English Literature Quiz

Which form of poetic literature was very popular among the common people in the Middle Ages?

• Haiku

• Sonnet

• Epic

• Ballad

Who is known for the first important imaginative prose work written in English?

• Sir Thomas Malory

• John Wycliff

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Caxton

Which book by Sir Thomas Malory reflects the true spirit of chivalry?

• Canterbury Tales

• Morte D'Arthur

• Aesop's Fables

• Prayer-Books

Who is credited with saving the Arthurian cycle from oblivion?

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Caxton

• John Wycliff

• Sir Thomas Malory

What was the first book printed on English soil by William Caxton?

• Aesop's Fables

• Canterbury Tales

• Morte d'Arthur

• Dictas And Sayings of The Philosophers

What was the first play called that consisted of three or four sentences and represented the scene of the Resurrection morning?

• Morality plays

• Quem Quaeritis

• Mystery Plays

• Everyman

What kind of plays were performed inside the church by clergymen and in Latin?

• Mystery Plays

• Passion Plays

• Miracle Plays

• Morality plays

Which play tells in simple and dignified prose of the appearance of Death to Everyman?

• Quem Quaeritis

• Mystery Plays

• Morality plays

• Everyman

Who is considered the greatest literary giant of the Middle English period?

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• John Wycliff

• Sir Thomas Malory

• William Caxton

What marked the end of The English Middle Ages?

• The War of Roses

• The Enlightenment

• The Reformation

• The Renaissance