English MCQs — Test 204
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Question 1
What are the beginning and ending dates of the reign of James I ?
Question 2
The Jacobean era succeeds the ___________and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period ?
Question 3
The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620-1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of ____________in London in 1625 ?
Question 4
In literature, some of Shakespeare’s most powerful plays were written in that period (for example The Tempest, King Lear, and Macbeth), as well as powerful works by John Webster and ______________?
Question 5
The word “Jacobean” is derived from the ___________ name Jacob, which is the original form of the English name James?
Question 6
Who applied the term \Romantic\to the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ?
Question 7
Which of the following factors did not contribute to the growth of the reading public in this period ?
Question 8
Which of the following was a typically Romantic means of achieving visionary states?
Question 9
According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by \legitimate\ drama ?
Question 10
What is the name for the process of dividing land into privately owned agricultural holdings ?