Which of the following would not describe the life and times of William Shakespeare?

Lived and wrote during the Middle Ages, a time of great religious freedom.

Which of the following does not fit the Renaissance?

The domination of science over religion

Which of the following did not happen under the rule of Charles I?

Under Puritan leadership, England enjoyed a resurgence of freedom.

What is iambic pentameter?

All of the preceding answers are correct.

Which of the following is not true about Shakespeare´s theater?

Actors were highly regarded; actors were similar to our celebrities.

Which of the following lines is a perfect iambic line?

So fair and foul a day I have not seen.

The term ¨Bloody Mary¨ refers, historically, to

All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following is not an accurate statement about the Reformation of the church of Rome?

Henry VIII however remained faithful to the Roman Catholic Chuch.

One of the characteristics of Shakespeares poetry is that he wrote in metrical language. What is metrical language?

Language that employs regular beats or rhythmic patterns

Comedies, tragedies, romances, and histories.

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1
Which of the following would not describe the life and times of William Shakespeare?
Lived and wrote during the time known as the Elizabethan period.
Scholars and artists drew upon the classical world of the Greeks and Romans
Lived and wrote during the Middle Ages, a time of great religious freedom.
He was born in 1564 and died in 1614
2
Blank verse means
Rhymed Lines
Lines with nothing in them
Lines that don´t have to complete an idea
Unrhymed lines
3
Which of the following does not fit the Renaissance?
The printing press
Shakespeare and Galileo
Exploration due to advancements in astronomy
The domination of science over religion
4
Which of the following did not happen under the rule of Charles I?
Under leadership of Oliver Cromwell, the king was defeated and surrendered
Charles suspended parliament (basically, like suspending the US Congress)
Under Puritan leadership, England enjoyed a resurgence of freedom.
England was plunged into a civil war
5
What is iambic pentameter?
A line of poetry that comes close to the natural rhythms of spoken English
All of the preceding answers are correct.
Five iambs per line, one iam = one unstressed and one stressed syllable
A line of poetry that therefore has ten syllables
6
Which of the following is not true about Shakespeare´s theater?
Women´s roles were played by young men.
The pit part of the theater is where the groundlings stood to watch a play.
Actors were highly regarded; actors were similar to our celebrities.
Since no electricity, plays were performed outdoors during daylight.
7
Humanists read and studied classics as well as the teachings of the Bible developing a pessimistic view of the world.
False
True
8
Which of the following lines is a perfect iambic line?
Our bosom interest; go pronounce his present death.
When shall we three meet again?
If a man were porter of hell-gate, he should have old turning the key.
So fair and foul a day I have not seen.
9
Name of the famous theater where many of Shakespeare´s plays were performed.
The Rave
The Oriental
The Elizabethan
The Globe
10
The group of extreme reformers who sought to purify the church of all things ¨Rome¨ was called
The Lutherans
The Puritans
The reformers
The Tea Party
11
Which of the following is not one of Shakespeare´s tragedies?
The Lord Chamberlain´s Men
Othello
King Lear
Hamlet
12
The term ¨Bloody Mary¨ refers, historically, to
The queen, who turned the tables, reestablished the Catholic church and massacred Puritans as a way to avenge her mother, Catherine.
The queen who took the throne after the death of Edward, the only son of Henry VIII
All of the answers are correct.
The daughter of the former queen Catherine, the first wife of Henry VIII
13
What is the name and author of the great epic poem based on the Biblical story of the fall of Adam and Eve?
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Utopia by Thomas Moore
The King James Bible by King James I
14
Which of the following is not an accurate statement about the Reformation of the church of Rome?
Martin Luther was a German monk who led the reformation movement.
Henry VIII however remained faithful to the Roman Catholic Chuch.
One of the results of the Reformation was the creation of Protestant Church
The church was ripe with corruption from within.
15
Renaissance perspective that valued individual human life, higher education, reason, and beauty of nature and art?
Optimism
Opportunism
Humanism
Idealism
16
One of the characteristics of Shakespeares poetry is that he wrote in metrical language. What is metrical language?
Writing that must be a certain length.
Song writing.
Language you must pay for--you put coins in the language meter.
Language that employs regular beats or rhythmic patterns
17
Though unwanted by parents Henry VIII and Anne Bolyen, Elizabeth became one of the greatest British monarchs of all time
True
False
18
Shakespeare wrote
Primarily tragedies
Soap operas, rom-coms, action blockbusters, and sci-fi
Primarily comedies like A Midsummer Night´s Dream
Comedies, tragedies, romances, and histories.
19
The term ¨Renaissance¨ literally means
regeneration
revolution
intellectual reformation
rebirth
20
The Renaissance was a period of great human achievement in Europe at the time. In which country did it begin?
England
Russia
Italy
Greece

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