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All about the #Literary #Renaissance in #England
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True or False: The scientific discoveries made did
NOT
have an effect on the literature.
True
False
2
Edmund Spenser was influenced by all of the above
EXCEPT
?
King Louis XIV
The Reformation
Sir Philip Sidney
Queen Mary
3
Who actually made the term "Renaissance" official?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Jacob Burckhardt
Jules Michelet
Louis Boidish
4
Which is
NOT
an author from the Renaissance?
Queen Elizabeth I
Edmund Spenser
William Langland
William Shakespeare
5
Shakespeare was all of the above
EXCEPT
?
A King's Man
A King's Fool
Playwright
Lyricist
6
How many children did Shakespeare have?
3
1
8
2
7
Who coined the time period as the Renaissance?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Jules Michelet
Louis Boidish
Jacob Burckhardt
8
True or False: Of the 1,800 new words Shakespeare created, about 800 are still in use today.
False
True
9
True or False: The plays created caused the popularity of the theater to drastically increase.
True
False
10
Which of the options is
NOT
a characteristic of the Renaissance?
Contained much individuality
Were often nonfiction works
Illustrated many of the problems with the church
Focused on reviving classical literary elements
11
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Germany
Italy
England
France
12
What centuries did the Renaissance occur in?
13th - 16th
15th - 18th
14th - 17th
12th - 15th
13
Which play was
NOT
Shakespeare's?
Othello
Julius Caeser
Timon of Athens
Doctor Faustus
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Which were the classical literary elements revived by the time period?
Humanism
Naturism
Tragedy
Comedy
15
True or False: Spenser's epic poem
Faerie Queene
was based on upholding of Christian values?
True
False
