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Category: Cultural and Literary English Renaissance
Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?
A. “The Curtain”
B. “The Globe”
C. “The Rose”
D. “The Anchor”
According to John Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” what is Satan’s tragic flaw ?
A. Lust
B. Pride
C. Jealousy
D. Love
A total of how many sonnets constitute the entirety of “Astrophil and Stella” ?
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
The conceit of the Petrarchan sonnet in English during the Elizabethan period often involves what topic ?
A. Drugs
B. Sex
C. Animals
D. Propaganda
The distinction between comedy and tragedy which characterized classical drama was first forgotten during what period in England ?
A. Medieval
B. Romantic
C. Victorian
D. Elizabethan
How did the invention of the printing press affect European culture ?
A. Print halted the corruption of texts by copyists, giving everyone identical texts.
B. Scientific research became a more collaborative effort.
C. Learning to read was made easier as print was standardized and made clearer.
D. All of the above
Which of the following writers remained a firm believer in the Royal Supremacy ?
A. John Locke
B. John Lyly
C. John Foxe
D. John Milton
Which of the following plays by William Shakespeare is a comedy ?
A. “Romeo and Juliet”
B. “Hamlet”
C. “Much Ado about Nothing”
D. “Henry IV, Part I”
Who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who also reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to1603 ?
A. Elizabeth I
B. Elizabeth II
C. Mary, Queen of Scots
D. Catherine of Aragon
John Lyly became instantly famous with the publication of what text ?
A. “95 Theses”
B. “Utopia”
C. “Euphues, or the Anatomy of Wit”
D. “Paradise Lost”
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