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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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B. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.


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What is Faerie Queene:

A. An allegory

B. An epic

C. A ballad

D. A sonnet

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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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William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:

A. second

B. fourth

C. third

D. fifth

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What is Christopher Marlowes Nationality?

A. British

B. German

C. Dutch

D. American

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Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?

A. Henry II

B. Henry III

C. Henry V

D. Edward III

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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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What does Faustus promise to the devil in exchange for great knowledge, riches and power for a period of 24 years?

A. his body

B. his house

C. his soul

D. his horse

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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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Which of the following published in 1579 and although it placed Spencer immediately in the highest rank of living writers?

A. Colin clouts come home again

B. Faerie queen, first three books

C. The Shepherds calendar

D. Faerie queen, second three books

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University Wits were those who:

A. Had training at two universities

B. gave curriculum of two universities

C. Erected two universities

D. None of the above

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ann Hathaway was _________ years older than Shakespeare:

A. 7

B. 8

C. 9

D. 10

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Who was the first English Christian king?

A. Alfred

B. Richard III

C. Richard II

D. Ethelbert

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One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?

A. Anthony and Cleopatra

B. Hero and Leander

C. Troilus and Cressida

D. Apollo and Hyacinth

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Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:

A. 1553

B. 1554

C. 1555

D. 1550

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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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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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Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518?

A. Thomas Nash

B. Thomas More

C. Thomas lodge

D. Thomas Wyatt

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Renaissance first came to the:

A. France

B. Italy

C. England

D. Rome

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Who born in 1422:

A. William Caxton

B. Robert Henry

C. John Lyly

D. Thomas more

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In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers?

A. Geoffrey of Monmouth

B. the Gawain poet

C. the Beowulf poet

D. Chr�tien de Troyes

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Which was Marlowes first play?

A. Dr.Faustus

B. Tamburlaine

C. The Tragedy of Dido

D. The Jew of Malta