1.

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is an unfinished work in which each of the
pilgrims were intended to tell more than one tale each. How many tales did Chaucer
envision for each pilgrim? 4
2. Which play by William Shakespeare is the longest in his repertoire? Hamlet
3. The author of many works including L'Allegro, Lycidas and Paradise Lost, who is
considered to have been the last great poet of the English Renaissance? John Milton
4. Early forms of the novel in the 1700s were disguised as true tales to garner credibility
with readers. A prime example of this is 1740's Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded. Who is the
author of this novel? Samuel Richardson
5. Which two English poets are responsible for the collection known as the Lyrical Ballads?
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor
6. Name the novel from the synopsis: A young man harbours ambitions of becoming a
gentleman and living in London. One day these become reality when a mystery
benefactor steps in to provide the funds. Great Expectation by Charles Dickens
7. Which of the Bronte sisters wrote 1847's Wuthering Heights? Emily Bronte
8. What is the name of the author responsible for the creation of London based eccentric
Victorian detective Sherlock Holmes? Arthur Conan Doyle
9. In George Orwell's dystopian modern classic 1984, what is the name of the setting
formerly known as Britain? Airstrip One
10. J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels are the biggest selling series in literary history. Within
the narrative of Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, what year does Harry begin his
first year at Hogwarts? 1991
11. Regarding A Vindication of the Rights of Men, which of the following statements is true?
It refuted Edmund Burke's defense of the English aristocracy.
12. According to John Stuart Mill, individuals ought to be free to pursue _____, so long as
they do not cause harm to others. Happiness
13. Which of the following nonfiction compositions pioneered a path for English literary
criticism? The Defense of Poesy
14. Departure from reason, focus on nature and the supernatural are all features of the
literature of what period? Romanticism
15. Which author wrote Sense and Sensibility and Mansfield Park? Jane Austen
16. In Mary Shelley's novel, what is Frankenstein's main motivation? To animate dead tissue

17. Which William Wordsworth composition offers a pantheistic perspective of nature?

'Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey''
18. In Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester reveals himself to be a hero who is mysterious, intelligent,
and compelling. What type of hero does this describe? Byronic
19. Which of the following individuals is NOT a Romantic era poet? Ann Radcliffe
20. Which author contributed greatly to the social acceptance of Gothic literature? Ann
Radcliffe
21. how many periods are there in english literature 8
22. This is a not period of EL: Ancient English
23. The first letter in Britain were called:
24. Beowulf the poem was written in : 9th century
25. At the end of poem: Beowulf killed the dragon and died himself
26. The first University, established in 1168, was: oxford university
27. Romances about king Arthur were based on
28. Chaucer started his career as : a writer
29. The Canterbury Tales is : set of stories
30. This is not a type of ballad: weaving
31. Wordsworth wrote a sonnet on: Milton
32. In Dicken novel, A tale of two cities.. are : London and Paris
33. Mathew Arnold culture and Anarchy deals with: Ethics
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