Which of the following plays was not authored by Shakespeare in the Jacobean period ?
A. Othello
B. Volpone
C. King Lear
D. Antony and Cleopatra
Early 17th Century
Who authored the scholarly biography, Life of Donne ?
Who authored the scholarly biography, Life of Donne ?
A. Izaak Walton
B. Katherine Philips
C. John Skelton
D. Isabella Whitney
What was one of the first acts of Parliament after the outbreak of hostilities in the First Civil War ?
What was one of the first acts of Parliament after the outbreak of hostilities in the First Civil War ?
A. the abolishment of public plays and sports
B. the conversion of the English church to Catholicism
C. the adoption of English as the official language
D. the consolidation of power in an absolute monarch
What historical figure promoted the rapid growth of a high Anglican faction within the church whose ceremony, ritual, and doctrine more closely resembled Roman Catholicism ?
What historical figure promoted the rapid growth of a high Anglican faction within the church whose ceremony, ritual, and doctrine more closely resembled Roman Catholicism ?
A. William Collins
B. William Laud
C. William Shakespeare
D. William Tyndale
Which group of radicals got their name from their penchant for rambling prophecy ?
Which group of radicals got their name from their penchant for rambling prophecy ?
A. the Fifth Monarchists
B. the Roarers
C. the Diggers
D. the Ranters
What major new prose genre emerged in the Jacobean era ?
What major new prose genre emerged in the Jacobean era ?
A. the novel
B. the sermon
C. the familiar essay
D. the diary
Which of the following was not one of the four bodily humours ?
Which of the following was not one of the four bodily humours ?
A. choler
B. blood
C. cholesterol
D. black bile
What was the tile of Thomas Hobbes’s defense of absolute sovereignty based on a theory of social contract ?
What was the tile of Thomas Hobbes’s defense of absolute sovereignty based on a theory of social contract ?
A. The Litany in a Time of Plague
B. Utopia
C. Leviathan
D. The Advancement of Learning
What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ?
What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ?
A. Westminster Abbey
B. Tower Bridge
C. the Houses of Parliament
D. Buckingham Palace
What was the general subject of theWelsh poet Katherine Philips’s work ?
What was the general subject of theWelsh poet Katherine Philips’s work ?
A. celebrations of the transience of all life and beauty
B. celebrations of lesbian sexuality in terms that did not imply a male readership
C. celebrations of religious ecstasy and divine inspiration
D. celebrations of female friendship in Platonic terms normally reserved for male Friendships