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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following refers to the small area of Ireland, extending north from Dublin, over which the English government could claim effective control ?

Which of the following refers to the small area of Ireland, extending north from Dublin, over which the English government could claim effective control ?

A. Ulster
B. the Protectorate
C. the Pale
D. West Britain

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Who authored Il Cortigiano (The Courtier), a book that was highly influential in the English court, providing subtle guidance on self-display ?

Who authored Il Cortigiano (The Courtier), a book that was highly influential in the English court, providing subtle guidance on self-display ?

A. Cavalcanti
B. Castiglione
C. Pirandello
D. Boccaccio

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Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III
D. Thomas More’s Utopia

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To what subgenre did the Senecan influence give rise, as evidenced in the first English tragedy Gorboduc, or Ferrex and Porrex ?

To what subgenre did the Senecan influence give rise, as evidenced in the first English tragedy Gorboduc, or Ferrex and Porrex ?

A. villain tragedy
B. poetic tragedy
C. heroic tragedy
D. revenge tragedy

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