Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
the Normans
the Geats
the Celts
the Anglo-Saxons
Correct Answer :
D. the Anglo-Saxons
Related Questions
what was the occupation of Chaucers father?
leather merchant
civil servant
a vintner
None of the above
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?
William Shakespeare
Thomas Kyd
John Dryden
John Donne
When, is it estimated, was Dr Faustus first performed?
1594
1604
1590
1593
How did Henry II, the first of Englands Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France?
the Battle of Hastings
Saint Patricks mission
the Fourth Lateran Council
his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine
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
Utopia was first printed in:
1615
1516
1517
1518
Who is the author of Piers Plowman?
Sir Thomas Malory
Margery Kempe
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Langland
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
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
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
Who translated Utopia in English language:
Thomas More
Thomas lodge
Ralph Robinson
William Tyndale
Astrophel and Stella is a:
Allegory
Epic
Sonnet
Ballad
which of these is not certain about Chaucer?
his birth date
his death year
his fathers name
None of the above
Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518?
Thomas Nash
Thomas More
Thomas lodge
Thomas Wyatt
Who was the first English Christian king?
Alfred
Richard III
Richard II
Ethelbert
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.
Marlowes play Tamburlaine the Great was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler?
Zhu Yuanzhang
Genghis Khan
Timur
Kublai Khan
William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:
second
fourth
third
fifth
Who succeeded Lyly?
Robert Greene
John Milton
Philip Sidney
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1567
26 April 1566
26 April 1565
26 April 1564
Who wrote Mirror for Magistrates?
Thomas Sacville
Thomas Wyatt
Thomas lodge
Thomas Kyde
One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?
Anthony and Cleopatra
Hero and Leander
Troilus and Cressida
Apollo and Hyacinth
In the title of Marlowes play, of where was Dido the Queen?
Troy
Carthage
Sparta
Persia
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
In whose reign Morality plays began?
Henry five
Elizabeth one
Henry six
Henry eight
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
French
Norwegian
Spanish
Hungarian
Chaucer was made in-charge of many palaces,which of these was not in his charge?
Westminster Palace
Tower of London
St. Georges chapel at Windsor
Buckingham Palace
Which of the following qualities would most accurately describe Faustus character at the beginning of the play?
kind
stupid
sensitive
arrogant
What is Christopher Marlowes Nationality?
British
German
Dutch
American