Famous satiric drama,Volpone,is written by ?
A. Sir Walter Scot
B. Christopher Marlow
C. Ben Johnson
D. George Herbert
Jacobean Era
The foremost poet of Jacobean era was ?
The foremost poet of Jacobean era was ?
A. John Milton
B. Charles Bacon
C. John Donne
D. Herbert Spencer
What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?
What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?
A. 1592-1608
B. 1603-1625
C. 1607-1627
D. 1608-1639
“The Jacobean Era” refers to a period of time in the early 17th century in which of the following countries ?
“The Jacobean Era” refers to a period of time in the early 17th century in which of the following countries ?
A. Jordan
B. England
C. Malaysia
D. Tunisia
the first fire-breathing dragon in English literature occurs in which Old English epic poem ?
the first fire-breathing dragon in English literature occurs in which Old English epic poem ?
A. Iliad
B. Odyssey
C. Beowulf
D. Canterbury Tales
What proceeded Jacobean era ?
What proceeded Jacobean era ?
A. Elizabethan Era
B. Caroline era
C. Victorian era
D. Jacobean Era
The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620-1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of ____________in London in 1625 ?
The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620-1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of ____________in London in 1625 ?
A. Cholera
B. Tuberculosis
C. Bubonic plague
D. Plague (disease)
The Jacobean era succeeds the ___________and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period ?
The Jacobean era succeeds the ___________and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period ?
A. Elizabethan era
B. English Reformation
C. England
D. Tudor period
In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?
In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. Ben Jonson folios
D. English Renaissance theatre
Jonson was also an important innovator in the specialized literary sub-genre of the….., which went through an intense development in the Jacobean era ?
Jonson was also an important innovator in the specialized literary sub-genre of the….., which went through an intense development in the Jacobean era ?
A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. Masque
D. A Midsummer Night’s Dream