William Shakespeare’s “Henry V” is an example of what dramatic genre ?
A. Tragedy
B. Comedy
C. Romance
D. History
Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play ?
Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare’s play ?
A. Queen Elizabeth I
B. Queen Elizabeth II
C. Queen Anne
D. Both A and B
John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry ?
John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry ?
A. A pastoral elegy
B. A satire
C. An epic
D. A mock-epic
There was greater emphasis placed on human potentiality for growth and excellence through Europe by which year ?
There was greater emphasis placed on human potentiality for growth and excellence through Europe by which year ?
A. 1400
B. 1500
C. 1600
D. 1650
Fill in the blank. John Lyly’s ________ exercised considerable influence upon its author’s contemporaries?
Fill in the blank. John Lyly’s ________ exercised considerable influence upon its author’s contemporaries?
A. “Euphues”
B. “Paradise Lost”
C. “Utopia”
D. “Zelauto”
Fill in the blank. In 1585, _______________ sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island (now North Carolina)?
Fill in the blank. In 1585, _______________ sponsored the first English colony in America on Roanoke Island (now North Carolina)?
A. Sir Thomas More
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. John Foxe
D. John Lyly
Fill in the blank. _______ was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation?
Fill in the blank. _______ was a Christian theologian and Augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant Reformation?
A. Niccolo Machiavelli
B. Martin Luther
C. John Milton
D. John Wycliffe
What doctrine significantly influenced Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia” ?
What doctrine significantly influenced Sir Thomas More’s “Utopia” ?
A. Marxism
B. Christian Humanism
C. Feminism
D. New Historicism
Which of the following plays were written by Christopher Marlowe ?
Which of the following plays were written by Christopher Marlowe ?
A. “The Jew of Malta”
B. “Doctor Faustus”
C. “Edward II”
D. All of the above
Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?
Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?
A. “The Curtain”
B. “The Globe”
C. “The Rose”
D. “The Anchor”