The English Renaissance, humanism, chain of being

Question 1

In the English concept of universal order

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everything is connected and has effects on the other levels

Question 2

Which is the correct range of years for the English Renaissance period?

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1485-1625/1660

Question 3

The Petrarchan sonnet was a model also for English poetry, but the Shakespeare added ..... at the end of his sonnets.

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a final couplet, where he drew a conclusion.

Question 4

The Wars of the Roses ended with ... in...

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the Battle of Bosworth in 1485

Question 5

Choose the correct sentence.

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The English Renaissance was strongly Protestant

Question 6

Both Arthur and Henry Tudor were married to:

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Catherine of Aragon

Question 7

In the chain of being, which element shares the body with lower creations and the spirit with higher creation?

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the man

Question 8

The Tudors and the medieval view of the world represented the universal order

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as a chain of being

Question 9

Henry VIII broke with the pope and Rome, creating the:

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Church of England

Question 10

The term 'Humanism' comes from the Latin 'studia humanitatis'

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True

Question 11

Elizabeth I proved to be an able monarch, encouraging exploration by:

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Sir Francis Drake & Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 12

Henry VIII's wives only produced one son, who became:

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Edward VI

Question 13

The Renaissance is considered the

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golden age of poetry

Question 14

Elizabeth I was called ..

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the Virgin Queen

Question 15

In the chain of being, the MAN has the unique function of

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linking together all levels of being

Question 16

Whose ideas shook the old view of the universe in the Renaissance?

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Copernicus's ideas

Question 17

Catherine's daughter was catholic and persecuted Protestants when she took the throne. She was known as:

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Bloody Mary

Question 18

In 1517 a German monk named ____________ wrote 95 theses and nailed them to the church door.

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Martin Luther

Question 19

This king was obsessed with producing a male heir, and consequently went through six wives. Which king?

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Henry VIII

Question 20

Outside the chain of being there is

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chaos, madness, evil

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