Which of the following plays was not authored by Shakespeare in the Jacobean period ?
Which of the following plays was not authored by Shakespeare in the Jacobean period ? A. OthelloB. Volpone C. King Lear D. Antony and Cleopatra
Which of the following plays was not authored by Shakespeare in the Jacobean period ? A. OthelloB. Volpone C. King Lear D. Antony and Cleopatra
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 ? A. the abolishment of public plays and sports B. the conversion of the English church to Catholicism C. the adoption…
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 CollinsB. William Laud C. William Shakespeare D. William Tyndale
Which group of radicals got their name from their penchant for rambling prophecy ? A. the Fifth Monarchists B. the Roarers C. the DiggersD. the Ranters
What major new prose genre emerged in the Jacobean era ? A. the novel B. the sermonC. the familiar essay D. the diary
Which of the following was not one of the four bodily humours ? A. choler B. bloodC. cholesterol D. black bile
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. UtopiaC. Leviathan D. The Advancement of Learning
What was the intended target of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 ? A. Westminster Abbey B. Tower BridgeC. the Houses of Parliament D. Buckingham Palace
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…