Que- Fill in the blank. Although there is dispute about the actual "invention" of the printing press with movable metal type, _________ is usually the man credited with the invention.
a. Niccolo Machiavelli
b. Johan Gutenberg
c. Peter Schoeffer
d. Johannes Fust
Answer- Johan Gutenberg
Que- On which of the following topics did Sir Thomas More focus in his "Utopia" ?
a. Riches, jewels, and gold
b. Suicide
c. Marriage and divorce
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- Which of the following theaters could be found in England after Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne ?
a. The Curtain
b. The Rose
c. The Globe
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- What Renaissance text uses martyrology as a device to historicize the conflict between the true Church and the false Church in England ?
a. Euphues
b. Paradise Lost
c. Paradise Regained
d. Acts and Monuments
Answer- Acts and Monuments
Que- Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning the Globe theater in Elizabethan England ?
a. It burned down and was reconstructed hundreds of years later.
b. It was situated on the Thames River.
c. It was lit from natural sunlight as well as by candle light.
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- Fill in the blank. Christopher Marlowe's influence on William Shakespeare was in all probability _______________?
a. Very great
b. Insignificant
c. Somewhat significant
d. Impossible
Answer- Very great
Que- Fill in the blank. John Foxe was extremely sensitive to the_______________?
a. Buddhist
b. Anglican
c. Quaker
d. Catholic
Answer- Catholic
Que- The conceit of the Petrarchan sonnet in English during the Elizabethan period often involves what topic ?
a. Drugs
b. Sex
c. Animals
d. Propaganda
Answer- Sex
Que- Fill in the blank. In the second edition of_________________, John Foxe promised that he would edit a collection of the works of William Tyndale, John Frith, and Robert Barnes?
a. Acts and Monuments
b. Utopia
c. Euphues
d. Paradise Regained
Answer- Acts and Monuments
Que- Fill in the blank. John Foxe was deeply disgusted by the _______________, and could not believe that any honest Christian could accept its doctrinal basis ?
a. Mass
b. Transubstantiation
c. Resurrection
d. both A and C
Answer- Mass
Que- Edmund Spenser wrote what famous text ?
a. Paradise Lost
b. The Faerie Queen
c. The Prelude
d. Canterbury Tales
Answer- The Faerie Queen
Que- What author fell in love with Anne Boleyn while she was married to King Henry VIII ?
a. Sir Philip Sidney
b. Sir Thomas More
c. Thomas Wyatt
d. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Answer- Thomas Wyatt
Que- Who is largely considered to be the father of epic poetry ?
a. Homer
b. Dante
c. Virgil
d. Milton
Answer- Homer
Que- Which of the following texts is an example of epic poetry ?
a. Paradise Lost
b. The Odyssey
c. The Iliad
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- How did the invention of the printing press affect European culture ?
a. Print halted the corruption of texts by copyists, giving everyone identical texts.
b. Scientific research became a more collaborative effort.
c. Learning to read was made easier as print was standardized and made clearer.
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is an example of what dramatic genre ?
a. Tragedy
b. Comedy
c. Romance
d. Satire
Answer- Tragedy
Que- Sir Thomas More held which of the following positions in the English court ?
a. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
b. Speaker of the House of Commons
c. Master of Requests
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- Who became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted and appointed captain of the Queen's Guard in 1587 ?
a. Sir Thomas More
b. Sir Walter Raleigh
c. Sir Philip Sidney
d. Sir William Shakespeare
Answer- Sir Walter Raleigh
Que- Who was considered to be England's first literary celebrity ?
a. John Donne
b. Sir Walter Raleigh
c. Sir Thomas More
d. John Foxe
Answer- John Foxe
Que- Who was King Henry VIII's first wife ?
a. Catherine of Aragon
b. Anne Boleyn
c. Mary, Queen of Scots
d. Anne of Cleves
Answer- Catherine of Aragon
Que- In 1534, King Henry VIII was declared head of what church ?
a. The Catholic Church
b. The English Church
c. The Church of God
d. Both A and B
Answer- The English Church
Que- William Shakespeare's "Henry V" is an example of what dramatic genre ?
a. Tragedy
b. Comedy
c. Romance
d. History
Answer- History
Que- Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare's play ?
a. Queen Elizabeth I
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. Queen Anne
d. Both A and B
Answer- Queen Elizabeth I
Que- John Milton's "Lycidas" is what genre of poetry ?
a. A pastoral elegy
b. A satire
c. An epic
d. A mock-epic
Answer- A pastoral elegy
Que- There was greater emphasis placed on human potentiality for growth and excellence through Europe by which year ?
a. 1400
b. 1500
c. 1600
d. 1650
Answer- 1500
Que- Fill in the blank. John Lyly's ________ exercised considerable influence upon its author's contemporaries?
a. Euphues
b. Paradise Lost
c. Utopia
d. Zelauto
Answer- Euphues
Que- Fill in the blank. In 1585, _______________ sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island (now North Carolina)?
a. Sir Thomas More
b. Sir Walter Raleigh
c. John Foxe
d. John Lyly
Answer- Sir Walter Raleigh
Que- Fill in the blank. _______ was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation?
a. Niccolo Machiavelli
b. Martin Luther
c. John Milton
d. John Wycliffe
Answer- Martin Luther
Que- What doctrine significantly influenced Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" ?
a. Marxism
b. Christian Humanism
c. Feminism
d. New Historicism
Answer- Christian Humanism
Que- Which of the following plays were written by Christopher Marlowe ?
a. The Jew of Malta
b. Doctor Faustus
c. Edward II
d. All of the above
Answer- All of the above
Que- Many of William Shakespeare's plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?
a. The Curtain
b. The Globe
c. The Rose
d. The Anchor
Answer- The Globe
Que- Compared to Aquinas, the writers of Florentine humanism considered which of the following only unsystematically ?
a. Sex
b. Emotions
c. Psychology
d. All of the above
Answer- Emotions
Que- Fill in the blank. Th …. was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history.
a. Catholic Restoration
b. Catholic Reformation
c. Protestant Reformation
d. None of
Answer- Protestant Reformation
Que- Who wrote "Orlando Furioso" ?
a. John Milton
b. Ludovico Ariosto
c. Sir Philip Sidney
d. William Shakespeare
Answer- Ludovico Ariosto
Que- Fill in the blank. King_____________ was notorious for his six marriages and for ruthlessly persecuting his political enemies, violently eliminating all opposition ?
a. Charles I
b. Charles II
c. Henry V
d. Henry VIII
Answer- Henry VIII
Que- What author wrote the poem "Whoso list to hunt" ?
a. Sir Philip Sidney
b. Sir Thomas More
c. Thomas Wyatt
d. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Answer- Thomas Wyatt
Que- What author defines the function of poetry with reference to the Horatian dictum of "to teach and delight" ?
a. Sir Thomas More
b. Sir Walter Raleigh
c. John Lyly
d. Sir Philip Sidney
Answer- Sir Philip Sidney
Que- Fill in the blank. John Wycliffe challenged a number of ______________doctrines with arguments which centuries later would echo during the Protestant Reformation ?
a. Roman Catholic
b. Anglican
c. Buddhist
d. Protestant
Answer- Roman Catholic
Que- Which of the following is an important component of John Foxe's martyrology ?
a. Hexagrams
b. Epigrams
c. Heroic couplets
d. All of the above
Answer- Epigrams
Que- Stephen Greenblatt's work on the Renaissance is best described by what theoretical paradigm ?
a. Marxism
b. Feminism
c. New Historicism
d. Psychoanalysis
Answer- New Historicism
Que- Which writer spent more than twelve years imprisoned in the Tower of London ?
a. Sir Thomas More
b. Sir Walter Raleigh
c. Sir Philip Sidney
d. John Milton
Answer- Sir Walter Raleigh
Que- According to many British Romantic poets, who is the protagonist of John Milton's "Paradise Lost" ?
a. Satan
b. Adam
c. Eve
d. Christ
Answer- Satan
Que- Greek theater was often of what genre ?
a. Tragedy
b. Comedy
c. Romance
d. A and B only
Answer- A and B only
Que- Edmund Spenser was directly influenced by which writer's epic poetry ?
a. Milton
b. Wordsworth
c. Aristo
d. Both A and B
Answer- Aristo
Que- The distinction between comedy and tragedy which characterized classical drama was first forgotten during what period in England ?
a. Medieval
b. Romantic
c. Victorian
d. Elizabethan
Answer- Medieval
Que- In 1583, which playwright became in control of the first Blackfriars Theatre along with director William Hunnis ?
a. Henry VIII
b. John Lyly
c. Sir Thomas More
d. John Foxe
Answer- John Lyly
Que- The Petrarchan sonnet is composed of how many lines ?
a. 9
b. 10
c. 12
d. 14
Answer- 14
Que- Fill in the blank. John Foxe's ambiguous attitude towards the Elizabethan church was ______________?
a. Untypical
b. Not untypical
c. Exploded
d. Rejected
Answer- Not untypical
Que- Choose the best answer. Which of the following statements is true concerning epic poetry ?
a. Epic poetry is of a moral nature and tends to the promotion of virtue.
b. Canterbury Tales is an example of epic poetry.
c. All of the above answers are true.
d. Both A and B are true.
Answer- Both A and B are true.
Que- Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who also reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to1603 ?
a. Elizabeth I
b. Elizabeth II
c. Mary, Queen of Scots
d. Catherine of Aragon
Answer- Elizabeth I