Literature Quiz

Which literary movement is associated with writers like William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

• Realism

• Romanticism

• Modernism

• Postmodernism

Who wrote the play Hamlet?

• William Shakespeare

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• John Milton

• Oscar Wilde

Which novel is considered a defining work of the Modernist movement?

• Wuthering Heights

• Ulysses by James Joyce

• Pride and Prejudice

• The Great Gatsby

What is the primary theme of George Orwell’s 1984?

• Love and betrayal

• Colonialism and race

• Totalitarianism and surveillance

• The American Dream

Which of the following poetic devices involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Assonance

In which literary period was Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales written?

• Middle English

• Old English

• Renaissance

• Victorian

What is the significance of the title Birds of Paradise?

• It refers to actual birds in the story

• It symbolizes the contrast between freedom and oppression

• It describes the Caribbean landscape

• It is a metaphor for wealth and prosperity

In an essay, how should quotations be used?

• As standalone evidence without explanation

• Embedded within analysis and explained

• Repeated multiple times for emphasis

• Only in the introduction

Is Mr. Joseph in Birds of Paradise portrayed as a progressive and modern

• No

• Yes

Does gothic literature often include themes of horror, the supernatural, and decay?

• Yes

• No