English Literary History Quiz

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An anonymous poet wrote Beowulf... when?
10th Century
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Which poet wrote The Canterbury Tales in the 14th Century?
Geoffrey Chaucher
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What did John Gower, a poet, write in the 14th Century?
Confessio Amantis
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What was the main title given to the anonymous author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which was written in the 14th Century?
Poet
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Thomas Malory, a prose writer, wrote a set of tales in the 14th Century. Which is the correct spelling?
Morte Darthur
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When did the poet Thomas Wyatt write Whoso List To Hunt?
16th Century
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When did the poet Edmund Spenser write The Faerie Queene?
16th Century
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Which playwright wrote Doctor Faustus in the 16th Century?
Christopher Marlowe
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When did the famed playwright and poet William Shakespeare write Hamlet?
16th to 17th Century
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What did the poet John Donne write in the 17th Century?
The Good Morrow
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Which poet and playwright wrote Volpone in the 17th Century?
Ben Jonson
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What did the poet George Herbert write in the 17th Century?
Easter Wings
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Which poet wrote The Canterbury Tales in the 14th Century?

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What did John Gower, a poet, write in the 14th Century?

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What was the main title given to the anonymous author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which was written in the 14th Century?

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Thomas Malory, a prose writer, wrote a set of tales in the 14th Century. Which is the correct spelling?

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