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MIDDLE ENGLISH(UPTO CHAUCER): Do you know the answers to these???

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    1.   Who wrote Brut ? When? 2.   Who was Lazamon? 3.   What is the chief source of Lazamon’s Brut ? 4.   What is the Story of England about? 5.   Who wrote Handlyng Synne ? On which work is it based? 6.   In which dialect is Ormulum written? What is the metre of the work? 7.    What is the Cursor Mundi ? 8.   Name the alliterative poems of the ME period? In which dialect is it written? 9.   Name any two romances dealing with English history? 10.     Which work is considered to be the finest of all English romances? 11.      What is the the theme of Ancrene Riwle ? 12.              When did Richard II ascend the throne of England? Which dynasty was he founder of? 13.         Who was the first poet to be buried in West Minister Abbey? What is this place called? 14.    What is the source of The Romau...
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History of English Literature (1900–1950) 100 One-Mark Questions with Answers

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   (Assorted for help of UG students) 1. Which literary age covers the years 1900–1950? Answer: The Modern Age 2. Which movement dominated English literature in this period? Answer: Modernism 3. Which event marked the end of Victorian optimism? Answer: The First World War 4. Which war influenced literature between 1939–1945? Answer: The Second World War 5. What dominant mood followed World War I? Answer: Disillusionment 6. Which term describes loss of faith in traditional values? Answer: Moral skepticism 7. Which social class gained prominence in literature? Answer: The working class 8. Which empire’s decline forms an important background? Answer: The British Empire 9. What new role did women assume during World War I? Answer: Participation in the workforce 10. Which movement fought for women’s voting rights? Answer: The Suffrage Movement 11. Which movement emphasised experimentation? Answer: Modernism 12. Which poetic movement stres...
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