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English literature has produced some great representatives of the word’s literary usage. That’s why it may be seen as phenomenal and not only in English but also when it is translated and spread worldwide. Here we may not forget the name of one author that everybody has already got to know. Read the sentences below about the life and work of this famous writer:
Check the correct answer:
A
He is known to have traveled with Queen Elisabeth II all around the world.
B
He is one of the greatest poets of the Victorian ages.
C
He was a language builder since he is at the origin of much of the English vocabulary.
D
His poems „Lost in Paradise“ and „Ulisses“ were not impressive at all.
2Gulliver's Travels is a four-part satirical work by the Anglo-Irish author Jonathan Swift. It was first published anonymously in 1726 as Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. As a keystone of English literature, the book contributed to give birth to the novel form. Read the statements below and classify them T for True and F for False:
(    ) The author issued the novel in the year 1726.
(    ) The first time the novel was published, one did not know the name of the author.
(    ) Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World launched a new literary gender.
(    ) The poem counts five long stanzas.
Check the correct answer:
A
T - T - F - T.
B
T - T - F - F.
C
F - F - T - T.
D
T - T - T - F.
3Read the following excerpts:
Associate the items by using the following code:
I- Sonet 116, William Shakespeare.
Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
II- "Auguries of Innocence", William Blake.
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
(    ) Contrasting ideas are presented in this excerpt.
(    ) This excerpt refers to human feelings, a topic the author usually writes about.
(    ) This excerpt shows a main topic of this author of tragedies and comedies.
(    ) Relationship between two people is discussed in the excerpt.
Check the correct answer:
A
I - I - I - II.
B
II - I - I - I.
C
II - II - I - II.
D
I - II - II - II.
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Literature is a flow of writings and ways of thinking about the world. When situating these works on a timeline, it is usual to approach literature by literary periods or eras. This applies to works and writers that are commonly classified according to a certain number of characteristics. Read the following excerpt of “Auguries of Innocence”:
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wildflower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour.
Check the correct answer:
A
William Blake was not a poet. He only wrote novels and dramas.
B
The words: world, grain, heaven, and wildflower are strongly related and bond to each other.
C
The words: world and heaven refer to the optimistic way of living of the author.
D
Contrast and opposition do not appear in words such as eternity and hour.
5When it comes to the reasons that make studying literature the main point of your studies, think about this question: What could have lead Burgess (2003, p. 8) to state something like "In a two-thousand years time, our generals and politicians may all have been forgotten, but everyone will still remember Bernard Shaw"? Check the right answer:
FONTE: BURGESS, Anthony. A literatura inglesa. São Paulo: Ática, 2003.
A
Such as Stravinsky, Shaw will keep the memory of the time alive.
B
Bernard Shaw did something that is not really common and ordinary.
C
This author made connections that nobody really does with the language.
D
Authors such as Bernard Shaw invented the English language we speak.
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A literatura Inglesa acompanha os acontecimentos históricos e sociais ao longo dos séculos. No primeiro período, também conhecido como "Old English", vários acontecimentos foram retomados pela literatura. Sobre o relato de Beowulf, classifique V para as sentenças verdadeiras e F para as falsas:
(    ) A obra Beowulf chegou até nós porque foi escrita em língua inglesa contemporânea.
(    ) Os fatos narrados no poema épico Beowulf eram desconhecidos ainda no ano 1000 d.C.
(    ) A leitura do poema Beowulf permite tomar conhecimento da língua praticada na época.
(    ) Beowulf pertence à literatura inglesa, embora relate acontecimentos ocorridos na Escandinávia.
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA:
A
F - F - V - F.
B
V - F - F - V.
C
F - V - V - F.
D
F - F - V - V.
7During the Renaissance, literature focused on rational aspects of life, pointing out reason rather than the heart. The works of the period are more scientific-oriented than fantastic and dreaming. Classify the following assumption T for True and F for False according to the period:
(    ) Geoffrey Chaucer's narrative consists of four tales presented during a round trip.
(    ) Dryden conceived literature as the image of truth and obeying reason.
(    ) Shakespeare only excelled in writing comedy.
(    ) Orwell was politically engaged and wrote Burmese Days in 1903.
Check the correct answer:
A
F - F - V - F.
B
V - V - F - F.
C
F - V - V - F.
D
V - V - F - V.
8Everybody talks and knows about Romeo and Juliete. Many people are also very impressed by the hesitations of King Lear. But not many will know the extent of the work of this writer. About William Shakespeare, it is correct to say that:
Mark T, for True and F, for false:
(    ) He was a real language builder since he invented new vocabulary.
(    ) He is one of the major poets of the Restauration.
(    ) Creativity and humour are commonly attributed to him.
(    ) His plays were so impressive people came all over to watch them.  
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta a sequência CORRETA:
A
F - F - T - T.
B
T - T - F - T.
C
T - F - T - T.
D
F - T - F - F.
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Literature is a continuous process where changes occur all along time. It contributes to revealing the spirit of each of the socio-historical moments a society goes through. Let us consider two relevant authors of English literature: William Shakespeare and John Dryden. Read the following statements and associate each one to one of these two authors.
Mark I for William Shakespeare; II for John Dryden:
I- William Shakespeare.
II- John Dryden.
(   ) The author was a language builder since he invented new words and expressions.
(   ) He is one major poet of Enlightenment English literature.
(   ) Comedy and tragedy definitely changed forever due to the creativity and humor of this author.
(   ) People used to travel to London to watch his impressive plays at the Globe Theatre.
Check the correct answer:
A
II - I - I - I.
B
II - I - II - I.
C
I - II - II - I.
D
I - II - I - I.
10Literature is not always the easiest subject to be dealt with in class with your students. Nevertheless, a good teacher shall get students to read and even perform some stories of the writers he is dealing with in class. Consider the following two works: Gulliver Travels and The adventures of Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift. You will answer the question: How to explore these books in a class for teenagers? Remember that the assumptions below provide the answer for the question but not all of them. Classify the sentences T for True and F for False:
(    ) The two Works are of no interest for a class of teens.
(    ) Students read the stories at home and search for films or other genders that may represent them or are related to them.
(    ) Students find out everything about the authors and note their data down. They shall copy all of their works, list characteristics, biographical data (where they lived, what they used to eat and drink).
(    ) Defoe and Swift´s stories offer a great variety of possible activities: role play, sketches, conversation, and writing activities about personal experiences.
Check the correct sequence:
A
T - T - T - F.
B
F - T - F - T.
C
F - F - T - T.
D
T - F - T - F.