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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which period is referred to as "the Dark Ages"?

a)

Restoration

b)

Medieval

c)

Renaissance

d)

Romantic

e)

Anglo-Saxon

2.

Match the time period to the years it took place. Select the correct year range for each time period from the options below.

a)

1901-Present

b)

1832-1901

c)

1798-1832

d)

1066-1485

e)

1485-1660

3.

During which period was law and order established?

a)

Restoration

b)

Renaissance

c)

Anglo-Saxon

d)

Medieval

e)

Romantic

4.

Which period is characterized by an achievement in the arts and sciences?

a)

Restoration

b)

Medieval

c)

Anglo-Saxon

d)

Renaissance

e)

Romantic

5.

Which period is characterized by reason, science, and enlightenment?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Medieval

c)

Restoration

d)

Romantic

e)

Renaissance

6.

Authors started using literature as an escape from reality in which time period?

a)

Romantic

b)

Restoration

c)

Anglo-Saxon

d)

Medieval

e)

Renaissance

7.

What period is referred to as Old English?

a)

Medieval

b)

Restoration

c)

Romantic

d)

Anglo-Saxon

e)

Renaissance

8.

What period is referred to as Middle English?

a)

B) Medieval

b)

A) Anglo-Saxon

c)

E) Romantic

d)

D) Restoration

e)

C) Renaissance

9.

Which period formed the foundation for English culture?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Medieval

c)

Restoration

d)

Renaissance

e)

Romantic

10.

During which period did literacy rates begin to increase because there was greater access to printed materials?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Restoration

c)

Medieval

d)

Anglo-Saxon

e)

Victorian

11.

During which period was the King James version of the Bible published?

a)

Romantic

b)

Restoration

c)

Medieval

d)

Anglo-Saxon

e)

Renaissance

12.

Shakespeare lived during which period?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Medieval

c)

Romantic

d)

Renaissance

e)

Restoration

13.

In which period was satire used to criticize the government and social norms?

a)

Restoration

b)

Anglo-Saxon

c)

Medieval

d)

Renaissance

e)

Romantic

14.

During which period was there a standardization of the English language?

a)

Restoration

b)

Renaissance

c)

Anglo-Saxon

d)

Medieval

e)

Romantic

15.

During which period was there a shift toward reading novels?

a)

Medieval

b)

Anglo-Saxon

c)

Victorian

d)

Restoration

e)

Renaissance

16.

During which period does the literature focus on politics?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Anglo-Saxon

c)

Medieval

d)

Modern

e)

Romantic

17.

The speaker’s tone throughout most of the sonnet can best be described as

a)

sentimental and admiring

b)

mocking and realistic

c)

bitter and resentful

d)

passionate and mournful

18.

Which of the following best captures the poem’s central argument?

a)

True love relies on outward perfection.

b)

Physical beauty determines emotional depth.

c)

Genuine love does not depend on outward appearance.

d)

Women must live up to poetic standards of perfection.

19.

The comparisons in the first quatrain primarily serve to

a)

ridicule the mistress for her lack of beauty

b)

parody traditional love sonnets that use hyperbolic praise

c)

demonstrate the speaker’s disillusionment with love

d)

express the speaker’s disappointment with nature

20.

In line 8, “Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks,” the word reeks most nearly means

a)

gives off a strong or unpleasant smell

b)

fills the air with perfume

c)

suggests vitality and energy

d)

evokes a faint fragrance