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Which of the following periods of English literature came last ?

Correct answer: B. The Commonwealth Period

  • A. The Elizabethan Age
  • B. The Commonwealth Period
  • C. The Jacobean Age
  • D. The Middle English Period

Explanation

Chronologically, the Elizabethan Age came first, followed by the Jacobean Age; the Commonwealth Period came later, in the mid-seventeenth century. The Middle English Period is earlier than all three, so the Commonwealth Period came last.

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