The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given?

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The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given?

A. Sir Philip Sidney

B. John Milton

C. Edmund Spencer

D. John Donne

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Astrophel and Stella is a:

A. Allegory

B. Epic

C. Sonnet

D. Ballad

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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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Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with:

A. nostalgia and ill-concealed envy.

B. bewilderment and visceral loathing.

C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.

D. bigotry and shallow triumphalism.

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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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Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?

A. Latin

B. Dutch

C. French

D. English

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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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What is the meaning of Renaissance:

A. Rebirth, revival and re-awaking

B. Reveal, revel and reverie

C. Raillery, renunciation and recoup

D. None of the above

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Which of the Marlowes plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash?

A. Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.

B. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.

C. The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.

D. Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris.

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Who wrote Holy Sonnets?

A. Edmund Spenser

B. John Donne

C. Shakespeare

D. John Milton

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Utopia was first printed in:

A. 1615

B. 1516

C. 1517

D. 1518

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In Paradise regained who regained the paradise?

A. Satan

B. Jesus

C. Adam and Eve

D. Only Adam

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What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain?

A. the reign of King Arthur

B. the coronation of Henry II

C. King Johns seal of the Magna Carta

D. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

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One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?

A. Anthony and Cleopatra

B. Hero and Leander

C. Troilus and Cressida

D. Apollo and Hyacinth

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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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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 best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry?

A. embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine

B. repetition of parallel syntactic structures

C. ironic understatement

D. stress on every third diphthong

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In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?

A. Lazarus

B. Solomon

C. Barabas

D. Shylock

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Who was the first English Christian king?

A. Alfred

B. Richard III

C. Richard II

D. Ethelbert

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Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?

A. Bede

B. Sir Thomas Malory

C. Geoffrey Chaucer

D. Caedmon

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Marlowes poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love begins with the line Come live with me and be my love; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line?

A. William Shakespeare

B. Thomas Kyd

C. John Dryden

D. John Donne

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Marlow died of?

A. Illness

B. stabbing

C. poisoned

D. Hanged

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Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?

A. tenth

B. eleventh

C. twelfth

D. fourteenth

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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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During Spencers visit to his Kinsfolk in Lancashire he felt in love a woman and who figures as__________________ much of his work:

A. Rosalind

B. Belinda

C. Both a and b

D. None of above

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The use of whale-roadfor sea and life-housefor body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry?

A. symbolism

B. simile

C. metonymy

D. kenning

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After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?

A. Shakespeare

B. Thomas Nash

C. George Chapman

D. Thomas More

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In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers?

A. Geoffrey of Monmouth

B. the Gawain poet

C. the Beowulf poet

D. Chr�tien de Troyes

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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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William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:

A. second

B. fourth

C. third

D. fifth

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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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C. Edmund Spencer

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Utopia was first printed in:

In Paradise regained who regained the paradise?

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One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?

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

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

Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry?

In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?

Who was the first English Christian king?

Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?

Marlowes poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love begins with the line Come live with me and be my love; which other English author wrote a famous poem beginning with this line?

Marlow died of?

Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?

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

During Spencers visit to his Kinsfolk in Lancashire he felt in love a woman and who figures as__________________ much of his work:

The use of whale-roadfor sea and life-housefor body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry?

After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?

In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers?

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

William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:

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

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