In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?
Lazarus
Solomon
Barabas
Shylock
Correct Answer :
C. Barabas
Related Questions
Ann Hathaway was _________ years older than Shakespeare:
7
8
9
10
Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for
courtiers entering the service of Richard II
translators of French romances
women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
knights preparing for their first tournament
Astrophel and Stella is a:
Allegory
Epic
Sonnet
Ballad
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?
Bede
Sir Thomas Malory
Geoffrey Chaucer
Caedmon
Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in:
About 1611
About 1610
About 1609
About 1608
How did Henry II, the first of Englands Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France?
the Battle of Hastings
Saint Patricks mission
the Fourth Lateran Council
his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine
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
University Wits were those who:
Had training at two universities
gave curriculum of two universities
Erected two universities
None of the above
Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as………?
Chaucers corner
poets corner
legends corner
None of the above
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
Greville was biographer of:
Edmund Spencer
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney
John Milton
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus character at the beginning of the play?
kind
stupid
sensitive
arrogant
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
William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1567
26 April 1566
26 April 1565
26 April 1564
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.
What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomews Day Massacre in 1572?
The Massacre at Berlin
The Massacre at Rome
The Massacre at Copenhagen
The Massacre at Paris
Renaissance first came to the:
France
Italy
England
Rome
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550
When, is it estimated, was Dr Faustus first performed?
1594
1604
1590
1593
Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true?
She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.
She was a virgin martyr.
She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in………..?
1386
1300
1343
1350
Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devils angels?
Mephastophilis
beelzebub
Aamon
None of the above
Which book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney:
The Faerie Queene
The shepheaedes Calendar
Complaints
Colin Clouts come home again
Faustus servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?
Bach
Schumann
Beethoven
Wagner
Who wrote The Massacre at Paris?
Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Edmund Spenser
john Milton
What was vellum?
parchment made of animal skin
the service owed to a lord by his peasants (villeins)
unrhymed iambic pentameter
an unbreakable oath of fealty
What is the meaning of Renaissance:
Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Reveal, revel and reverie
Raillery, renunciation and recoup
None of the above
Shakespeares only son Hamnet died in?
1595
1596
1597
1598
John Donnes The Anniversaries is a:
An elegy in two parts
An epic in three parts
A ballad in four parts
None of these