1. What can you tell about Britons and their language? 2

118. “The Prisoner of Chillon” written by Byron describes ... 
119. The novel “St. Ronan’s Well” by Walter Scott is ... 
120. Tick the plays written by Henry Fielding. 
121. When did Byron compose his “Oriental Tales” 
122. Tick the works written by G.G.Byron when he was in Italy. 
123. Who was the first representative of the sentimental school in English literature? 
124. Which of the following poets “left the field of poetry to his rival”? 
125. The XVIII century (Enlightenment) gave the world such brilliant English writers as...
126. Which Author is characterized in the following : 
Although he won fame in his day as a philosopher and scientist, he receives most attention 
today as an author, particularly an essayist. From 1597 to 1625 he published, in three 
collections, a total of fifty-eight essays and was responsible for introducing the essay form 
into England. His essays were short, treated a variety of subjects of universal interest, and 
contained sentences so memorable that many of them are still quoted today.
127. Which poet wrote the following lines about his father? 
My father was a farmer upon the Carric border, O,
And carefully he bred me in decency and order, O. 
He bade me act a manly part, though I had ne’er a farthing, O, 
For without an honest, manly heart no man was worth regarding, O. 
128. Which tragedy written by W. Shakespeare is considered the hardest of his works to 
understand because of the main character’s behaviour?
129. Which writer ( poet) is characterized by the following: 
... He was the creator of a new literary language . He chose to write in the popular tongue, 
though aristocracy of the time read and spoke French. He was the true founder of English 
literature. 
130. Which poet (writer) is characterized by the following: 
He was a real fighter; struggled against despotism with both pen and sword. Freedom was 
the cause that he served all his life. Hated wars, sympathized with the oppressed people. 
He was a romanticist. Many of his verses are touched with disappointment and scepticism. 
The philosophy of “world sorrow” becomes the leading theme of his works. Romantic 
individualism and a pessimistic attitude to life combine in his art with his firm belief in 
reason : realistic tendencies prevail in his works of the later period.