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Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true?

A. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.

B. She was a virgin martyr.

C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.

D. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

Correct Answer :

C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.


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Faustus asks two magicians to aid him in summoning the devil. What are their names?

A. Valdes and Cornelius

B. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

C. Troilus and Cressida

D. Pyramus and Thisbe

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Thomas kyd (1558-95) achieved great popularity with which of his first work?

A. The Rare Triumphs of love and fortune

B. The Spanish Tragedy

C. Jeronimo

D. Cornelia

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Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:

A. 1553

B. 1554

C. 1555

D. 1550

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What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomews Day Massacre in 1572?

A. The Massacre at Berlin

B. The Massacre at Rome

C. The Massacre at Copenhagen

D. The Massacre at Paris

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Who translated Utopia in English language:

A. Thomas More

B. Thomas lodge

C. Ralph Robinson

D. William Tyndale

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By Shakespeare had established himself in London as an actor and dramatist:

A. 1590

B. 1591

C. 1592

D. 1593

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Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?

A. Beowulf

B. Arthur

C. Caedmon

D. Augustine of Canterbury

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Which of the following statement is correct:

A. Shakespeares first child Susanna was born in 1583.

B. In 1585 twins were born and named Hamnet and Judith.

C. both a and b.

D. None of above.

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Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries:

A. Edmund Spenser

B. John Milton

C. John Donne

D. Sir Philip Sidney

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What was vellum?

A. parchment made of animal skin

B. the service owed to a lord by his peasants (villeins)

C. unrhymed iambic pentameter

D. an unbreakable oath of fealty

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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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After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?

A. Shakespeare

B. Thomas Nash

C. George Chapman

D. Thomas More

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Marlowe born in________

A. 1562

B. 1563

C. 1564

D. 1565

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what was chaucers profession?

A. a poet

B. a merchant

C. a civil servant

D. None of the above

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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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Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?

A. Bede

B. Sir Thomas Malory

C. Geoffrey Chaucer

D. Caedmon

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Renaissance first came to the:

A. France

B. Italy

C. England

D. Rome

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The collection of the papers and correspondence of a well-to-do Norfolk family is known as:

A. Letters to the Margret Paston

B. Margret Paston to John Paston

C. The Paston letters

D. To John Paston

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Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?

A. the Normans

B. the Geats

C. the Celts

D. the Anglo-Saxons

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Which powerful figure does Faustus ridicule with his new-found powers?

A. The Pope

B. The Holy Roman Emperor

C. The King of England

D. The King of France

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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?

A. William Shakespeare

B. Thomas Kyd

C. John Dryden

D. John Donne

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what did Chaucers wife use to do?

A. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of Hainaut

B. nurse of royal court

C. governess to Henry IV

D. None of the above

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Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues?

A. the short story

B. the heroic epic

C. the morality play

D. the romance

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Paradise lost was lost by:

A. Eve

B. Adam

C. Both a and b

D. Satan

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

A. 1386

B. 1300

C. 1343

D. 1350

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Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives?

A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. Chrétien de Troyes

C. a and c only

D. b and c only

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The Prince Of Poets in his time, on whom grave the inscription is given?

A. Sir Philip Sidney

B. John Milton

C. Edmund Spencer

D. John Donne

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Who is the author of Piers Plowman?

A. Sir Thomas Malory

B. Margery Kempe

C. Geoffrey Chaucer

D. William Langland

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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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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