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Renaissance & Shakespeare Test Review
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1
Which of the following is NOT a theme from THE PRINCE?
Brevity is the soul of wit
It is better to be feared than to be loved.
The ends justify the means.
2
Henry VIII breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church in order to
gain a divorce to marry Anne
gain a divorce to marry Jane
gain more power in England
reform the churches' corrupted ways
3
Which Tudor monarch changed England's religion back to Catholic?
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Edward VI
Henry VIII
4
During the Dark Ages, what entity started to fill the void and gain power?
England
Catholic Church
Kings
Italy
5
What is one factor that caused the loss and delay of cultural advacementment?
Punic Wars
The Advancement of the Church
The Catholic Church in Rome
Fall of the Roman Empire
6
Shakespeare married...
Anne Hathaway who was older than him
Anne Hathaway who was younger than him
7
What is a common factor between Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard?
They are related to our poet Henry Howard
They are first cousins
All of the Above
Both were beheaded
8
Henry VIII calls this woman his ONE TRUE WIFE
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Katherine of Aragon
Anne of Cleves
9
Which family is credited to helping start the Renaissance?
The Yorks
The Lancasters
The Medicis
The Tudors
10
What was the fate of Henry VIII's 5th wife?
Survived
Divorced
Died
Beheaded
11
Shakespeare was baptized and buried in the same church
True
False
12
Most sonnets usually fit into 2 sets:
English or Shakespeare
Petrarchan or Shakesperean
Good ones and bad ones
13
Shakespeare's parents were...
middle class; dad made gloves and was in politics
part of the nobility who lived at court with the king
middle class on Henley street; professor at the local college
14
The War of the Roses paved the way for a new dynasty of monarchs to take the throne:
The Yorks
The Lancasters
The Howards
The Tudors
15
Who was the monarch when Shakespeare became popular?
Edward V
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Mary I
16
Machiavelli wrote THE PRINCE as a satire piece; not one to be taken literally.
True
False
Possibly but what matters most is that people took it literally.
17
The Renaissance is a REBIRTH of...
Greek and Roman Democratic Ideas
Ideas
Italian Culture
Greek and Roman Culture
18
Shakespeare's Theater is called the
World
Theater
Curtain
Globe
19
How did Henry VII aim to bring a divided England together?
By marrying Elizabeth York, Edward V's daughter
By dragging King Richard III's body through the battlefields
Through propaganda and parties
By finding the lost York princes
20
Henry VIII first marries...
Catherine Howard
Shakespeare's Niece
Jane Seymour
Katherine of Aragon
21
The cheapest seats at the theater were
quiet but hard to see
afforded by the middle class and had great acoustics
the Groundlings
22
Who takes the throne at Henry VIII's death?
Edward
Catherine Parr
Mary
Elizabeth
23
The Renaissance's spread to this city was vital in the movement's momentum and power.
Florence
London
Paris
Rome
24
What is the order of marriage for Henry VIII's wives?
Katherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Katherine, Catherine
Anne, Catherine, Jane, Anne, Anne, and Catherine
Anne, Catherine, Jane, Katherine, Anne, and Catherine
Katherine, Catherine, Jane, Katherine, Anne, and Catherine
25
Shakespeare was born in
Florence
London
Stratford upon Avon
26
Richard III lost the Battle of Bosworth to
Edward V
Prince Phillip II
Henry Tudor
Martha Beaufort
27
The theater's stage was
elevated really high so everyone could see, especially the groundlings
in the middle of the theater
divided into sections that represented heaven, earth, and hell
28
Who wrote THE PRINCE?
Machiavelli
Henry Howard
Shakespeare
Montesquieu
29
The purpose of Shakespeare's grave inscription (and it reveals that)..
To show that his town LOVED him
Reveals he did not want his body moved & shows he was aware of his fame
To show he did not want his body moved
30
Henry VIII's first child is
Mary
Elizabeth
Edward
Henry Fitzroy
31
INTERPRET: "Good friend...forbear to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones."
Hello friends! Do not allow dust to come here. Please keep this clean.
Cursed is the person who moves my bones
Restrain from digging here; do no move these stones
32
True or False: Shakespeare had to travel out of town to go to school
True
False
33
What political alliance was formed through the marriage of Katherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur?
England and Spain
England and the Catholic Church
England and France
England and Italy
34
Did Shakespeare write more plays or poems?
Poems
Plays
