DANIEL DEFOE
JONATHAN SWIFT
The periods

Literary Terms
The Enlightenment
100

Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?

Daniel  Defoe

100

Who wrote Gulliver's  Travels?

Jonathan Swift

100

In which year was Robinson Crusoe published?

In April 1719

100

What is a novel?

A long fictional story

100

In which century did the English Enlightenment flourish?

The 18th century

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When was Daniel Defoe born?

In 1660

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When was Jonathan Swift born?

On November 30, In 1667

200

Who wrote A Modest Proposal?

Jonathan Swift

200

What is satire?

Writing that criticizes  society using humor  or irony

200

What did Enlightenment thinkers emphasize?

Reason and knowledge

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What is Daniel Defoe's famous novel?

Robinson  Crusoe

300

Where was Jonathan Swift born?

In Dublin

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Who issued the magazine The Tatler in 1709?

Richard Steele

300

What is a pamphlet?

A small printed booklet

300

What literary genre became popular during the 18th century?

The novel

400

At what age did Daniel Defoe start writing pamphlets?

About 23

400

What is the name of the main character in Gulliver's Travels?

Lemuel Gulliver

400

Which period of English Enlightenment literature lasted from the Glorious Revalution of 1688 until the end of the 1730s?

The first period

400

A humorous imitation of a work or style

Which literary term is this?

Parody

400

What did writers use satire to criticize?

Social and political problems

500

Which rebellion was Daniel Defoe involved in and in what year?

He was onvolved in the Monmouth rebellion in 1685 against James II

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What literary technique did Swift use to criticize society?

Satire

500

Which century does the last decade of the third period refer to?

The 18th century (1790 - 1799)

500

A story with a deeper symbolic meaning

Which literary terms is this?

Allegory

500

Name two important English Enlightenment writers

Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift