Category: Early 17th Century

A. the pursuit of a more confrontational policy towards Catholic powers
B. the elimination of bishops
C. the right of congregations to choose their own leaders
D. the wider use of religious images in churches

A. Martin Luther
B. John Calvin
C. Henry VIII
D. Arminius

A. with an absolute prerogative his father would have envied.
B. through a system of draconian military courts.
C. with deference to Parliament’s legislative supremacy.
D. only a small area around London and Oxford.

A. Othello
B. Volpone
C. King Lear
D. Antony and Cleopatra

A. William Collins
B. William Laud
C. William Shakespeare
D. William Tyndale

A. abolishing extra-legal taxes and courts
B. mounting a revolution and executing the king
C. bringing to trial the king’s hated ministers, Strafford and Laud
D. remaining in session until they themselves agreed to disband

A. the abolishment of public plays and sports
B. the conversion of the English church to Catholicism
C. the adoption of English as the official language
D. the consolidation of power in an absolute monarch

A. celebrations of the transience of all life and beauty
B. celebrations of lesbian sexuality in terms that did not imply a male readership
C. celebrations of religious ecstasy and divine inspiration
D. celebrations of female friendship in Platonic terms normally reserved for male Friendships

A. praising Roman virtues whilst endorsing Christian beliefs
B. praising feminine virtue whilst mocking the fixation on chastity
C. celebrating Cromwell’s victories whilst inviting sympathy for the executed king
D. celebrating the Restoration whilst regretting the frivolity of the new regime

A. All royalties from the sale of books went to the crown (hence the name).
B. Poets were required to have a university diploma (the original poetic license).
C. All books had to be dedicated to a noble or royal patron.
D. All books had to be submitted for official approval before publication.