The Jacobean era ended with a severe economic depression in 1620-1626, complicated by a serious outbreak of ____________in London in 1625 ?

A. Cholera
B. Tuberculosis
C. Bubonic plague
D. Plague (disease)

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 ______________?

A. William shakespeare
B. Ben jonson
C. Ben jonson folios
D. English renaissance theatre

The word “Jacobean” is derived from the ___________ name Jacob, which is the original form of the English name James?

A. Samaritan hebrew language
B. Biblical hebrew
C. Mishnaic hebrew
D. Hebrew language

Who applied the term \Romantic\to the literary period dating from 1785 to 1830 ?

A. Wordsworth because he wanted to distinguish his poetry and the poetry of his friends from that of the ancien r´gime, especially satire
B. English historians half a century after the period ended
C. The satanic school\of byron, percy shelley, and their followers
D. Oliver goldsmith in the deserted village (1770)

Which of the following factors did not contribute to the growth of the reading public in this period ?

A. The notoriety of the \lake school\
B. Technological developments, such as the steam-driven printing press
C. Innovations in retailing, such as the cut-price sale of remaindered books
D. Increased literacy, thanks in large part to sunday schools

Which of the following was a typically Romantic means of achieving visionary states?

A. Opium
B. Dreams
C. Childhood
D. A, b and c

According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by \legitimate\ drama ?

A. The dramaturge and playwright had to be related.
B. All of the actors were male.
C. All of the actors were british.
D. The play was spoken.

What is the name for the process of dividing land into privately owned agricultural holdings ?

A. Partition
B. Segregation
C. Enclosure
D. Division

What served as the inspiration for Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poems to the working classes A Song: \Men of England\and England in 1819 ?

A. The organization of a working class men’s choral group in southern england
B. The battle of waterloo
C. The peterloo massacre
D. The storming of the bastille

Which of the following charges were commonly levelled at the novel by its detractors at the dawn of the Romantic era ?

A. Too many of its readers were women.
B. It required less skill than other genres.
C. It lacked the classical pedigree of poetry and drama.
D. All of the above