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English Literature Made Simple - No. 3

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Introduction:
"This quiz will cover Eighteenth Century English literature up to the Romantic Revolt."


1. Who teamed with Joseph Addison to form the famous literary partnership that put out the news sheet "The Tatler" and the daily paper "The Spectator"?
    Richard Steele
    John Barrington
    Samuel Richards
    Albert Samuels


2. Prior to writing "Robinson Crusoe" what was Daniel Defoe's profession?
    Journalist
    Government worker
    Sea captain
    Priest


3. Where was Jonathan Swift, the author of "Gulliver's Travels", born?
    Ireland
    Wales
    England
    Malta


4. From what physical deformity did the great poet Alexander Pope suffer?
    One arm
    One leg
    Hunchback
    Shrivelled arm


5. If you wanted to learn about well-bred manners and fashion, which Eighteenth Century critic's work would you read?
    Lord Chesterfield
    Lord Winston
    Lord Kent
    Lord Marlboro


6. What did Samuel Johnson publish in 1755 that established his reputation as a scholar and writer?
    Book of Poems
    Planetary study
    Critical essays
    Dictionary


7. Which of the following was not written by Oliver Goldsmith?
    The Deserted Village
    Elizabeth the Queen
    She Stoops to Conquer
    The Vicar of Wakefield


8. Where did Thomas Grey write his famous 'Elegy'?
    A country churchyard
    A boarding house
    A seashore
    A prison


9. What was Robert Burns' "luve" like?
    A red, red rose
    A springtime morn
    A full, full moon
    A dying ember


10. In one of William Blake's most famous poem he wrote about what animal "burning bright"?
    Lion
    Sparrow
    Dove
    Tiger


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