Brief Lives by John Aubrey
  • 1. Who is the author of 'Brief Lives'?
A) Samuel Pepys
B) John Aubrey
C) John Locke
D) Daniel Defoe
  • 2. In what century did John Aubrey write 'Brief Lives'?
A) 18th century
B) 16th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
  • 3. Which famous scientist is featured in 'Brief Lives'?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Isaac Newton
C) Charles Darwin
D) Galileo Galilei
  • 4. What legacy did 'Brief Lives' leave in literary history?
A) Creating poetry forms
B) Initiating modernism
C) Influence on biographical writing
D) Foundation for novels
  • 5. Which poet is included in 'Brief Lives'?
A) T.S. Eliot
B) Robert Frost
C) John Milton
D) William Wordsworth
  • 6. What distinguishes Aubrey's biographies from traditional biographies?
A) Their anecdotal nature
B) Their length
C) Their objectivity
D) Their factual details
  • 7. How did Aubrey gather information for the biographies?
A) Literary criticism
B) Traveling
C) Official records only
D) Interviews and correspondence
  • 8. Aubrey's writing style can be best described as?
A) Conversational
B) Poetic
C) Technical
D) Formal
  • 9. When was 'Brief Lives' published posthumously?
A) 1700
B) 1800
C) 1898
D) 1680
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