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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which period is referred to as "the Dark Ages"?
Restoration
Medieval
Renaissance
Romantic
Anglo-Saxon
Match the time period to the years it took place. Select the correct year range for each time period from the options below.
1901-Present
1832-1901
1798-1832
1066-1485
1485-1660
During which period was law and order established?
Restoration
Renaissance
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Romantic
Which period is characterized by an achievement in the arts and sciences?
Restoration
Medieval
Anglo-Saxon
Renaissance
Romantic
Which period is characterized by reason, science, and enlightenment?
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Restoration
Romantic
Renaissance
Authors started using literature as an escape from reality in which time period?
Romantic
Restoration
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Renaissance
What period is referred to as Old English?
Medieval
Restoration
Romantic
Anglo-Saxon
Renaissance
What period is referred to as Middle English?
B) Medieval
A) Anglo-Saxon
E) Romantic
D) Restoration
C) Renaissance
Which period formed the foundation for English culture?
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Restoration
Renaissance
Romantic
During which period did literacy rates begin to increase because there was greater access to printed materials?
Renaissance
Restoration
Medieval
Anglo-Saxon
Victorian
During which period was the King James version of the Bible published?
Romantic
Restoration
Medieval
Anglo-Saxon
Renaissance
Shakespeare lived during which period?
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Romantic
Renaissance
Restoration
In which period was satire used to criticize the government and social norms?
Restoration
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Renaissance
Romantic
During which period was there a standardization of the English language?
Restoration
Renaissance
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Romantic
During which period was there a shift toward reading novels?
Medieval
Anglo-Saxon
Victorian
Restoration
Renaissance
During which period does the literature focus on politics?
Renaissance
Anglo-Saxon
Medieval
Modern
Romantic
The speaker’s tone throughout most of the sonnet can best be described as
sentimental and admiring
mocking and realistic
bitter and resentful
passionate and mournful
Which of the following best captures the poem’s central argument?
True love relies on outward perfection.
Physical beauty determines emotional depth.
Genuine love does not depend on outward appearance.
Women must live up to poetic standards of perfection.
The comparisons in the first quatrain primarily serve to
ridicule the mistress for her lack of beauty
parody traditional love sonnets that use hyperbolic praise
demonstrate the speaker’s disillusionment with love
express the speaker’s disappointment with nature
In line 8, “Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks,” the word reeks most nearly means
gives off a strong or unpleasant smell
fills the air with perfume
suggests vitality and energy
evokes a faint fragrance
