A. William Shakespeare
B. Ben Jonson
C. John Donne
D. John Milton
Early 17th Century
Which of the following female authors of the Jacobean era wrote a work that became the firstof its kind to be published by an English woman ?
A. Rachel Speght
B. Aemilia Lanyer
C. Elizabeth Cary, Lady Falkland
D. all of the above
Which was not among the newgenres promoted by poets such as Jonson, Donne, and Herbert ?
A. the Petrarchan sonnet
B. the classical satire
C. the country-house poem
D. the epigram
Which of the following was characteristic of the court of James I ?
A. gluttonous feasting
B. hard drinking
C. hunting
D. all of the above
Who served as Protector under England’s first written constitution ?
A. Gerrard Winstanley
B. Oliver Cromwell
C. Praisegod Barebone
D. George Monk
Who succeeded Elizabeth I in 1603, establishing the Stuart dynasty ?
A. James IV of Scotland
B. James VI of Scotland
C. Mary, Queen of Scots
D. Anne Boleyn
What major new prose genre emerged in the Jacobean era ?
A. the novel
B. the sermon
C. the familiar essay
D. the diary
Which group of radicals got their name from their penchant for rambling prophecy ?
A. the Fifth Monarchists
B. the Roarers
C. the Diggers
D. the Ranters
What is the title to Milton’s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?
A. L’Allegro
B. Lycidas
C. Paradise Lost
D. The Divine Comedy
Who authored the scholarly biography, Life of Donne ?
A. Izaak Walton
B. Katherine Philips
C. John Skelton
D. Isabella Whitney
