightenment Period

d)

D) The Romantic Period

14.

Which period is known for the emergence of Gothic literature, characterized by themes of horror and the supernatural?

a)

A) The Victorian Period

b)

B) The Romantic Period

c)

C) The Modern Period

d)

D) The Classical Period

15.

Which literary period is associated with the works of Geoffrey Chaucer?

a)

A) The Medieval Period

b)

B) The Renaissance Period

c)

C) The Enlightenment Period

d)

D) The Romantic Period