Que- Who translated Utopia in English language ?
a. Thomas More
b. Thomas lodge
c. Ralph Robinson
d. William Tyndale
Answer- Ralph Robinson
Que- Who born in 1422 ?
a. William Caxton
b. Robert Henry
c. John Lyly
d. Thomas more
Answer- William Caxton
Que- Renaissance is a ?
a. French word
b. Italian word
c. Greek word
d. Spanish word
Answer- French word
Que- Which powerful figure does Faustus ridicule with his new-found powers ?
a. The Pope
b. The Holy Roman Emperor
c. The King of England
d. The King of France
Answer- The Pope
Que- What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years ?
a. his body
b. his house
c. his soul
d. his horse
Answer- his soul
Que- Faustus' servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who ?
a. Bach
b. Schumann
c. Beethoven
d. Wagner
Answer- Wagner
Que- When, is it estimated, was 'Dr Faustus' first performed ?
a. 1594
b. 1604
c. 1590
d. 1593
Answer- 1594
Que- Who wrote following lines: "_________ I am involved in mankind: and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." ?
a. John Donne
b. John Milton
c. Earnest Hemingway
d. Lawrence
Answer- John Donne
Que- The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to___________?
a. Nicholas Udall
b. Thomas Colwell
c. Lord Burghley
d. none of the above
Answer- Nicholas Udall
Que- What is the meaning of "Renaissance" ?
a. Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
b. Reveal, revel and reverie
c. Raillery, renunciation and recoup
d. none of the above
Answer- Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Que- Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in ?
a. About 1611
b. About 1610
c. About 1609
d. About 1608
Answer- About 1610
Que- Who declared him as Britain's greatest dramatist in 1598 ?
a. Queen Elizabeth
b. Francis Meres, a lawyer
c. Burbage, an actor
d. King James
Answer- Francis Meres, a lawyer
Que- Shakespeare's only son Hamnet died in_____________?
a. 1595
b. 1596
c. 1597
d. 1598
Answer- 1596
Que- Ann Hathaway was____________years older than Shakespeare?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
Answer- 8
Que- William Shakespeare was______________ child of John and Mary?
a. second
b. fourth
c. third
d. fifth
Answer- fourth
Que- Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance ?
a. Marlowe
b. Milton
c. Spencer
d. Johnson
Answer- Spencer
Que- Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to _______________?
a. Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton
b. Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh
c. Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle
d. Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle
Answer- Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle
Que- In "Paradise regained" who regained the paradise ?
a. Satan
b. Jesus
c. Adam and Eve
d. Only Adam
Answer- Adam and Eve
Que- On his blindness, a collection of sonnets is written by ?
a. Edmund Spenser
b. John Milton
c. Shakespeare
d. Sir Philip Sidney
Answer- John Milton
Que- The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as ?
a. Letters to the Margret Paston
b. Margret Paston to John Paston
c. The Paston letters
d. To John Paston
Answer- The Paston letters
Que- Who succeeded Lyly ?
a. Robert Greene
b. John Milton
c. Philip Sidney
d. Christopher Marlowe
Answer- Robert Greene
Que- In "the tragic history of Doctor Faustus". Faustus was a ?
a. German scholar
b. French scholar
c. Spanish scholar
d. Greek scholar
Answer- German scholar
Que- Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work ?
a. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune
b. The Spanish Tragedy
c. Jeronimo
d. Cornelia
Answer- The Spanish Tragedy
Que- Which book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney ?
a. The Faerie Queene
b. The shepheaedes Calendar
c. Complaints
d. Colin Clouts come home again
Answer- The shepheaedes Calendar
Que- The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given ?
a. Sir Philip Sidney
b. John Milton
c. Edmund Spencer
d. John Donne
Answer- Edmund Spencer
Que- Astrophel and Stella is a ?
a. Allegory
b. Epic
c. Sonnet
d. Ballad
Answer- Sonnet
Que- Who wrote "Mirror for Magistrates" ?
a. Thomas Sacville
b. Thomas Wyatt
c. Thomas lodge
d. Thomas Kyde
Answer- Thomas Sacville
Que- The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by ?
a. Wyclif
b. Thomas more
c. John Lyly
d. Robert Greene
Answer- Wyclif
Que- Utopia was first printed in ?
a. 1615
b. 1516
c. 1517
d. 1518
Answer- 1516
Que- Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance ?
a. 14 th
b. 15 th
c. 16 th
d. 14 th and 16 th
Answer- 15 th
Que- Renaissance first came to the ?
a. France
b. Italy
c. England
d. Rome
Answer- Italy
Que- Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus' character at the beginning of the play ?
a. kind
b. stupid
c. sensitive
d. arrogant
Answer- arrogant
Que- Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names ?
a. Valdes and Cornelius
b. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
c. Troilus and Cressida
d. Pyramus and Thisbe
Answer- Valdes and Cornelius
Que- At what famous university is Faustus a scholar ?
a. Wittenburg
b. Sorbonne
c. Heidelberg
d. Cambridge
Answer- Wittenburg
Que- In what country is 'Dr Faustus' based ?
a. England
b. Italy
c. France
d. Germany
Answer- Germany
Que- Which of the Marlowe's plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash ?
a. Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.
b. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
c. The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.
d. Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris
Answer- The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
Que- University Wits were those who ?
a. Had training at two universities
b. gave curriculum of two universities
c. Erected two universities
d. none of the above
Answer- Had training at two universities
Que- Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devil's angels ?
a. Mephastophilis
b. beelzebub
c. Aamon
d. none of the above
Answer- Mephastophilis
Que- What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowe's father ?
a. Carpenter
b. Civil servant
c. Cobbler
d. Farmer
Answer- Cobbler
Que- How many children did Shakespeare have ?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 8
d. 12
Answer- 3
Que- From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education ?
a. Corpus Christi College
b. Cambridge
c. oxford
d. witternburg
Answer- Corpus Christi College
Que- What was the first published title of Christopher Marlow's play The Jew of Malta ?
a. The Tragedy of the Jew of Malta
b. The Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
c. The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
d. The Story of the Rich Jew of Malta
Answer- The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Jew of Malta
Que- At what age did Christopher Marlow die ?
a. 33
b. 29
c. 47
d. 54
Answer- 29
Que- When did Christopher Marlow die ?
a. 30 May 1593
b. 12 September 1598
c. 26 April 1601
d. 15 February 1611
Answer- 30 May 1593
Que- When was Christopher Marlowe baptized ?
a. 26 February 1564
b. 12 January 1569
c. 30 April 1560
d. 10 October 1547
Answer- 26 February 1564
Que- From which institution did Christopher Marlow receive Bachelor of Arts degree in 1584 ?
a. Oxford University
b. Trinity College
c. Corpus Christi College
d. Queens college
Answer- Corpus Christi College
Que- Which was Marlowe's first play ?
a. Dr.Faustus
b. Tamburlaine
c. The Tragedy of Dido
d. The Jew of Malta,
Answer- Tamburlaine
Que- Marlow died of ?
a. Illness
b. stabbing
c. poisoned
d. Hanged
Answer- stabbing
Que- What is Christopher Marlowe's Nationality ?
a. British
b. German
c. Dutch
d. American
Answer- British
Que- Which one of the following dramas attributed to Christopher Marlow is believed to have been his first ?
a. The Jew of Malta
b. Dido, Queen of Carthage
c. Edward the Second
d. Tamburlaine the Great
Answer- Dido, Queen of Carthage