Marlow died of?
Illness
stabbing
poisoned
Hanged
Correct Answer :
B. stabbing
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During Spencers visit to his Kinsfolk in Lancashire he felt in love a woman and who figures as__________________ much of his work:
Rosalind
Belinda
Both a and b
None of above
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
In the tragic history of Doctor Faustus. Faustus was a :
German scholar
French scholar
Spanish scholar
Greek scholar
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.
Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to
the royal family and upper orders of the nobility
the lower orders of the nobility
agricultural laborers
the clergy
Who wrote The Massacre at Paris?
Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Edmund Spenser
john Milton
The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by:
Wyclif
Thomas more
John Lyly
Robert Greene
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
French
Norwegian
Spanish
Hungarian
which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
None of the above
Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries:
Edmund Spenser
John Milton
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney
Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devils angels?
Mephastophilis
beelzebub
Aamon
None of the above
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
Who of the following is known as Child Of Renaissance?
Marlowe
Milton
Spencer
Johnson
Who wrote following lines:…….. I am involved in mankind: and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
John Donne
John Milton
Earnest Hemingway
d. H. Lawrence
Who born in 1422:
William Caxton
Robert Henry
John Lyly
Thomas more
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
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 of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe?
Henry V
Richard III
Edward II
John
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
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.
Who succeeded Lyly?
Robert Greene
John Milton
Philip Sidney
Christopher Marlowe
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550
At what famous university is Faustus a scholar?
Wittenburg
Sorbonne
Heidelberg
Cambridge
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in………..?
1386
1300
1343
1350
Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry?
Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.
Its formal and dignified use of speech was distant from everyday use of language.
Irony is a mode of perception, as much as it was a figure of speech.
Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed.
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?
Latin
Dutch
French
English
Who was the first English Christian king?
Alfred
Richard III
Richard II
Ethelbert
Astrophel and Stella is a:
Allegory
Epic
Sonnet
Ballad
Who wrote Mirror for Magistrates?
Thomas Sacville
Thomas Wyatt
Thomas lodge
Thomas Kyde
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