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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

    In which period did Shakespeare primarily write his later works?

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

    Who are some writers associated with the Restoration Period?

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

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