Oefenvragen SE lit geschiedenis

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

In the next questions, give the author and the name of the story.

30 pilgrims set out from London to go on a pilgrimage. Along the way they tell each other different stories.

In the 17th century in Salem, people start accusing each other of witchcraft, and a witch hunt begins.

A boy is born in a poor house where his mother dies. As a child he becomes a thief. Later it turns out he actually has a rich inheritance.

A man goes to Transylvania to help a count buy a house in London.

An aging Cuban fisherman struggles to catch a marlin far out in the Gulf Stream

The writer interviews killers who committed a quadruple murder to better understand them

In the following statements there will be at least one mistake. Correct the mistake by rewriting the statement.

Percy Bysshe Shelley, wrote next to his many poems (like for example the famous sonnet Ozymandias), only one novel; Frankenstein.

During the Renaissance, Shakespeare only wrote plays, such as Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet.

From the Middle Ages, an important story is the Canterbury Tales. Back then all stories were told orally, so they used alliteration to make the make them easy to remember.

A Streetcar Named Hope tells the story of Blanche Dubois, a woman who clings to the old life of Southern grandeur, but who in fact is an alcoholic.

In the following questions, give a description of the literary term in English. Use whole sentences.

Utopia

Realism

Irony

Allegory

Gothic Novel

Give a detailed description of the Old English Period.

 Write down the following

- 2 socio-economic/ political characteristics. (1pt)

- 1 literary characteristic (1pt)

- 1 important author (1pt)

- the title of his/her important work (1 pt)

- 2 arguments why it is typical for the period (2pt)

Old English Period.