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 English Literature Quiz

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Coverage : This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of English literature.

1. In which century was Piers Plowman written?
a.14th
b.12th
c.11th
d.10th
 
2. What kind of literature was written by Aelfric in the 11th century?
a.History
b.Romances
c.Sermons
d.Poetry
 
3. The poem 'The Battle of Maldon' celebrates events which took place in the 10th century, but who was it between
a.Danes and English
b.Dutch and English
c.Normans and English
d.French and English
 
4. Geoffrey Chaucer served the Duke of Clarence, son of which king?
a.Richard III
b.James 1
c.Edward III
d.Henry II
 
5. The Faerie Queene was written during the reign of which monarch?
a.Elizabeth Tudor
b.Mary Tudor
c.James I
d.Henry VII
 
6. The 18th century work 'Tom Jones'was written by whom?
a.Samuel Johnson
b.Henry Fielding
c.John Donne
d.Tobias Smollett
 
7. Becky sharp was the heroine in which novel?
a.Vanity Fair
b.Sense and Sensibility
c.Pride and Prejudice
d.Mansfield Park
 
8. In 1859, Catherine Mumford wrote a book on what subject?
a.Women's suffrage
b.Women's right to preach
c.Prison reform
d.The Poor law
 
9. In 1905, Virginia Woolf began to write for which publication?
a.The Time's Literary Supplement
b.The Lady's Home Journal
c.Strand Magazine
d.Reader Magazine
 
10. Joyce's novel 'Ulysses' takes place over what period of time?
a.A week
b.24 hours
c.A lifetime
d.6 months
 
11. John Milton wrote 'Paradise lost' during which century?
a.15th
b.16th
c.17th
d.18th
 
12. How many children were there in the Bronte family?
a.3
b.4
c.5
d.6
 
13. Which author came up with the advertising slogan 'Guinness is good for you'?
a.Virginia Woolf
b.Margery Allingham
c.Dorothy L.Sayers
d.Agatha christie
 
14. What was the nationality of Oscar Wilde?
a.Irish
b.Scottish
c.French
d.English
 
15. Which book by Charles Dickens is set during the French Revolution?
a.Bleak House
b.A Christmas carol
c.Hard times
d.A tale of two cities
 
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