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English Literature Mcqs

Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?

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”

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Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs

Compared to Aquinas, the writers of Florentine humanism considered which of the following only unsystematically ?

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

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Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs

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.

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

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Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs

Fill in the blank. King_____________ was notorious for his six marriages and for ruthlessly persecuting his political enemies, violently eliminating all opposition ?

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

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Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs

What author defines the function of poetry with reference to the Horatian dictum of “to teach and delight” ?

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

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Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs

Fill in the blank. John Wycliffe challenged a number of ______________doctrines with arguments which centuries later would echo during the Protestant Reformation ?

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

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Cultural and Literary English Renaissance, English Literature Mcqs