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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?

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Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?

A. the growing authority of the Pope over domestic English affairs
B. the expansion of England’s colonial possessions
C. the rise in the power and confidence of the aristocracy
D. the countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority

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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?

A. It was aimed primarily at sons of the nobility and gentry.
B. Its curriculum emphasized ancient Greek, the language of diplomacy, professions, and higher learning.
C. It was conducted by tutors in wealthy families or in grammar schools.
D. It was ordered according to the medieval trivium and quadrivium

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English Literature Mcqs

From which of the following Italian texts might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeping power ?

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From which of the following Italian texts might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeg power ?

A. Castiglione’s The Courtier
B. Dante’s Divine Comedy
C. Boccaccio’s Decameron
D. Machiavelli’s The Prince

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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following might be addressed/represented by pastoral poetry ?

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Which of the following might be addressed/represented by pastoral poetry ?

A. shepherd and shepherdesses who fall in love and engage in singing contests
B. heroic stories in epic form
C. a celebration of the humility, contentment, and simplicity of living in the country
D. A and C only

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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century ?

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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century ?

A. English travelers were not obliged to learn French, Italian, or Spanish during their explorations of the Continent.
B. English was fast supplanting Latin as the second language of most European intellectuals.
C. English travelers often returned from the Continent with foreign fashions, much to the delight of moralists.
D. Intending his Utopia for an international intellectual community, Thomas More wrote in Latin, since English had no prestige outside of England.

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English Literature Mcqs

Short plays called ____________ staged dialogues on religious, moral, and political themes were performed by playing companies before the construction of public theaters?

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Short plays called ____________ staged dialogues on religious, moral, and political themes were performed by playing companies before the construction of public theaters?

A. interludes
B. spectacles
C. meditations
D. mysteries

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English Literature Mcqs

Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with____________?

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Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with____________?

A. nostalgia and ill-concealed envy.
B. bewilderment and visceral loathing.
C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.
D. bigotry and shallow triumphalism.

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English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages