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Category: Cultural and Literary English Renaissance
John Lyly’s work significantly shaped the writing of which famous writer ?
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A. William Blake
B. William Wordsworth
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. William Shakespeare
The character of Falstaff is important in which play(s) by William Shakespeare ?
A. “Henry IV, Part I”
B. “Henry IV, Part II”
C. “Titus Andronicus”
D. All of the above
William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is an example of what dramatic genre ?
A. Tragedy
B. Comedy
C. Romance
D. Satire
“The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses” is an example of what dramatic genre ?
A. Masque
B. Satire
C. Burlesque
D. Tragedy
The foundation story of what poem is the Genesis account of the Creation of the world and of Adam and Eve, culminating in the drama of their temptation and fall ?
A. “Canterbury Tales”
B. “The Faerie Queen”
C. “Paradise Lost”
D. “The Prelude”
Sir Thomas More wrote what famous text ?
A. “Toxophilus”
B. “Utopia”
C. “The Inferno”
D. “Paradise Lost”
Who was in charge of organizing court festivities and entertainment of the English court ?
A. Court Jester
B. Master of Revels
C. Master of Rebels
D. Master of Ceremonies
Who became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted and appointed captain of the Queen’s Guard in 1587 ?
A. Sir Thomas More
B. Sir Walter Raleigh
C. Sir Philip Sidney
D. Sir William Shakespeare
Fill in the blank. Christopher Marlowe’s influence on William Shakespeare was in all probability _______________?
A. Very great
B. Insignificant
C. Somewhat significant
D. Impossible
On which of the following topics did Sir Thomas More focus in his “Utopia” ?
A. Riches, jewels, and gold
B. Suicide
C. Marriage and divorce
D. All of the above
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