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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
Which of the following is true about public theaters in Elizabethan England ?
A. They relied on admission charges, an innovation of the period.
B. The early versions were oval in shape.
C. They were located outside the city limits of London.
D. all of the above
Who began to ignite the embers of dissent against the Catholic church in November 1517 in a movement that came to be known as the Reformation ?
A. Anne Boleyn
B. Martin Luther
C. Pope Leo X
D. Ulrich Zwingli
Which of the following statements is not an accurate reflection of education during the English Renaissance ?
A. It was aimed primarily at sons of the nobility and gentry.
B. Its curriculum emphasized ancient Greek, the language of diplomacy, professions, and higher learning.
C. It was conducted by tutors in wealthy families or in grammar schools.
D. It was ordered according to the medieval trivium and quadrivium
The churchyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral was well-known for its____________?
A. ruinous condition.
B. performing bears.
C. graffiti.
D. bookshops.
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
Expressed in Elizabethan poetry as well as court rituals and events, a cult of_________formed around Elizabeth and dictated the nature of relations between herself and her court ?
A. ignominy
B. unwarranted abuse
C. odium
D. love
Which of the following describes the chief system by which writers received financial rewards for their literary production ?
A. charity
B. patronage
C. censorship
D. subscription
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