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The Renaissance
(Lisa, Maria, Sandra and Bianca)
The Age of Reason
(Lasse, Kasper, Jacob and Mikkel)
The Romantic Period
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The Victorian Age
(Christian, Nanna, Michael and Mads)
Postmodernism
(Louise, Sofie, Emilie and Camilla)
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What does 'Renaissance' mean?
Rebirth
100
Give us at least one alternative name for this period?
The Neo-classical age, The restoration, The Enlightenment
100
Which revolution initiated the Romantic Period?
The French Revolution in 1789
100
Why is this period called 'the Victorian Age'?
Queen Victoria reigned from 1837 till 1901
100
What is the name of the novel about a man who leads a double life (written by Brett Easton Ellis)?
American Psycho
200
William Shakespeare was born in 1564 - when did he die?
1616
200
Who is the author of the book 'Adventures of Robinson Crusoe'?
Daniel Defoe
200
Name three famous British authors from the Romantic Age
E.g. Wordsworth, Lord Byron, Robert Burns, Shelley
200
What did Charles Dicken's mainly critizise?
The poor social conditions of the Victorian Age
200
Which major cultural/political events in the 20th century led to the 'postmodern' feeling of 'loss of coherence'?
World War 2 and the Countercultural movement
300
Who reformed the Catholic Church in England?
Henry the 8th
300
What is meant by the phrase ' The sun never sets in the British Empire'?
The British occupied land stretching from the far east to the far west (so the sun never set...)
300
Which poem does the line: "...see the mountain's kiss high heaven...'
Shelley's 'Love's Philosophy
300
Why did England as such become more wealthy during the Victorian age?
Trade increased (due to the colonies) and industrialization made it extremely efficient to produce goods
300
Who wrote 'Bridget Jones' Diary'?
Helen Fielding