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