English MCQs — Test 52
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Question 1
Fill in the blank. The term “Renaissance” literally translates as “_____________” ?
Question 2
John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” focuses attention on the relationship between which opposing entities ?
Question 3
Which of the following characters is NOT found in the dramatis personae ofWilliam Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” ?
Question 4
Fill in the blank. Sir Philip Sidney’s strong_____________ convictions made him publicly oppose a projected marriage for Queen Elizabeth?
Question 5
Which of the following theaters could be found in England after Queen Elizabeth I came to the throne ?
Question 6
On which of the following topics did Sir Thomas More focus in his “Utopia” ?
Question 7
Fill in the blank. Although there is dispute about the actual “invention” of the printing press with movable metal type, _________ is usually the man credited with the invention.
Question 8
Sir Thomas More wrote what famous text ?
Question 9
Who was in charge of organizing court festivities and entertainment of the English court ?
Question 10
What text greatly popularized the sonnet form in England during the Elizabethan period ?