Is the first masterpiece or foundation stone in all British literature?

... is the first masterpiece or foundation stone in all British literature?
{=Beowulf.
~Canterbury Tales
~Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.
~Hamlet}

Edmund Spenser'. “The Faerie Queene” is ...?

{=a long allegorical poem dedicated to Queen Elizabeth
~an epic poem about King Arthur.
~a sonnet dedicated lo Henry VIII.
~a poem of twelve lines on science}

John Milton’s most famous works are?

{=“Paradise Lost”, “Paradise Regained”, “Samson Agonistes”.
~“Paradise Losf, “Samson Agonistes”, “An Essay on Man
~“Paradise Lost”, “Paradise Regained”, “The Rape of the Lock”.
~“Songs of Innocence”, “Don Juan”, “Manfred”.}

From whose point of view is the novel “David Copperfield” told?

{=David’s schoolmate’s.
~Murdstone’s.
~The author’s.
~ Piggott’s}

How many lines does a sonnet consist of?

{=fourteen lines.
~thirteen lines.
~eleven lines.
~twelve lines}

What poetry do the following lines belong to

Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove
That hills and valleys, dales and fields,
Or woods, or steepy mountain yields.
(Christopher Marlowe. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.)?
{=Carpe diem poetry
~Religious poetry.
~Puritan poetry.
~Romantic poetry}

Christopher Marlowe’s three greatest tragedies are?

{=“Tamburlaine the Great”, “Doctor Faustus”, “The Jew of Malta”.
~“Manfred”, “Macbeth”, “The Jew of Malta”
~“The Rape of the Lock”, “An Essay on Man”, “Tamburlaine the Great.”
~ “Paradise Lost”, “Samsoh Agonistes”, “Doctor Faustus.”}

When did English poets begin to write on Carpe diem theme?

{=In the Renaissance period
~ In the Age of Enlightenment.
~In the Age of Reason.
~In the 17th century}

Why was John Milton regarded as a dangerous enemy after the restoration of the Stuart line of kings?

{=Because he had been a strong supporter of the Puritans and of the execution of Charles I
~Because he had been a strong supporter of the working people and fought for their independence.
~Because he supported the King.
~Because he was a religious poet}

What century was the poem “Beowulf written in, and who was the author?

{=The 10th century, an unknown author
~The 15th century an unknown author.
~The 14th century. Sir Thomas Malory
~The 8th century, Bede}

In what form did Satan return at night in order to persuade Eve to eat the forbidden fruit? (“Paradise Lost”)?

{=Serpent.
~Swallow.
~Cat.
~Fox.}

Who was the founder of English literature?

{=Geoffrey Chaucer.
~ William Shakespeare.
~Edmund Spencer.
~G.G. Byron}

Which English writer wrote a literary work about Amir Temur “Tamburlaine the Great”?

{=Christopher Marlowe.
~Sir Thomas More.
~Walter Scott.
~Ben Jonson.}

Which list of the following characters is from the epic “Beowulf?

{= Higelac, Beowulf, Hrothgar, Grendel
~Beowulf, Surpent,Higgins, Harry.
~Howard, Beowulf, Crawley.
~Hrothgar, Adam, Pamela, George.}

The writers of Enlightenment thought that...?

{=Vice was due to ignorance.
~ feelings are the most important for literature.
~society should be changed by revolution.
~the theory of “Art for Art’s Sake” was most suitable for writing.}

Which tragedy written by W. Shakespeare is considered the hardest of his works to understand because of the main character’s behavior?

{=Hamlet.
~Othello.
~King Lear.
~Macbeth.

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.?
{=Geoffrey Chaucer.
~Ben Jonson.
~William Shakespeare.
~John Milton.}

When did Christianity penetrate into the British Isles?

{=In the 11th century.
~In the third century.
~In the 10th century.
~In the 14th century.

When did the “University Wits” live ?

{=In the Elizabethan age.
~ In the Augustan age.
~In the Victorian age.
~ In the age of Enlightenment.}

What did Charles Dickens describe in his novels “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield”?

{=The lives of children made miserable by cruel or thoughtless adults.
~The lives of medical workers, who served for the well-being of their country.
~Unhappy love.
~The spread of Christianity}

What were the three chief forms of Elizabethan poetry?

{=The lyric, the sonnet, and narrative poetry.
~The epic, the sonnet, and blues.
~The limericks, the lyric and narrative poetry.
~Spenserian stanzas, the lyric, and epic}

What event marked the end of the romantic period in English literature?

{=The end of the Puritan Rule in 1660
~Walter Scott’s death in1832.
~ G.G .Byron’s death in 1824.
~The end of World War I in 1918.}

Which of the following was Shakespeare’s last great comedy?

{=“The Tempest”.
~“The Winter’s Tale”.
~ “All’s Well That Ends Well”.
~“Measure for Measure”.}

Who was the first Elizabethan writer of tragedy?

{=Christopher Marlowe.
~William Shakespeare.
~ Ben Jonson.
~William Langland}

Who made emotion, and not, reason, the chief force of their works?

{= Romanticists.
~ Realists.
~Sentimentalists.
~Classicists.}

Whose romance is the most complete English version of stories about King Arthur?

{=William Langland’s.
~Christopher Marlowe’s.
~Ben Jonson’s.
~Sir Walter Scott’s.}

Which of the following is the title of the most quoted love poem in the English language?

{= “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Browning.
~“My Soul is Dark” by G.G. Byron.
~“When We Two Parted” by G.G. Byron.
~“The Garden of Love” by William Blake.}

This poem belongs to the collection of short poems called “Dramatic Romances and Lyrics” (1845)?

{= Tomorrow we meet the same then, dearest
~The Lost Mistress
~ How do I love thee
~ The Ring and the Book}

Who was the author of “Ecclesiastical History of the English Race”?

{=the Venerable Bede.
~Edmund Spenser.
~Jonathan Swift.
~William Shakespeare}

Which work is usually considered the most outstanding work of Elizabethan literary theory and criticism?

{=“Of Studies” by Sir Francis Bacon.
~“An Apology for Poetry” by Sir Philip Sidney.
~“Arcadia” by Sir Philip Sidney.
~“Every Man in His Humor” by Ben Jonson}