Which poet was first who used metaphysical poetry among his contemporaries:
Edmund Spenser
John Milton
John Donne
Sir Philip Sidney
Correct Answer :
C. John Donne
Related Questions
Chaucer buried in a corner of Westminster, which came to know as………?
Chaucers corner
poets corner
legends corner
None of the above
One of Marlowes most famous poems was an account of which lovers?
Anthony and Cleopatra
Hero and Leander
Troilus and Cressida
Apollo and Hyacinth
What event resulted from the premature death of Henry V?
the Battle of Agincourt
the Battle of Hastings
the Norman Conquest
the War of the Roses
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.
Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for
courtiers entering the service of Richard II
translators of French romances
women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
knights preparing for their first tournament
In the title of Marlowes play, of where was Dido the Queen?
Troy
Carthage
Sparta
Persia
Who took Degree at fifteen from Cambridge in 1518?
Thomas Nash
Thomas More
Thomas lodge
Thomas Wyatt
Which century is known as Dawn of Renaissance:
14 th
15 th
16 th
14 th and 16 th
Marlowes play Tamburlaine the Great was based loosely on the life of which Asian ruler?
Zhu Yuanzhang
Genghis Khan
Timur
Kublai Khan
Marlowe born in________
1562
1563
1564
1565
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
In Marlowes play, what was the name of the Jew of Malta?
Lazarus
Solomon
Barabas
Shylock
Which of these Kings was the subject of a play by Marlowe?
Henry V
Richard III
Edward II
John
Astrophel and Stella is a:
Allegory
Epic
Sonnet
Ballad
Renaissance first came to the:
France
Italy
England
Rome
Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?
tenth
eleventh
twelfth
fourteenth
What is Faerie Queene:
An allegory
An epic
A ballad
A sonnet
In the tragic history of Doctor Faustus. Faustus was a :
German scholar
French scholar
Spanish scholar
Greek scholar
Which of the following statement is correct:
Shakespeares first child Susanna was born in 1583.
In 1585 twins were born and named Hamnet and Judith.
both a and b.
None of above.
Shakespeare is buried inside the:
Westminster Abbey
Trinity Church
Protestant Cemetery
None of above
The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to ?
Nicholas Udall
Thomas Colwell
Lord Burghley
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
William Shakespeare was……. child of John and Mary:
second
fourth
third
fifth
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?
Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy
Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible
Malorys Morte Darthur
a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?
Edward III
Henry II
Richard II
None of the above
After the death of Christopher Marlowe who completed his unfinished poem Hero and Leander?
Shakespeare
Thomas Nash
George Chapman
Thomas More
University Wits were those who:
Had training at two universities
gave curriculum of two universities
Erected two universities
None of the above
Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues?
the short story
the heroic epic
the morality play
the romance
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
Philip Sidney was born on 30th November:
1553
1554
1555
1550