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But we should really credit the French for The Renaissance and its ideas
True
False
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What literary period came before The Renaissance?
The Middle Ages
The Classical Period
The Romantic Period
The Enlightenment
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Classical literature was a huge inspiration for and model to Renaissance writers!
True
False
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When did The Renaissance start in Italy?
15th century
16th century
14th century
13th century
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When did The Renaissance start in Britain?
14th century
15th century
17th century
16th century
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What might Shakespeare have thought about his fellow playwright Christopher Marlowe?
Admired him
Felt threatened by him
Respected him
Been jealous of him
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Who was the biggest playwright during The Renaissance?
Shakespeare
Ye olde William
Will Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
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What literary genre became more popular during The Renaissance?
Prose
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
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What is the case with all literary periods?
We repeat old mistakes
We get the same idea over and over again
We react to the period before
We think we are super innovative
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What poetic form got its recognition during The Renaissance?
The Sonnet
The Haiku
The Limerick
The free verse poetry
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Who first invented the sonnet?
The Romans
The Greek
The French
The Italians
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"Renaissance" is French for "regrowth".
True
False
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What is the best descriptive phenomenon/aspect of The Renaissance?
Liberty!
Repeating patterns!
Drama!
Human Nature!
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What was most important (out of these four alternatives) during The Renaissance?
Shakespeare
The Individual
The Church
Knights and military
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Brits have a tendency to...
... twist others' ideas into something slightly different
... forcefully spread "their" ideas all over the world
... take things and claim them as their own
... pretend they were the inventors of things
