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
Correct Answer :
A. the reign of King Arthur
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Which of the Marlowes plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash?
Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.
The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.
Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris.
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
The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as:
Letters to the Margret Paston
Margret Paston to John Paston
The Paston letters
To John Paston
University Wits were those who:
Had training at two universities
gave curriculum of two universities
Erected two universities
None of the above
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in………..?
1386
1300
1343
1350
Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives?
Geoffrey Chaucer
Chrétien de Troyes
a and c only
b and c only
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?
Latin
Dutch
French
English
In whose reign Morality plays began?
Henry five
Elizabeth one
Henry six
Henry eight
After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?
Shakespeare
Thomas Nash
George Chapman
Thomas More
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
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
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
Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518?
Thomas Nash
Thomas More
Thomas lodge
Thomas Wyatt
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 was chaucers profession?
a poet
a merchant
a civil servant
None of the above
When, is it estimated, was Dr Faustus first performed?
1594
1604
1590
1593
Shakespeare made Stratford his regular home in:
About 1611
About 1610
About 1609
About 1608
At what famous university is Faustus a scholar?
Wittenburg
Sorbonne
Heidelberg
Cambridge
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 declared him as Britains greatest dramatist in 1598?
Queen Elizabeth
Francis Meres, a lawyer
Burbage, an actor
King James
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?
William Shakespeare
Thomas Kyd
John Dryden
John Donne
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
None of the above
which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
None of the above
Who wrote Holy Sonnets?
Edmund Spenser
John Donne
Shakespeare
John Milton
what was the duration of hundred years war?
1300 to 1350
1337 to 1453
1302 to 1343
None of the above
Marlow died of?
Illness
stabbing
poisoned
Hanged
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
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
In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance?
banishment to Asia
everlasting shame
conversion to Christianity
mild melancholia
Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance:
14 th
15 th
16 th
14 th and 16 th