ENGL2323 DC Semester 1 Midterm Review

Behn was pivotal in the rise of women as independent writers, inspiring such writers as Virginia Woolf

What are some of Swift's satirical works? (Multiple Correct Answers)

What are the types of written forms used in Oroonoko? (Multiple Correct Answers)

Aphra Behn has a personal connection with Oroonoko because of the treatment of women in England and her time in Surinam

John Milton became blind when he was what age and what year did this happen?

What form, that was used by ancient lawyers to defend the defamed, did Sidney use in The Defense of Poesy?

Religious moralists and civic officials encouraged playacting

The first part of Epistle 2 covers:

In what century did women start to gain opportunities in the acting and written realm?

Who is Oroonoko?

What are reasons that Shakespeare's plays were appealing to the general public? (Multiple Correct Answers)

After his expedition, Donne refused the position of secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal

Milton fully characterizes Eve in Paradise Lost, including her sensuality, weaknesses, and support of Adam

Oroonoko is a horrible specimen of a man, oftentimes ugly and cruel, especially to his wife, Imoinda

What major religious event increased literacy in England?

Milton believed that through poetry, he was able to serve his nation, God, and his language

Milton never included anything from his personal life in his poetry

Anne Ingram's most famous work was:

Sir Philip Sydney was Catholic

_________ can be defined as a hatred for humanity.

How many children did Donne's wife have before she died at the age of 33?

What year did Shakespeare start working for the King's men as a dramatist, a playwriter, and actor?

Which of the following was NOT an element of Anglo-Saxon society in Beowulf?

What is Elizabeth I most famous for?

Oroonoko uses both a third-person narrative and an eyewitness account

When was Utopia by Thomas More written?

What is the literary device, often used by John Donne, that uses puns, paradoxes, unusual imagery, and wit called?

With whom did Faustus make a bargain with to gain "the voluptuous pleasure of forbidden knowledge"?

Pope's rose to fame with what work?

When did Henry take office as Lord Chamberlain?

Who did Anne Ingram consistently write entertaining letters to concerning her views of scoital issues?

Pope's attention to form can be seen through what literary device that also made his satires popular?

The first form of Epistle 2, as exampled by the character Rufa, is a:

When was Elizabeth I born and what year was the start of her rule?

Where did Sir Philip Sydney serve during the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule while under the Earl of Leicester?

The Black death led to?

What military expedition was Donne a part of during 1596-1597?

Pope is regarded as England's first professional man of letters

Shakespeare considered the small details of his characters as inessential and distracting

Cowper took up calming activities, like gardening and poetry, to escape his mental health

Marlowe was admitted to Corpus Christi College in Cambridge because he supposedly served as a ___ for Her Majesty

Where were the pilgrims voyaging to during their storytelling?

Much like Thomas More, Aphra Behn was employed as what by King Charles II?

The two main characters of Utopia are Thomas More and Raphael Hythloday

When was the Lord Chamberlain's men terminated?

Donne's poetry changed from mature and sacred to profane and carnal over his life

What is the first medieval estate?

More was beheaded because he agreed with and gave the oath for the Act of Supremacy, putting the king above the pope

What was the historical event mentioned in Beowulf?

John Newton wrote what famous hymn?

Which of the following show Christian tradition in Beowulf? (Multiple Correct Answers)

Mary was also known as

Swift published both A Tale of a Tub and The Battle of the Books when he was 32

After Behn's death on April 1st, 1689, where was she buried in respect to her impact on English literature?

The third and last estate includes?

What interests did Erasmus share with Thomas More? (Multiple Correct Answers)

Where could the title Beowulf have come from? (Multiple Correct Answers)

Jane was beheaded on

Why was More's Utopia cancelled and prohibited?

Pope had no control over his publications, not being able to revise his works after publishing them, losing relevance

Lady Jane Grey is the great granddaughter of

Paradise Lost was written in what century?

Who was involved in Marlowe's death? (Multiple Correct Answers)

What else did Chaucer contribute as? (Multiple Correct Answers)

Aphra Behn composed which of these works? (Multiple Correct Answers)

When and where was John Donne born?

What disease was Pope afflicted with in his early years?

Heroic couplets are pairs of rhyming lines in iambic pentameter

Pope could not live off of his literary works, relying on patrons to fund his literary career

Hythloday translates to "Speaker of Nonsense" in Greek

Martha Blount inspired Pope to write Epistle 2

King Hygelac died in the raid on the Franks

Swift was not in favor of the Peace of Utrecht

In 1601, Donne publicly married Egerton's 17-year-old niece, as per the wishes of Egerton and her father

Published 7 years after Shakespeare's death, the First Folio was edited by both John Hemings and Henry Condell

Othello's suicide could be considered as his redemption

What type of protagonist was Lucifer in Paradise Lost?

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

Iago, Roderigo, Brabantio, and Desdemona exhibit racism towards Othello

What is the method of writing poems that provides what poets would say is "freedom"?

Mary I died in

In his lifetime, Shakespeare published how many quartos, or small-format plays?

What people group was the first audience of Paradise Lost?

Marlowe never used comedy in his dramas

Anne Ingram was known for her: (Multiple Correct Answers)

What religious lectures did Thomas More give in his religious life, away from his political life?

When did Shakespeare die?

What battle ended up in Sir Philip Sydney's death?

What theme do the main characters of Marlowe's works share?

To whom was Lady Jane Grey in an arranged marriage with?

When and where was Shakespeare born

Jane was ousted on her royal position by

With whom did Cowper live with, seeking refuge from his mental health into Evangelicalism?

What king was ruling England during the Protestant Reformation?

What famous work did Cowper write after Lady Austen suggested to him that he should write about the sofa in his parlor?

What religion was Thomas More extremely loyal too, i.e. unflinching loyalty?

What disease was Swift afflicted with in his later years?

Which was Beowulf's motive to fight Grendel? (Multiple Correct Answers)

Shakespeare's plays slowly drifted from mainly concerning tragedies and romances to histories and comedies over his life

After his graduation, what did Thomas More do fo 4 years?

What infamous passage did Oroonoko by Aphra Behn discuss?

Love letters became popular with women writers in the 17th century

The third and final part of Epistle 2 covers:

Where did Thomas More study?

Behn openly embraced English society, not trying to change it for women

Who was England's first professional woman writer?

What play did Marlowe make before he left Cambridge?

An individual who served in in the court of a monarch or noble is called a:

Book One in Utopia focuses on the question of whether ____________ should involve themselves in politics.

What is the human condition, as shown by John Milton in Paradise Lost?

Beowulf was written in a transitional period from what two religions?

Marlowe died under mysterious circumstances on May 30, 1593 in a tavern in a town called Deptford near London

It is supposed that Marlowe worked as a spy against English Catholics trying to overthrow the Protestant regime

Sir Philip Sydney was a soldier for Queen Elizabeth I while he also acted as a poet

William Cowper experienced horrible mental health, going so far as to attempt suicide in 1763

During his time as an Anglican priest, Donne wrote how many Holy Sonnets

15th/16th century England was a matriarchal society since there were several female rulers, like Elizabeth I and Mary I

The First Folio contained Macbeth, Hamlet, Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, and A Midsummer's Night Dream

Oroonoko reveals the _______ of the English colonists of Africa.

John Milton was overly critical of Lucifer, showing his disdain and contempt of Satan in his personal life

Who popularized unrhymed verse?

John Milton is most known for his work, Paradise Lost

Raphael Hythloday was only inspired by Amerigo Vespucci and had no personal or otherwise relations with him

When and where was John Milton born?

How many stories did Chaucer originally plan to make?

Overall, Pope was a very independent writer and made a living solely off his literary career

Where and when was Jonathan Swift born?

What form of discrimination was prevalent in early 15th century England, prominently in the case of religion?

Who was the ruler of the Geats in Beowulf's time?

Paradise Lost is an example of an _______ because of its heroic protagonist, supernatural ideas, and in media res.

How many lines and what rhyme sequence did Shakespeare's sonnets follow?

What political system do both Utopia and Republic by Plato espouse and demonstrate?

The clergy consists of religious leaders that were responsible for church services and upholding moral standards

It is believed that Marlowe's death may have been orchestrated by Her Majesty herself

Under the influence of John Newton, Cowper wrote what?

Before dying at the age of 59, what was Donne regarded highly as?

The second form of Epistle 2 is a:

Who was the patron of William Shakespeare?

What piece of literature inspired the character Raphael Hythloday and More's love of travel literature?

Chaucer completed the Canterbury Tales

What are the main literary devices in Beowulf which are also in Anglo-Saxon poetry? (Multiple Correct Answers)

What character in Utopia is obviously inspired by the travel literature of Amerigo Vespucci?

What 4th century book strongly influenced Utopia?

Geoffrey Chaucer was an English poet

Why was she called Bloody Mary

When was Mary I born and what year was the start of her rule?

What method allowed readers to prepay for copies that Pope used with his translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey?

What was Chaucer's audience like?

Pope expresses no sympathy for women in Epistle 2 and only satirizes them

Pope was a controversial figure, mostly because of his scathing satire

Epistle 2 was written as a letter to Pope's female friend, who was called:

Marlowe's characters are often tragic, like Faustus in Doctor Faustus and Barabas in the Jew of Malta

The Defense of Poesy was written to defend poetry and criticize The School of Abuse by Stephen Gosson

Jane was in an arranged marriage with

What book, inspired by his Protestant faith and events such as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, did Sydney write?

Where and when was Alexander Pope born?

Who did Shakespeare marry and how many kids did he have?

The original manuscript of Beowulf is stored in Sir Bruce Robert Cotton collection currently.

The only found manuscript for Beowulf was written circa _________.

Thomas More was religiously tolerant and had no worries or cares about the Protestant Reformation

Behn's writing style was one of wit and engagement that challenged societal issues like slavery and gender roles

Alexander Pope was actually self-taught because there were laws restricting Catholics from attending universities

Pope's translation of the Iliad and the Odyssey cemented his status as one of the best poets of his time

What is the process in which poets and other writers who can't pay for themselves are given financial support by others?

Margery Kempe not only covers her journey of faith, but also ________________________. (Multiple Correct Answers)

Geoffrey was born in __________.

Misanthropy, or Swift's antagonism towards humanity, was obvious through which of his works?

The last estate is the smallest group

When was the original manuscript for Beowulf severely damaged by a fire?

What book was dedicated to Thomas More?

Who coined the phrase: "theater of cruelty"?

John Milton believed that Jesus was both greater than the angels and equal to God the Father

What work did Milton create via dictation while he was blind?

The play companies would constantly be closed due to outbreaks of the bubonic plague

What is considered the first published collection of Shakespeare's plays, which was in 1623 and held 36 of his works?

Margery Kempe was considered the first __________ in English.

Jonathan Swift experienced large amounts of __________ due to his devotion to the Anglican church.

How many pilgrims did Chaucer plan to tell the perspectives from?

John Donne is distantly related to Thomas More

Cowper successfully married Mary Unwin

John Donne was Protestant

Pope's literary career began with what work?

Where and when was Aphra Behn born?

Oroonoko, by Aphra Behn, concerns an African prince who was brutally enslaved and treated by "civilized" Christians

The class system in Europe was known as:

Antonin Artaud named his plays a "theatre of cruelty" because of how the viewers could change the cruel events to happen

Cowper's poetry was great and eloquent, with loud, complex tones and wordings

What language grew into popularity and became the official language of England under King Henry IV

The second part of Epistle 2 covers:

The 14th century historical events such as the Black Death, led to? (Multiple Correct Answers)

The second medieval estate involves?

Pope was part of what club?

What is an Anglo-Saxon scop?

What language was Utopia written exclusively in?

The creation of Beowulf was during either the __________.

Swift is respected in Ireland as a national hero

Anne Ingram was supportive of Epistle 2 by Alexander Pope

John Milton and his family was banished from Oxfordshire because his father was part of what religion?

What was Chaucer extremely critical of in his satirical work: The Canterbury Tales? (Multiple Correct Answers)

What are the settings found in Paradise Lost? (Multiple Correct Answers)