On 18th century literature

18T H CENTURY LITERATURE IN

FLASHBACK

By: Indranil Sarkar

4/14/2012

18 T H CENTURY LITERATURE

1.The prominent writers in the 18th century were

enlighteners. They belong to two groups: ------------

group and ------------- group.

Ans. THE MODERATE and THE RADICAL

2. Mystery, horror and suspense are the principal

elements of---------------------novels.

Ans. GOETHIC

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3. Laurence Sterne is chiefly revered for his two books, __________and A Sentimental Journey, esp. the former. Ans. TRISTAM SHANDY

4. Pamela is written in the form of a/an ______novel.

Ans. EPISTOLARY

6 . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W R I T T E N B Y S H E R I D A N I S A C L E V E R S AT I R E O N T H E S E N T I M E N TA L A N D P S E U D O -

R O M A N T I C FA N C I E S O F M A N Y Y O U N G W O M E N O F T H E U P P E R C L A S S E S O F T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U RY .

 A N S . T H E R I VA L S

5.What is the only novel written by Oliver Goldsmith that gives a detailed account of the numerous misfortunes

befalling to the central character and his family.

Ans. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD

8 . W H O I S D E S I G N AT E D A S T H E O N LY I M P O R T A N T E N G L I S H D R A M AT I S T I N T H E 1 8 T H C E N T U R Y ?

A N S . R I C H A R D B R I N S L E Y S H E R I D A N

7. James Boswell wrote only one book in his life, the biography of Samuel Jonson which is frequently considered the best in English language. The name of the book is ________.

Ans. LIFE OF JOHNSON

1 0 . I N T H E C O L L E C T I O N O F FA M I L I A R E SS AY S, O L I V E R G O L D S M I T H VO I C E S H I S S AT I R I C A L C O M M E N T S O N T H E E N G L I S H S O C I E T Y O F H I S D AY F R O M T H E V I E W P O I N T O F A N A L L E G E D C H I N E S E T R AV E L E R . T H E N A M E O F T H E C O L L E C T I O N I S - - - - - - - .

A N S. T H E C I T I Z E N O F T H E W O R L D

9. Which poem of Thomas Gray is considered as a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard school of poetry?

Ans. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

1 2 . ― T I L L A ‘ T H E S E A S G A N G D R Y, M Y D E A R ,

A N D T H E R O C K S M E LT W I ‘ T H E S U N :

I W I L L L U V E T H E E S T I L L , M Y D E A R ,

W H I L E T H E S A N D S O ‘ L I F E S H A L L R U N . ‖

F R O M W H I C H FA M O U S P O E M T H E A B O V E V E R S E L I N E S A R E T A K E N ? .

  A N S . A R E D , R E D R O S E BY R O B E RT B U R N S

11. In which memorable poem, William Blake expounds his theory of Imagination, asserting that the world of imagination is the world of

eternity.

 Ans. Jerusalem

14.The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is considered as the greatest historical writing in

English. Who’s masterpiece is it?

Ans. Edward Gibbon

13. Which of Oliver Goldsmith‘s best poems, refers to his sharp protest against the

depopulation of the English countryside as a result of the large scale Enclosure Movement.

Ans. The Deserted Village

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15. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding has an excellent plot construction. The three big divisions of the adventures of the hero and the heroine are marked by the change of scenes: ________, __________,and in London.

Ans. In the country; On the road

16. Friday is a character in the novel__________.by--------------.

Ans. Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe

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17. ________is called the Father of the English Novel.

Ans. Samuel Richardson .

18.Who are called the four wheels of British

novel?

Ans. Henry Fielding[1707-54],Samuel

Richardson[1689-1762],Tobias Smollett[1721-

1771] and Lawrence Sterne[1713-68]

18T H CENTURY LITERATURE IN RETROSPECT

19. __________ is a picaresque novel by Daniel Defoe. It is often

considered as the feminine counterpart of Robison Crusoe:

Ans. Moll Flanders[1722]

20. Which representatives of the Enlightenment Movement in

England was the first to introduce rationalism ?

Ans. Alexander Pope

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21. The 18th century England is known to the

world by two other terms; one is the Age of

Enlightenment; what is the other?

Ans. The age of Reason

22. Which satirical poem of Alexander Pope is

directed at Dullness in general.

Ans. Dunciad

23. Samuel Richardson’s

masterpiece is ________, in

which the writer creates an

image of a young woman who

is weak and helpless but who

dares to rebel against the

tyranny and fight against the

social evils.

Ans. Clarissa Harlowe

24.Adam Smith ,a pioneer in

economics, is the author of a

famous book named --------------.

Ans. The Wealth of Nations.

25. Whom did Macaulay call

‘a fool’?

Ans. James Boswell, the

biographer of Dr. Johnson.

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26.Who wrote the ‘Castle of

Otranto’? To which school or

type or genre did it belong?

Ans. “Castle of Otranto” was

written by Horace Walpole in

1764.It belonged to the terror

school or Gothic school of

English novels.

27.Name two

distinguished ‘Letter

writers’ of 18th Century.

Ans. The Earl of

Chesterfield and Lady

Mary Wortley Montague

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28. The Seasons is often

considered as epoch-

making, the first

significant poem in the

tradition of pre-

romanticism. It is

written by __________.

Ans. James Thomson

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29. In Gulliver’s Travels,

Yahoos are the creatures

living on ________.

Ans. Houyhnhnms

1 8 T H C E N T U RY L I T E RAT U R E I N F L A S H B AC K

BY :

Indranil Sarkar

Associate Professor in EnglishPrepared as class note for B.A. Major in English 2nd Semester

[ Gauhati University,Assam]

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