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