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Category: Cultural and Literary English Renaissance
Which of the following controversial ideas surround the life and work of William Shakespeare ?
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A. The idea that William Shakespeare never lived.
B. The idea that William Shakespeare was a Catholic.
C. All of the above
D. A and B only
Fill in the blank. Th …. was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history.
A. Catholic Restoration
B. Catholic Reformation
C. Protestant Reformation
D. None of
Fill in the blank. In the second edition of_________________, John Foxe promised that he would edit a collection of the works of William Tyndale, John Frith, and Robert Barnes?
A. “Acts and Monuments”
B. “Utopia”
C. “Euphues”
D. “Paradise Regained”
Fill in the blanks. From being narrowly focused on the achievements of north Italians in the______________ and early ____________centuries, the Renaissance is now being seen in a far wider context.
A. 12th and 13th
B. 14th and 15th
C. 15th and 16th
D. Non of these
What text greatly popularized the sonnet form in England during the Elizabethan period ?
A. “Astrophil and Stella”
B. “Utopia”
C. “Paradise Lost”
D. “Canterbury Tales”
Fill in the blank. Sir Philip Sidney’s strong_____________ convictions made him publicly oppose a projected marriage for Queen Elizabeth?
A. Catholic
B. Protestant
C. Buddhist
D. Quaker
Martin Luther’s translation of what text helped to develop a standard version of the German language and added several principles to the art of translation ?
A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “Canterbury Tales”
C. “The Bible”
D. “Piers Plowman”
Fill in the blank. King_____________ was notorious for his six marriages and for ruthlessly persecuting his political enemies, violently eliminating all opposition ?
A. Charles I
B. Charles II
C. Henry V
D. Henry VIII
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