Jane Austen's Historical Context Quiz
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What literary qualities have been associated with the Augustan label linked to Jane Austen's fiction?

  • Preferential treatment of modernism, experimental style, and romanticism
  • Appreciation for the Renaissance, chaotic style, and humor
  • Classical appreciation for order, style, and satire (correct)
  • Affinity for gothic themes, unconventional style, and sentimentality
  • What were some of the revolutions that occurred during Jane Austen's lifetime?

  • American Revolution, Cuban Revolution, Russian Revolution
  • French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Women's Rights Revolution
  • Mexican Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Women's Suffrage Movement
  • American Revolution, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution (correct)
  • In which literary period is Jane Austen said to belong?

  • Victorian era
  • 18th century
  • Enlightenment period
  • Romantic period (correct)
  • What was the longest revolution mentioned in the text?

    <p>Revolution for women’s rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which decade did Jane Austen begin to publish her novels?

    <p>1790s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which literary period is Jane Austen said to belong due to her fiction's sensibilities being called Augustan?

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

    What label was linked to the 18th-century literature, signaling its appreciation for the classical past?

    <p>Augustan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which revolution is mentioned as the longest revolution in the text?

    <p>Revolution for women’s rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which decade did Jane Austen begin to publish her novels?

    <p>1800s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what era was Austen said to have been supplanted in literary history by a new era called the Romantic period?

    <p>Victorian era</p> Signup and view all the answers

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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