What is the title to Milton’s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?
A. L’Allegro
B. Lycidas
C. Paradise Lost
D. The Divine Comedy
Which was not among the newgenres promoted by poets such as Jonson, Donne, and Herbert ?
Which was not among the newgenres promoted by poets such as Jonson, Donne, and Herbert ?
A. the Petrarchan sonnet
B. the classical satire
C. the country-house poem
D. the epigram
Which of the following female authors of the Jacobean era wrote a work that became the firstof its kind to be published by an English woman ?
Which of the following female authors of the Jacobean era wrote a work that became the firstof its kind to be published by an English woman ?
A. Rachel Speght
B. Aemilia Lanyer
C. Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland
D. all of the above
Restored to the throne in 1660, Charles II ruled_______________?
Restored to the throne in 1660, Charles II ruled_______________?
A. with an absolute prerogative his father would have envied.
B. through a system of draconian military courts.
C. with deference to Parliament’s legislative supremacy.
D. only a small area around London and Oxford.
Which poet was a member of the powerful and culturally influential Sidney family ?
Which poet was a member of the powerful and culturally influential Sidney family ?
A. Ben Jonson
B. Aemilia Lanyer
C. Samuel Daniel
D. Mary Wroth
Which of the following did Milton not advocate in print in the 1640s and 1650s ?
Which of the following did Milton not advocate in print in the 1640s and 1650s ?
A. the disestablishment of the church and the removal of bishops
B. the right of the people to dismiss and even execute their rulers
C. the free circulation of ideas without prior censorship
D. the restoration of the monarchy
What was the licensing system ?
What was the licensing system ?
A. All royalties from the sale of books went to the crown (hence the name).
B. Poets were required to have a university diploma (the original poetic license).
C. All books had to be dedicated to a noble or royal patron.
D. All books had to be submitted for official approval before publication.
What is the delicate balancing act of Marvell’sHoratian Ode ?
What is the delicate balancing act of Marvell’sHoratian Ode ?
A. praising Roman virtues whilst endorsing Christian beliefs
B. praising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity
C. celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king
D. celebrating the Restoration whilst regretting the frivolity of the new regime
Who served as Protector under England’s first written constitution ?
Who served as Protector under England’s first written constitution ?
A. Gerrard Winstanley
B. Oliver Cromwell
C. Praisegod Barebone
D. George Monk
Which of the following colonial ventures took place in the reign of James I (1603-25) ?
Which of the following colonial ventures took place in the reign of James I (1603-25) ?
A. the founding of the Jamestown settlement
B. the founding of the Plymouth colony
C. Henry Hudson’s fruitless search for the Northwest Passage
D. all of the above