Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in:
About 1611
About 1610
About 1609
About 1608
Correct Answer :
B. About 1610
Related Questions
He married to the Anne Hathaway at the age of_______ in______.
18, 1582
17, 1581
16, 1580
15, 1579
One of Marlowes earliest published works was his translation of the epic poem Pharsalia, written by which Roman poet?
Ovid
Lucan
Virgil
Horace
which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
None of the above
Shakespeares only son Hamnet died in?
1595
1596
1597
1598
Which was Marlowes first play?
Dr.Faustus
Tamburlaine
The Tragedy of Dido
The Jew of Malta
Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot?
Julian of Norwich
Margery Kempe
William Langland
Sir Thomas Malory
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
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
Paradise lost was lost by:
Eve
Adam
Both a and b
Satan
in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French?
1360
1357
1378
1358
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
One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?
Anthony and Cleopatra
Hero and Leander
Troilus and Cressida
Apollo and Hyacinth
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
46How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil?
16
20
24
28
Who is the author of Piers Plowman?
Sir Thomas Malory
Margery Kempe
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Langland
Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with:
nostalgia and ill-concealed envy.
bewilderment and visceral loathing.
admiration and elegiac sympathy.
bigotry and shallow triumphalism.
In the tragic history of Doctor Faustus. Faustus was a :
German scholar
French scholar
Spanish scholar
Greek scholar
Chaucer became a page to which kings daughter-in-law?
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV
None of the above
Renaissance first came to the:
France
Italy
England
Rome
Ann Hathaway was _________ years older than Shakespeare:
7
8
9
10
Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance:
14 th
15 th
16 th
14 th and 16 th
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
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
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
French
Norwegian
Spanish
Hungarian
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?
Beowulf
Arthur
Caedmon
Augustine of Canterbury
What event resulted from the premature death of Henry V?
the Battle of Agincourt
the Battle of Hastings
the Norman Conquest
the War of the Roses
Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe?
Henry V
Richard III
Edward II
John
Marlowe born in________
1562
1563
1564
1565
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
None of the above
Faustus servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?
Bach
Schumann
Beethoven
Wagner