"We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes"

Elizabeth was warned not to appear in public at Tilbury

Why did Shakespeare introduce the Three Wiches in Macbeth?

He wanted to please the monarch

What is praised above all at the end of Hamlet?

the power of language to pass down stories

disregarded the Aristotelian unities

What places did the Wife of Bath visit?

Italy, France, Jerusalem, Germany

What is wrong about "Hamlet"?

it was probably not written entirely by Shakespeare

What event marked the beginning of the Tudor Dynasty?

Henry's victory at the battle of Bosworth

What was meant by Elizabeth's Act of Uniformity?

The official religious doctrine had to be the same throughout the country

Incremental repetition is

when a phrase is repeated with slight changes to advance the narrative

Faustus would love to:

be swollowed by the Earth and then vomited into the air

What significant change did Henry VIII implement regarding the Church of England?

He declared the Church of England independent from Rome

During the Middle Ages...

the constitutional monarchy was born in England

Why did William the Conqueror invade England?

He had been promised the land by Henry the Confessor

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1
At what age did Edward VI become king of England?
15
9
10
12
2
Who first divided Shakespeare's works into Comedies, Tragedies and Histories?
His wife Anne Hathaway
17th century grammarians
his friends and collaborators
he himself
3
"We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes"
Elizabeth was advised to make peace with Spain
Elizabeth wrote this under her famous "Armada Portrait"
Elizabeth was told not to appear in public at the theatre
Elizabeth was warned not to appear in public at Tilbury
4
Why did Shakespeare introduce the Three Wiches in Macbeth?
none of the above
He wanted to please the monarch
They were already present in the chronicle he drew inspiration from
He almost everytime used supernatural creatures in his plays
5
What is praised above all at the end of Hamlet?
Horatio's virtues as a friend
Hamlet's courage
Fortinbras' determination
the power of language to pass down stories
6
Shakespeare...
disregarded the Aristotelian unities
didn't like drama
experimented with a new type of novel
wrote more than 40 plays
7
What matches Canterbury Tales?
Estate satire
Epic
long narrative prose
Elegy
8
What places did the Wife of Bath visit?
Jerusalem, Spain, Hungary, Germany
Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal
Italy, France, Jerusalem, Germany
Spain, Denmark, France, Italy
9
Who is "most devout at heart"?
Queen Mary
Beowulf
The Prioress
Chaucer as a pilgrim
10
What is wrong about "Hamlet"?
it's a revenge tragedy
it was probably not written entirely by Shakespeare
it's a tragedy
it explores the inaccuracy of language
11
"And knew the remedies for love mischances, an art in which she knew the...."
greates chances
greated tricks
oldest dances
clearest stances
12
What event marked the beginning of the Tudor Dynasty?
Henry's victory at the battle of Bosworth
The execution of Anne Boleyn
The death of a famous king
The marriage of Henry VII to Elizabeth of Yor
13
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
ABC ABC DEF DEF
AABB CCDD EEFF GG
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
AABBCC DDEEFF
14
What was meant by Elizabeth's Act of Uniformity?
The Catholic Church was re-established
People had to swear loyalty to the new Queen
The Constitutional Monarchy was abolished
The official religious doctrine had to be the same throughout the country
15
Incremental repetition is
when a phrase is repeated with slight changes to advance the narrative
none of the above
the gradual decrease in the length of stanzas
iwhen words are repeated exactly the same in the text to create musicality
16
How does Ophelia die?
nobody knows
she is poisoned
she drowns into a river
she is stabbed in a duel
17
Who ate Lord Randal's meal before dying?
his dogs
no one, just him
His pasture animals
His brother and sister
18
Who was Macbeth?
A prince of Wales
An English nobleman
A Scottish nobleman
A prince of Denmark
19
Faustus would love to:
be swollowed by the Earth and then vomited into the air
enjoy a longer period under Mephisto's protection
reign in Hell
be killed by a shooting star
20
Who says: "There are more things between heaven and earth, than your philosophy can dream of"
Laertes
Horatio
Polonius
Hamlet
21
The cue "The world is out of joint! Oh cursed spite that ever I was born to set it right!" is uttered by:
Hamlet
Macbeth
Ghost of Hamlet's father
Lady Macbeth
22
Beowulf's funeral is an example of
elegy and epic written in iambic pentameter
Roman burial practice
courage
cultural contamination
23
What significant change did Henry VIII implement regarding the Church of England?
He became the new Archbishop of Canterbury
He promoted the Protestant Reformation in England
He declared the Church of England independent from Rome
He introduced the Book of Common Prayer
24
What is the name of the first Italian-English dictionary?
De Tradutionibus
A World of Words
Pronunciation and Brief Etymologies
Merriam Webster Dictionary
25
Doctor Faustus was written one year after The Jew of Malta...
True
False
26
Wessex was...
a kingdom in the Heptarchy
populated by the Jutes
founded in 1066
the home country of Shakespeare
27
Shakespeare probably read:
the Odyssey
"The Mechanics" by Aristotle
Montaigne
Gilgamesh
28
Which historical event influenced Chaucer's third period the most?
The Roman Occupation
The Hundred Years' War
The Wars of the Roses
The arrival of the Saxons
29
During the Middle Ages...
castles were built by the Vikings
the constitutional monarchy was born in England
the Tudor Dynasty managed to make England a great country
English became the language of the Church
30
Henry II
diminished the power of the magistrates
reigned over a vast territory
was an unable king
was killed by Thomas Becket
31
"il lume d'uno spirito che 'n pensieri gravi a morir li parve venir tardo"
Dante on Chaucer
Ariosto on Boccaccio
Petrarch on Chaucer
Dante on Bede
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Why did William the Conqueror invade England?
He had been promised the land by Henry the Confessor
He was the legitimate heir to the throne
He was an ambitious prince
The English King Council called him

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