LITERATURA

Where did the Romantic Period originate?

• Asia

• Europe

• América

• Africa

During which years was the Romantic Period at its peak?

• 1750–1780

• 1800–1840

• 1850–1890

• 1700–1740

Who was the first American realist author?

• Mark Twain

• Ernest Hemingway

• William Dean Howells

• Edgar Allan Poe

Which of the following is not a characteristic of literary realism?

• Realistic characters and settings

• Importance of depicting social class

• Fantastic and magical events

• Plausible plots

During which years did Modernist authors publish their works?

• 1700–1800

• 1880s–mid 1940s

• 1950s–1970s

• 1800–1840

Which event(s) strongly influenced Modernist writers’ sense of absurdity?

• The Great Depression

• The Industrial Revolution

• Two World Wars

• The Cold War

In Modernist literature, who is considered more interesting than society?

• The government

• The community

• The individual

• The family

What was a common feature of Modernist poetry?

• Always using rhyming couplets

• Including foreign languages and invented words

• Focusing only on rural life

• Avoiding symbolism

                    WHAT DO WOMEN WANT MOST? Most of the pilgrims on their way to Canterbury were men. There were only a few women. One of them was the Wife of Bath. She was a large woman with a red face. She wore a big hat, and she rode on a very fat horse. She was rich and all her five husbands were dead! The Wife of Bath was a happy woman and she loved to talk. This is her story about a knight at the time of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. (Read 3 times ans answer the following questions)

How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have?

• three

• Four

• Five

• Six

During whose time does the Wife of Bath’s story take place?

• King Richard

• King Arthur

• Queen Elizabeth

• King Henry