LITERARY PERIODS
Which period is connected with Shakespeare?
The Renaissance / Elizabethan era
Name one play by Shakespeare.
any correct play
Who wrote Oliver Twist?
Charles Dickens
Who wrote Animal Farm?
George Orwell
Who created Sherlock Holmes?
Arthur Conan Doyle
Which period focused on reason and satire?
The Enlightenment / 18th century
Who was the queen during most of Shakespeare’s career?
Elizabeth I
Name one social problem in Victorian literature.
poverty / child labour / inequality
What is a dystopian novel?
a negative vision of the future
Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
Daniel Defoe
Which period is connected with the Industrial Revolution and social problems?
The Victorian period
Name types of plays Shakespeare wrote + an example of each.
Tragedies, comedies, historical plays.
Who wrote Jane Eyre?
Charlotte Brontë
Who wrote Lord of the Flies?
William Golding
Who wrote The Picture of Dorian Gray?
Oscar Wilde
Name one main feature of Romanticism.
nature / emotion / imagination / individualism
Which play is about a Scottish king and his ambition?
Macbeth
What is the typical feature of Victorian novels?
realism / social criticism / moral message
Which author is connected with the stream of consciousness technique and wrote Ulysses?
James Joyce
What is the main theme of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
duality of human nature
Which period is typical for dystopian literature?
The 20th century
What is the name for a long speech a character says alone on stage? (Not a monologue)
A soliloquy
Describe A Christmas Carol in one or two sentences.
short correct summary
What is the Theatre of the Absurd? Name one example.
drama showing meaningless existence
Name one contemporary British writer.
Ishiguro / McEwan / Rowling / Zadie Smith