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
Correct Answer :
B. Arthur
Related Questions
Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518?
Thomas Nash
Thomas More
Thomas lodge
Thomas Wyatt
Ann Hathaway was _________ years older than Shakespeare:
7
8
9
10
In Paradise regained who regained the paradise?
Satan
Jesus
Adam and Eve
Only Adam
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
What is Faerie Queene:
An allegory
An epic
A ballad
A sonnet
He married to the Anne Hathaway at the age of_______ in______.
18, 1582
17, 1581
16, 1580
15, 1579
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
Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devils angels?
Mephastophilis
beelzebub
Aamon
None of the above
William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:
second
fourth
third
fifth
University Wits were those who:
Had training at two universities
gave curriculum of two universities
Erected two universities
None of the above
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
After __________ years of his marriage he left his native town and try his fortune in the great city of London.
two
three
four
five
Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife?
Dantes Divine Comedy
Boccaccios Decameron
The Dream of the Rood
Chaucers Legend of Good Women
Marlow died of?
Illness
stabbing
poisoned
Hanged
Renaissance first came to the:
France
Italy
England
Rome
Who wrote Holy Sonnets?
Edmund Spenser
John Donne
Shakespeare
John Milton
Marlowe born in________
1562
1563
1564
1565
Chaucer was released from legal action by …………………… in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction?
Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne
Philippa de Roet of Flanders
Agnes de Copton
None of the above
Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true?
She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.
She was a virgin martyr.
She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.
The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by:
Wyclif
Thomas more
John Lyly
Robert Greene
Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as………?
Chaucers corner
poets corner
legends corner
None of the above
one of Chaucers daughter was…………?
a musician
an astronomer
a nun
None of the above
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
Which of the following published in 1579 and although it placed Spencer immediately in the highest rank of living writers?
Colin clouts come home again
Faerie queen, first three books
The Shepherds calendar
Faerie queen, second three books
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus character at the beginning of the play?
kind
stupid
sensitive
arrogant
What is the meaning of Renaissance:
Rebirth, revival and re-awaking
Reveal, revel and reverie
Raillery, renunciation and recoup
None of the above
Faustus servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?
Bach
Schumann
Beethoven
Wagner
By Shakespeare had established himself in London as an actor and dramatist:
1590
1591
1592
1593
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.