english literature part 1
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1
What English was in use from the 12th to 15th centuries?
Middle English
2
What is the name of an epic of Old English, dating from as early as the 8th century?
Beowulf
3
With who did Beowulf have his last battle?
With a dragon
4
Who are the earliest-known English poets?
Caedmon and Cynewulf
5
Who wrote the Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
Bede the Venerable
6
____ began under Alfred the Great's auspices in the 9th century.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
7
Which English poet is considered the "father of English literature"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
8
Geoffrey Chaucer is best know for ____.
Canterbury Tales
9
Geoffrey Chaucer was the first to be buried in ____ in Westminster Abbey.
The Poet's Corner
10
Who established the first printing press in London in 1476?
William Caxton
11
In ____ the main characters' primary quest is to obtain the mythical Holy Grail.
The Arthurian legends
12
What is the Holy Grail?
a cup believed to have been used by Jesus Christ at the meal before his death
13
Who wrote the "Utopia"?
Sir Thomas More
14
Where is Robin Hood said to have lived?
In Sherwood Forest near Nottingham
15
Who was Robin Hood's enemy?
The Sheriff of Nottingham
16
The Shepheardes Calender, The Faerie Queene and Epithalamion were written by ____.
Edmund Spenser
17
Who wrote Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta and Tamburlaine the Great?
Christopher Marlowe
18
Where was William Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
19
When did William Shakespeare join the Chamberlain's Men?
1588
20
How many plays did Shakespeare write for the London stage?
36
21
What is the name of Shakespeare's longest play?
Hamlet
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