Search
.Management Sciences
Category: Cultural and Literary English Renaissance
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
In “The Book of Martyrs,” John Foxe provides a record of all known Christian martyrs throughout history, focusing on the persecution of people practicing which religion ?
A. Protestantism
B. Catholicism
C. Roman Catholicism
D. Buddhism
In 1583, which playwright became in control of the first Blackfriars Theatre along with director William Hunnis ?
A. Henry VIII
B. John Lyly
C. Sir Thomas More
D. John Foxe
Fill in the blank. John Foxe was extremely sensitive to the_______________?
A. Buddhist
B. Anglican
C. Quaker
D. Catholic
John Milton’s “Lycidas” is what genre of poetry ?
A. A pastoral elegy
B. A satire
C. An epic
D. A mock-epic
Which of the following statements best describes the “Great Chain of Being” ?
A. It regarded human beings as social creatures who could create meaningful lives only in association with other social beings.
B. Its major premise was that every existing thing in the universe had its “place” in a divinely planned hierarchical order which was pictured as a chain, vertically extended.
C. It could only be achieved through faith in God’s grace.
D. Both A and B
Fill in the blank. ____________ is remembered as the “Morning Star of the Reformation.”
A. John Donne
B. John Dryden
C. John Wycliffe
D. Johan Gutenberg
Recent Comments