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
Correct Answer :
C. his soul
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In whose reign Morality plays began?
Henry five
Elizabeth one
Henry six
Henry eight
On his blindness, a collection of sonnets is written by:
Edmund Spenser
John Milton
Shakespeare
Sir Philip Sidney
Which book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney:
The Faerie Queene
The shepheaedes Calendar
Complaints
Colin Clouts come home again
After __________ years of his marriage he left his native town and try his fortune in the great city of London.
two
three
four
five
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
Marlow died of?
Illness
stabbing
poisoned
Hanged
Which powerful figure does Faustus ridicule with his new-found powers?
The Pope
The Holy Roman Emperor
The King of England
The King of France
What is the meaning of Renaissance:
Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Reveal, revel and reverie
Raillery, renunciation and recoup
None of the above
Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry?
embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine
repetition of parallel syntactic structures
ironic understatement
stress on every third diphthong
Which of the following are University wits:
John Gower and Robert Peele
John Skelton and Thomas lodge
John Lyly and Robert Greene
John Donne and Thomas Nashe
Faustus servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?
Bach
Schumann
Beethoven
Wagner
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?
Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy
Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible
Malorys Morte Darthur
a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
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
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
the Normans
the Geats
the Celts
the Anglo-Saxons
Renaissance is a:
French word
Italian word
Greek word
Spanish word
William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:
second
fourth
third
fifth
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
Who declared him as Britains greatest dramatist in 1598?
Queen Elizabeth
Francis Meres, a lawyer
Burbage, an actor
King James
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
By Shakespeare had established himself in London as an actor and dramatist:
1590
1591
1592
1593
The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given?
Sir Philip Sidney
John Milton
Edmund Spencer
John Donne
William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1567
26 April 1566
26 April 1565
26 April 1564
one of Chaucers daughter was…………?
a musician
an astronomer
a nun
None of the above
One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?
Anthony and Cleopatra
Hero and Leander
Troilus and Cressida
Apollo and Hyacinth
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
46How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil?
16
20
24
28
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550
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
Shakespeares only son Hamnet died in?
1595
1596
1597
1598
Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries:
Edmund Spenser
John Milton
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney