H5 Quiz Literary History & Curious Incident

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H5 Quiz History & Curious

Goal > check knowledge of study content

- Literary history

- The Curious Incident

Which invaders came to England?

1. Romans , Angles/Saxons, Vikings, Normans
2. Romans, Angles/Jutes, Normans, French
3. Romans, Vikings, Dutch
4. Romans, Saxons, Normans, Spanish

Famous literature in old English period:

1. Beowulf, Caedman's song
2. Beowulf, The Wanderer
3. Beowulf, Canterbury Tales
4. none was ever found

When did Christianity arrive in Britain?

1. 500/600 A.D.
2. Before the Romans came
3. With the Vikings, 800 A.D.
4. 200/300 A.D.

In 1066 The Normans invaded England, where was the Battle and who won?

1. Hastings, Harald King of England
2. Hastings, William of Normandy
3. Hastings, William the Conqueror
4. None won

When was the bubonic plague and what was it called?

1. 1600
2. 1348
3. 1565
4. 800

What does Renaissance mean and when was rhis period?

1. rebirth, 1550-1680
2. rebirth, 1550-1600
3. the classics, 1550-1660
4. rebirth, 1500-1660

What are characteristics of Renaissance period?

1. classical influence, Reformation, individual central
2. classical influence, explorations, science,
3. Church lost central position of authoriy
4. All of these

Mention famous works by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

1. Macbeth, Hamlet, Henry IV, As you like it
2. King Lear, Othello,
3. Macbeth, sonnets, history plays
4. All of these

Who was a famous queen during this period?

1. Elizabeth II
2. Catherine of Aragon
3. Victoria
4. Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen

What is typical of Neoclassical period (1660-1800)?

1. political unrest, fall of monarchy,
2. strict conventions, Civil War
3. rise of middle classes, start of democracy
4. all of these

The Neoclassical period is also called..

1. the Age of Inventions
2. the Golden Age
3. The Age of Reason
4. The Restoration

The kings succeeding Elizabeth I had to give more power to...

1. Cromwell
2. parliament
3. the people
4. All of these

Monarchy was restored, Charles II favoured Catholics, not appreciated by Parliament, so..

1. William III, a French king
2. William III brother of Charles II
3. William III Stadholder of Holland, a protestant
4. None of these

During time of William III

1. colonial expansion,
2. Satire most important form in writing
3. Charles II , uncle, defeated in Ireland
4. All true

When was the Romantic period?

1. 1800-1850
2. 1750-1830
3. 1800-1850
4. 1800-1830

Changes in this period:

1. break from strict traditions, emotion important
2. from static to dynamic society, country> city
3. interest in Nature, the idea of Noble Savage
4. All of these

Social upheaval was the result of:

1. industrialisation and urbanization
2. rise of middle classes
3. rise in crime
4. capitalism

The downsides of Industrialisation were:

1. a change in class system
2. exploitation of labour classes
3. poverty, crime, poor housing,
4. All of these

Literature no longer classical, no strict rules, but:

1. new ideas about man, emotional power of words
2. poetic diction
3. nature seen in new way, positive, perfect
4. None of these

Mention famous poets of Romantic period

1. Blake, Coleridge
2. Wordsworth
3. Keats, Jane Austen
4. All of these

When was the Victorian Age?

1. 1800-1900
2. 1830-1900
3. 1800-1910
4. 1830-1910

What is typical of Victorian Age?

1. British Empire
2. clear division of classes, with own mode of life
3. industrial development, science, technology
4. All of these

Charles Darwin's book "the Origin of Species, 1859, was a shock, because.

1. it was about slavery
2. it is about evolution, not creation, of man
3. it accused the Church of fake dogmas
4. none of these

Famous Victorian novelists are:

1. Charles Dickens ( Hard Times, Christmas Carol)
2. Thomas Hardy
3. Oscar Wilde
4. Alfred Tennyson

The Curious Incident was written by:

1. Mark Hudson
2. Mark Gibson
3. Mark Haddon
4. Mark Rutte

How does Christopher greet his father?

1. thumbs up
2. hand shake
3. nod
4. hand to hand

How did he find out his mother was alive?

1. his father told him
2. his mother wrote a letter
3. he discovered letters in the house
4. she wasn't, she died in hospital

What is typical of the protagonist?

1. he believes in Black Day, Good Day
2. he hates all colours
3. he loves Math
4. he cannot understand feelings

Are you ready for the test?

1. Absolutely
2. No way
3. I will be next week
4. I hope so