What is the meaning of Renaissance:
Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Reveal, revel and reverie
Raillery, renunciation and recoup
None of the above
Correct Answer :
A. Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Related Questions
What was the occupation of Christopher Marlowes father?
Carpenter
Civil servant
Cobbler
Farmer
what was the occupation of Chaucers father?
leather merchant
civil servant
a vintner
None of the above
Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe?
Henry V
Richard III
Edward II
John
chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for…………..?
beating a friar in a London street
for writing poetry against the church
for crossing the border of Great Britain
None of the above
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
French
Norwegian
Spanish
Hungarian
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
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
The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given?
Sir Philip Sidney
John Milton
Edmund Spencer
John Donne
Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?
Bede
Sir Thomas Malory
Geoffrey Chaucer
Caedmon
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
None of the above
Greville was biographer of:
Edmund Spencer
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney
John Milton
In whose reign Morality plays began?
Henry five
Elizabeth one
Henry six
Henry eight
One of Marlowes earliest published works was his translation of the epic poem Pharsalia, written by which Roman poet?
Ovid
Lucan
Virgil
Horace
In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers?
Geoffrey of Monmouth
the Gawain poet
the Beowulf poet
Chr�tien de Troyes
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550
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
46How many years of happiness was Dr Faustus promised by the Devil?
16
20
24
28
Who was the first English Christian king?
Alfred
Richard III
Richard II
Ethelbert
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
University Wits were those who:
Had training at two universities
gave curriculum of two universities
Erected two universities
None of the above
Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance:
14 th
15 th
16 th
14 th and 16 th
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in………..?
1386
1300
1343
1350
Marlowes play Tamburlaine the Great was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler?
Zhu Yuanzhang
Genghis Khan
Timur
Kublai Khan
Astrophel and Stella is a:
Allegory
Epic
Sonnet
Ballad
He married to the Anne Hathaway at the age of_______ in______.
18, 1582
17, 1581
16, 1580
15, 1579
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
Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury?
Their leaders were Lollards, advocating radical religious reform.
The common people were still essentially pagan.
They believed that writing, a skill largely confined to the clergy, was a form of black magic.
The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.
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
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus character at the beginning of the play?
kind
stupid
sensitive
arrogant
Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names?
Valdes and Cornelius
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Troilus and Cressida
Pyramus and Thisbe