Literary History

In Old English literature heroes put all their faith in God and aimed to do only the right thing, always.

• True

• False

Which of the following texts does not belong to the Old English period?

• Beowulf

• Tale of the Sangreal

• Dream of the Rood

• Caedmon's Hymn

Old English literature was very much influenced by which of these cultures?

• Roman culture

• French culture

• Scandinavian culture

In Middle English a clear change in heroism is visible. Which of these aspects did not influence this?

• The printing press

• Christianity

• The feudal system

Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales offer us insight into which aspects of society?

• The feudal system

• Human flaws

• The way members in society interacted

• All of the above

A true medieval knight is…

• pure

• brave

• courteous

• all of the above

Shakespeare’s writing clearly reflects Renaissance writing styles and themes because…

• ...he used text types derived from classical texts

• ...he used the printing press

• ...he wrote about love

Which of these developments did not influence ideas and literature in the Renaissance?

• The discovery that the earth revolves around the sun

• The invention of the printing press

• The industrial revolution

• The rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman arts and philosophy

The Romantic era is said to be characterised by a strong focus on…

• Rational thinking

• Emotion

• Science

Authors like Poe and Shelley wrote texts with the main aim of…

• Scaring and entertaining

• Instructing and informing

• Debating and analysing