Greville was biographer of:
Edmund Spencer
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney
John Milton
Correct Answer :
C. Sir Philip Sidney
Related Questions
In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?
Lazarus
Solomon
Barabas
Shylock
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus character at the beginning of the play?
kind
stupid
sensitive
arrogant
Which of the following published in 1579 and although it placed Spencer immediately in the highest rank of living writers?
Colin clouts come home again
Faerie queen, first three books
The Shepherds calendar
Faerie queen, second three books
Chaucer was made in-charge of many palaces,which of these was not in his charge?
Westminster Palace
Tower of London
St. Georges chapel at Windsor
Buckingham Palace
46How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil?
16
20
24
28
Renaissance is a:
French word
Italian word
Greek word
Spanish word
Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names?
Valdes and Cornelius
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Troilus and Cressida
Pyramus and Thisbe
Marlowe born in________
1562
1563
1564
1565
What is the meaning of Renaissance:
Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Reveal, revel and reverie
Raillery, renunciation and recoup
None of the above
Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries:
Edmund Spenser
John Milton
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney
Marlow died of?
Illness
stabbing
poisoned
Hanged
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 Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance?
banishment to Asia
everlasting shame
conversion to Christianity
mild melancholia
which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
None of the above
Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to ?
Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton
Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle
Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
French
Norwegian
Spanish
Hungarian
Marlowes play Tamburlaine the Great was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler?
Zhu Yuanzhang
Genghis Khan
Timur
Kublai Khan
in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French?
1360
1357
1378
1358
William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1567
26 April 1566
26 April 1565
26 April 1564
The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as:
Letters to the Margret Paston
Margret Paston to John Paston
The Paston letters
To John Paston
The use of whale-roadfor sea and life-housefor body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry?
symbolism
simile
metonymy
kenning
Who is the author of Piers Plowman?
Sir Thomas Malory
Margery Kempe
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Langland
Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance:
14 th
15 th
16 th
14 th and 16 th
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in:
About 1611
About 1610
About 1609
About 1608
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?
Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy
Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible
Malorys Morte Darthur
a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
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
In whose reign Morality plays began?
Henry five
Elizabeth one
Henry six
Henry eight
Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as………?
Chaucers corner
poets corner
legends corner
None of the above
What is Faerie Queene:
An allegory
An epic
A ballad
A sonnet