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To what does the phrase the stigma of printrefer ?
A. lead poisoning contracted from handling printer’s ink
B. the brutal punishment for printing without a license
C. the pre-Reformation ban on printing the Bible in English
D. the perception among court poets that printed verses were less exclusive
What was the only acknowledged religion in England during the early sixteenth century ?
A. Atheism
B. Protestantism
C. Catholicism
D. Ancestor-worship
Between 1520 and 1550, the population of London_______________?
A. remained constant.
B. fell from 375,00 to barely 100,000.
C. doubled from 60,000 to 120,000.
D. doubled from 600,000 to 1,200,000
In the Defense of Poesy, what did Sidney attribute to poetry ?
A. a magical power whereby poetry plays tricks on the reader
B. a divine power whereby poetry transmits a message from God to the reader
C. a moral power whereby poetry encourages the reader to emulate virtuous models
D. a defensive power whereby poetry and its figurative expressions allow the poet to avoid censorship
Who succeeded Elizabeth I on the throne of England ?
A. Elizabeth II
B. Henry IX
C. James I
D. Charles I
Short plays called ____________ staged dialogues on religious, moral, and political themes were performed by playing companies before the construction of public theaters?
A. interludes
B. spectacles
C. meditations
D. mysteries
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
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
Which royal dynasty was established in the resolution of the so-called War of the Roses and continued through the reign of Elizabeth I ?
A. Tudor
B. Windsor
C. York
D. Lancaster
Which of the following might be addressed/represented by pastoral poetry ?
A. shepherd and shepherdesses who fall in love and engage in singing contests
B. heroic stories in epic form
C. a celebration of the humility, contentment, and simplicity of living in the country
D. A and C only
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