Literary Periods Quiz
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Which period is known as The Golden Age of Greece?

  • Classical Greek Period (correct)
  • Classical Roman Period
  • HOMERIC or HEROIC PERIOD
  • Postmodern Period

Who are some of the famous Greek writers, playwrights, and philosophers mentioned in the text?

  • Homer, Cicero, Virgil
  • Gorgias, Aesop, Plato (correct)
  • Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch
  • Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth

Which empire conquered Greece in 146 CE?

  • Roman Empire (correct)
  • Persian Empire
  • Byzantine Empire
  • Ottoman Empire

In which period did Rome slide into a monarchial empire under Caesar Augustus?

<p>Classical Roman Period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period is characterized by warrior-princes and wandering sea-traders?

<p>HOMERIC or HEROIC PERIOD (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period is associated with the individual City-State, early democracy, and the finest art originating in Athens?

<p>Classical Greek Period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period is characterized by Saint Jerome first compiling the Bible and Christianity spreading across Europe?

<p>Patristic Period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did barbarians attack Rome in 410 CE and finally take over the city in 455 CE?

<p>Classical Roman Period (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period marked the invasion and conquest of England by Norman French armies in 1066 under William I?

<p>Middle English Period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the emergence of the Twelfth Century Renaissance take place?

<p>Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period saw Queen Elizabeth saving England from Spanish invasion and internal conflicts?

<p>Caroline Age (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which period did Shakespeare primarily write his later works?

<p>Jacobean Period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which literary period did the Neoclassical writers show an increased influence of Classical literature?

<p>Classical Roman Period (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which period is also known as the Enlightenment due to a higher respect for logic and a rejection of superstition?

<p>Restoration Period (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who are some writers associated with the Restoration Period?

<p>Sir William Temple, Samuel Pepys, Aphra Behn (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Augustan Age in English letters was marked by the imitation of which Classical authors?

<p>Virgil and Horace (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which literary period saw a transition towards upcoming Romanticism and included writers like Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson?

<p>The Age of Johnson (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Writers of Gothic novels, which are precursors to horror novels, include prominent figures from which literary period?

<p>Romantic Period (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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