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The Enlightenment epoch in English literature may be divided into three periods.
A. Three periods
B. Four periods
C. Two periods
D. Five periods
How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
A. 36
B. 37
C. 39
D. 38
Hamlet is?
A. A passionate lover
B. A man of action
C. An intellectual
D. An over ambitious man
The dates of Shakespeare’s life put him firmly in the middle of which period?
A. Medieval
B. Classical
C. Baroque
D. Renaissance
When was Jonathan Swift born?
A. 30 November 1667
B. 14 April 1656
C. 3 June 1663
D. 11 January 1660
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?
A. French
B. Celtic
C. Dutch
D. Latin
Daniel Defoe is the author of:
A. An Essay on Projects
B. All of the above
C. Hymn to the Pillory
D. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters
Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift?
A. Gulliver’s Travels
B. Vanity Fair
C. Daffodils
D. First Impression
The music performed during Shakespeare’s plays was meant to:
A. Provide an interlude between acts
B. All of the above
C. Establish the mental or emotional state of characters
D. A part of a silly comedy act performed at the end of tragic plays
E. Create a mood or atmosphere
Which school did Jonathan Swift attend?
A. Stradford Grammar School
B. Kilkenny Grammar School
C. Trinity College
D. Kilmanock School
The Song of Beowulf is written by:
A. Chaucer
B. Moore
C. Unknown writer
D. Shakespeare
Where was Jonathan Swift born?
A. Dublin
B. London
C. Manchester
D. New Delhi
The main features of Shakespeare’s comedies are:
A. Love of young men and women
B. Exotic setting
C. Misunderstanding to create comic situation
D. All of the above
In the 14th century, the most important writer is:
A. Chaucer
B. Gower
C. Wyclif
D. Langland
When a major character in a Shakespeare play sings, it is most likely because:
A. They are in love
B. They are entertaining friends or guests
C. They are suffering from mental illness
D. They are speaking their innermost thoughts
In what century was William Shakespeare active as a playwright?
A. 17th century
B. 16th century
C. 15th century
D. B and C
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare was the first to introduce over 3,000 words and expressions to the English language… words that we still use today. Which of these words do you think that Shakespeare did NOT coin?
A. Birthplace
B. Eyeball
C. Joyous
D. Scuffle
E. Zany
In 1066, ____ led the Norman army to invade and defeat England.
A. Claudius
B. Alfred the Great
C. William the Conqueror
D. Julius Caesar
In Elizabethan England, people believed that this instrument could improve people’s emotional state by turning sadness into art:
A. Viols (an earlier version of the violin)
B. Oboes
C. Trumpets
In addition to writing plays, William Shakespeare was also:
A. An actor who performed for royalty
B. A poet who wrote over 150 sonnets
C. A, B, and C
D. A successful businessman
E. A and B
From which of Shakespeare’s plays is this famous line: ‘Did my heart love till now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night’?
A. Hamlet
B. Romeo and Juliet
C. Othello
D. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
What kinds of characters generally sing in Shakespeare’s plays?
A. Servants, clowns, fools, and other minor characters with low status
B. Kings and queens
C. Fairies
D. Noblemen
The Song of Beowulf tells of some events from a people's history, sings:
A. His desire for justice, his love for his people
B. All of the above
C. The heroic deeds of a man, his courage
D. Self-sacrifice for the sake of his country
What is the subtitle of the play Twelfth Night?
A. Or, What You Think
B. Or, What is Your Will
C. Or, What You Will
D. Or, What You Like It
____ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.
A. The Chartist Movement
B. The Religious Reformation
C. The Renaissance
D. The Enlightenment
In which language were the stories of Canterbury Tales written?
A. English
B. French
C. Middle English
D. Latin
Thomas More’s masterpiece Utopia was written in ____
A. French
B. Latin
C. English
D. Greek
Swift’s realism was different from Defoe’s in:
A. Swift’s criticism was hidden away in a whole lot of allegorical pictures
B. Swift gave very realistic descriptions
C. All of the above
D. Swift used his laughter to mock bourgeois reality
The main features of Romanticism in English literature are:
A. Exotic themes came into being
B. Attention was paid to the spiritual life of man
C. All of the above
D. Great attention was dedicated to nature and its elements
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy?
A. Macbeth
B. Othello
C. Hamlet
D. None of the above
E. Titus Andronicus