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Who declared him as Britains greatest dramatist in 1598?

A. Queen Elizabeth

B. Francis Meres, a lawyer

C. Burbage, an actor

D. King James

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B. Francis Meres, a lawyer


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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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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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In whose reign Morality plays began?

A. Henry five

B. Elizabeth one

C. Henry six

D. Henry eight

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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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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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Marlowe born in________

A. 1562

B. 1563

C. 1564

D. 1565

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In the title of Marlowes play, of where was Dido the Queen?

A. Troy

B. Carthage

C. Sparta

D. Persia

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Who succeeded Lyly?

A. Robert Greene

B. John Milton

C. Philip Sidney

D. Christopher Marlowe

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Renaissance is a:

A. French word

B. Italian word

C. Greek word

D. Spanish word

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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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Astrophel and Stella is a:

A. Allegory

B. Epic

C. Sonnet

D. Ballad

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which of these is not certain about Chaucer?

A. his birth date

B. his death year

C. his fathers name

D. None of the above

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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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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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What is Christopher Marlowes Nationality?

A. British

B. German

C. Dutch

D. American

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which of these kings was not served by Chaucer?

A. Edward III

B. Henry II

C. Richard II

D. None of the above

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In Paradise regained who regained the paradise?

A. Satan

B. Jesus

C. Adam and Eve

D. Only Adam

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One of Marlowes earliest published works was his translation of the epic poem Pharsalia, written by which Roman poet?

A. Ovid

B. Lucan

C. Virgil

D. Horace

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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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How did Henry II, the first of Englands Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France?

A. the Battle of Hastings

B. Saint Patricks mission

C. the Fourth Lateran Council

D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine

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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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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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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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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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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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Why did the rebels of 1381 target the church, beheading the archbishop of Canterbury?

A. Their leaders were Lollards, advocating radical religious reform.

B. The common people were still essentially pagan.

C. They believed that writing, a skill largely confined to the clergy, was a form of black magic.

D. The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.

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Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to

A. the royal family and upper orders of the nobility

B. the lower orders of the nobility

C. agricultural laborers

D. the clergy

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Greville was biographer of:

A. Edmund Spencer

B. John Donne

C. Sir Philip Sidney

D. John Milton

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The first regular English comedy, based on the model of the Latin comedy, is attributed to ?

A. Nicholas Udall

B. Thomas Colwell

C. Lord Burghley

D. None of the above

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Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot?

A. Julian of Norwich

B. Margery Kempe

C. William Langland

D. Sir Thomas Malory