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English Literature Made Simple - No. 3

Created by rblayer

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Literature Before 1900
English Literature Made Simple  No 3 game quiz
"This quiz will cover Eighteenth Century English literature up to the Romantic Revolt."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



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?
    Malta
    England
    Ireland
    Wales


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


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
    Dictionary
    Critical essays
    Planetary study


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


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


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


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

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