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Marlowe born in________

A. 1562

B. 1563

C. 1564

D. 1565

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C. 1564


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Which of the following statement is correct:

A. Shakespeares first child Susanna was born in 1583.

B. In 1585 twins were born and named Hamnet and Judith.

C. both a and b.

D. None of above.

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Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?

A. French

B. Norwegian

C. Spanish

D. Hungarian

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Who born in 1422:

A. William Caxton

B. Robert Henry

C. John Lyly

D. Thomas more

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What was vellum?

A. parchment made of animal skin

B. the service owed to a lord by his peasants (villeins)

C. unrhymed iambic pentameter

D. an unbreakable oath of fealty

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Paradise lost was lost by:

A. Eve

B. Adam

C. Both a and b

D. Satan

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which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?

A. Edward III

B. Henry II

C. Richard II

D. None of the above

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Shakespeares only son Hamnet died in?

A. 1595

B. 1596

C. 1597

D. 1598

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What is Christopher Marlowes Nationality?

A. British

B. German

C. Dutch

D. American

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Chaucer became a page to which kings daughter-in-law?

A. Edward III

B. Richard II

C. Henry IV

D. None of the above

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46How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil?

A. 16

B. 20

C. 24

D. 28

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Who wrote The Massacre at Paris?

A. Shakespeare

B. Christopher Marlowe

C. Edmund Spenser

D. john Milton

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Which powerful figure does Faustus ridicule with his new-found powers?

A. The Pope

B. The Holy Roman Emperor

C. The King of England

D. The King of France

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Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true?

A. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.

B. She was a virgin martyr.

C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.

D. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

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Which of the following are University wits:

A. John Gower and Robert Peele

B. John Skelton and Thomas lodge

C. John Lyly and Robert Greene

D. John Donne and Thomas Nashe

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What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomews Day Massacre in 1572?

A. The Massacre at Berlin

B. The Massacre at Rome

C. The Massacre at Copenhagen

D. The Massacre at Paris

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Who was the son of a rich London merchant and born in 1557?

A. Thomas Nah

B. Thomas lodge

C. Thomas Kyd

D. Thomas Hardy

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In whose reign Morality plays began?

A. Henry five

B. Elizabeth one

C. Henry six

D. Henry eight

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry?

A. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.

B. Its formal and dignified use of speech was distant from everyday use of language.

C. Irony is a mode of perception, as much as it was a figure of speech.

D. Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed.

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Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives?

A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. Chrétien de Troyes

C. a and c only

D. b and c only

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Marlow died of?

A. Illness

B. stabbing

C. poisoned

D. Hanged

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What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?

A. Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy

B. Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible

C. Malorys Morte Darthur

D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert

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The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by:

A. Wyclif

B. Thomas more

C. John Lyly

D. Robert Greene

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How did Henry II, the first of Englands Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France?

A. the Battle of Hastings

B. Saint Patricks mission

C. the Fourth Lateran Council

D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine

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Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot?

A. Julian of Norwich

B. Margery Kempe

C. William Langland

D. Sir Thomas Malory

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Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?

A. Beowulf

B. Arthur

C. Caedmon

D. Augustine of Canterbury

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Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work?

A. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune

B. The Spanish Tragedy

C. Jeronimo

D. Cornelia

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Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to ?

A. Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton

B. Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh

C. Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle

D. Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle

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Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in:

A. About 1611

B. About 1610

C. About 1609

D. About 1608

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At what famous university is Faustus a scholar?

A. Wittenburg

B. Sorbonne

C. Heidelberg

D. Cambridge

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Renaissance is a:

A. French word

B. Italian word

C. Greek word

D. Spanish word