Question 1

Who succeeded Wyclife as a Leader of Lollard Movement?&#10;A)fortescue&#10;B)john purvey&#10;C)lord barners&#10;D)john rogers

Accepted Answer

John Purvey succeeded John Wycliffe as a leader of the Lollard movement, continuing the work of translating and disseminating Wycliffe's ideas after his death.

Question 2

W.H. Hudson's statement &#34;essentially the poet of the people&#34; reveals the personality of &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)william langland&#10;B)geoggrey chaucer&#10;C)alexander barclay&#10;D)edmund spenser

Accepted Answer

William Langland is known as "essentially the poet of the people" because his works, such as "Piers Plowman," addressed the concerns and experiences of the common people during the late Middle Ages.

Question 3

What was the name of Edmund Spenser's father?&#10;A)william spenser&#10;B)edward spenser&#10;C)reginald spenser&#10;D)john spenser

Accepted Answer

Edmund Spenser's father was named John Spenser.

Question 4

Edmund Spenser's Epithalamion is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)a lyric in petrarchan form.&#10;B)a dirge in the greek form.&#10;C)a nuptial hymn modelled upon the catullan form, influenced by the italian or provencal canzone.&#10;D)a song to be sung in the festival.

Accepted Answer

Epithalamion by Edmund Spenser is a nuptial hymn that celebrates his marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. It is modeled upon the Catullan form, drawing influence from the Italian or Provençal canzone, which are lyrical forms of poetry often expressive of love or personal emotion.

Question 5

Who was apostrophized by Shakespeare in As You Like It?&#10;A)sir philip sideny&#10;B)edmund spenser&#10;C)christopher marlowe&#10;D)sir thomas wyatt

Accepted Answer

Christopher Marlowe is apostrophized by Shakespeare in "As You Like It" through the character of Touchstone, who references Marlowe's famous line "Whoever loved that loved not at first sight?" from Marlowe's poem "Hero and Leander."

Question 6

What is the period of Queen Elizabeth's reign?&#10;A)1550 - 1600&#10;B)1545 - 1590&#10;C)1567 - 1599&#10;D)1558 - 1603

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I reigned from 1558 until her death in 1603.

Question 7

Humanism is a term &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)strictly applies to the revival of interest in the classic literature of greece and rome.&#10;B)strictly applies to the nature of humanitarian approach to literature.&#10;C)strictly applies to the nature of human-ki

Accepted Answer

Humanism primarily refers to the revival of interest in the classical literature and cultures of Greece and Rome, especially during the Renaissance.

Question 8

Sir Thomas More's Utopia is &#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)a tragic history of king henry viii.&#10;B)a political essay-romance describing an imaginary commonwealth.&#10;C)a love song for the queen elizabeth.&#10;D)a hymn sung at the court of king henry viii.

Accepted Answer

"Utopia" is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Sir Thomas More, published in 1516, describing a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs.

Question 9

What is the meaning of Utopia?&#10;A)&#34;no place&#34; in greek language.&#10;B)&#34;imaginary kingdom&#34; in latin language.&#10;C)&#34;welfare state&#34; in english language&#10;D)&#34;complete liberty&#34; in french language.

Accepted Answer

The term "Utopia" originates from Greek, where it literally means "no place" or "nowhere." It was first coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516 as the title of his book, describing an idealized island society.

Question 10

The chief characteristic of the Renaissance was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)its emphasis on humanism&#10;B)its emphasis on high imagination&#10;C)its refusal of cultural progress&#10;D)its refusal of scientific achievements

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The Renaissance was characterized by its emphasis on humanism, which focused on the potential and achievements of human beings, rather than on the divine or supernatural. This period marked a shift from the medieval focus on the church and God to a focus on humans and their capacities.

Question 11

Philip Sidney wrote Arcadia&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)in the form of the short story&#10;B)in the form of fiction&#10;C)in the form of farce&#10;D)in the form of poetry

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The answer of Philip Sidney wrote Arcadia&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#10;A)in the form of...

Question 12

The most important anti-dramatic book of Elizabethan period was&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)sidney's apologie for poetrie&#10;B)spenser's the shepheards calendar&#10;C)gosson's school of abuse&#10;D)donne's pseudo-martyr

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The answer of The most important anti-dramatic book of Elizabethan...

Question 13

Which of the following works was left unfinished by Christopher Marlowe?&#10;A)the tragedy of dido, queen of carthage&#10;B)the massacre at paris&#10;C)edward ii&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Which of the following works was left...

Question 14

Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella brought out in 1591 is&#10;A)a sequence of 108 sonnets&#10;B)a sequence of 208 sonnets&#10;C)a sequence of 350 sonnects&#10;D)a sequence of 1350 sonnects.

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The answer of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella brought...

Question 15

Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella is inspired by &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)penelope devereux&#10;B)sir walter railegh&#10;C)phillipe de mornay&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella is...

Question 16

In Astrophel and Stella, Astrophel has a name&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)star-love&#10;B)star-king&#10;C)star-heaven&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of In Astrophel and Stella, Astrophel has a...

Question 17

Stella means &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)star&#10;B)king&#10;C)constellation&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Stella means &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&#10;A)star&#10;B)king&#10;C)constellation&#10;D)none of these...

Question 18

Shakespeare wrote his poem Venus and Adonis in a pattern of&#10;A)six-line stanzas&#10;B)seven-line stanzas&#10;C)eight-line stanzas&#10;D)ten-line stanzas

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The answer of Shakespeare wrote his poem Venus and Adonis...

Question 19

The name of Shakespeare's birth place is &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#10;A)stratford-on avon&#10;B)stratford down-avon&#10;C)winchester avon&#10;D)somerset-avon

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The answer of The name of Shakespeare's birth place is...

Question 20

Who affirmed that Shakespeare knew &#34;small Latin and less Greek&#34;?&#10;A)ben jonson&#10;B)francis beaumont&#10;C)thomas heywood&#10;D)john webster

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who affirmed that Shakespeare knew &#34;small Latin...

Question 21

In 1609, a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets was printed by&#10;A)thomas thorpe&#10;B)ben jonson&#10;C)john shakespeare&#10;D)john marston

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The answer of In 1609, a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets...

Question 22

Shakespeare played the roles of Adam and Ghost in his plays&#10;A)as you like it and hamlet respectively.&#10;B)much ado about nothing and hamlet respectively.&#10;C)measure for measure and king lear respectively.&#10;D)as you like it and king henry v respectively.

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The answer of Shakespeare played the roles of Adam and...

Question 23

Which is the Last Play written by Shakespeare?&#10;A)tempest&#10;B)henry viii (in parts&#10;C)the winter's tale&#10;D)cymbeline

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The answer of Which is the Last Play written by...

Question 24

Shakespeare borrowed the plot for his 'The Comedy of Errors' from&#10;A)gargantua by rabelais&#10;B)metamorphoses by ovid&#10;C)menaechmi by plautus&#10;D)none of these

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The answer of Shakespeare borrowed the plot for his 'The...

Question 25

Shakespeare borrowed the formula of Romantic Comedy from&#10;A)george peele&#10;B)john lyly&#10;C)robert greene&#10;D)aristophanes

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The answer of Shakespeare borrowed the formula of Romantic Comedy...

Deck 7: English Literature and Authors