From which of the following Italian texts might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeping power ?

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Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?

A. the growing authority of the Pope over domestic English affairs B. the expansion of England’s colonial possessions C. the rise in the power and confidence of the aristocracy D. the countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority...

To what subgenre did the Senecan influence give rise, as evidenced in the first English tragedy Gorboduc, or Ferrex and Porrex ?

A. villain tragedy B. poetic tragedy C. heroic tragedy D. revenge tragedy...

Which of the following sixteenth-century poets was not a courtier ?

A. George Puttenham B. Philip Sidney C. Walter Ralegh D. Thomas Wyatt...

Who owned the rights to a theatrical script ?

A. the patron of the acting company, eg, the Lord Chamberlain B. the bishop of London C. the printer D. the acting company...

What impulse probably accounts for the rise of distinguished translations of works, such as Homer’s lliad and Odyssey, into English during the sixteenth century ?

A. human reverence for the classics B. the belief that the English were direct descendants of the ancient Greeks C. pride for the vernacular language D. a and c only...