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Elizabethan poetry and drama - Introduction
Elizabethan poetry and drama - Introduction
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1
The Globe Theatre could hold up to 1500 people.
False
True
2
Seneca’s tragedies influenced Elizabethan drama, especially in creating a taste for horror.
False
True
3
Henry VIII encouraged the continuation of medieval religious drama.
False
True
4
Actors in Elizabethan times were considered respectable without any restrictions.
False
True
5
What is the name of Edmund Spenser’s poem organized into 12 books?
c) Arcadia
a) The Faerie Queene
b) Shepherd's Calendar
d) The Spanish Tragedy
6
What significant form of poetry did the Earl of Surrey write first in English?
b) Blank verse
d) Epic poetry
a) Sonnets
c) Ballads
7
Elizabethan theatre appealed exclusively to the aristocracy.
True
False
8
What is the Elizabethan period in literature traditionally dated as?
a) 1547-1603
b) 1579-1603
d) 1603-1625
c) 1509-1558
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What feature did the Spenserian Stanza introduce?
c) Couplet endings
b) Blank verse
d) Alliteration
a) A new rhyme scheme
10
Who first introduced the sonnet to England?
c) Sir Thomas Wyatt
d) William Shakespeare
a) Earl of Surrey
b) Edmund Spenser
