chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for…………..?
beating a friar in a London street
for writing poetry against the church
for crossing the border of Great Britain
None of the above
Correct Answer :
A. beating a friar in a London street
Related Questions
Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in:
the Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.
the Norman Conquest of 1066.
the Peasant Uprising of 1381.
the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education? Corpus Christi College
Cambridge
oxford
witternburg
Harvard
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
the Normans
the Geats
the Celts
the Anglo-Saxons
Who succeeded Lyly?
Robert Greene
John Milton
Philip Sidney
Christopher Marlowe
One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?
Anthony and Cleopatra
Hero and Leander
Troilus and Cressida
Apollo and Hyacinth
John Donnes The Anniversaries is a:
An elegy in two parts
An epic in three parts
A ballad in four parts
None of these
In the title of Marlowes play, of where was Dido the Queen?
Troy
Carthage
Sparta
Persia
what was the duration of hundred years war?
1300 to 1350
1337 to 1453
1302 to 1343
None of the above
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
Which of the following are University wits:
John Gower and Robert Peele
John Skelton and Thomas lodge
John Lyly and Robert Greene
John Donne and Thomas Nashe
In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers?
Geoffrey of Monmouth
the Gawain poet
the Beowulf poet
Chr�tien de Troyes
Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chrétien de Troyes
a and c only
b and c only
After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?
Shakespeare
Thomas Nash
George Chapman
Thomas More
Who wrote Mirror for Magistrates?
Thomas Sacville
Thomas Wyatt
Thomas lodge
Thomas Kyde
Utopia was first printed in:
1615
1516
1517
1518
What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years?
his body
his house
his soul
his horse
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550
Chaucer was released from legal action by …………………… in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction?
Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne
Philippa de Roet of Flanders
Agnes de Copton
None of the above
The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to ?
Nicholas Udall
Thomas Colwell
Lord Burghley
None of the above
After __________ years of his marriage he left his native town and try his fortune in the great city of London.
two
three
four
five
Shakespeare is buried inside the:
Westminster Abbey
Trinity Church
Protestant Cemetery
None of above
Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
Henry II
Henry III
Henry V
Edward III
In the tragic history of Doctor Faustus. Faustus was a :
German scholar
French scholar
Spanish scholar
Greek scholar
In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?
Lazarus
Solomon
Barabas
Shylock
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
None of the above
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in………..?
1386
1300
1343
1350
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?
Latin
Dutch
French
English
The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200?
They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
Their readers primary language was English.
a and c only
What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain?
the reign of King Arthur
the coronation of Henry II
King Johns seal of the Magna Carta
the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine
Which of the following statement is correct:
Shakespeares first child Susanna was born in 1583.
In 1585 twins were born and named Hamnet and Judith.
both a and b.
None of above.