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Which writer spent more than twelve years imprisoned in the Tower of London ?
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A. Sir Thomas More
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. Sir Philip Sidney
D. John Milton
Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing ?
A. Chaucer
B. Langland
C. Homer
D. Shakespeare
Who wrote “Orlando Furioso” ?
A. John Milton
B. Ludovico Ariosto
C. Sir Philip Sidney
D. William Shakespeare
Which of the following is an important component of John Foxe’s martyrology ?
A. Hexagrams
B. Epigrams
C. Heroic couplets
D. All of the above
Who was King Henry VIII’s first wife ?
A. Catherine of Aragon
B. Anne Boleyn
C. Mary, Queen of Scots
D. Anne of Cleves
Christopher Marlowe’s “Faustus” is an example of what dramatic genre ?
A. Romance
B. Satire
C. Comedy
D. Tragedy
Choose the best answer. Which of the following statements is true concerning epic poetry ?
A. Epic poetry is of a moral nature and tends to the promotion of virtue.
B. “Canterbury Tales” is an example of epic poetry.
C. All of the above answers are true.
D. Both A and B are true.
Compared to Aquinas, the writers of Florentine humanism considered which of the following only unsystematically ?
A. Sex
B. Emotions
C. Psychology
D. All of the above
Fill in the blank. The economic analysis of poverty was advanced by______________ in the fourteenth century?
A. Petrarch
B. Dante
C. Langland
D. Machiavelli
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