English Literature Overview
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Which poet is known for the epic poem 'Paradise Lost'?

  • William Shakespeare
  • Ben Jonson
  • Edmund Spenser
  • John Milton (correct)
  • Who is generally seen as the beginning of English literature?

  • John Milton
  • Anthony Burgess
  • Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Beowulf (correct)
  • Who is associated with major drama and poetry during the Renaissance period?

  • Geoffrey Chaucer (correct)
  • Jonathan Swift
  • Alexander Pope
  • John Donne
  • Which century is particularly associated with satire in English literature?

    <p>18th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most famous work in Old English that has achieved national epic status in England?

    <p>'Beowulf'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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