Greek and Old Church Slavonic
Latin and Greek
Polish and English
Old Church Slavonic and French
English and German
42. What was the dominant form of literature in Europe in Middle Ages?
Secular works
Religious works
Songs about “courtly love”
Travel literature
Epic poems
43. These books are the main sources of medieval skaldic tradition in Iceland and Norse mythology.
“Elder Edda” and “Prose Edda”
“Beowulf”
Ballads about Robin Hood
“Odyssey”
“Nowell Codex”
44. An Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.
“Iliad”
“Elder Edda”
“Bible”
“Beowulf”
“Odyssey”
45. Legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales, stories, and customs are genres of…
Mythology
Literature for children
British literature of XVII century
Folklore
American literature of XVI century
46. A traditional poem or folksong that tells a story about true love, a heroic adventure, or a tragic death.
Legend
Joke
Ballad
Myth
Fairy-tale
47. Traditional stories, intended primarily for children, which tell about human encounters with supernatural beings such as fairies, witches, ogres, and the like, most often conveying a cautionary message.
Legends
Ballads
Songs
Superstitions
Fairy-tales
48. A linguistic puzzle posed in the form of a question containing clues to its solution.
Fairy-tale
Song
Joke
Riddle
Myth
49. An irrational belief usually involving supernatural forces and associated with rituals.
Riddle
Legend
Superstition
Ballad
Custom
50. One of the best known English folklore characters in history, a hero that stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
Beowulf
Robin Hood
Black dog
Tom Thumb
King Arthur
51. Where did Robin Hood live?
In the Tower of London
In Sherwood Forest
In Geatland
In the Castle of Edinburgh
In Iceland
52. Tis novel tells of a man's shipwreck on a deserted island and his subsequent adventures.
“Scarlet letter”
“Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”
“Oliver Twist”
“Beowulf”
“Robinson Crusoe”
53. When did Daniel Defoe die?
April, 24, 1731
April, 14, 1831
March, 20, 1752
January, 2, 1899
May, 8, 1695
54. Name the author of “Ivanhoe”.
Thomas Mayne Reid
Arthur Conan Doyle
Charles Dickens
George Herbert Wells
Walter Scott
55. Sir Walter Scott was born in…
1871
1869
1752
1771
1698
56. When was Edward Lear born?
May, 13, 1885
May, 12, 1812
June, 5, 1789
January, 17, 1825
March, 12, 1882
57. What literary movement did Edward Lear belong to?
Literary nonsense
Romanticism
Naturalism
Classicism
Neo-classicism
58. When was Lear’s “Book of nonsense” published?
1846
1891
1905
1752
1864
59. Choose the work by Edward Lear.
The Owl and the Pussycat
Treasure Island
Robinson Crusoe
Invisible Man
Beowulf
60. A kind of a witty, humorous, or nonsense poem, especially one in five-line anapestic or amphibrachic meter with a strict rhyme scheme (AABBA) with humorous intent.
Ballad
Poem
Novel
Limerick
Riddle
61. A form of light, often rhythmical verse, often for children, depicting peculiar characters in amusing and fantastical situations.
Nonsense verse
Fairy-tale
Ballad
Song
Myth
62. What is the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson?
Edward Lear
Lewis Carroll
Daniel Defoe
John Tolkien
Walter Scott
63. What is the real name of Lewis Carroll?
Edward Lear
Daniel Defoe
John Tolkien
Walter Scott
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
64. Name the author of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”.
Edward Lear
Lewis Carroll
Daniel Defoe
John Tolkien
Walter Scott
65. Where was Rudyard Kipling born?
London
Paris
Kenya
Bombay
Sofia
66. When was Rudyard Kipling born?
December, 2, 1882
May, 9, 1874
January, 30, 1725
January, 5, 1866
December, 30, 1865
67. What was Rudyard Kipling’s occupation?