who lost the most power during the renaissance ?
A. Italian merchants
B. catholic church
C. black people
D. king and queen of Spain
English Literature Mcqs
Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art ?
Which of the following techniques was NOT used in the Renaissance art ?
A. realism
B. perspective
C. individualism
D. abstractioin
who is considered as the model of the people during the renaissance ?
who is considered as the model of the people during the renaissance ?
A. greek and austrian
B. roman and french
C. roman and greek
D. french and greek
Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem ?
Edward King, a minor poet and a contemporary of Milton’s at Cambridge, was drowned at sea in 1637. Milton wrote an elegy for him. What was the title of this poem ?
A. lycidas
B. Paradise Lost
C. II penseroso
D. none of the above
The 20th century has been less kind to his memory. TS Eliot found his imagery distracting, and considered his work “not serious poetry”, but it was another critic who accused him of “callousness to the intrinsic nature of English”. Who ?
The 20th century has been less kind to his memory. TS Eliot found his imagery distracting, and considered his work “not serious poetry”, but it was another critic who accused him of “callousness to the intrinsic nature of English”. Who ?
A. FR Leavis
B. Harold Bloom
C. William Empson
D. Mariella Frostrup
In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque ?
In 1634 Milton wrote a masque. What’s the name of that masque ?
A. ’Il Penseroso’
B. ’Lycidas’
C. ’Comus’
D. ’The Masque of Blackness’
“Milton, thou should’st be living at this hour. England hath need of thee.” Indeed. But who was it, summoning his ghost ?
“Milton, thou should’st be living at this hour. England hath need of thee.” Indeed. But who was it, summoning his ghost ?
A. Horatio Herbert Kitchener
B. William Blake
C. William Wordsworth
D. John Keats
As well as poetry, Milton published extensively on politics, philosophy and religion. Which of the following was NOT one of his works ?
As well as poetry, Milton published extensively on politics, philosophy and religion. Which of the following was NOT one of his works ?
A. Of Prelatical Episcopacy
B. The Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings from the Church
C. Of Practical Exorcisme
D. Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
Which of the following works was NOT written by John Milton ?
Which of the following works was NOT written by John Milton ?
A. ’L’Allegro’
B. ’Lycidas’
C. ’Il Penseroso’
D. ’Absolom and Achitophel’
Which school did Milton attend ?
Which school did Milton attend ?
A. St Paul’s
B. Christ’s Hospital
C. Merchant Taylors’
D. Westminster