A. the Petrarchan sonnet
B. the classical satire
C. the country-house poem
D. the epigram
Early 17th Century
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
Which of the following themes or subjects was not common in the works of Cavalier poets, such as Thomas Carew, Sir John Denham, Edmund Walter, Sir John Suckling, James Shirely, Richard Lovelace, and Robert Herrick ?
A. courtly ideals of the good life
B. carpe diem
C. loyalty to the king
D. pious devotion to religious virtues
Which of the following did Milton not advocate in print in the 1640s and 1650s ?
A. the disestablishment of the church and the removal of bishops
B. the right of the people to dismiss and even execute their rulers
C. the free circulation of ideas without prior censorship
D. the restoration of the monarchy
