Renaissance
Which play from William Shakespeare features the character of Ophelia?
Hamlet
Who formulated the theory of the tabula rasa?
John Locke
What revolution inspired British poets from the second generation?
French Revolution
Which literary writing technique uses the human senses to create multiple meanings to their works?
Poetry
Who wrote Tristram Shandy?
Laurence Sterne
What are the three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?
Tragedies, Comedies, and Histories
Which important literary form was developed during the Enlightenment era?
The Novel
Mary Shelley first wrote Frankenstein as a/an...?
Short Story
TRUE OR FALSE: It is possible to write poems using the prose technique.
TRUE
Many Medieval Tales centered around stories about a mythical king called...
King Arthur
Elizabeth I was the daughter of which king?
King Henry VIII
What was the name of the native in "Robinson Crusoe" that is treated as his "pet"?
Friday
What four things did Jane Austen criticise?
1) The landed gentry, 2) Women's education/the role of women in society, 3) Gothic Novels/alienation, 4) The divide between sense and sensibility
Which professional is responsible for studying, compiling, and analysing date to develop a dictionary?
The Lexicographer
Who wrote what is often considered the first literary diary?
Samuel Pepys
Which Renaissance playwright wrote Doctor Faustus?
Christopher Marlowe
What was the main criticism in Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels"?
Colonialism / Eurocentrism / Ethnocentrism
Who wrote "Ode to Nightingale"?
John Keats
What is longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel?
The novella
What is considered the oldest non-religious poem of the English Language?
Beowulf
Which Renaissance playwright used the theory of humours in his plays?
Ben Jonson
Who wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
What is the first name of Dr. Frankenstein?
Victor
What is the name of literary critics who study works in a vaccum, not considering the historical context of its production, but only its technique?
Formalists
Cite at least three different old civilisations/empires who influenced the English language.
Celtics/Angles/Saxons/Jutes/Romans/Vikings/Normans (Old French)