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