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
Correct Answer :
D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
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John Donnes The Anniversaries is a:
An elegy in two parts
An epic in three parts
A ballad in four parts
None of these
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
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 book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney:
The Faerie Queene
The shepheaedes Calendar
Complaints
Colin Clouts come home again
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
None of the above
The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200?
They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
Their readers primary language was English.
a and c only
what was chaucers profession?
a poet
a merchant
a civil servant
None of the above
Which was Marlowes first play?
Dr.Faustus
Tamburlaine
The Tragedy of Dido
The Jew of Malta
what was the occupation of Chaucers father?
leather merchant
civil servant
a vintner
None of the above
In whose reign Morality plays began?
Henry five
Elizabeth one
Henry six
Henry eight
Chaucer became a page to which kings daughter-in-law?
Edward III
Richard II
Henry IV
None of the above
Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as………?
Chaucers corner
poets corner
legends corner
None of the above
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
Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during………….?
1374 to 1385
1350 to 1360
1360 to 1400
1365 to 1500
Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work?
The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune
The Spanish Tragedy
Jeronimo
Cornelia
On his blindness, a collection of sonnets is written by:
Edmund Spenser
John Milton
Shakespeare
Sir Philip Sidney
What is Faerie Queene:
An allegory
An epic
A ballad
A sonnet
Shakespeare is buried inside the:
Westminster Abbey
Trinity Church
Protestant Cemetery
None of above
William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:
second
fourth
third
fifth
After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?
Shakespeare
Thomas Nash
George Chapman
Thomas More
University Wits were those who:
Had training at two universities
gave curriculum of two universities
Erected two universities
None of the above
Who was the first English Christian king?
Alfred
Richard III
Richard II
Ethelbert
In what country is Dr Faustus based?
England
Italy
France
Germany
William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1567
26 April 1566
26 April 1565
26 April 1564
Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to ?
Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton
Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh
Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle
Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle
what did Chaucers wife use to do?
lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of Hainaut
nurse of royal court
governess to Henry IV
None of the above
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
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus character at the beginning of the play?
kind
stupid
sensitive
arrogant
which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
None of the above
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