Q.1:
In The Book of Martyrs, John Foxe provides a record of all known Christian martyrs throughout history, focusing on the persecution of people practicing which religion ?
A.Protestantism
B.
Catholicism
C.
Roman Catholicism
D.
Buddhism
Q.2:
John Lyly became instantly famous with the publication of what text ?E
A.
95 Theses
B.
Utopia
C.Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit$
D.
Paradise Lost
Q.3:
Which of the following controversial ideas surround the life and work of William Shakespeare ?^
A.
The idea that William Shakespeare never lived..
B.
The idea that William Shakespeare was a Catholic.1
C.
All of the above
D.A and B only
Q.4:
Who introduced the Italian sonnet to the British Isles during the reign of King Henry VIII ?\
A.
Thomas Wyatt
B.
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
C.
John Donne
D.Both A and B
Q.5:
What genres of plays did William Shakespeare write ?4
A.
Tragedies
B.
Comedies
C.
Romances
D.All of the above
Q.6:
What author speaks of the exemplary story as a fundamental narrative unit in which it is important to follow chronological order ?
A.John Foxe
B.
John Lyly
C.
Sir Thomas More
D.
Sir Walter Raleigh
Q.7:
Fill in the blank. Prior to the rise of the famed tragedians of the late 1580s,_____________ were the great headliners of the Elizabethan stage?
A.Clowns
B.
Women
C.
Politicians
D.
Pantomimes
Q.8:
John Lylys work significantly shaped the writing of which famous writer ?L
A.
William Blake
B.
William Wordsworth
C.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D.William Shakespeare
Q.9:
Fill in the blank. The greatest insurrection of the______________ age in England was over religion?c
A.
Hanover
B.
Protestant
C.Tudor
D.
None of these
Q.10:
The Petrarchan sonnet is typically composed in what form of meter ?C