British and American History
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Which event marked the beginning of the English Civil War?

  • Death of Queen Elizabeth
  • Printing of King James Bible
  • Posthumous publication of Donne's Poems and Herbert's The Temple
  • Restoration of the English monarchy (correct)

    • Which event is associated with the beginnings of Romanticism?

  • American Revolution
  • Launch of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Trade in Slaves
  • English Parliament votes to abolish slavery
  • Publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads (correct)

    • Which event led to the abolition of slavery in the United States?

  • Publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species
  • Great Exhibition in London
  • Slavery abolished in the United States (correct)
  • Publication of Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

    • Which event is associated with the beginnings of the Victorian Age?

    <p>First Reform Bill passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species?

    <p>Great Exhibition in London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the Great Exhibition in London?

    <p>Great Exhibition in London</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and Smith?

    <p>Nineteenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the writers Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and Olaudah Equiano?

    <p>Eighteenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the writers Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde?

    <p>Nineteenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the writers Hardy, Yeats, Auden, Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, and Pinter?

    <p>Twentieth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the launch of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Trade in Slaves?

    <p>Beginning of French Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the posthumous publication of Donne's Poems and Herbert's The Temple?

    <p>Restoration of the English monarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the reign of Queen Victoria?

    <p>First Reform Bill passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the publication of Hardy, Yeats, Auden, Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, and Pinter?

    <p>Interpretation of Dreams</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the publication of the King James Bible?

    <p>Seventeenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the publication of the King James Bible?

    <p>The printing of King James Bible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the writers Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and Olaudah Equiano?

    <p>Eighteenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the posthumous publication of Donne's Poems and Herbert's The Temple?

    <p>The posthumous publication of Donne's Poems and Herbert's The Temple</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event marked the beginning of the English Civil War?

    <p>The beginning of the English Civil War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and Smith?

    <p>Nineteenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the publication of the Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams?

    <p>Publication of Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the reign of Queen Victoria?

    <p>Reign of Queen Victoria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which century is associated with the writers Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and Olaudah Equiano?

    <p>Eighteenth Century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the beginnings of the Victorian Age?

    <p>First Reform Bill passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is associated with the beginnings of Romanticism?

    <p>Publication of Wordsworth and Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Events and Eras

    • The English Civil War began with the event of the Battle of Edgehill in 1642.
    • The abolition of slavery in the United States was led by the event of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

    Literary Eras

    17th Century

    • Associated with the writers Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, and Olaudah Equiano.

    19th Century

    • Associated with the poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and Smith (Romanticism).
    • Associated with the writers Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Browning, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde (Victorian Age).
    • Marked the beginning of the Victorian Age with the reign of Queen Victoria in 1837.
    • Saw the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of the Species in 1859.
    • Hosted the Great Exhibition in London in 1851.

    20th Century

    • Associated with the writers Hardy, Yeats, Auden, Joyce, Woolf, Eliot, and Pinter.

    Publications

    • The King James Bible was published in 1611.
    • John Donne's Poems and George Herbert's The Temple were published posthumously in 1633.
    • Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams was published in 1900.

    Abolitionism

    • The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade was launched in 1787.

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    Test your knowledge of key events in British and American history from 1603 to 1789. From the death of Queen Elizabeth to the American Revolution, this quiz covers significant moments including the printing of the King James Bible, the English Civil War, the restoration of the English monarchy, and the launch of the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Trade in Slaves. Challenge yourself and see how well you know this transformative period in history.

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