Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?

A. “the curtain”
B. “the globe”
C. “the rose”
D. “the anchor”

Which of the following plays were written by Christopher Marlowe ?

A. “the jew of malta”
B. “doctor faustus”
C. “edward ii”
D. All of the above

What author defines the function of poetry with reference to the Horatian dictum of “to teach and delight” ?

A. Sir thomas more
B. Sir walter raleigh
C. John lyly
D. Sir philip sidney

What author wrote the poem “Whoso list to hunt” ?

A. Sir philip sidney
B. Sir thomas more
C. Thomas wyatt
D. Henry howard, earl of surrey

Fill in the blank. King_____________ was notorious for his six marriages and for ruthlessly persecuting his political enemies, violently eliminating all opposition ?

A. Charles i
B. Charles ii
C. Henry v
D. Henry viii

Who wrote “Orlando Furioso” ?

A. John milton
B. Ludovico ariosto
C. Sir philip sidney
D. William shakespeare

Fill in the blank. Th …. was a movement that had profound implications not only for the modern world in general but also for literary history.

A. Catholic restoration
B. Catholic reformation
C. Protestant reformation
D. None of

According to many British Romantic poets, who is the protagonist of John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” ?

A. Satan
B. Adam
C. Eve
D. Christ

Which writer spent more than twelve years imprisoned in the Tower of London ?

A. Sir thomas more
B. Sir walter raleigh
C. Sir philip sidney
D. John milton

Stephen Greenblatt’s work on the Renaissance is best described by what theoretical paradigm ?

A. Marxism
B. Feminism
C. New historicism
D. Psychoanalysis