Anglo-Saxon/Medieval
Renaissance
Romanticism
Victorian
Miscellaneous Facts
100

An Old English piece. Hint: "Revenge is more goodly than grieving. Let us follow."

What is ie. Beowulf (any piece will do)?

100

Creator of the Mona Lisa.

Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?

100

The Romanticism Era focused on the practical aspect of life. (True or False)

What is False?

100

Prior to the Victorian Era was this time period.

What is the Romantic Period?

100

This had an emphasis on the individual, a love of nature, contained passionate emotion, and included imagination.

What are features in the Romantic Period?

200

These are characteristics of the Medieval Period.

What are folk ballads, morality plays, oral traditions, and frame tales?

200

The first mass produced book.

What is the Bible?

The church was the most powerful entity in the Renaissance Period and life centered around it.

200

Romanticism was a reaction to this period.

What is enlightenment?

200

The Victorian Era was during this time frame.

What are the 1830s~1900s?

200

The Canterbury Tales were written by this man during this time period.

Who is Chaucer during the Medieval period?

300

When was this era?

What is anytime between 5th and 16th century?


300

The 'rebirth' of the original Greek and Latin classical works, the 'rebirth' of architecture, painting and literature as well.

What was the 'Renaissance'?

300

These are two traits of Romantic literature.

What is transcending ordinary experience and intense emotions?

300

The Soldier was written during this great war.

What is WWI?

300

The setting of Gothic novels includes these.

What are dark, rundown structures ruins and some castles?

400

This type of figure is what this era's pieces were mostly about.

What is a heroic figure?

400

The invention during the Renaissance that increased literacy drastically.

What is the printing press?

400

The Romanticism time period was during this time period.

What is 1780-1840?

400

These are three Victorian values.

What is earnestness, moral responsibility and domestic propriety?

400

The idea that duty, morality, purpose, and courage overrides any personal desires.

What is chivalry?

500

1st major anonymous 'epic' in English Literature where 'good versus evil' is portrayed, and the victor defeats the oppressive fiend of the people.

What is 'Beowulf'?

500

The man considered as the father of humanism.

Who is Francesco Petrarch?

500

This book was published and considered to be the start of the Romantic movement.

What is Lyrical Ballads?

500

This era reacted against Victorianism.

What era contrasts with Modernism?

500

The use of 'irony' strong wit and absurdity to convey a hidden message to the reader, or poking fun at something in a humorous way is know as this.

What is 'Satire'?