H5 Quiz Literary History & Curious Incident

H5 Quiz History & Curious
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- Literary history
- The Curious Incident
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H5 Quiz History & Curious
Goal > check knowledge of study content

- Literary history
- The Curious Incident

Slide 1 - Slide

Which invaders came to England?
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A
Romans , Angles/Saxons, Vikings, Normans
B
Romans, Angles/Jutes, Normans, French
C
Romans, Vikings, Dutch
D
Romans, Saxons, Normans, Spanish

Slide 2 - Quiz

Famous literature in old English period:
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Beowulf, Caedman's song
B
Beowulf, The Wanderer
C
Beowulf, Canterbury Tales
D
none was ever found

Slide 3 - Quiz

When did Christianity arrive in Britain?
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500/600 A.D.
B
Before the Romans came
C
With the Vikings, 800 A.D.
D
200/300 A.D.

Slide 4 - Quiz

In 1066 The Normans invaded England, where was the Battle and who won?
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A
Hastings, Harald King of England
B
Hastings, William of Normandy
C
Hastings, William the Conqueror
D
None won

Slide 5 - Quiz

When was the bubonic plague and what was it called?
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1600
B
1348
C
1565
D
800

Slide 6 - Quiz

What does Renaissance mean and when was rhis period?
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rebirth, 1550-1680
B
rebirth, 1550-1600
C
the classics, 1550-1660
D
rebirth, 1500-1660

Slide 7 - Quiz

What are characteristics of Renaissance period?
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classical influence, Reformation, individual central
B
classical influence, explorations, science,
C
Church lost central position of authoriy
D
All of these

Slide 8 - Quiz

Mention famous works by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
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Macbeth, Hamlet, Henry IV, As you like it
B
King Lear, Othello,
C
Macbeth, sonnets, history plays
D
All of these

Slide 9 - Quiz

Who was a famous queen during this period?
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Elizabeth II
B
Catherine of Aragon
C
Victoria
D
Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen

Slide 10 - Quiz

What is typical of Neoclassical period (1660-1800)?
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political unrest, fall of monarchy,
B
strict conventions, Civil War
C
rise of middle classes, start of democracy
D
all of these

Slide 11 - Quiz

The Neoclassical period is also called..
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the Age of Inventions
B
the Golden Age
C
The Age of Reason
D
The Restoration

Slide 12 - Quiz

The kings succeeding Elizabeth I had to give more power to...
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Cromwell
B
parliament
C
the people
D
All of these

Slide 13 - Quiz

Monarchy was restored, Charles II favoured Catholics, not appreciated by Parliament, so..
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William III, a French king
B
William III brother of Charles II
C
William III Stadholder of Holland, a protestant
D
None of these

Slide 14 - Quiz

During time of William III
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colonial expansion,
B
Satire most important form in writing
C
Charles II , uncle, defeated in Ireland
D
All true

Slide 15 - Quiz

When was the Romantic period?
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1800-1850
B
1750-1830
C
1800-1850
D
1800-1830

Slide 16 - Quiz

Changes in this period:
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break from strict traditions, emotion important
B
from static to dynamic society, country> city
C
interest in Nature, the idea of Noble Savage
D
All of these

Slide 17 - Quiz

Social upheaval was the result of:
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industrialisation and urbanization
B
rise of middle classes
C
rise in crime
D
capitalism

Slide 18 - Quiz

The downsides of Industrialisation were:
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a change in class system
B
exploitation of labour classes
C
poverty, crime, poor housing,
D
All of these

Slide 19 - Quiz

Literature no longer classical, no strict rules, but:
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new ideas about man, emotional power of words
B
poetic diction
C
nature seen in new way, positive, perfect
D
None of these

Slide 20 - Quiz

Mention famous poets of Romantic period
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Blake, Coleridge
B
Wordsworth
C
Keats, Jane Austen
D
All of these

Slide 21 - Quiz

When was the Victorian Age?
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1800-1900
B
1830-1900
C
1800-1910
D
1830-1910

Slide 22 - Quiz

What is typical of Victorian Age?
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British Empire
B
clear division of classes, with own mode of life
C
industrial development, science, technology
D
All of these

Slide 23 - Quiz

Charles Darwin's book "the Origin of Species, 1859, was a shock, because.
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it was about slavery
B
it is about evolution, not creation, of man
C
it accused the Church of fake dogmas
D
none of these

Slide 24 - Quiz

Famous Victorian novelists are:
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Charles Dickens ( Hard Times, Christmas Carol)
B
Thomas Hardy
C
Oscar Wilde
D
Alfred Tennyson

Slide 25 - Quiz

The Curious Incident was written by:
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Mark Hudson
B
Mark Gibson
C
Mark Haddon
D
Mark Rutte

Slide 26 - Quiz

How does Christopher greet his father?
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thumbs up
B
hand shake
C
nod
D
hand to hand

Slide 27 - Quiz

How did he find out his mother was alive?
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A
his father told him
B
his mother wrote a letter
C
he discovered letters in the house
D
she wasn't, she died in hospital

Slide 28 - Quiz

What is typical of the protagonist?
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he believes in Black Day, Good Day
B
he hates all colours
C
he loves Math
D
he cannot understand feelings

Slide 29 - Quiz

Are you ready for the test?
A
Absolutely
B
No way
C
I will be next week
D
I hope so

Slide 30 - Quiz