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The Renaissance
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1
Mchiavelli's Il Principe had a considerable influence on the policies of Elizabethan statesmen.
True
False
2
By dystopia we mean the reversal of utopia = a bad place.
True
False
3
Renaissance...
suppressed classical culture thanks to the Church
believed in banign and malign influence
promoted a new vision of men
suggested a fixed destiny
4
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130...
is dedicated to a ‘fair youth’.
does not represent a honest, real account of a love affair
denies the objectivity of beauty suggesting it's in the eye of the beholder
5
Which were the most important influences on Renaissance poetry?
Aristotle’s ideas.
Thomas More's Utopia.
Petrarch’s sonnets.
Dante’s Divine Comedy.
6
Which of the following literary forms was not particularly relevant during the Renaissance in England?
poetry.
historical drama.
drama.
prose.
7
What was the principal aim of the Renaissance?
It explored the origins and forms of popular poetry and folklore
It became a search for meaning and a way to explore uncertainity
It focused on the nature of God and dealt with religious subjects
8
The greatest English sonnet writers of the Renaissance were...
William Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser.
BenJohnson and Francis Bacon.
Christopher Marlowe and John Milton.
9
English people disliked Elizabeth I because she persecuted the Protestants.
True
False
10
The English language received a boost from the first authorized English version of the New Testament in 1611
True
False
11
Amongst the main themes of Elizabethan sonnets are...
love, friendship, beauty.
the desire for women who are beautiful but cruel and unattainable.
admiration for the sovereign, even if cruel
the desire for women who are glad to return the poet’s love.
12
____ was an attempt of some radical
Catholics
including
Guy Fawkes
to blow up Parliament.
The Gunpowder plot
The Peasants' act
Mary Stuart's plot
The Supremacy Act
13
In the sonnets, the final couplet serves to...
let readers draw their own conclusions.
conclude or modify what has been said in the tercets.
summarise the theme presented in the quatrains.
14
What did King Henry VIII did during his monarchy?
divided Lancasters and Yorks
suppressed monasteries
married four times
created the Act of Supremacy
15
Henry VIII wanted to control the Catholic Church but England was not powerful enough to influence the Papacy
True
False
16
Shakespeare’s sonnets to the young man...
focus on the sadness of the beloved.
show that time is stronger than love.
explore the theme of platonic love.
17
The birth of the Protestant Church happened during the reign of..
Edward VI
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
18
Thomas More's Utopia imagines a complex community set on an island, where people share a common culture.
True
False
19
With Henry VIII England saw a period of financial stability
False
True
20
Mary Stuart’s execution happened during the reign of..
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Edward VI
Henry VIII
21
The first Tudor King was..
Mary I
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
22
The sonnets always revolve around the poet’s relationship with two characters.
True
False
23
All of Shakespeare’s sonnets are addressed to a mysterious lady.
False
True
24
In Utopia, Thomas More speculates about an ideal utopian
society
.
False
True
25
By the time of Henry VIII..
Columbus discovered America
England was already a naval power
merchants had no power
Shakespeare composed his sonnets
26
In Sonnet 18, the poet...
compares the young man’s youth ‘to a summer’s day’
considers time in a positive way and says it is stronger than love.
considers poetry as the indestructible container of an eternal memory
27
Mary I was Elizabeth’s half-sister: she became queen before Elizabeth. Mary Stuart was Elizabeth’s Scottish cousin.
True
False
28
Elizabethan sonnets have...
3 quatrains and 1 final couplet.
14 lines.
2quatrains and 2 tercets.
