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
A. Mass
B. Transubstantiation
C. Resurrection
D. both A and C
A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “The Faerie Queen”
C. “The Prelude”
D. “Canterbury Tales”
Edmund Spenser wrote what famous text ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs A. Sir Philip Sidney
B. Sir Thomas More
C. Thomas Wyatt
D. Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
What author fell in love with Anne Boleyn while she was married to King Henry VIII ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs A. Homer
B. Dante
C. Virgil
D. Milton
Who is largely considered to be the father of epic poetry ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “The Odyssey”
C. “The Iliad”
D. All of the above
Which of the following texts is an example of epic poetry ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs 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
How did the invention of the printing press affect European culture ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs A. Tragedy
B. Comedy
C. Romance
D. Satire
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is an example of what dramatic genre ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs A. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
B. Speaker of the House of Commons
C. Master of Requests
D. All of the above
Sir Thomas More held which of the following positions in the English court ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs A. Sir Thomas More
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. Sir Philip Sidney
D. Sir William Shakespeare
A. John Donne
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. Sir Thomas More
D. John Foxe
Who was considered to be England’s first literary celebrity ? Read More »
Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs