Cultural And Literary English Renaissance Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. Fill in the blank. The term "Renaissance" literally translates as "....."
2. What author defines the function of poetry with reference to the Horatian dictum of "to teach and delight" ?
3. Who became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted and appointed captain of the Queen's Guard in 1587?
4. King Henry VIII adopted what religion?
5. Sir Thomas More held which of the following positions in the English court?
6. Christopher Marlowe's "Faustus" is an example of what dramatic genre?
7. On which of the following topics did Sir Thomas More focus in his "Utopia" ?
8. Which of the following plays by William Shakespeare is a comedy?
9. Fill in the blank. Christopher Marlowe's influence on William Shakespeare was in all probability .....
10. Greek theatre took place where?
11. Sir Thomas More wrote what famous text?
12. Which queen of England attended a number of William Shakespeare's play?
13. What author fell in love with Anne Boleyn while she was married to King Henry VIII?
14. What doctrine significantly influenced Sir Thomas More's "Utopia" ?
15. What author wrote the poem "Whoso list to hunt" ?
16. John Lyly's work significantly shaped the writing of which famous writer?
17. Who was in charge of organizing court festivities and entertainment of the English court?
18. Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing?
19. The Petrarchan sonnet is typically composed in what form of meter?
20. Fill in the blank. John Foxe was extremely sensitive to th