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Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?

A. Latin

B. Dutch

C. French

D. English

Correct Answer :

B. Dutch


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In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance?

A. banishment to Asia

B. everlasting shame

C. conversion to Christianity

D. mild melancholia

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What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?

A. Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy

B. Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible

C. Malorys Morte Darthur

D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert

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The use of whale-roadfor sea and life-housefor body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry?

A. symbolism

B. simile

C. metonymy

D. kenning

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Which of the Marlowes plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash?

A. Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.

B. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.

C. The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.

D. Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris.

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What is the meaning of Renaissance:

A. Rebirth, revival and re-awaking

B. Reveal, revel and reverie

C. Raillery, renunciation and recoup

D. None of the above

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The first complete version of Bible in English language was made by:

A. Wyclif

B. Thomas more

C. John Lyly

D. Robert Greene

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Paradise lost was lost by:

A. Eve

B. Adam

C. Both a and b

D. Satan

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During Spencers visit to his Kinsfolk in Lancashire he felt in love a woman and who figures as__________________ much of his work:

A. Rosalind

B. Belinda

C. Both a and b

D. None of above

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Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as………?

A. Chaucers corner

B. poets corner

C. legends corner

D. None of the above

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Who wrote following lines:…….. I am involved in mankind: and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

A. John Donne

B. John Milton

C. Earnest Hemingway

D. d. H. Lawrence

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At what famous university is Faustus a scholar?

A. Wittenburg

B. Sorbonne

C. Heidelberg

D. Cambridge

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Faustus servant shares his name with a famous German composer. Who?

A. Bach

B. Schumann

C. Beethoven

D. Wagner

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Renaissance is a:

A. French word

B. Italian word

C. Greek word

D. Spanish word

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chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for…………..?

A. beating a friar in a London street

B. for writing poetry against the church

C. for crossing the border of Great Britain

D. None of the above

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one of Chaucers daughter was…………?

A. a musician

B. an astronomer

C. a nun

D. None of the above

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Spencer married in June 11, 1594 to ?

A. Elizabeth Wilton D/O Lord Grey De Wilton

B. Elizabeth Raleigh D/O Walter Raleigh

C. Elizabeth Boyle D/O James Boyle

D. Elizabeth Boyle D/O Richard Boyle

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Through his magic, Faustus is visited first by which of the devils angels?

A. Mephastophilis

B. beelzebub

C. Aamon

D. None of the above

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Which book Edmund Spenser dedicated to the Philip Sidney:

A. The Faerie Queene

B. The shepheaedes Calendar

C. Complaints

D. Colin Clouts come home again

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Who wrote The Massacre at Paris?

A. Shakespeare

B. Christopher Marlowe

C. Edmund Spenser

D. john Milton

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Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife?

A. Dantes Divine Comedy

B. Boccaccios Decameron

C. The Dream of the Rood

D. Chaucers Legend of Good Women

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Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?

A. tenth

B. eleventh

C. twelfth

D. fourteenth

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Chaucer became a member of Parliament in………..?

A. 1386

B. 1300

C. 1343

D. 1350

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In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?

A. Lazarus

B. Solomon

C. Barabas

D. Shylock

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When, is it estimated, was Dr Faustus first performed?

A. 1594

B. 1604

C. 1590

D. 1593

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From where Christopher Marlowe received his early Education? Corpus Christi College

A. Cambridge

B. oxford

C. witternburg

D. Harvard

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What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain?

A. the reign of King Arthur

B. the coronation of Henry II

C. King Johns seal of the Magna Carta

D. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

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After __________ years of his marriage he left his native town and try his fortune in the great city of London.

A. two

B. three

C. four

D. five

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Marlow died of?

A. Illness

B. stabbing

C. poisoned

D. Hanged

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John Donnes The Anniversaries is a:

A. An elegy in two parts

B. An epic in three parts

C. A ballad in four parts

D. None of these

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Who translated Utopia in English language:

A. Thomas More

B. Thomas lodge

C. Ralph Robinson

D. William Tyndale