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VICTORIAN AGE
1. Who was Queen Victoria’s husband? A. constitutional monarch

2. What was the nickname of Queen Victoria during her reign? B. Blank verse

3. What was the role of Queen Victoria in the British monarchy? C. 18 years old

4. Who invented the steam engine? D. Sentimentality

5. What was the greatest communicative invention in the industrial E. Novel

revolution?

6. Genre was dominant during Victorian literature? F. Drama

7. "The first half of the nineteenth century was almost completely G. Grandmother of Europe
barren". What genre does the quote above represent in the Victorian
era?

8. What type of poetry is Robert Browning famous for? H. Charles Dickens

9. Characteristics of Victorian literature emphasize virtues such as I. suicide

compassion?

10. What does the short story "A Burnt-Out Sun and a Frozen World: A
J. telegraph
Wild Dream " by Jesse Myphos briefly discuss?

11. Who is widely regarded as the most famous Victorian novelist? K. Prince Albert

12. What form were Victorian novels first published? L. James Watt

13. How old was Victoria when she became queen M. periodicals

1. 4. 7. 10.
2. 5. 8. 11.
3. 6. 9. 12.
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